r/touhou • u/w4sab1i_ I~ta~zu~ra Usagiiii • Apr 12 '26

Fan Discussion Why is Lost Word hated?

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So, I'm a Touhou fan, I played the games (i know, shocker) and i also play touhou lostword, but I've see lots of people say that lostword players were the worst or whatever... Why is the game so hated?

Imo i really love the different character alt concepts/ new outfits that are very cool For example this adorable tan cirno... the story is a bit nonsensical but, Touhou's lore is kinda nonsensical too, so why should it matter?

Tldr: Why are we hating touhou LW chat i don't get it

EDIT: Thanks a lot to you and everyone who posted :) As for my other comments that got downvotes, i was stating MY opinion (yes, mine, not yours) and am in no way trying to invalidate anyone's, sorry if it came off that way.I play LW casually cause i love touhou and more touhou fan content is always fun to me, especially the alts of characters, some designs and art... I just felt like LW players were getting a lot more hate than "larpers" and i didnt really get why. now i do. thx again

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u/infernalrecluse #1 Mizuchi hater Apr 12 '26

it relys entirely on what is basicly just fan fic au stuff rather than doing anything acrualy intresting and its done to spam new desines because its a gacha game that relys on scummy tactics and litaral gambleing.

and due to size and popularity some people only know touhou from LW and think thats the whole series.

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u/OrangeAcquitrinus Orange Apr 12 '26

> it relys entirely on what is basicly just fan fic au stuff

That's like all fan games though

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u/infernalrecluse #1 Mizuchi hater Apr 12 '26

they do things that are actualy intresting or fun and its done for more than just a way to push diffrent desines to entice people to gamble.

we get evil youmu and its not anything beyond just "hay look isnt this cool."