#Touhou genso wanderer series#

First of all, there is a decent chance that enemy projectiles will come at you without being visible until it’s too late. While this cycle of learning through experience, when done well, can be addictive and satisfying, TGW lets itself down in a few key areas. Although you keep your items and your weapons retain their level, you and your new pals will have to start all over again. It's perfectly possible to breeze through the first few floors (especially with a rather powerful ally), only to hit a spike in difficulty which will finish you before you realise what you’re up against. One such drawback commonly found in roguelikes also presents itself here in the random nature of the level generation. Services and shops in the various towns must be used in order to be prepared for anything that the later levels might throw at you. You’ll also collect money, spells and various weapons, along with the invaluable ‘danmaku’ projectiles and the ability to combine different fusion powers which is new to this ‘reloaded’ version.Įvery so often, you’ll get the opportunity to restock and manage your inventory which becomes more important as you progress.

The other is your ‘tummy meter’, which requires food regularly to prevent you from passing out. One is your HP gauge, which will deplete as you take damage from enemies but will restore gradually as you move across the grid-like areas without getting into conflict. There are two main factors when journeying through the floors of each dungeon. You’ll make your way through a set of randomly generated floors to accrue items, spells, weapons and you get to recruit a range of shrine maiden friends as you progress in order to further the plot.

#Touhou genso wanderer series#

The game then plays out as a series of roguelike dungeons as you try to battle through various clones of the sphere's dark power in order to restore peace and tranquility.Īnyone who has played Mystery Dungeon: Shiren The Wanderer on Nintendo DS or Sorcery Saga on Vita will feel right at home, as Gensou is a turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler, packing in all of the conventions that come with the genre. She tries to steal the sphere from dashing half-human/half-yokai (ghost) Rinnosuke Morichika. Genso Wanderer tells the story of everyone’s favorite shrine maiden Reimu Haruki, as she becomes attracted to a ‘cursed’ golden sphere that contains strange, mystical powers.