Touhou Azure Trilogy

Touhou Azure Trilogy is an upcoming fighting game in the Touhou series. This fighting game is for the PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. It will be released on December 7, 2019.

Gameplay
The gameplay of Touhou Azure Trilogy is similar to that of the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise and Bandai Namco's Dragon Ball FighterZ. Using Spell cards act in the same behavior as super attacks. Up to two players can now battle it out by using more than one character. In Story Mode, the player can battle throughout the land of Gensokyo, completing the chapters and defeating Utsuho Reiuji, who holds the Scarlet Crystal that turns her into Scarletta, making it the only transformation as the final boss. In Arcade Mode, the player can battle through nine stages and defeat Utsuho Reiuji on the tenth and final stage. In Versus Mode, players can battle it out in 1-3 on 1-3 battles. The player can even battle the computer player and watch two computer players go head-to-head. In Training mode, the player can freely practice combos against an AI-Controlled Computer player, and also complete training missions in that mode.

Game Modes

 * Story Mode
 * Arcade Mode
 * Versus (1-3 on 1-3)
 * 1P vs. CPU
 * 1P vs. 2P
 * CPU vs. CPU
 * Training
 * Practice
 * Mission Training

Characters
NOTE: All of the characters return from each fighting game in the Touhou series. Fighting newcomers who are new to this fighting game do not. In the Nintendo Switch version, only the DLC exclusive characters, Peach (from the Super Mario series), Zelda (from the Legend of Zelda series) and the Inkling Girl (from the Splatoon series) appear in that version. Characters highlighted in bold are hidden characters.

Playable Characters

 * Reimu Hakurei
 * Marisa Kirisame
 * Mima
 * Orange
 * Kurumi
 * Shinki
 * Junko
 * Rumia
 * Cirno
 * Hong Meiling
 * Patchouli Knowledge
 * Sakuya Izayoi
 * Remilia Scarlet
 * Flandre Scarlet
 * Alice Margatroid
 * Youmu Konpaku
 * Yuyuko Saigyouji
 * Yukari Yakumo
 * Suika Ibuki
 * Reisen Udongein Inaba
 * Aya Shameimaru
 * Komachi Onozuka
 * Nitori Kawashiro
 * Iku Nagae
 * Tenshi Hinanawi
 * Sanae Kochiya
 * Satori Komeiji
 * Suwako Moriya
 * Ichirin Kumoi & Unzan
 * Byakuren Hijiri
 * Mononobe no Futo
 * Toyosatomimi no Miko
 * Koishi Komeiji
 * Kogasa Tatara
 * Mamizou Futatsuiwa
 * Hata no Kokoro
 * Fujiwara no Mokou
 * Shinmyoumaru Sukuna
 * Kasen Ibaraki
 * Sumireko Usami
 * Doremy Sweet
 * Clownpiece
 * Joon Yorigami
 * Ran Yakumo
 * Wriggle Nightbug
 * Mystia Lorelei
 * Eirin Yagokoro
 * Kaguya Houraisan
 * Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu
 * Yuugi Hoshiguma
 * Utsuho Reiuji
 * Shion Yorigami
 * Eternity Larva

New Playable Characters (Nintendo Switch Version)

 * Peach (DLC)
 * Zelda (DLC)
 * Inkling Girl (DLC)

Non-Playable Characters

 * Koakuma (appears in a victory animation for Patchouli Knowledge)
 * Yukkuri Reimu (sub-boss of stage 9 in Arcade Mode)
 * Scarletta (appears as a transformation for Utsuho Reiuji, final boss)
 * Letty Whiterock
 * Lily White
 * Keine Kamishirasawa
 * Tewi Inaba
 * Medicine Melancholy
 * Yuuka Kazami
 * Shizuha Aki
 * Minoriko Aki
 * Hina Kagiyama
 * Momiji Inubashiri
 * Kanako Yasaka
 * Kisume
 * Yamame Kurodani
 * Parase Mizuhashi
 * Rin Kaenbyou
 * Nazrin
 * Kogasa Tatara
 * Minamitsu Murasa
 * Shou Toramaru
 * Nue Houjuu
 * Hatate Himekaidou
 * Kyouko Kasodani
 * Yoshika Miyako
 * Seiga Kaku
 * Soga no Tojiko
 * Wakasagihime
 * Sekibanki
 * Kagerou Imaizumi
 * Benben Tsukumo
 * Yatsuhashi Tsukumo
 * Seija Kijin
 * Shinmyoumaru Sukuna
 * Raiko Horikawa
 * Seiran
 * Ringo
 * Sagume Kishin
 * Hecatia Lapislazuli
 * Nemuno Sakata
 * Aunn Komano
 * Narumi Yatadera
 * Mai Teireida
 * Satono Nishida
 * Okina Matara
 * Eika Ebisu
 * Urumi Ushizaki
 * Kutaka Niwatari

Character Unlock Criteria
NOTE: Characters can be unlocked by following their method in Arcade Mode, while Utsuho Reiuji can be unlocked by following her method in Story Mode.

Stages
NOTE: The four hidden stages can be unlocked by completing chapters throughout Story Mode. Stages highlighted in bold are hidden stages.
 * Training Stage
 * Hakurei Shrine
 * Forest of Magic
 * Misty Lake
 * Scarlet Devil Mansion
 * Scarlet Devil Mansion (Rooftop)
 * Great Library
 * Clock Tower
 * Bamboo Forest of the Lost
 * Youkai Mountain
 * Netherworld
 * Hakugyokurou
 * Moriya Shrine
 * Underground Geyser Center
 * Treasure Ship Above the Clouds
 * Myouren Temple
 * Kourindou
 * Kasen's Hermit World
 * Genbu Ravine
 * Palace of the Earth Spirits
 * Youkai Tanuki Forest
 * Human Village
 * Shining Needle Castle
 * Outside World
 * Eientei
 * Dream World
 * Heaven
 * Azure Crystal Cavern
 * Azure Flame Chamber
 * Scarlet Crystal Cavern
 * Scarlet Core
 * Peach's Castle Garden (DLC)
 * Hyrule Castle (DLC)
 * Inkopolis (DLC)
 * Yoshi's Island (DLC)
 * Garden of Hope (DLC)

Trivia

 * On the Nintendo Switch version, Touhou: Azure Trilogy is going to be released on the same date that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate got released.
 * Zelda (who is classified as a DLC character) is playable in her model from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
 * On the Main Menu of this game the player who used the character most, gets shown on the screen.
 * This will be the first Touhou video game to have english voice acting for all of the characters.
 * When losing against an opponent in Arcade Mode, the player will have an option to save and quit the game.