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Touhou Mahoujou: Book of Star Mythology

Touhou Project fangame developed by Maceknight and Raichu that originated as a Touhou styled music album, but was eventually made into a game. Gameplay revolves around collecting star items dropped from…

14 October 2016

Touhou Mahoujou: Book of Star Mythology is an indie, released 14 October 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Touhou Mahoujou: Book of Star Mythology is

Touhou Mahoujou: Book of Star Mythology was released in 2016. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story was written by Milka Oyasu (the writer for The Last Comer, Mystical Power Plant and Riverbed Soul Saver). In an effort to gain more faith, the Moriya Shrine had decided to take the Tanabata featured in the outdated Lunar Calendar (which had Tanabata being held during August as opposed to July) and market it as a new "Moriya Tanabata", using the common morning glory to advertise it. As a result, an overwhelming number of human wishes became divine spirits, causing the River of Heaven to open up again and reunite Orihime and Hikoboshi outside of schedule. Soon afterward, a torrential rain began to fall, bringing the premature Tanabata to an end. This rain, combined with the new…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Touhou Mahoujou: Book of Star Mythology launched on 14 October 2016, within three weeks of Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Touhou Mahoujou: Book of Star Mythology was released on 14 October 2016 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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