i wanted to make shit

A brief list (developers in paraentheses):

Genius of Sappheiros (Strawberry Bose): the greatest RPG of all time. It’s just a good combat system. Also what got me into translating in the first place. Not that I translated it or anything, but I played it in Japanese with only two years of Japanese classes under my belt, and trying to figure out what was going on forced me to get serious about practicing. I wrote a terrible text LP of it way back when. I don’t like the later works by Strawberry Bose quite as much.

Labyrinth of Touhou 2 (Nise Eikoku Shinshidan): a good game that’s based on Etrian Odyssey yet also nothing like Etrian Odyssey. I particularly enjoyed the fact that level grinding was actively discouraged: you get a bonus for beating bosses at the recommended level, and can even temporarily de-level yourself if necessary. Although in the late game the recommended levels started inflating exponentially so I never did the postgame stuff. I never realized until just now that the circle who made it is called the Fake English Gentlemen (or Gentlemen of Fake England).

Fantasy Maiden Wars (Sanbondo): a Touhou game with an actual plot. The SRW-based gameplay is an acquired taste, but I’m told it’s pretty good even for one of those, in particular the way it handles boss lifebars. I’ve been actively involved in a translation project for this and I believe I’ve mentioned that it’s made me cry. To be honest, I wouldn’t say it’s actually all that well-written (too many characters talking too much), but it presents a hyper-dramatic re-imagination of Touhou and I approve.

Basically some kind people took the translations on the wiki, completed them, and then edited them into the actual visual format of the book, which I think helps a lot.

danmaku is beautiful. too bad it hurts when you get too close to it haha //shot

An apple a day keeps the doctor away~!