Touhou Genso Wanderer: Foresight Review (『EX Mitsugashira』)
I was originally very excited to play a new Genso Wanderer game. Reloaded is probably my favorite fangame Touhou Project has. It had it's really bad moments and those really really stood out, but when you're in the zone and having a good time it's addicting. So addicting. I was looking forward to the newer games ever since I saw AspreyFM play it when I was getting into the series.
Lotus Labyrinth is... Unique. The idea is fun, but it clearly missed a lot of what made Reloaded a amazing experience. The main mechanic was also frustrating at times and grinding felt pretty bad. Not to mention the endgame content which has some of the most "Fuck the player" experiences I've ever seen and the most pain I've felt playing a video game. However, I still had fun despite all this. It was an okay experience at the end of the day and got my enjoyment.
However. I cannot say the same for this game. This is the only game in the series I have not completed because I willingly put this game off to the side a month after I got it the day it came out. Almost everything I loved about Reloaded and Lotus Labyrinth isn't here and the negative things about these games got even worse. Playing this game feels like a chore later on and it feels a lot slower and less interesting. There are some very good quality of life changes like being able to instantly re-fight a boss (Holy shit this is the best thing this came out of the game), but that's the only big change I can think of that matters.
It's so saddening to see this series go downhill this badly. This series was one of the biggest things that has got me into Touhou. I loved it and I wanted more, but I honestly feel betrayed since we're getting downgrade after downgrade. This is the first game where I feel like I have truly wasted my money on. This game is sucks. I hate it.
I am sorry for my past self. I am so sorry.