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Full headline, because Dreamwidth subject length limit still sucks: "JRPG wows fans by perfectly recreating the series that spawned Persona, and surprises its own dev by selling 'over 8 times what I was expecting'"
Honestly, I'm not sure if the fact that this article turned out to be about a Touhou game (the title for which [Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia], once again, wasn't given until two paragraphs into the article) makes me less or more interested in the game itself. Probably neither? I was already interested[1] just by the "similar to Shin Megami Tensei" bit. (Or, rather, the "similar to the series we're comparing to the game that we won't name in the headline, which we also won't name in the headline, either, but will instead just refer to as merely 'the series that spawned Persona,' so basically this headline is like at least two degrees removed from the game we're actually writing about" bit.)
I still know pretty much jack shit about Touhou outside of the barest of basics, so the fact that it's a Touhou game means dick all to me, good or bad, and as such, I may still buy this game some day. If it plays more like a typical Shin Megami Tensei game, the likelihood of me buying it someday would be higher. If it plays more like a typical Touhou game, the likelihood would be lower. Outside of very rare exceptions like Undertale/Deltarune (EDIT) and, I guess, Vampire Survivors and the two or three blatant clones of that I've played, (/EDIT) I have little to no interest in anything that incorporates "bullet hell" mechanics, which is probably the main reason I've never gotten into Touhou proper. There does appear to be at least a bit of "bullet hell" stuff in this game, based on the trailer and screenshots.
[1] - Though not to the tune of ten dollars, mind you.
Honestly, I'm not sure if the fact that this article turned out to be about a Touhou game (the title for which [Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia], once again, wasn't given until two paragraphs into the article) makes me less or more interested in the game itself. Probably neither? I was already interested[1] just by the "similar to Shin Megami Tensei" bit. (Or, rather, the "similar to the series we're comparing to the game that we won't name in the headline, which we also won't name in the headline, either, but will instead just refer to as merely 'the series that spawned Persona,' so basically this headline is like at least two degrees removed from the game we're actually writing about" bit.)
I still know pretty much jack shit about Touhou outside of the barest of basics, so the fact that it's a Touhou game means dick all to me, good or bad, and as such, I may still buy this game some day. If it plays more like a typical Shin Megami Tensei game, the likelihood of me buying it someday would be higher. If it plays more like a typical Touhou game, the likelihood would be lower. Outside of very rare exceptions like Undertale/Deltarune (EDIT) and, I guess, Vampire Survivors and the two or three blatant clones of that I've played, (/EDIT) I have little to no interest in anything that incorporates "bullet hell" mechanics, which is probably the main reason I've never gotten into Touhou proper. There does appear to be at least a bit of "bullet hell" stuff in this game, based on the trailer and screenshots.
[1] - Though not to the tune of ten dollars, mind you.
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Date: 2023-10-01 06:07 am (UTC)From:I bought the game in question although I haven't started playing it yet. Pretty sure I got it installed and ready to go at least. I'll try to do a review on my journal after I've had a Game Night with it.
If you want to try a touhou game that isn't 100% bullet hell, I'd recommend Touhou Luna Nights if you see it on sale. It's a fan made game that plays mostly like a metroidvania centered around Sakuya - Remilia's time stopping maid.
The later bosses certainly end up feeling more bullet hell I guess, but by the time you get to them you should be familiar with Sakuya's time stopping powers. The game is pretty brutal unless you remember to use them properly.
I beat the game proper a few years back, although in the epilogue part I still haven't beaten Reimu's second form. To be fair, it's not like I've been trying to beat her all these years either.