# Violet Detector > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Violet_Detector > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Violet_Detector.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Detector > Source revision: 1285159014 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|2018 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Hifuu Nightmare Diary ~ Violet Detector | developer = [Team Shanghai Alice](/source/Team_Shanghai_Alice) | publisher = Team Shanghai Alice | series = ''[Touhou Project](/source/Touhou_Project)'' | platforms = [Windows](/source/Windows) | released = August 10, 2018 (C94) | genre = [Shoot 'em up](/source/Shoot_'em_up), [photography](/source/Photography_video_game) | image = Violet Detector cover.jpg }} {{nihongo|'''''Hifuu Nightmare Diary ~ Violet Detector'''''|秘封ナイトメアダイアリー 〜 Violet Detector.||{{lit.}} "Secret Sealing Nightmare Diary"}} is the 16.5th ''[Touhou Project](/source/Touhou_Project)'' game, released at the 94th [Comiket](/source/Comiket) on August 10, 2018. It is the third [photography video game](/source/photography_video_game) in the series, and introduces regular shot types alongside the camera, allowing the player to switch between using photographs to destroy bullets, and regular ''danmaku'' to deplete enemies of their health. == Gameplay == {{Main|Touhou Project#Gameplay}} [[File:Violet Detector gameplay.jpg|thumb|[Sumireko](/source/List_of_Touhou_Project_characters) fighting [Clownpiece](/source/List_of_Touhou_Project_characters)'s Spell Card|left]] ''Violet Detector'' is a two-dimensional [shoot 'em up](/source/shoot_'em_up) game in which the player has to shoot at a single enemy [boss](/source/Boss_(video_games)) to deplete them of their health, whilst avoiding their attacks. Unlike the previous photography ''Touhou'' games (''[Shoot the Bullet](/source/Shoot_the_Bullet)'' and ''[Double Spoiler](/source/Double_Spoiler)''), the player's camera is not their only means of attack, and the gameplay is more characteristic of the regular ''Touhou'' games. The player has a regular shot, which is used to defeat enemies, and the camera holds a secondary role, being capable of removing enemy bullets, but it must be charged before it can be used. At least one photograph of the boss must be taken in order for a player to progress to the next stage. In ''Violet Detector'', each stage consists of only a single boss, who only has a single Spell Card. However, usage of the camera does not provide the player with invulnerability frames, and the player only has one life, which if lost, requires the entire level to be restarted from the beginning. The player is also given the ability to [teleport](/source/Teleportation) to move out of the enemy's line of fire. == Plot == [Sumireko Usami](/source/List_of_Touhou_Project_characters), a magician high-school student from the Outside World ([Earth](/source/Earth)), has the ability to visit Gensokyo, but only during her dreams. She has a recurring dream in which she is attacked by [Reimu Hakurei](/source/Reimu_Hakurei) without reason. Sumireko prepared to photograph the ''danmaku'' of Reimu and other residents of Gensokyo'','' for the purpose of uploading it to [social media](/source/social_media).{{Cite web|last=Sato|date=19 July 2018|title=Touhou Project's 16.5th Official Game Sealed Nightmare Diary Will Be Sold At Comiket 94|url=https://www.siliconera.com/touhou-projects-16-5th-official-game-sealed-nightmare-diary-will-be-sold-at-comiket-94/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Siliconera}} == Development == ''Violet Detector'' was announced on [ZUN](/source/ZUN_(video_game_developer))'s blog and [Twitter](/source/Twitter) on July 19, 2018.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=東方Project第16.5弾です|url=https://kourindou.exblog.jp/27419239/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ブログを書きました。夏コミの新作、東方Project第16.5弾です。|url=https://twitter.com/korindo/status/1019839836448931840|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Twitter}} The game was physically distributed on August 10 at the Summer [Comiket](/source/Comiket),{{Cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=18 November 2023|title=Touhou Project's 16.5th Game Announced for Release at Summer Comiket|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-19/touhou-project-16.5th-game-announced-for-release-at-summer-comiket/.134461|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Anime News Network}} and released on [Steam](/source/Steam_(service)) on the same day. ZUN deliberately avoided adding new mechanics into ''Violet Detector'' that would make the game easier for newer players, as he wanted to provide players with the satisfaction of being able to complete the game with their own skill, stating in the game's [afterword](/source/afterword) that games that endorse player skill have become less common.Hifuu Nightmare Diary ~ Violet Detector ''omake'' == Reception == [IGN](/source/IGN) gave the game a 7/10, saying that "''Touhou Violet Detector'' is quite difficult, but both its story and mechanics deserve praise for their design." The game was criticised for being unforgiving for new players, and for the teleportation mechanic being awkward to use, suggesting that the implementation of difficulty settings and a dedicated teleport keybind would improve the game.{{Cite web|last=Hata|first=Fuminobu|date=16 September 2018|title=秘封ナイトメアダイアリー ～ Violet Detector. - レビュー|url=https://jp.ign.com/hifunightmare/28915/review/violet-detector|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=IGN Japan}} On [Steam](/source/Steam_(service)), over 74% of player reviews were positive.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hifuu Nightmare Diary ~ Violet Detector.|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/924650/Hifuu_Nightmare_Diary__Violet_Detector/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913171731/https://store.steampowered.com/app/924650/Hifuu_Nightmare_Diary__Violet_Detector/|archive-date=2020-09-13|access-date=|website=Steam}} == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Violet_Detector ''Violet Detector'' on Touhou Wiki] {{Touhou Project}} {{Authority control}} Category:2018 video games Category:Touhou Project games Category:Bullet hell video games Category:Windows games Category:Video games developed in Japan --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Violet Detector](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Detector) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Detector?action=history)). 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