As a single-man team, I have a philosophy of focusing on one game project at a time. And no matter the size and scope, I’ll always have to work on several smaller projects to ensure I don’t leave a gap in my upload schedule. I will always work on a big project that may takeContinue reading “Why I Focus On One Project at a Time”
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Understanding Japanese Game Scripts: Touhou 2: The Story of Eastern Wonderland
Japanese is one of the most diverse and complex languages that one can learn. It also comes with a toll. In order to be fluent in the language, learners will need to learn thousands of characters. Around 100 of those characters are reserved for Hiragana and Katakana, while the rest are for kanji, which areContinue reading “Understanding Japanese Game Scripts: Touhou 2: The Story of Eastern Wonderland”
The Third Chuhou Joutai Game At Two – The Future of that Game’s Mythology
Two years ago today, the third Chuhou Joutai game released as a Steam exclusive. Chuhou Joutai is among the oldest franchise ever produced by Drillimation. The trilogy established many aspects in later Drillimation games, such as the two Mythos of Phantasmagoria games which really helped explain the origin of what motivated Frederic Sam Fawkes toContinue reading “The Third Chuhou Joutai Game At Two – The Future of that Game’s Mythology”
Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2 Main Campaign Complete
Drillimation Systems can quantitively affirm that the main campaign of Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2 has been completed four days prior and has begun work on the postgame segment of the game. This segment, said to take place after the main campaign, will follow the development cycle of a typical Touhou Kourinden ~Continue reading “Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2 Main Campaign Complete”
State of Drillimation: Autumn 2024
With school back and session, as well as Halloween and the holiday season approaching, I figured you want to know what’s going on with our latest projects. First off, let’s start with Touhou Meijinka ~ Song of Divine Tempest. Touhou Meijinka ~ Song of Divine Tempest is now playable in the web browser Did youContinue reading “State of Drillimation: Autumn 2024”
The Entertainment Industry Before the Digital Revolution
Before computers became the standard in the 20th century, everything had to be done analog. This affected everyone, no matter what industry you were in. The video game and internet industries would not be here if it weren’t for the computer, tablets, and smartphones. Having been born at a time when the digital revolution wasContinue reading “The Entertainment Industry Before the Digital Revolution”
Team Shanghai Alice Twitter Account Hacked, Was Used to Promote Cryptocurrency Scam
Yesterday at 8:21 PM Japan Standard Time, the Twitter account of Touhou Project developer Team Shanghai Alice and creator Jun’ya Ohta was hacked. The alleged attacker shared a link to a shady website in an attempt to promote a cryptocurrency scam. The official Team Shanghai Alice Twitter account which goes by the handle “korindo” hasContinue reading “Team Shanghai Alice Twitter Account Hacked, Was Used to Promote Cryptocurrency Scam”
Touhou Kichouden Main Campaign Nearing Completion
Drillimation Systems is proud to announce that the main campaign for Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2 is nearing completion. The team is getting to work on the final dungeon, town, and the final battles that would conclude the main story of the campaign. This project began development in January 2024 and lasted throughoutContinue reading “Touhou Kichouden Main Campaign Nearing Completion”
Depictions of Domestic Abuse in Games is Getting Worse By the Bunch
Domestic abuse is a controversial topic to tackle in any form of media, whether it be literature, film, or even video games. In fact, going this route definitely explains the horrors and realities abuse has on its victims. For every person injured or killed by this, survivors and the general public can better understand andContinue reading “Depictions of Domestic Abuse in Games is Getting Worse By the Bunch”
Why Music is Important When Creating Games
When the first sound chips for computers were made, they had rudimentary square wave sounds that they could produce. Space Invaders may have laid the foundation for all video games soundtracks today. The evolution of game music goes from square waves, to FM synthesis, and eventually PCM audio. Video game soundtracks started to become allContinue reading “Why Music is Important When Creating Games”
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