![]() ![]() However, the act simply doing so, as with the many other Touhou fan projects, is satisfying in and of itself to see its signature charm shine through in a different setting. Looking from afar can make Genso Wanderer look fairly mediocre, as the game is more concerned with bringing the Touhou series to the genre rather than doing anything interesting within it. As you venture deeper into them you unexpectedly collect endless hordes of loot, as with any game of the genre. Directly emulating the Mystery Dungeon series of games, Genso Wanderer is a top-down turn-based rogue-like that has you marching through endless floors of dungeons. ![]() More importantly, however, is how the game handles its dungeon crawling mechanics. As it stands, although it is the third game in the Mystery Gensokyo series, it’s a solid first step into the greater world of Touhou fandom. While it’s hard to see anyone outside the Touhou community picking Genso Wanderer up on a whim, it still smartly juggles what’s important and what’s not, so that newcomers won’t be too confused. Many of the countless characters simply show up as shop owners or fan-servicing cameos while the main narrative puts spotlight on a very particular group, including the series mainstay Reimu among others. With a character roster that is rivaled only by the likes of the DC or Marvel comic book continuities, Genso Wanderer smartly knows how to use each character in its story. Rather, it’s Reimu’s interactions with the other Touhou series’ characters. Involving a shady magical orb and, as many fans of these games may bemoan, another tower of mystery, the plot isn’t the main selling point here. As another mystery arises in the land of Gensokyo, it’s up to Reimu to save the day. You take control of Reimu Hakurei, the Hakurei Shrine Maiden and main protagonist of the Touhou Project at large. For being the third game in an already existing series, the first of which being released in the West, Genso Wanderer does a fairly admirable job at containing its dense and confusing lore. For those entrenched within the niche Japanese doujin communities that Genso Wanderer exists within however, it can mean the world.Īs a part of the greater Mystery Gensokyo series of games, Genso Wanderer is an off-shoot of the original Touhou series of bullet hell shooters that applies the series’ unique approach onto the dungeon crawling genre. To an outsider, the name Touhou may not mean much to you. ![]()
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