Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Embodiment of Scarlet Devil features two playable characters to choose from, with two Spell Card types each. Reimu Hakurei can cover a wide area of the screen with weaker attacks, while Marisa Kirisame relies…
Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is an adventure developed by Team Shanghai Alice, released 11 August 2002 on PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 6 hrs to finish.
What Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is
Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is an adventure game developed by Team Shanghai Alice and released in 2002. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
During a peaceful summer in Gensokyo, an unnatural scarlet mist appears without warning and covers much of the land. It is strong enough to block out the sun, causing the affected areas to become dark and cold. Reimu Hakurei, a shrine maiden working at the Hakurei Shrine, and Marisa Kirisame, a magician, set out to find the source of the mist. Their search will lead them to the Scarlet Devil Mansion and to its eccentric owners...
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Touhou Project series
Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is the sixth of 71 entries we hold in the Touhou Project series. It arrived 4 years after Touhou Kaikidan: Mystic Square. The next entry was Touhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom in 2003.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 6 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 8 hrs, roughly 1.3 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil launched on 11 August 2002, within three weeks of Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Mafia, Syberia and Medieval: Total War.
Released around the same time: Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Mafia, Syberia, Medieval: Total War.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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