Absolutely breathtaking, Gensokyo in Minecraft

[M0rp43vs]

Not to be hipster, but I knew of the project a year ago[hipster glasses]
Also, why are you surprised that not everyone knows about Touhou, op? It has amazing presence on the internet but only for people who know how to find it. Of course, there are going to be people who do not know of and probably blindly disregard it.
I mean, There are those who are quick to use the word "Weeabo" for anything remotely Japanese.

And even with the Bazillions and zillions of Music remixes spanning EVERY genre under the sun, fan games, fan videos, art, conventions and all around a fan base that makes the Brony fandom look like sloths, there will be those who will be wary of a "Japanese game about little girls fighting each other with millions of fans".

I don't think that though. I think Touhou is awesome.

Back on topic for the sake of the poor Op: Like I said, I've seen this a long time ago already but it's nice to be reminded of it again. back then it was still unfinished and put on hiatus. I hope they'll be able to get back to work on it(Hopefully before the next game or official work where there'll be a whole new area to build along with an increased cast roster of at least 6)

 

[Sixcess]

I know very little about Touhou except what I've picked up from TvTropes, and this...

Spoiler

(There are english subtitled versions as well, but I thought I'd link the one with finnish subtitles for extra wtf... well, unless you are finnish I guess.}

 

[Ryotknife]

this "Touhou fanbase" sounds less like a subculture fanbase and more like a cult.....

i have never heard of touhou before in my life and i had no idea what it was until someone linked an article. Now if the OP mentioned "bullet hell" game then i might have had an inkling as ive seen ONE video of bullet hell gameplay footage from a strange tangent forum post on wow. i doubt any of my video game friends have heard of touhou. If there are millions of fans, then there are maybe a handful in the states.

there is nothing wrong with liking a niche genre, i think most of us here are guilty of this in some way or another. I, for example, like Disgaea games and games published by a small company named paradox (mount and blade, majesty, magicka). however i would consider it normal if nobody has heard of them.

 

[Coldster]

I, literally, have no idea what you are talking about.

Then you've just lost your right to ever play video games again.

I'll be taking your license to play video games now. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

I'm really sorry, but I have absolutely no idea what your talking about. The Minecraft map looks super cool and incredibly epic, but I have no idea what it is based off of. I'll go search it up when I have the chance.

 

[McMullen]

Nope, genuinely no idea what it is. In fact you mentioning it is the first I've ever heard of it.

If this is true, and I still assert that I'm being trolled. Well... I didn't realize it were possible for my opinion of the Escapist to go any lower.

If you want to look up what it is, all the information is in this thread. Therefor I don't need to tell you anything more. It is arguable the most famous shooting game in the world. Or certainly one of them. And I am one of several million hardcore fans that have been following it religiously for probably around a decade or close to it.

Never heard of it either before this thread. My introduction though has been this: All the fans of it that I know of are the extremely obnoxious type who feel compelled to assert their superiority over those who haven't.

As a result, I really don't have any desire to learn any more about it.

 

[hoboman29]

This whole forum has gone to the trolls on both sides none of you are right http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3GSZAfoI9IDiYg-35aKCOrd8gAFrQFoFbKEJysYqv_7Tg_GEjXHT9XwOf1A (don't know how to do spoilers)

 

[hazabaza1]

Yeah, not watching 45 minutes of Minecraft when I can watch some guys take the piss out of FF 13-2.
I skimmed through it though. Eh. Nothing really impresses me in Minecraft any more.

I did try out Touhou once. Though it was a fighting game, not a shooter. It was all in Japanese and didn't seem very good.

 

[Hazy992]

Great. Is there any way for me to legally acquire a copy without having to learn Japanese?

You don't need to know Japanese to play it. As other have stated, it's a shoot em' up. It doesn't actually need a story, for playing, at least. Major fandom, yeah you might kinda want to know what they're saying. Playing, no.

And there's lots of places that sell it. J-List of course being one of them(if the site's porny-ness doesn't scare you off), and I'm sure Gensokyo.org knows all the best places to buy it. They have a very strict no-piracy policy. Also, patching isn't illegal.

So it never got an official Western release and you're wondering why no-one around here has heard of it? Seriously? That's not to mention the fact that bullet hell shooters aren't that popular in the West anyway.

 

[BENZOOKA]

Anime or a game or something? Anywho. Incredible amounts of effort and time are put into these Minecraft creations.

 

[LilithSlave]

I think that many of y'all and the Escapist in general take the term troll far, far too seriously. Some people use the term troll to merely mean things like "pranking" or "joking around", instead of "saying the most offensive possible thing for the sake of riling people up".

I wasn't trying to rile up anyone and that comment about gaming licenses was just a joke. Some of you here have created an incredibly pointless shitstorm and given me a warn level over this. I meant absolutely no offense and it should have been clear from my words. I think that if anyone needs to lighten up a little, it is many of y'all. And not take offense merely for the sake of taking offense.

I was honestly surprised at the lack of being known around here of such a big internet meme. Disagreeing is one thing, but being outraged and attempting to punish a user is another.

I know very little about Touhou except what I've picked up from TvTropes, and this...

Oh hey, speaking of TvTropes, TvTropes, like Terraria Online, is another one of those non-anime online communities that have a quite sizable number of Touhou fans.

Actually, in my experience, anime sites don't talk about Touhou that much.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=v4k5j7s6rf1avbg6o55m2keo&page=0
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=yci5c9o4sux9pa1gajmuooqm&page=0
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12914835130A21108100&page=0
The various Touhou threads in that section might actually have more posts than all other games put together. Also, I've never seen an anime site that has as many posts about Touhou as non-anime sites.

It's kinda funny, it is. People who don't know about Touhou will say it's "oh some weaboo bullet hell shooter which went out of style ten years ago", completely ignorant of the big ass community and a shitload of fanworks which lie beneath the surface.
It only changes once you actually start peeling that onion and you'll notice it has infinite layers.
Hundreds upon thousands of different fanworks ranging from Youtube videos, songs, books, comics and games, to name a few. It's all right there in front of you and you just don't see it until it's too late and you're sucked up in the endless vortex of content. (Yes, I play Hisoutensoku, and yes, I'm bitter because it cost me my soul)
It's the thing that still keeps Touhou alive and popular.

YES! Someone who gets it.

The number of Touhou videos and video views on youtube alone, is surely equal to or greater than Team Fortress 2 views.

 

[Syzygy23]

I, literally, have no idea what you are talking about.

Then you've just lost your right to ever play video games again.

I'll be taking your license to play video games now. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

Googled this Touhou thing... It looks and sounds like the most generic anime crap I've ever seen. Also, that map is TINY. The guys who did the World of Warcraft in minecraft did the entire warcraft world, ALL OF IT to scale.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

I think that many of y'all and the Escapist in general take the term troll far, far too seriously. Some people use the term troll to merely mean things like "pranking" or "joking around", instead of "saying the most offensive possible thing for the sake of riling people up".

I wasn't trying to rile up anyone and that comment about gaming licenses was just a joke. Some of you here have created an incredibly pointless shitstorm and given me a warn level over this. I meant absolutely no offense and it should have been clear from my words. I think that if anyone needs to lighten up a little, it is many of y'all. And not take offense merely for the sake of taking offense.

I was honestly surprised at the lack of being known around here of such a big internet meme. Disagreeing is one thing, but being outraged and attempting to punish a user is another.

I know very little about Touhou except what I've picked up from TvTropes, and this...

Oh hey, speaking of TvTropes, TvTropes, like Terraria Online, is another one of those non-anime online communities that have a quite sizable number of Touhou fans.

Actually, in my experience, anime sites don't talk about Touhou that much.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=v4k5j7s6rf1avbg6o55m2keo&page=0
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=yci5c9o4sux9pa1gajmuooqm&page=0
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12914835130A21108100&page=0
The various Touhou threads in that section might actually have more posts than all other games put together. Also, I've never seen an anime site that has as many posts about Touhou as non-anime sites.

Ahem, you got that warning because you overreacted. Don't blame us and our ignorance of touhou for that. Perhaps we don't need to lighten up as much as you should try wording your posts better and less aggressively.

 

[LilithSlave]

should try wording your posts better and less aggressively.

That's the thing, I wasn't being aggressive at all.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

should try wording your posts better and less aggressively.

That's the thing, I wasn't being aggressive at all.

Obviously people see differently than you do.

 

[ThePenguinKnight]

Someone has a lot of time on their hands, damn.

 

[Crazy Zaul]

This is the closest the escapist gets to a fight.

 

[Weaver]

I know of the Touhou (I first heard of the project in 2005), but they're not really very popular outside of Japan and 4chan.
Team Shanghai Alice don't even have an English website; making it very difficult for English natives to even acquire the games.