Thi Chao
COGconnectedTouhou: Scarlet Curiosity PC Review – A Lackluster Bullet Hell Game with Cute Girls
Published 8/10/2018
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58
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PS4 / PC / Switch - 2/10/2016
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity
Touhou Koukishin ~ Adventures of Scarlet Curiosity is a 3D RPG released on 16 August during Comiket 86. An updated and remastered version of the game for PlayStation 4, as part of Play, Doujin!, was announced on December 28, 2015. The game was confirmed for localization on June 2, 2016, under XSeed Games, for the digital North American release under the shortened title of "Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity". In May 22, 2018, a Steam version was announced in XSEED's 2018 3rd Party Lineup Announcement Teaser Trailer. Adventures of Scarlet Curiosity is the first Touhou Project game to be shown in E3.
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- Ankake Spa
- Publisher
- Mediascape, XSEED Games, Ankake Spa
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The critic average is 62 across 19 scored reviews, with a 65-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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70–795 reviews · 26%
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Remington Joseph
CGMagazineTouhou: Scarlet Curiosity (PC) Review
Published 7/25/2018
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40
-22 vs critic avg
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Read originalRalph Whitmore
GameSpaceTouhou Scarlet Curiosity
Published 6/13/2018
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90
+28 vs critic avg
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Read originalThomas Hughes
GameGrinTouhou : Scarlet Curiosity Review
Published 8/14/2017
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35
-27 vs critic avg
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Read originalBrian Dumlao
Worth PlayingPS4 Review - 'Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity'
Published 2/14/2017
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65
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlbert Lichi
Cubed3Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (PlayStation 4) Review
Published 11/28/2016
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40
-22 vs critic avg
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Read originalCJ Andriessen
DestructoidReview: Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity
Published 10/19/2016
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25
-37 vs critic avg
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Digitally DownloadedReview: Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (Sony PlayStation 4)
Published 10/11/2016
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70
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalPatrick Rost
GamingTrendI can do evil all by myself: Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity review
Published 10/11/2016
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90
+28 vs critic avg
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Read originalKai Powell
WccftechTouhou: Scarlet Curiosity Review – A Curious Gensokyo Adventure
Published 10/8/2016
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75
+13 vs critic avg
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