Barettofiriatachi no Yami-Ichiba ~ 100th Black Market (バレットフィリア達の闇市場 〜 100th Black Market, lit. "Bulletphiles' Black Market") is the 18.5th Touhou Project game, released at the 100th Comiket and on Steam on August 14, 2022.[1][2][3]
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| Developer(s) | Team Shanghai Alice |
| Publisher(s) | Team Shanghai Alice |
| Series | Touhou Project |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | August 14, 2022 (C100) |
| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
Gameplay
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The gameplay involves collecting ability cards as the player challenges each stage repeatedly.[4][2][5]
Plot
editSet after the events of Unconnected Marketeers,[6] in 100th Black Market Marisa Kirisame sets off alone to investigate an incident where the value of ability cards are increasing, due to the opening of a black market where the gods are unable to intervene.[1][7]
Development
edit100th Black Market was announced on ZUN's blog in late July 2022, and released on August 14.[8] The game was made to commemorate the 100th Comiket, and the 25th anniversary of the Touhou series.[9]
Reception
editIGN Japan gave 100th Black Market a 8/10. Hata Fuminobu from IGN Japan pointed the random generation of stages brings pressure to players, praised the numerous characters appearing in the game, creating a sense of reunion, and criticized the game for lacking plot and new songs.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Keiichi Yokoyama (July 22, 2022). "A new Touhou Project game featuring Marisa has been announced". Automaton Media.
- ^ a b "東方Project 第18.5弾「バレットフィリア達の闇市場」発表。発売は8月14日，コミックマーケット100にて頒布予定". 4gamer (in Japanese). July 22, 2022.
- ^ "Black Market of Bulletphilia ~ 100th Black Market". Steam. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ ZUN (July 22, 2022). "東方Project 第18.5弾 バレットフィリア達の闇市場" (in Japanese). 上海アリス幻樂団, 東方よもやま委員会.
- ^ "東方Project新作『バレットフィリア達の闇市場』がコミケでリリース。主役は霧雨魔理沙！". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). July 22, 2022.
- ^ Stenbuck, Kite (2022-07-22). "Touhou 18.5: 100th Black Market Will Appear at Comiket 100". Siliconera. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ^ Joshua, Orpheus (2022-07-21). "Touhou Project 18.5 Details Revealed By ZUN; August 2022 Release Date & New Screenshots". Noisy Pixel. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ^ Liu, Stephanie (2022-08-09). "Touhou 100th Black Market Steam Page is Up". Siliconera. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Donohoo, Timothy (2022-08-10). "How Touhou Project Redefined Indie Shoot 'em Ups". CBR. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Hata Fuminobu (2022-10-13). "バレットフィリア達の闇市場 〜 100th Black Market. - レビュー". IGN Japan (in Japanese).
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)