Touhou Genso Wanderer

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. Video Chums
    Mar 14, 2017
    73
    Touhou Genso Wanderer is a capable Mystery Dungeon game but it doesn't quite live up to its contemporaries. That being said, those who crave more classic roguelike fun after last year's phenomenal Shiren release will find a lot to love here.
  2. GameSpew
    Mar 21, 2017
    70
    Ultimately, Genso Wanderer is a unique and intimidating game… It may lack Touhou’s epic music or its frantic bullet-hell difficulty, but it brings out what’s always been enticing about these games and, more specifically, its community’s ability to create.
  3. Digitally Downloaded
    Mar 16, 2017
    70
    It’s not perfect, and it will frustrate many, but it’s a quality, solid effort nonetheless.
  5. Multiplayer.it
    Mar 23, 2017
    68
    Quotation forthcoming.
  6. Vandal
    Apr 9, 2017
    65
    This is a Japanese roguelike aimed at a very specific audience, and even if the game isn't great, its audience will enjoy it.
  7. The Games Machine
    Mar 29, 2017
    65
    A roguelike like many other out there, imbued with cuteness but boring and frustrating in most of its moments.
  8. SpazioGames
    Mar 27, 2017
    65
    The fans of the Touhou series will probably appreciate another adventure, and that's probably the same for the roguelike genre's ones too. However, there doesn't seem to be much to look forward to for all the other gamers.
  9. Everyeye.it
    Mar 17, 2017
    65
    Quotation forthcoming.
  10. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Mar 14, 2017
    65
    Ultimately, Touhou Genso Wanderer is a solid, if unspectacular, dungeon crawler. It’s in a strange area in-between accessible titles like Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and ones built specifically for hardcore players. While it’s not as good as the top of its class, there’s still some solid fun (and challenge) to be had if you’re looking for something new.
  11. Eurogamer Italy
    May 8, 2017
    60
    A roguelike dungeon-crawler RPG with some good gameplay mechanics, a boring story and frustrating difficulty level.
  12. RPGamer
    Mar 20, 2017
    60
    Overall, Touhou Genso Wanderer is a solid game with no interest in appealing to anyone beyond its niche audience. Devoted fans of Touhou will enjoy seeing some lesser-used characters in action, while fans of roguelikes can easily ignore the story and focus on the challenge of the gameplay. But if you're neither one of those things, it's probably not worth the full price.
  13. Push Square
    Apr 3, 2017
    50
    Touhou Genso Wanderer can feel like a lot to take on at times. As beginners to the series, a lot of time was spent feeling as if we were on the back foot and had missed chunks of tutorial content. The game's fun enough to begin with but becomes frustrating very quickly, and ultimately doesn't offer enough excitement to sustain any interest that it may have piqued early on.

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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 5 out of 15
  1. Letiste-Gaming
    Mar 28, 2017
    7
    Touhou Genso Wanderer puede padecer de un apartado técnico muy modesto y de pecar de poco innovador u original, pero todo lo que pretendeTouhou Genso Wanderer puede padecer de un apartado técnico muy modesto y de pecar de poco innovador u original, pero todo lo que pretende ofrecer lo hace bien.

    Es un roguelike divertido, con mas posibilidades de las que aparenta, repleto de contenido y con una historia que, si bien no tiene ni pies ni cabeza, es capaz de invitaros a seguir solo por lo disparatado que resulta todo el asunto.

    Aunque en sobremesa pierda parte de su encanto (es preferible jugarlo en Vita, ya que este juego pide a gritos jugarlo en vuestra camita tranquilamente), sigue manteniendo intactas todas sus virtudes en pantalla grande.    … Full Review »
  2. PanteraHouse
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    trash game for weirdos....................................................................
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