<s>
is	O
the	O
tenth	O
main	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
twelfth	O
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
main	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Comiket	O
72	O
in	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
always	O
facing	O
upwards	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
maneuver	O
around	O
enemy	O
projectiles	O
,	O
shooting	O
enemies	O
that	O
appear	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
fighting	O
bosses	O
that	O
appear	O
twice	O
in	O
each	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
spell	O
card	O
ability	O
is	O
not	O
given	O
its	O
own	O
counter	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
,	O
upon	O
activation	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
consume	O
one	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
shot	O
power	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
an	O
upper	O
limit	O
of	O
five	O
points	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
replenished	O
by	O
collecting	O
power	O
items	O
from	O
killed	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Faith	O
Point	O
item	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
,	O
a	O
green	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
point	O
item	O
,	O
which	O
replenishes	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
faith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
set	O
messages	O
throughout	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
subsequent	O
playthroughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Playthrough	O
of	O
the	O
10th	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
-	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
demo	O
"	O
( 東方Project第10弾「東方風神録」の体験版を遊んでみた	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
features	O
two	O
player	O
characters	O
,	O
Reimu	O
Hakurei	O
and	O
Marisa	O
Kirisame	O
,	O
who	O
each	O
have	O
three	O
different	O
shot	O
types	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
they	O
all	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
spell	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
autumn	O
,	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
,	O
the	O
only	O
shrine	O
located	O
in	O
Gensokyo	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
decrease	O
in	O
visitation	O
by	O
humans	O
,	O
causing	O
a	O
major	O
decrease	O
in	O
faith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reimu	O
refuses	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
is	O
important	O
in	O
maintaining	O
the	O
Great	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Border	I-Application
,	O
which	O
separates	O
Gensokyo	O
from	O
the	O
Outside	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
girls	O
decide	O
to	O
ascend	O
Youkai	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
to	O
confront	O
the	O
deity	O
behind	O
the	O
threats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
lesser	O
gods	O
and	O
a	O
kappa	O
,	O
who	O
warns	O
them	O
to	O
turn	O
back	O
,	O
Reimu	O
and	O
Marisa	O
climb	O
Youkai	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
to	O
find	O
that	O
the	O
tengu	O
society	O
fretting	O
over	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
shrine	O
on	O
the	O
mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turning	O
their	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
shrine	O
,	O
the	O
Moriya	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
on	O
the	O
mountain	O
,	O
the	O
girls	O
find	O
Sanae	O
Kotiya	O
,	O
the	O
messenger	O
who	O
ordered	O
them	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
her	O
shrine	O
obsolete	O
,	O
Reimu	O
battles	O
Kanako	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
Kanako	O
is	O
convinced	O
to	O
make	O
peace	O
with	O
the	O
tengu	O
and	O
kappa	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
also	O
convinced	O
to	O
accept	O
her	O
as	O
the	O
goddess	O
of	O
Youkai	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Extra	O
Stage	O
,	O
Reimu	O
and	O
Marisa	O
hear	O
of	O
a	O
rumor	O
that	O
another	O
god	O
lives	O
in	O
the	O
Moriya	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
so	O
set	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
mountain	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
they	O
meet	O
the	O
true	O
god	O
of	O
the	O
Moriya	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
,	O
Suwako	O
Moriya	O
,	O
who	O
demands	O
the	O
girls	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZUN	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
was	O
never	O
resolved	O
in	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
so	O
that	O
future	O
instalments	O
like	O
Subterranean	B-Application
Animism	I-Application
can	O
base	O
their	O
stories	O
on	O
the	O
loose	O
ends	O
created	O
in	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reimu	O
Hakurei	O
( 博麗	O
霊夢	O
)	O
–	O
The	O
miko	O
of	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
,	O
who	O
investigates	O
the	O
mountain	O
after	O
being	O
ordered	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
the	O
wind	O
priestess	O
of	O
Moriya	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
her	O
attacks	O
are	O
modelled	O
after	O
miracles	O
and	O
winds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kanako	O
Yasaka	O
( 八坂	O
神奈子	O
)	O
–	O
Final	O
stage	O
boss	O
and	O
extra	O
stage	O
midboss	O
,	O
the	O
goddess	O
of	O
Moriya	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
deity	O
Takeminakata	O
and	O
his	O
consort	O
Yasakatome	O
,	O
the	O
gods	O
of	O
Suwa	O
Shrine	O
in	O
Nagano	O
Prefecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
planned	O
to	O
move	O
Moriya	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Outside	O
World	O
into	O
Gensokyo	O
to	O
draw	O
on	O
its	O
spiritual	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suwako	O
Moriya	O
( 洩矢	O
諏訪子	O
)	O
–	O
Extra	O
boss	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
hidden	O
goddess	O
of	O
Moriya	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
who	O
controls	O
divine	O
spirits	O
known	O
as	O
Mishaguji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
ZUN	O
had	O
achieved	O
his	O
original	O
goal	O
of	O
making	O
three	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
had	O
thoughts	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
simplistic	O
nature	O
of	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
,	O
he	O
shelved	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
spinoff	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Afterword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2004-8-15	O
From	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
to	O
Phantasmagoria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Flower	I-Application
View	I-Application
,	O
ZUN	O
created	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
Touhou	B-Application
game	O
per	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
in	O
2006	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
job	O
at	O
Taito	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
insufficient	O
time	O
and	O
energy	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
ZUN	O
did	O
not	O
expect	O
that	O
Touhou	B-Application
would	O
have	O
sufficient	O
popularity	O
to	O
warrant	O
another	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
surprised	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2006	O
,	O
its	O
popularity	O
continued	O
to	O
grow	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Suwa	O
myths	O
familiar	O
to	O
ZUN	O
from	O
his	O
youth	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
says	O
have	O
a	O
nostalgic	O
sentiment	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Special	O
Afterword	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
's	O
design	O
philosophy	O
was	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
did	O
not	O
inherit	O
the	O
Spell	O
Practice	O
mode	O
from	O
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
nor	O
the	O
unique	O
player	O
spell	O
cards	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Shoot	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bullet	I-Application
as	O
prototype	O
,	O
ZUN	O
extended	O
the	O
spinoff	O
game	O
into	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
,	O
thus	O
starting	O
off	O
from	O
scratch	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
models	O
of	O
his	O
well-established	O
games.Ichijinsha	O
,	O
p.106	O
ZUN	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
revamp	O
the	O
game	O
system	O
and	O
remove	O
existing	O
features	O
freely	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
doujin	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
alongside	O
Subterranean	B-Application
Animism	I-Application
and	O
Undefined	B-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Object	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
was	O
lauded	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Yukikuni	O
Sasayama	O
of	O
4Gamer.net	O
noted	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
bullet	O
patterns	O
have	O
become	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
past	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
durations	O
of	O
the	O
patterns	O
have	O
become	O
shorter	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
outlast	O
the	O
patterns.Sasayama	O
,	O
Yukikuni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
:	O
24	O
screenshots	O
and	O
an	O
analysis	O
on	O
where	O
it	O
stands	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
( 「東方風神録」のSS	O
24点とゲームの立ち位置に関する一考察	O
)	O
,	O
4Gamer.net,	O
2007-09-13	O
Sasayama	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
spellcard-centric	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
encouraging	O
bombing	O
throughout	O
the	O
stage	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
reaches	O
the	O
bosses	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
perform	O
spell	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hence	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
lets	O
the	O
players	O
experience	O
the	O
rhythmic	O
onslaught	O
of	O
spell	O
cards	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
reason	O
why	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
did	O
not	O
inherit	O
the	O
Spell	O
Practice	O
mode	O
from	O
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
since	O
it	O
fragments	O
the	O
spell	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
brought	O
many	O
fans	O
from	O
outside	O
of	O
Nagano	O
Prefecture	O
to	O
the	O
shrines	O
of	O
Suwa	O
,	O
the	O
place	O
from	O
which	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
drew	O
its	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
100%	O
of	O
user	O
reviews	O
were	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
