Shanghai Alice Reprise Addresses Generative AI Questions In Touhou Koumakyou Remake
The studio answered AI questions only after the Steam discussion board had already accumulated 118 comments on the same topic, which is where the issue was first raised, before release.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Shanghai Alice Reprise published a statement on its official X account about generative AI use in Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic, the remake released September 10 for PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and Windows. The studio says the title uses commercially available assets and partially uses AI features built into production tools, with staff finishing the work. The Steam discussion board holds 118 comments on the question.
The statement followed questions posted on the Steam store's discussion board about whether AI was used for the higher resolution work, posts that appeared before the game launched. Reprise says the title uses commercially available assets and partially relies on AI features built into production tools, and that staff finish the work by hand while valuing the original's atmosphere. The remake is sold only as a set with the Classic version. On Steam, the review count stood at 3,743 as of September 17, holding an Overwhelmingly Positive rating.
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