“Touhou Luna Nights”
Developer Team Ladybug’s X account announced today, April 1st, that they will be developing “Touhou Luna Nights 2.” The same studio created “Touhou Luna NightsIt seems to refer to the sequel to “. However, today is April Fool’s Day, and users are reacting with a mix of joy and disbelief as to whether the statement is true or false.
“Touhou Luna Nights” is a 2D exploration action game developed as a derivative work of Touhou Project. After being released for PC in February 2019, it has also been released for Xbox One/Nintendo Switch/PS5/PS4. The main character of this work is Sakuya Izayoi, the head maid of the Koumakan. Invited by her master, Remilia Scarlet, to the world of Luna Nights, which looks exactly like Gensokyo, Sakuya searches for a way to escape.
The gameplay of this work is a Metroidvania style action game. As she explores, Sakuya fights enemies with exhilarating action using knife-throwing attacks. She can also activate skills with various effects. Sakuya also has the ability to manipulate time, which is used not only to stop the movement of her enemies, but also for stage gimmicks such as solidifying water.
Today, April 1st, the developer Team Ladybug’s X account suddenly announced, “We’re making Touhou Luna Nights 2.” At the same time, a pixel art graphic depicting Sakuya was unveiled. On the other hand, today is April Fool’s Day. A wide variety of reactions have been gathered, including those of surprise and joy, as well as those who are half-convinced and those who beg for it to be true.
“Touhou Luna Nights” is a highly rated work that has achieved the status of “overwhelmingly positive” with 97% of the approximately 12,000 Steam user reviews as of this writing. It has a strong popularity and has been expanded to multiple models, so people have been paying attention to whether there will be a sequel. Is Team Ladybug’s post really an announcement of new development, or is it an April Fool’s Day lie? Future trends will also be closely watched.
In addition, Team Ladybug is currently working with WSS playground, a label of Wyso Serious Co., Ltd.blade chimera” is currently being developed. This work is scheduled to be released for PC (Steam) / Nintendo Switch in the spring of 2024 by WSS Playground and the publishing brand PLAYISM operated by our company Active Gaming Media, and even if “Touhou Luna Nights 2” is made, it will not be released. This is likely to be the start of later development.
『Touhou Luna Nights” is now on sale for PC (Steam/Microsoft Store)/Xbox One/Nintendo Switch/PS5/PS4.
