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]

Barettofiriatachi no Yami-Ichiba ~ 100th Black Market
Developer(s)Team Shanghai Alice
Publisher(s)Team Shanghai Alice
SeriesTouhou Project
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
ReleaseAugust 14, 2022 (C100)
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up

Gameplay edit

The gameplay involves collecting ability cards as the player challenges each stage repeatedly.[4][2][5]

Plot edit

Set 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 edit

100th 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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Keiichi Yokoyama (July 22, 2022). "A new Touhou Project game featuring Marisa has been announced". Automaton Media.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Black Market of Bulletphilia ~ 100th Black Market". Steam. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Stenbuck, Kite (2022-07-22). "Touhou 18.5: 100th Black Market Will Appear at Comiket 100". Siliconera. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Liu, Stephanie (2022-08-09). "Touhou 100th Black Market Steam Page is Up". Siliconera. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  9. ^ Donohoo, Timothy (2022-08-10). "How Touhou Project Redefined Indie Shoot 'em Ups". CBR. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

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