Frantically Forbidden Fruit

Developer:	Gore
Release date:	2017

Touhou Tenkarou ～ Frantically Forbidden Fruit (東方天華楼) is a Touhou Project fangame developed by Gore in 2017 using Danmakufu PH3. It is highly inspired in TD, DDC, LoLK, HSiF, WBaWC, etc.

For replay videos, visit the Video Index.

Gameplay overview

The gameplay combines elements from Double Dealing Character and Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom, with a few significant differences. It also happens to feature elements similar to that of Wily Beast and Weakest Creature (though this game came first). Like LoLK, the game has two gameplay modes—Paradise and Legacy—and stages and boss fights are separated in chapters. Bullets can be grazed for some time and you'll get multiple points.

The special mechanic of the game is the inclusion of fruit, collected from some enemies, after ending chapters, or collecting a number of items in the Point of Collection (DDC-style).

Controls

Like the official games, uses the standard Touhou control scheme, along with a new button

• Z: Shoot
• X: Bomb
• C: Juice trance
• Shift: Focus

On keyboard, movement can be done using either the arrow keys or the number pad. The gamepad can also be configured using the config program of the game.

Game modes

The game offers 2 modes:

• Paradise Mode: A mode where collecting fruit fills a jar of juice, and if the jar is filled with the most of a specific type of fruit, the player will get a Fruit Trance jar of that fruit and the related power-up. This is similar to Roaring Mode and Berserk Roaring Mode in WBaWC, but this game uses a more in-the-moment system. Up to 3 Fruit Trance bottles can be filled up. It also has an HP system that allows some damage hits before death to certain attacks.
• Legacy Mode: Removes the fruit and lifebar mechanics, making the system similar to DDC. Getting hit results in an instant death.

Difficulties

The game has 4 difficulty modes. The higher difficulties are, of course, harder, and also have higher scoring potential. The difficulty modes are:

• Easy
• Normal
• Hard
• Lunatic

The game also has an Extra stage, as well a Phantasm-like stage called Harvest, in which both are treated as their own difficulty. To unlock Extra, the player has to 1cc the main game on any difficulty. To unlock Harvest, Extra must be completed.

Scoring

Scoring is highly based on the value of point items, as well bonuses from collecting as much items with the PoC, grazing, clearing stages, etc.

Playable Characters

The game has 7 playable characters, each with different shot behavior and a different bombs (that also cost Spell Points/SPs).

Hakurei Reimu

Hakurei Reimu
	Shots: Homing amulet & Persuation needle Fruit: Apple Bombs: Divine Spirit "Fantasy Seal -String-" (Cost: 50 SP) & Divine Sign "Great Dragon Sword Dance" (Cost: 100 SP)
	Description:
	Skill: Small hitbox

Kirisame Marisa

Kirisame Marisa
	Shots: Illumination Laser & Stardust Missile Fruit: Banana Bombs: Love Sign "Master Spark" (Cost: 60 SP) & Comet "Blazing Star" (Cost: 120 SP)
	Description:
	Skill: Lower PoC.

Izayoi Sakuya

Izayoi Sakuya
	Shots: Throwing Knife & Silver Ricochet Fruit: Grapes Bombs: Phantom "Murder Doll" (Cost: 45 SP) & Time Sign "Dual Square" (Cost: 90 SP)
	Description:
	Skill: Slow item fall speed.

Kochiya Sanae

Kochiya Sanae
	Shots: Cobalt Spread & Sky Serpent Fruit: Melon Bombs: Snake "Kamidai Orochi" (Cost: 70 SP) & Frog "Wily Toad" (Cost: 140 SP)
	Description:
	Skill: Increased Juice Trance duration.

Konpaku Youmu

Konpaku Youmu
	Shots: Sword & Ghostly Half Fruit: Waterelon Bombs: Person Sign "Wordly Slash" (Cost: 55 SP) & Kukan Sword "Rokune Jiken" (Cost: 110 SP)
	Description:
	Skill: Higher spell stock.

Kazami Yuuka

Kazami Yuuka
	Shots: Circling Bloom & Flower Shooter Fruit: Orange Bombs: Hanafu "Floral Reflector" (Cost: 100 SP) & Sunflower "Shoot the Heaven" (Cost: 100 SP)
	Description:
	Skill: Prevention of power loss on damages.

Reisen Udongein Inaba

Reisen Udongein Inaba
	Shots: Lunatic Gun & Ripple Vision Fruit: Peach Bombs: Misguided "Ground Vision" (Cost: 100 SP) & "Rapid Wave" (Cost: 200 SP)
	Description:
	Skill: Gauge recovers between chapters.

Fruits

Here´s how each fruit works for Paradise Mode.

	Apple: Doubles items.
	Banana Bigger graze box.
	Grape: Slows item fall speed.
	Melon: Increases bomb gauge.
	Watermelon: Enhances shots to a Hyper state.
	Orange: Can cancel bullets into value items.
	Peach: Increases HP gauge.
	Star fruit: Increases every spectrum of juices made (although it's unknown if the star fruit has its own effect).

Items

	Power items: Increases the power level.
	Full Power: Increases the power level instantly to the highest.
	Point items: Increases the score depending on it´s value.
	Value items: Increases the value of point items.
	Life parts: Gives life parts until achieving an Extend.
	Bomb parts: Gives bomb parts until achieving an extra bomb.
	1UP: Instantly gives an Extend.

Trivia

• When Ringo summons dangos on her back, she´s parodying Yasaka Kanako.
• Taboo "Five of a Kind" is basically an amped up version of Flandre´s Taboo "Four of a Kind"
• The Extra and Harvest bosses are basically a tribute to the Hecatia and EX Junko fight from LoLK.

External Links

1. Images provided byJSAV2006STG(ABC)
   
2. Some info taken from (Touhou Wiki):