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Thank you. Game Press already has a good article. Which I will use as a base. Combined with whatever info drops from r/touhou_lostword, we should have a bigger image of what is going on. I know about the anima. However, I do believe it is underwhelming and pretty much not worth investing in given how many resources you have to pour into it (and for some rewaosn, I am always running dry on golden Dragon and Tiger Scrolls - as if my characters are eating them for breakfast). The Anima looks like something that should have already been a feature a game in the game, not something you have to unlock. You have either static JPEGs or loop anination/pretty much a GIF

Yo yo, Dev Talk happened and there's so much shit it's unreal lmfao However, there's actually a lot of neat stuff this time, which is quite nice. I'll let Count write about it since I feel that he writes the best updates, and I am curious to hear about his opinion. Technically, TLW ALSO has Live2D animations, however, you have to unlock them lmfao (but thankfully, not with money, but rather with that Fantasy Rebirth thing). Still, they are a bit underwhelming imo. More have been added afaik, but no videos have surfaced to my knowledge.

Just as I was watching a bit of a Danmaku Kagura livestream and wait, DanKagu also has Live2D animated characters just like Cannonball? That is so cool. Why did LostWord decided to be the one to go with the cheapest, laziest, most limited and PowerPoint slideshow type animation? For fuck sake... Ff you think MoF Suwako is bad, just wait for summer/beach episode Yukari and the whole bunch of 10 more alts coming in Chapter 4 and possibly Hifuu shortly. Even if Chapter 3.5 is not complete, Sumireko did not get a banner, we are lagging behind with the general pool units, and some story cards have been waiting for months to be translated. And yet Global decided to speedrun the announcement for Summer Yukari and Chapter 4 just 5 DAYS AFTER JP, given it took them a whole year to completely translate Chapter 3. Yet somehow, LW is pretty much the only Touhou mobile game that made it to the second anniversary if we count the original JP version. And the only game that was also translated to English for a Global version, while every other game ended up to the graveyard in just a year or less after release. Update must be coming in a few hours from now as Dev letter is bound to happen in one hour.

The meiling appreciation club is grow.

Oh, do not worry. When I say like I wasted time, it was more about playing the game as a whole. The news roundup only became a thing in April-May this year, so almost 1 year after I started playing. Also about wasted time, my most recent visit to the Touhou Discord server ended up with the guys from #gacha trying to encourage me jump ship to Arcadia Record, be it to play the game ironically or saying that it is already better than LostWord (opinions were different, but this one seemed to be a common theme). Funny enough, I think (Coca) Cola has been mentioned in Touhou canon, or at least present as a random background object. Again, going through Forbidden Scrollery, there is at least one panel of Rinnosuke at Kourindou having some bottles of that soda juice. Or at least I was sure I saw on in the background, but I can no longer find it - is my mind playing tricks, or I got the Mandela Effect? I am not very sure yet, but from some discussions I have seen, it was looking like only general pool units were to be obtainable through Ema. However, I would be happy if it applied to all L1 characters.

Awesome update as always Count! I remember you saying that you went sad that you "wasted" a year on writing these reviews and updates, but I honestly prefer reading your updates rather the ones on Gamepress. Anyways, time for me to share my opinions! Honestly, I adore how beach Reimu and Marisa look, they're adorable. Even though I don't buy costumes, I do hope those 2 become actual costumes, instead of units. As far as Epic Yukari goes, I am very much dissapointed. Even though she's a recolor, I honestly think that Blue Reimu is much better suited for that tier rather than beach Yukari. Yukari could've been a costume tbh. Also, is it just me, or is Rinnosuke's art a pun? It seems he's drinking cola, and the acronym for the print work he appeared in first is "CoLA", I hope that's intentional, because I kept laughing for 5 minutes because of that. I am kinda excited for new items, specifically for the Ema, I had no luck getting Iku and I really want her, so it seems nice! And I'm glad we're getting the Epic ritual tickets again, even though last time it was just a token generator for me. And it feels so weird seeing a new L1 unit, I'd say we haven't gotten one in a while, what was even the last L1? Misumaru? Anyways, I'll go back to my deep TLW slumber until comes to global. Zzz.

Alright, the news are up. A more proper news roundup should be up on the 5th of August, as we are getting maintenance. Anyway, until that (curtesy to GamePress and r/touhou_lostword - the original can be read in here https://gamepress.gg/lostword/other/dev-letter-14-recap): News and updates The Dev Letter #14 gave us pretty much everything to be expected for August. First, some stats from recent EX stages: Of everyone that challenged Marisa (A6) EX, 33.19% of those cleared the stage. Congratulations! Reimu (A6) drops in as the most popular Friend used in the Marisa (A6) EX stage, with Reimu (F1) and Iku (L1) as second and third respectively. The Witch of Scarlet Dreams comes in as the most popular Spell Card in the Marisa (A6) EX stage, with Puppeteer and Necromancer and It’s Spring! as second and third respectively. Then, there is the announced Fantasy Rebirth characters Joining us on August 5th will be Star Sapphire and Luna Child with their Fantasy Rebirths and costumes. On August 26th, Toyohime and Yorihime will also be joining the Fantasy Rebirth gang with their very own Fantasy Rebirths and costumes. We are going to receive a new currency. Announced in the Dev Letter is a brand new item called the “Blank Mirror of Rebirth”! It can be used for both Fantasy Rebirths and Bullet Enhancements. The item will not drop from any stages yet, however, it will be available within the shop as a part of a pack for now. Also apparently a filter to make it easier navigate though the Fantasy Rebirth stages. On top of these updates, the game engine will be receiving an update on August 5th. This will include the game undergoing a large update of approximately 1GB, but should not add to the total app size as it should just be replacing old files. The Remilia (Relic) story will also be moving to the “Special” tab on August 5th. This means that players will be able to receive another copy of Remilia’s Story Card from the stage because of this change. Alright, now to the bigger stuff. We are going to receive a lot of story in a short amount of time - Second (and final) part of Interlude (Chapter 3.5) and then Chapter 4 Act 1, one week after the conclusion of Interlude. Release date: 12th August. Also new flashy story cards (apparently these ones will have its story translated). And then there is Chapter 4... From JP spoilers (is anyone catches up with those - but to be fair, it has merely been a week since Chapter 4 was announced there and half a week since most characters were revealed on r/touhou_lostword), we already know who the shadowy figure is. But let's say we saw nothing before the story comes out... Also more new flashy story cards Of course, in welcoming of this new chapter, we are going to get a banner of Summer Yukari. She is an Epic Fes unit, and, just like with Blue Reimu before, we are going to get 130 free prayers. I got 5 from today, and daily logins will provide 40 though the campaign, but where are we going to get the other 90? Also x35 Fortune Dust, so neat, I guess? Yukari Yakumo (C3) joins us as our second-ever Epic-tier Friend. With her arrival also comes some powerful abilities, such as being able to remove up to 2 Seals from her entire party! It may come in super handy when attempting some of those challenging stages. We are also getting a new EX stage, from which a story card useful to Summer Yukari can be farmed: Events and changes We are getting a rerun of the Easter event with Yuyuko and the sword bunny dancers. Yeah, that event. At least some new costumes are coming out with it, and some of them are looking rather neat. The Spring Festival of Swords event will be receiving a rerun from August 5th to August 19th! As an exciting bonus, an Epic Paper Doll will be available in the event shop for purchase once with 150 Rare Points! Along with the event comes new costumes for Satori, Flandre, Okina, and Ichirin! The outfit for Satori is actually looking very cute. And Okina's is... interesting to say the least. Strong Middle Eastern vibe going for it. As mentioned previously, Ichirin is coming into the game through her own banner starting with the 5th. If you are the kind of person looking for the company of our favorite big chad Unzan, this is the perfect moment to go for it. Also nice bunny outfit. Is it just me, or Ichirin does look better without her hoodie? I have noticed that ever since one of her victory animations from Touhou 15.5, where she takes it off. Another brand new item, My First Exchange Ema. You can use the Ema in the Prayer tab to summon your favourite Friend, as long as they’re from the L1 universe. In the future, the Ema will be able to be used from outside of the Prayer menu. The Ema will be available as a login bonus from August 5th. It will also be available in the shop as part of a pack. Looks like the Everybody Wins campaign will be back. Well, we are still waiting for the prizes from the previous one, but they are to be received following the update on the 5th of August. Kourindou Rolette is also back, and if it is to be believed from one of the later images, it might last for the entire month. Otherwise, just the regular 10 days. Just like the simulations. The Relic Paper Disk, used to upgrade the new MV Friends, will be added to new events starting from August 19th for 100 Rare Points! (skipping this part since it is just about packs and stuff to whale for in the store) Before going into the final roadmaps, there are a few limited banners that will be up in this period: Conclusions In order to wrap it up, GamePress also provided a few charts about the evolution of the game through August, putting together everything I have mentioned above. Basically you could take it as the tl;dr part of this long comment: At the time I am writing this, there are also two good threads on r/touhou_lostword which cover the topics I have gone through My colleagues from Scarlet Talk, Remi and Patchy, are going through the summary with their own takes on recent issues. Hilarity ensues. The latest update to come expressed in small bits. I wonder how did we not get yet a weekly banner of what maintenance is about to bring...

The IOSYS classics like Cirno's Perfect Math Class and Marisa Stole the Precious Thing mesmerized me as a kid for some reason. Then, one day I found out that these IOSYS vids are actually based off a Japanese indie game and it all spiraled from there

You know, the last time for a new story card have translate was in the oni maid event. Now only the Ex card and some new gacha card get translated; the new card from event is just " coming soon " like they just forgotten about it. I missed the time where I read the info in the card to get more idea about the world

I don't get the hate specifically about the Moon sisters, I mean everything about the way they are is explained perfectly in the context, and while I don't really care about them either I think all the ranting about them is obnoxious. Their attitude? They're literally brainwashed by Lunar Capital propaganda, and in fact if their story is anything to go by they're actually less snobby and obnoxious compared to the Lunarian elites(there's also the fact that "impurity" has an actual physical effect in Touhou, and it's lethal to the Moon people. Like, avoiding someone or something infected with Ebola or smth isn't really a bad thing now is it?). Their power? You can't be the defender of a powerful and legendary kingdom without being OP to some degree. Them being unable to be featured in a game due to being powerful? BS, Hecatia is literally a boss in LoLK, the reason they can't be portrayed is because Touhou is a low-res bullet hell game, and the Moon sisters(Yorihime in particular) are like RPG characters that would require entire pages worth to explaining all their abilities and what they do. Imagine trying to render all of that crap in a game format like Touhou of all things...it might literally crash it. I simply can't find fault in them to hold against them, and they are exactly the way ZUN wants them to be. If anything the subject of hate should be the unknown Lunar elites instead. They also aren't infallible either, Yorihime fell to a trap, and got knocked out ffs. If an enemy of the Moon like Junko happened to be in the vicinity when that happened, then it would've been lights out for good.

New Jerico album upcoming at C100! New xi-on at C100! (for jazz enjoyers) New rd-sounds! Melodic Taste! (orchestral enjoyers) very cool As/ Hi Rock (a bit calmer rock enjoyers) eurobeat from K2e Cradle another orchestral (but not only) from Unprepared Orchestra funkot from dat-file-records (very funky)

It comes from mountain of faith where she said it once and has become her catchphrase of sorts like patchouli and mukyu

Yeah, you're right about this one chief. TheM3ds with his Flanderization thread (God, I miss him a lot), Count with his underappreciated character thread and yeah the character hate thread. I don't really know how to make a good title; consider this as a refresher. Ay, I ain't aware of the "Aya being Zun's wife" meme but this is the one right? All right, it's for announcement of 15.5. Very nice picture and how I miss this by not checking Twitter. Back on the topic of Aya For a crow, I've to say she has got a strong voice and cows naturally have it too. Anyways, I would really love to read her newspaper since it contributes the expositions among characters well in a natural way. If only she took several pic of Alice and put 'em on the front (as well as other forgotten charaters from the banished realm). Also, one question. Where does the "ayaayayayaya" meme comes from?