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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 21:54:13 GMT
   So what is this game?
Good question, Mr.Bold Questioner! Fantasy Maiden Wars, perhaps more commonly known as Gensou Shoujo Taisen, is a series of 4 (although only 3 are released at the moment) Touhou fangames made by the circle known as Sanbondo. The first entry, Fantasy Maiden Wars Scarlet (Gensou Shoujo Taisen Kou) was released on August 14, 2010. So what is it based on?
Another good question! In general, the games are based on the Super Robot Wars series but there's more than that. To be precise, the first game is based on the plot of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil... But contains nods to Mountain of Faith. The second game, Fantasy Maiden Wars Mystic (Gensou Shoujo Taisen You) follows the plot of Mountain of Faith and Perfect Cherry Blossom, throwing Inmaterial and Missing Power in a side chapter. Finally, the third game, Fantasy Maiden Wars Eternal (Gensou Shoujo Taisen Ei)... Covers the plot of Imperishable Night, Silent Sinner in Blue and Subterranean Animism (cutting out the extra stage). Is the game fun?In my opinion, it is! It adds a few more things to the SRW forumla, like Danmaku patterns and Spellcards. And as you might expect from a Touhou game, the music is simply awesome. You've got a wide variety of characters to deploy in most chapters (except in Fantasy Maiden Wars Scarlet, but there's a reason for that), and there's a very high chance sooner or later you might get to main your favourites! That said, the game can be pretty frustrating at times, it's Touhou. For example, a spellcard in Mystic NULLIFIES YOUR ABILITY TO HEAL. Anything else?
The game has a carryover method in all its game, so that you don't lose any of the optional items you got. Also, the second and third games both have a New Game+ option, but I don't know how it works. And on the matter of english patches... Only the first game is fully translated, but the second and third ones have gameplay translations in progress. Useful links if you plan on playing this:
Fantasy Maiden Wars Scarlet entry on Moriya Shrine
Gensou Shoujo Taisen You & Ei gameplay translation, on Maidens of the Kaleidoscope.
Final words:
As of this point, I've beaten the first two games and I'm progress of beating the third one, so if you for some reason need some help on this game... Just ask~
 4000 base damage on her finisher, 8731 final damage. Also 140 mobility, which results in a 100% evade rate most of the time. Sanae is OP. |
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Post by the maus on Nov 14, 2014 21:59:36 GMT
So you can just pick whatever character you want to play?
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Post by ZM on Nov 14, 2014 21:59:36 GMT
<3
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 22:05:24 GMT
So you can just pick whatever character you want to play? See, Shadiel? This is what happens when you don't explain things properly.
Not exactly. You have a "party" all the time, and you can only choose to deploy the characters that are in your party. On the first game, you can just deploy everyone and get done with it, but on later games there's a "cost" system. Basically, you can deploy as many units as you want as long as you don't surpass the cost for that chapter. Different characters have different deploy costs, and they all depend on their usability. For example, a character like Sanae is a good all-rounder, so she gets a 2.5 cost, which is the highest you can get on the second game. However, a character like Nazrin or Cirno have costs of 2.0 because they aren't as useful because of their attacks, their durability or simply their overall skills. |
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Post by ZM on Nov 14, 2014 23:08:37 GMT
Elaborating more on this, I really want to play these games. They seem to be a genre of really enjoy. |
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Post by Dani on Nov 14, 2014 23:51:24 GMT
Elaborating more on this, I really want to play these games. They seem to be a genre of really enjoy. Lies. I bet it was because of that Sanae screenie! That one is on my to play list. Though it's sad only the first game is translated :/ |
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Post by ZM on Nov 14, 2014 23:57:32 GMT
Elaborating more on this, I really want to play these games. They seem to be a genre of really enjoy. Lies. I bet it was because of that Sanae screenie! That one is on my to play list. Though it's sad only the first game is translated :/ You got me >< |
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Post by Aki on Nov 15, 2014 1:05:47 GMT
I love this game. If enough people play it I might start a competition.
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Post by Ariezza on Nov 15, 2014 6:41:03 GMT
I like this game, but I suck at it ~_~
I'm just playing the game for the story and characters so I guess I won't play the 2nd and 3rd ~_~
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Post by Aki on Nov 15, 2014 6:45:15 GMT
I like this game, but I suck at it ~_~ I'm just playing the game for the story and characters so I guess I won't play the 2nd and 3rd ~_~ You're actually amazing at it. You're just too perfectionist :'D Trying to beat up Yuuka on your first run like that. |
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Post by Ariezza on Nov 15, 2014 6:48:36 GMT
I probably would beat her up in Reimu route or something ~_~ I'll set my goal to never stop until I've beaten every single one of the bosses ~_~ I'll conquer Gensokyo!
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Post by Aki on Nov 15, 2014 6:53:33 GMT
I probably would beat her up in Reimu route or something ~_~ I'll set my goal to never stop until I've beaten every single one of the bosses ~_~ I'll conquer Gensokyo! Though play the others when/if they get translated, since it is going to be a long time before that happens :P |
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Post by Ariezza on Nov 15, 2014 6:55:25 GMT
Only when they're fully translated ~_~
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2014 12:57:54 GMT
You can actually kill Yuuka?
I doubt the second and third games will get translated soon. I heard the encryption is a mess.
Also, I'll sign up for the competition if we ever make one, would be fun. (Which reminds me I still need to beat Flandre on FMWS with Marisa).
On another note, Eternal's Chapter 40 is a pain. 33 enemy units including some very overpowered ones wtf.
Oh. And you should play the later games, you can always check out the story when someone translates it.
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Post by Aki on Nov 15, 2014 13:07:24 GMT
You can actually kill Yuuka?I doubt the second and third games will get translated soon. I heard the encryption is a mess. Also, I'll sign up for the competition if we ever make one, would be fun. (Which reminds me I still need to beat Flandre on FMWS with Marisa). On another note, Eternal's Chapter 40 is a pain. 33 enemy units including some very overpowered ones wtf. Oh. And you should play the later games, you can always check out the story when someone translates it. Nah, problem is that for me I care so much more about the story and writing than I care about the gameplay. The 'gameplay' can by like "click this button 5000 times to continue" and i'll do it if the story is good. So playing a game *just* for the gameplay is really hard for me unless its godly. The gameplay for FMWS is good, but I can't play it just for the gameplay because I simply don't value it enough. Which means playing the untranslated ones is nope for me so far. (Though I am learning Japanese so i'll be able to eventually) If we're going to have a competition a draft is out of the question. We would also need enough people to make it interesting, I say maybe 5. (We also would need to figure out how we're going to be competing e.g. turncount?) and no i've never even attacked Yuuka |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2014 13:43:07 GMT
The gameplay got improved a whole lot in the later games. Mystic features a Faith system for Sanae, and Eternal gives you the Team System and a Battleship (no points for guessing which ship is it).
And on that matter, while making a draft of FMWS would be really difficult, the later games have enough characters to do it.
And I think turn count would be the best thing to base on a tournament. We could try doing it on Waifu Points total but... It would be kind of easy for everyone. Except for some "Defeat x Last" when that enemy flees when she has less than 20% HP (god I hate those conditions)
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Post by Aki on Nov 15, 2014 13:52:53 GMT
Well, im really looking forward to playing the others, since one has Aya, Sakuya and Mokou playable and the other has Yukari and Remilia. (Which in case it wasn't obvious enough, are my favourites). |
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Post by garlanddahero on Nov 15, 2014 18:02:21 GMT
>Looks at the covers
>Notices Komachi on the second game's cover
...that's it, I'm interested.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2014 18:38:45 GMT
Komachi is a playable character in all three games. She's only playable in one chapter in the first game, tho. And she isn't that good, she is suppossed to be a tank... but there are other characters that do her job better. That said, her finisher is kinda awesome. |
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Post by garlanddahero on Nov 15, 2014 19:27:22 GMT
Holy balls, that looks brutal. |
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