yeah, relax dude.
I am only saying that it will end, because like all good things, too much of it is never good. However, I said nothing about the time frame, this can happen in the next quarter century, or the next century, that is another 50 Touhou games by average!
as it is, every comiket looks to be filled with nothing but Touhou, do I think of it as a bad thing? No, not really, trends shift from time to time, and like it or not Touhou is a trend, whether or not it will continue looks to how it will juggle with oversupply and well, if there is any demand it will stay. As it is, see for yourself in history, has a trend ever NOT ended? Every trend matures and subsequently gets replaced by something else. The important factor is whether this trend can live LONGER than other trends, and what it can do to lengthen itself over a variety of platforms. (hey Touhou on PS3? Xbox? OMG)
However, it doesn't mean if the franchise is no longer a popular trend it will die. There are still supporters, but how can supporters support a product that is quite simply not there enough? (the game itself) yes, you can support fanwork, but does the money go to ZUN? No. But this is of no importance, what I am saying is what can Touhou do to make it more enjoyable? What can make people come back beyond the fanwork (music etc) to the game itself? What can make the experience richer? Questions to ponder if you don't want a franchise to die.
People need to buy the games, if you were an outsider who never played a danmaku shooting game you would approach the game with much caution. Fun doesn't make money, money buys beer, without beer there is no Touhou, so.... yeah, how many times can ZUN recycle the plot of every game which was described by points in Erebus's earlier post remains to be seen.
I think of it as a wonderful fanbase, but well,
And don't say stuff like it is about to end! Who knows how long it will still live? It might still survive for years to come! And like multiple people on this thread said, the business is still bustling! I cannot see the end of it.
it won't tomorrow, maybe not ten years to come, but it will need more than this to keep on going. Like I said, and which you might not have read all too clearly, Touhou needs more than a few girls per game, who shoots colorful bullet patterns to live on.
(Look at Deathsmiles, now that is a really provocative shooting game, both gaming factor and art wise)
I'd say it is a healthy growth for now, and I won't curse it to die, or just yet. What I see however, is that Touhou quite simply, by all means, NEED to improve. Someone said above a few years of no new games can bring about a new if not better piece of game from ZUN, given the one man army had more than enough time to contemplate his new work into a masterpiece. Rome is not built in a day, and so a game that took a few years to develop might just be the saving grace to the franchise for those intend on seeking the gaming experience that is so much needed in a Touhou game!
Who knows? It is still not impossible for the game itself to NOT be supported by fandom and still become an awesome piece of gaming gem! Tetris is still popular without much revision, can Touhou walk the same path? We can only see.
