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Just because we don't know about some Japanese game, doesn't mean you need to get snippy. Surprisingly, not everyone online is a crazed Japan fan. One of the most famous shooting games was Doom, and later Quake. Neither game looks anything like that. Clearly many people here do NOT get what game you're referencing, where as anyone who didn't know either Doom or Quake would have to be either 10 years old, or very unlucky. On a happier note, that work is pretty crazy, mad respect to the creators. | |
Yup Original video had all the music, but that was removed :(. | |
Seriously, a world from a bullet hell game. There is something VERY wrong with that.
This on the other hand is an awesome idea. Not quite middle earth but still very cool. | |
I'm going to be "that guy" and stay on topic. That was an interesting video. I don't have the time to sit through a 45 minute YouTube session but from what i saw, I was very impressed. It reminded me of that Middle Earth video from a while back. And people say that Minecraft is stupid. (Not sarcasm) | |
Cool video, but I'm not familiar with the setting... I had to wiki Tohou and Gensokyo before I knew what you were on about. | |
That's pretty impressive. However, I simply cannot care because it's based off of a Japanese bullet hell game. Nothing will make me say otherwise; I can literally not care about anything relating to a bullet hell game, specifically whatever nonsensical mask that the one-man development team has tried to cover such a game with. Also, I find the OP's aggressive offense against people for not knowing the series and the OP's massive defense of Touhou's supposed rabid + enormous fanbase both disturbing. | |
Well LilithSlave, I came here with no knowledge of the subject and now have some understanding of a greater phenomenon at work. I don't think it might be as pervasive an interest as you believe, but it's adherents make up for that with their fervor... I find the internet and cyberculture in general fascinating for these pocket universes and hyper-dense microcultures of interest blown open to macro scale accessibility, globally... Makes me feel a bit like I'm living in the future I contemplated in the past. --- Since you seem to know this stuff, humor a bewildered outsider an inquiry: how the hell do you get all that Minecraft topography from this: ??? Is it based off the scrolling backdrop (such that you can see between the lasers), or is it from some extended fan story, cartoon etc? ---- For what it's worth, having examined it, Touhou really doesn't seem like my thing, but I'll concede that the Minecraft work is really cool and I like watching the boss fights on youtube, but I wouldn't enjoy actually playing it. | |
Tou Hou, that's the bullet hell with the obnoxious fan base isn't it, who consider it the best bullet hell ever made, only because it's impossibly hard? Yeah I don't hold it in high regard, and also only know the name, nothing about what you're talking about. His creation is impressive, though frankly I think the LoTR one is much better. | |
Hey hey...psssst. Tell you a secret. It's a doozy. AMG right? Seriously your condescending attitude was entirely unnecessary in this thread. Stay classy. As I am someone who DID know what it is, I'll just go ahead and say... 'okay yeah it's nice' but minecraft projects don't inspire me too much. | |
I've heard of Touhou, but never looked into or cared for it, hell I'm not even here for the video. | |
I'm with Wayne here, no clue what you're talking about. Also, you can take my video game license once you get past my shotgun and crowbar. | |
Meh, I'd say a few million views is fairly impressive. If you can consistently garner a million views with your videos, you can make a living off of it based on that alone (presuming you put them out on a fairly regular basis). That's something. | |
Yeeeeaaah, I'll be honest and say you lost me at "Touhou", OP. I know of it, but I like my Bullet Hell games somewhat manageable. I've played a few Danmakus at the behest of a friend and honestly? That's just masochistic. Plus, there's a... plot, to all this? Something like a plot, at least? Goddesses and girls and pseudo-Japanese places and... stuff? Shooty bits focused on cute girls in colorful costumes? Yeah, no. Nice work on the themed Minecraft build, though. I'm still much more partial to Ikaruga, and I really don't get why you seemed so surprised that some people wouldn't have heard of the Touhou series. To put it bluntly, not all of us are named JewWario. | |
I had no idea either that "Touhou" was a thing. or even that their were other games like this out there. As few as I knew only 1942 was like this. | |
It's not really a surprise people haven't heard of Touhou, OP doesn't need to criticize people over their lack of knowledge about a japanese bullet hell game. Its popular in the anime community; elsewhere not so much. That said, the rest of you people are ridiculous, instantly dismissing something because it originates from an asian country. Its a recurring theme on the escapist: fans of asian games/animes attempt discussion about their tastes (oftentimes smugly dismissing western tastes) while western smug douchebags constantly dismiss anything related to asia in a condescending manner. What the fuck is wrong with you people? On topic: I don't like minecraft so I didn't watch the video. Also as at least one poster before me asked, how exactly did someone recreate gensokyo based on a bullet hell game with NO landscape features? Is there some sort of source I don't know of? | |
No...just no. Don't be one of those people who thinks you aren't a "real gamer" if you haven't done x y and z. Besides, fandom's a funny thing. Just because Red Dwarf has a plethora of fans and a running sub-culture doesn't make it so well known as to be something I can start a conversation with anyone about. | |
Im confused too. | |
I think it's safe to say that probably wouldn't of eventuated if the OP had been a little more....nice. | |
Call me nerdy but i did know about Touhou. I'm not a huge fan of the games (even though they are pretty fun if you like a challenge) but Touhou fans sure make some kick-ass music. And, apparently, some kick-ass minecraft worlds. | |
"You haven't heard about my obscure Japan-only bullet-hell game that doesn't appeal to people outside of the anime community and only exists as a doujin(LOOK IT UP YOU PHILISTINES!) series? U r not a gaemer! Harakiri plz." That and the statement about Touhou being art is just amazingly hilarious. But that vid is pretty cool, actually. Gotta have taken quite a lot of time. | |
Touhou? I liked it when it was called Dodonpachi. | |
Never heard of it. Did a quick Google and I still don't even and what is this I don't get it. That exactly. If you are going to introduce something that is obscure or outside the Escapist's view of usual interests you should give us a brief rundown/introduction so you don't end up embarrassing yourself by assuming we all know about something but don't ever talk about it here. It's far cooler to show off your pop culture knowledge that extends beyond the norm by being a hipster about it. Not being the lame kid that is into something no one here really knows about. | |
I`ve heard about it, and I´ve seen quite a lot of videos, but i haven`t played the game, tho I´d like to try it out. Also, i have no idea what lore the game has... Tho i do recognise a few spots in that video. | |
C'mon you guys. How do you seriously not know about an obscure game/anime thing that's popular in Japan? | |
Oh, come on. I don't agree with the OP, but this is just plain ad hominem and just as stupid as her "Y'all must be trollin', you can't possibly be gamers if you don't have Danmaku references, LOL" comment. I've watched my fair share of "classic" Anime, but I wouldn't say that defines me as an Otaku. Ghost in the Shell has value because of the themes that are explored in it, not because it's a Japanese production. Ninja Scroll has value because it's an effed-up piece of ultraviolence, not because it's Japanese in origin. Shit, I could stretch it and say we're all unconscious Otakus. Remember all the awesome cartoons from the eighties? Everything we watched as kids? So many of them are El Cheapo Studio Toei contract jobs, it's not funny. The Real Ghostbusters, The New Dennis the Menace, Inspector Gadget - all made by the same swell guys who brought us half hours of guys screaming their lungs out while swathed in haloes. Ox Tales? Different studio, same basic concept. I'm guessing some of our friends from the Netherlands will know about the "Boes" series of cartoons (some of them raunchier than others), but they might not know that a deal was brokered between Saban and Telecable Benelux. The result is extremely European in concept and utterly Japanese in its execution. So no, not all Westerners find Anime dumb, and a lot of us grew up with Anime without being even vaguely aware of it. Not that this validates the OP's professed surprise, however, as Touhou is still very much a niche phenomenon. It's easy to have the impression that Touhou is a huge thing when fansites and YouTube allow for such a strong concentration of accessible related material, but the truth is Danmaku games are definitely an acquired taste. I know a guy who literally was our Schmup expert back in high school, but you couldn't force him to touch a Danmaku with a ten-foot pole. They're the Demons' Souls of the top-down shooter category - schmups for blokes who like to stare at the pretty colors or who like it when their hitbox is actually smaller than their character's actual sprite. | |
Asian architecture makes me throw up. | |
Touhou isn't an anime. Anime is the Japanese word for animation. Touhou is the most famous game(series) in Japan. And among the most famous worldwide. This is also a gaming forum and Japan has likely made close to half or more video games that even exist. And thus, the so called "anime aesthetic" has been very influential. So much as to even inspire Western video game developers to sometimes use it. I don't think that most people have a strong opinion about Japanese or any other animation one way or the other. Do you really think that most people think that animation is dumb based upon its national origin? I prefer not make assumptions that would make me more of a misanthropist that thinks I have very little in common with "normal people". Likewise, I think perhaps you might be engaging in wishful thinking yourself. Either way, the Escapist is gamers, not most people. And from the look of it, a particular kind of gamer and subset of gaming culture. Certainly looking at the ratio of topics people tend to talk about, and how a good portion of best selling games are talked about, I doubt the Escapist is a sample of the "gaming majority". The best selling console this generation was the Nintendo Wii. And "most people" you claim think "anime(Japanese animation and national aesthetics) is dumb", would be most interested in the Nintendo Wii. It is also likely that the majority of people still think that "video games are dumb" and "for children". Maybe with the exception of "casual gaming". And yet the Escapist doesn't much talk about the Nintendo Wii. Also, I find the assertion that anything influenced by Japanese manga aesthetics is "anime" and that most people have such an aversion to anything remotely anime styled in video games, rather implausible considering some of them have been rather successful and sold millions of copies. Many of the most successful games period, are aesthetically Eastern. Touhou isn't an "anime thing" at all. It's a slightly retro gaming thing(scrolling shooter instead of FPS) and an internet meme just like My Little Pony. And arguably as big. Just one of the fanvideos, Bad Apple, having several million views. And are you calling me "dumb and childish"? Yes, definitely sounds like wishful thinking. I think you're projecting your wishful thinking onto the general populace. Well, after a couple of threads here, I do wish more Escapist users were open minded toward anime and Japanese aesthetics. You can say what you want about my opinions of the culture of this site and what it has become. But things threads like this getting a lot of responses being negative towards anything remotely Japanese getting a lot negativity towards it and its fans does not improve my opinions. It's one thing to disagree on how popular it is. But many are acting like "anime" or "manga" or "Japanese" is negative and niche thing does not impress me. You can believe that Touhou isn't as big of a meme as I think it is, certainly. But "niche" is by no means a negative thing in the first place.
You feel it appropriate to call me condescending after saying something as condescending as this? | |
The point is fan participation. The touhou fanbase is huge; if you haven't heard of it, I'd say you're missing out, but whatever. The POINT is that the original bullet hell shooting game with bad character art spawned entire worlds, stories, plots, music, art, characters, all MADE by the FANS. Sure Modern Warfare Generic Shooter 500 has a lot of players, but what do they do? Sit around, shoot people in a game, and curse a lot. Whereas with Touhou, most of the world is made by the FANS, not the single original programmer. Fans aren't just enjoying others' creations, but actively participating in what they love. Sure, you say. Wow/Middle Earth is more impressive, you say. But those are just carbon copies, for the most part. A monkey can take something and copy it, given enough time. But this is designed, this is ART. Like some people have mentioned, the games themselves only had scrolling backdrops, so where did this Gensokyo come from? The world is reconstructed from millions (dare I say, billions?) of fan work, story that make up the world, and even then decisions had to have been made. Where to put this? what does this look like? does this go against canon? Plus, it looks like most of it was made by hand, whereas with WoW/Middle Earth, you can just get a 3D model and pixellize it. Impressive at a glance, maybe, but the amount of effort and LOVE and DEDICATION just can't compare to this. | |
Tbh I would say that most famous shooter ever was something like Call of Duty, or Doom, or Half Life. It's definitely not one of the most popular games in the world otherwise I'd have heard of it. | |
I have no idea what Gensokyo is, but that's an amazing minecraft display | |
Hell of a necro.
I see lilith never came back again. | |
That's... nice? Edit: Fuck, I helped resurrect a thread which died months ago. Dammit! | |
Is two months a necro here? It's not like this is half a year, or a year old. | |
What exactly is uh... Genmoko, Genymoko or what ever this is? | |
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Me and a friend build a 1:1 ratio reproduction of the USS Iowa. Also, this was in survival mode, so we actually mined all that stuff, then we cooked it into smooth stone, then placed it.
The first picture only shows the front half as the ship was so long you could barely see the stern when standing next to the forecastle. We had to modify the view distances to get a complete picture of the ship.