Touhou 16: Unpredictable Arcane Storm

Touhou Kamisunaarashi ~ Unpredictable Arcane Storm (東方神聖砂嵐 Unpredictable Arcane Storm, lit. "Eastern Divine Sand Storm") is the sixteenth installment of the Touhou Project. The game's release date is still unknown, although it is expected to be released sometime in 2016.
==Gameplay==
The five main playable characters are Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi, Youmu Konpaku and Sanae Kochiya each of which have two different shot types. A new gimmick added to the game is the Void Gauge. To fill said gauge, the player must keep attacking enemies and obtaining items to keep filling it. After it's complete, the player activates the "Bullet Void" being capable of absorbing all of the danmaku / bullets on screen, and re-using them as your own to attack. Similar to Touhou 14: Double Dealing Character, when you auto-collect items, either by entering the point of collection or by using a bomb, you will get a bonus item if you gather enough point or power items all at once. The bonus item differs between a bomb piece (at least 20 point or powers items) or a life piece (at least 60 point or power items). Every 5th bomb piece is replaced with a life piece.
Lives and bombs are gained piece by piece. The player requires 3 life pieces to gain an extra life. 8 bomb pieces grants the player an additional bomb, and this amount never changes. Bosses may also drop bomb or life pieces. The game also features Spell Practice mode, and each stage does not have to be finished in order to unlock it for Practice Mode, with attempting it's enough.
==Concept==
After various games being based on Shinto, Buddhism and finally Taoism, the theme of this returns to the Shinto mythology. Part of the game's characters are mostly based and even depicted as apparent descendants of gods in Shinto, including Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Amaterasu and Tsukiyomi-no-Mikoto. The game's story of a powerful storm incident mostly has something to do with the descendant of Susanoo, who happens to have the ability to manipulate various kinds of stoms at their own will, as well as sand.
The japanese name translates to Eastern Divine Sand Storm, which depicts the events as of godly nature.
==Story==
For dialogues, check: Touhou 16: Unpredictable Arcane Storm/Story
The story of Unpredictable Arcane Storm is about a powerful storm attacking Gensokyo during springtime, and our heroines are sent to investigate the source of this wild breeze. 
The heroine goes towards the Forest of Ancients, attempting to follow the wind's direction. After meeting a mysterious dog youkai, the heroine launches off to the skies for more response from the storm, finding two challenging fairies on the way. After Stage 3, where the heroine encounters the thunder youkai, Raijin no Hikari, the story begins to unravel. In a vast desert ahead of Endless Lake, an inmense shrine awaits, named the Kumano Shrine. Finding various henchmen of the culprit, it is eventually revealed that some sort of indiviual has recently gained full power, sending a global blast of storms that led the sands along with them and caused such incident. Upon entering the shrine and defeating the culprit's right hand servant Saki Suishoko, the heroine finally encounters the source of the storm, being none other than the youkai of sands, Mikoto no Isako, facing her in order to clear the incident.
In the Extra stage, the heroines meet Isako's sister, Mikoto no Megumi. Surprised that they were able to defeat her sister who just had a new inmense power acquired, she challenges the heroines in order to show them "true power".
In the Phantasm stage, the story is quite split in a way from the main story, with Isako unsealing her younger sister, Mikoto no Tsukiyomi, causing the daytime to turn into night in the process. Mad about this, the heroines face off Isako once again and later Tsukiyomi.
==Characters==
===Playable Characters===
In this game, there are five playable characters to choose from, each with two shot types.
Image	Name 	
Title 	Description 	Species & Ability/es
 	Reimu Hakurei 	Shrine Maiden of Paradise 	The shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine heads off to solve the mystery behind the sudden storm attack all over Gensokyo. She either really hates storms or was just forced by Yukari Yakumo. 	HumanMainly capable of flying in the sky
 	Marisa Kirisame	Ordinary Magician 	An human magician who likes "borrowing" stuff and mushrooms. Because she is curious and since sand grits blowing on her face isn't in her list of things she likes, she decides to find out who the culprit is.	HumanCapable of using Magic
 	Sakuya Izayoi 	Head Maid of the Full  Moon 	The elegant servant of Scarlet Devil's Mansion. Because her master Remilia Scarlet isn't pleased with the storm, she is ordered to solve the incident. She likes knives. 	HumanCapable of manipulating time
 	Sanae Kochiya 	Mountain-Dwelling Living God of Miracles	Following orders from the gods of her shrine, this miracle worker heads off to put an end to this extreme breeze. She tries her best to not be considered a newbie. 	HumanCapable of causing miracles to occur
 	Youmu Konpaku 	Half-Phantom Seeking Death 	Feeling the divine nature of this arcane storm from the Netherworld, Yuyuko Saigyouji sends Youmu to investigate the origins of it. 	Half-human half-phantomCapable of handling sword techniques
===Enemy Characters===
Image	Name 	Title 	Role 	Description 	Species & Ability/es
 	Inugami Ukiyono 	The Wandering Pet of the Gods 	Stage 1 Midboss & Boss, Final Stage Supporting Boss	A cheery dog youkai that wanders around the forest. She seems a bit hesitant after she finds out the heroine is going after the incident's culprit. 	InugamiCapable of seeking out objects
 	Joi Irodori 	The Little Butterfly Commander 	Stage 2 Midboss 	A mysterious butterfly youkai / fairy that flies through the gardens in the sky.  	FairyCapable of commanding butterflies
 	Sora Lovely 	The Love-spreading Angel 	Stage 2 Boss, Extra Stage Midboss 	An extremely happy fairy that loves and loves to be loved. Likes to spread love around, but seems to suffer sudden personality changes. 	FairyCapable of manipulating love and hatred
 	Amaya Shirogane 	The Immortal Tear the Rain Dropped	Stage 3 Midboss 	A mysterious vampire, different from other vampires. Usually seen with an umbrella and an eerie glare. 	VampireCapable of surviving against the sun and the rain; can control rainwater
 	Raijin no Hikari 	The Last Thunder 	Stage 3 Boss 	
Said to be a descendant of the thunder god, Raijin. Lives in and controls the Endless Lake. 	YoukaiCapable of controlling thunder
 	Yami 	Shadow Pet 	Stage 4 Midboss 	Aka's pet. He is a mysterious bat-like creature. 	UnknownCapable of creating shadows
 	Aka Mikazuki 	The Wicked See-it-all Shadow 	Stage 4 Boss, Final Stage Supporting Boss 	Wandering through the inmense deserts, she guards the Kumano Shrine along with her pet Yami, pulling intruders into the endless shadows. 	Magician (Witch)Capable of manipulating shadows
 	Saki Suishoko 	Child of the Nightfall Crystals 	Stage 5 Midboss & Boss, Final Stage Supporting Boss	A fierce servant and maid of the youkai of the storms and sands. Saki is a half-human, half-youkai who creates her own weapons from scratch using crystals. 	HanyouCapable of manipulating crystals
 	Mikoto no Isako 	The Tsurugi Caster of Storms 	Final Stage Boss, Phantasm Stage Midboss 	Said to be a descendant of Susanoo-no-Mikoto, the god of the seas and storms. Isako develops her full power, releasing a powerful storm all over Gensokyo in order to fulfill her legendary weapon, the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi. 	GodCapable of summoning storms, capable of manipulating sand
 	Mikoto no Megumi 	Everlasting Sun of Esoterica 	Extra Stage Boss 	Megumi is the older sister of Isako. Megumi is an uncanny being, a mysterious foe that always carries two fans with her that spread the light of the sun. She is extremely unpredictable, and she often likes to toy with the weaker. 	GodCapable of manipulating light
 	Mikoto no Tsukiyomi	The Moon over the Evening Stars 	Phantasm Stage Boss 	Tsukiyomi is the younger sister of both Isako and Megumi. Tsukiyomi was sealed by humans long ago, as she was feared by her power. After the events of the main story, Isako and her subordinates, as well as Megumi to an extent, finally unseal Tsukiyomi.	GodCapable of bringing one's spirit to their demise.
==Music==
Title 	Plays in: 	Music
Divine Wisdom 	Title Screen 	
Beautiful Paradise of the Lost 	Stage 1 	
Little Apricot ~ Hide n' Seek 	Inugami Ukiyono's theme 	
Garden of Tengoku 	Stage 2 	
Love in the Spring ~ Red Marriage	Sora Lovely's theme 	
Rain of Despair ~ Decretum 	Stage 3 	
The Call of Narukami 	 Raijin no Hikari's theme	
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