This time it's a Touhou fighting game, but it's special. That may sound cliche, but I'm not trying to overhype this game. This game isn't special because it's particularly amazing, but because of the following reasons:
-This is the first official Touhou game that will be translated in English.
-This particular Touhou game is on Steam.
-This is a Touhou fighting game, not a shoot em up.
-Combining them all together, this is the first official Touhou fighting game that is released on Steam and will have an official English translation.
You can find the game here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/71671 ... n_Flowers/
By the way, there's no real need to wait for the official English translation. There's actually an English fan patch out already. Although the skill card names are buggy and some text goes through dialogue bubbles, the rest of the game is completely serviceable. Since it's a fighting game, the minor inconveniences related to these text-based errors are no big deal at all.
At the relatively bargain price of $25.00, I feel like this game is a good deal. I played about 4 hours online with a friend and while the game was very confusing at first, after awhile I really started to get into it. The game is great for scrubs at fighting games like me as there are no complicated inputs whatsoever. Everything is done with a few buttons and directional inputs. No need to worry about shoryuken or quarter circle motions or anything like that. Gameplay is somewhat unique as it all takes place in the air. You can fly above or below opponents; some attacks are more useful depending on your position relative to the opponent's. Battles are also 2v2 affairs, though both characters share a healthbar. Switching characters can sometimes allow you to recover some of your HP.
There are 19 characters in the game in total. I've heard some complaints about the roster, but I personally like it a lot. It features a good mix of both older and newer Touhou characters. My personal favorite character so far is Doremy Sweet, based on a Japanese monster known as a baku who devours dreams. In Touhou terms...that means she throws beds and sheep at people. She also can transform...into this:
It's very silly, and it's also very fun.
I've heard the game has mediocre netcode. My personal experience has been great so far, but that might be because my friend lives in the next city over from me. I'm not sure the game even has online lobbies, so if you want to play then you gotta host, share the code it gives you in-game with somebody else and then have them input it.
