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The latest game from the Touhou franchise, and, if I may add, the first Touhou game to debut worldwide with the digital version first, so we had the chance to play the game at the same time as japanese people.

This new entry of the franchise has the standard gameplay you would expect from a Touhou game, but this entry adds an interesting mechanic: Ability Cards, which you can use to give buffs to your character, adds some equipment cards, or add active abilities to use. You only have 1 slot at first, but you can get up to 3 slots, and this allows to improvise strategies, and each time you finish a stage, you get access to a shop in which you can get items to improve your abilities further, in which you use the Gold that's dropped from the enemies, but the stock is a bit random, save for the fixed items, so it adds a sort of roguelike feel to this shoot'em up game, as not always you'll get the same item in two different playthroughs, so luck plays a factor.

Because of this, enemies can be a bit tanky if you don't carry the correct combination of cards. My favorite character to play on this one is Reimu, because, unlike her demo iteration, she got buffed significantly, making her the character of choice alongside Sanae to 1cc the game. Also, this can be quite the difficult game. It's not on the level of SA, UFO and LoLK, but due to the tanky enemies and bosses, it can be quite a hassle to get through. Also, it can be kinda punishing at times, because each time you lose a life, you lose 1.0 power and a certain amount of gold, which you use to get the items from the shop. Luckily you can get plenty of resources with either the luck of the shop to get the special item, or with the right combination of cards. Remember, Spell Practice is your friend.

The graphics are your standard ZUN fare. His artwork may be his kind of usual ZUN-styled artwork, but it's charming in a way. One thing about this game is the rainbow motif, therefore, it's quite a colorful game, and in my humble opinion, quite pretty.

And the music, also your standard ZUN fare, with new tracks to hear and enjoy (which will get remixed by fans, obviously). Of course, depending of the person, some people may like better some tracks than others. In my case, my stand-outs are: Stage 3 theme, Stage 3 boss theme, Stage 4 boss theme, Stage 6 boss theme (it can take some listens due to how weird and unusual this track can be), Extra Stage theme, and the Extra Stage boss theme.

Overall, I recommend this game. It's pretty addictive because of the new card mechanics, which makes you want to experiment with combinations and getting new cards to use.

The latest game from the Touhou franchise, and, if I may add, the first Touhou game to debut worldwide with the digital version first, so we had the chance to play the game at the same time as japanese people. This new entry of the franchise has the standard gameplay you would expect from a Touhou game, but this entry adds an interesting mechanic: Ability Cards, which you can use to give buffs to your character, adds some equipment cards, or add active abilities to use. You only have 1 slot at first, but you can get up to 3 slots, and this allows to improvise strategies, and each time you finish a stage, you get access to a shop in which you can get items to improve your abilities further, in which you use the Gold that's dropped from the enemies, but the stock is a bit random, save for the fixed items, so it adds a sort of roguelike feel to this shoot'em up game, as not always you'll get the same item in two different playthroughs, so luck plays a factor. Because of this, enemies can be a bit tanky if you don't carry the correct combination of cards. My favorite character to play on this one is Reimu, because, unlike her demo iteration, she got buffed significantly, making her the character of choice alongside Sanae to 1cc the game. Also, this can be quite the difficult game. It's not on the level of SA, UFO and LoLK, but due to the tanky enemies and bosses, it can be quite a hassle to get through. Also, it can be kinda punishing at times, because each time you lose a life, you lose 1.0 power and a certain amount of gold, which you use to get the items from the shop. Luckily you can get plenty of resources with either the luck of the shop to get the special item, or with the right combination of cards. Remember, Spell Practice is your friend. The graphics are your standard ZUN fare. His artwork may be his kind of usual ZUN-styled artwork, but it's charming in a way. One thing about this game is the rainbow motif, therefore, it's quite a colorful game, and in my humble opinion, quite pretty. And the music, also your standard ZUN fare, with new tracks to hear and enjoy (which will get remixed by fans, obviously). Of course, depending of the person, some people may like better some tracks than others. In my case, my stand-outs are: Stage 3 theme, Stage 3 boss theme, Stage 4 boss theme, Stage 6 boss theme (it can take some listens due to how weird and unusual this track can be), Extra Stage theme, and the Extra Stage boss theme. Overall, I recommend this game. It's pretty addictive because of the new card mechanics, which makes you want to experiment with combinations and getting new cards to use.