/vr/ - Retro Games

>>4797927
>Although the only waifushit I play is early touhou games, so I wouldn't really know.

The funny thing about Touhou is that, divorced from its fanbase, it's probably the least "waifushit" cute-girl-shmup around. Yes, there are girls galore, but the vibe is more comparable to Puyo Puyo, and is less gaudy than Twinkle Star Sprites. The girls are there and prominent, but they aren't drawn to appeal super hard to the audience in the way something like, say, Idolm@ster or Neptunia girls are. Bosses are video game bosses that just happen to be girls. The playable characters are quintessential video game warriors that just happen to be girls.

Then there's the ultra crude art style that the mainline games use, that actually looks more bizarre and off-putting when sexualized without being put through the "Modern anime" filter that is fanart. If it wasn't for the rabid fanbase, I can imagine Touhou merely being the curious and cute "little sister" of shmups, as it is said to be easier than the average CAVE game, has a distinct atmosphere that's not quite TSS-cute, but still different than the usual military fair, and the dialogue is kind of entertaining in how silly and throwaway it is. Unfortunately, that's not how things played out.