New Sakura Wars combat footage

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Even though the genre change weirded me out at first the game is looking just gorgeous. Really happy to see so much love being poured into it and can't wait to play it.

The world deserves a decent action Sakura Taisen, still haunted by ST V Episode 0.

 

[Brix]

Wow this looks great. Definitely on my radar now.

 

[Eien1no1Yami]

Is Kohei Tanaka the most underappreciated video game composer of all time?

The answer is yes.

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Acquiescence have you listened to the Berlin theme?
It's really cool, Tanaka always delivers :P

 

[Deleted member 48434]

That number on the right, is that a combo/hit counter?
I don't think words can describe how much I hate Platinum style combat.
I've never played a Sakura wars before, but if this plays anything like dmc or Bayo, then it's dead to me. And that'd be quite upsetting, because everything else looks very nice.

 

[Eien1no1Yami]

That number on the right, is that a combo/hit counter?
I don't think words can describe how much I hate Platinum style combat.
I've never played a Sakura wars before, but if this plays anything like dmc or Bayo, then it's dead to me. And that'd be quite upsetting, because everything else looks very nice.

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It plays like a simple action game and it has a perfect dodge like Bayo, but as I always say keep in mind that
Sakura Wars is a VN/Adventure game rather than anything else.Most of the time you'll just be roaming around
the theater and Ginza talking to people.

 

[Deleted member 48434]

It plays like a simple action game and it has a perfect dodge like Bayo, but as I always say keep in mind that
Sakura Wars is a VN/Adventure game rather than anything else.Most of the time you'll just be roaming around
the theater and Ginza talking to people.

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The VN side sounds very nice, and it has my interest.
That's why I'm so nervous about the combat, It would be upsetting to have the combat in this end up feeling like irritating tumor growing off to the side.
Non-action games have perfect dodge too, like BOTW.

 

[Tailzo]

I wanted it to be a srpg. But honestly, this looks great too.

 

[Nightengale]

I mean...what were they thinking really?What it this exactly?I doesn't make any sense......

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The fishnets?

It's cause she's a ninja.

 

[Eien1no1Yami]

The fishnets?

It's cause she's a ninja.

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I'm talking about the low skirt.She's the only one that has one and she''s only 13.
I mean the adult girls have way more decent clothes than her.Even Anastasia
has a diagonal one which is really nice.
Again the design is really bad, it doesn't make any sense to me.

 

[BakedTanooki]

Gameplay looks very cool and fun to me :) Day 1.

 

[DangerMouse]

This is looking really good. I just wish there was an English dub, and it'd probably help a lot for western sales.

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Me too.

Can't wait for this, and it's looking great despite me preferring it stayed a SRPG, I would really love to see a dub. The ingame versions of the characters are looking fantastic.

Is Kohei Tanaka the most underappreciated video game composer of all time?

The answer is yes.

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Yup, one of my favs.

 

[Ravage]

Looks great! I'm a little confused about the battle mechanics though...it seems that it has a Ys-style "party" system which switches out the character you are controlling but I definitely spied scenes where there are two mechs on the field at once.

 

[Mediking]

Day one

 

[Velezcora]

An English dub wouldn't really fit this kind of game. Maybe open yourself up to a bit of culture for once. :p

 

[bulletyen]

The super deformed proportions of the mechas are really not doing the combat any favors.

 

[DangerMouse]

An English dub wouldn't really fit this kind of game. Maybe open yourself up to a bit of culture for once. :p

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Huh? Heck, one of the other games in the series already got one so there's nothing about it that wouldn't fit one lol.
Will obviously play it still subbed anyway, but there'd really be nothing stopping this from fitting a dub as well.

 

[Virtua King]

Huh? Heck, one of the other games in the series already got one so there's nothing about it that wouldn't fit one lol.
Will obviously play it subbed anyway, but there'd really be nothing stopping this from fitting a dub as well.

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I feel the same. Plus, if FOTNS: Lost Paradise and Judgement got dubs, I don't see why this game shouldn't when it's probably even more suitable to have one than either.

 

[DangerMouse]

I feel the same. Plus, if FOTNS: Lost Paradise and Judgement got dubs, I don't see why this game shouldn't when it's probably even more suitable to have one than either.

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Yeah.

 

[Virtua King]

Over 20 minutes of off-screen footage:




I'm really digging the presentation, but I guess that's the Hedgehog Engine 2 for ya.

 

[Jonathan Lanza]

An English dub wouldn't really fit this kind of game. Maybe open yourself up to a bit of culture for once. :p

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Don't be a rube. Dubs for many people are a purely accessibility option.

 

[mugurumakensei]

Over 20 minutes of off-screen footage:




I'm really digging the presentation, but I guess that's the Hedgehog Engine 2 for ya.

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Also that's Tite Kubo's designs for you.
I need a fashion manga by Tite Kubo. The story doesn't need to make sense.

 

[Velezcora]

Don't be a rube. Dubs for many people are a purely accessibility option.

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I know I'm just being cheeky :p

 

[Virtua King]

Also that's Tite Kubo's designs for you.
I need a fashion manga by Tite Kubo. The story doesn't need to make sense.

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lol, well that's basically what Bleach became during the last arc since the story was a mess, but yeah, his artwork is great.

 

[NoKisum]

Also that's Tite Kubo's designs for you.
I need a fashion manga by Tite Kubo. The story doesn't need to make sense.

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I keep telling people that he needs to work with a bunch of pro cosplayers, dress them in suits and outfits from the original manga, and put out an official clothing line called Bleach. I'd easily buy any of Renji's outfits.

 

[Imitatio]

I'm quite surprised how good this looks! Now that's a game I'd turn on my PS4 for again.

 

[flashman92]

Tomorrow's stream schedule says there will be a surprising new announcement.

Ports of the older games are probably out of the question, right?

 

[Eien1no1Yami]

Tomorrow's stream schedule says there will be a surprising new announcement.

Ports of the older games are probably out of the question, right?

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There is one character they haven't shown yet and keep it a tight secret.
It's the question mark you see when they present the bromaids in every live stream.

 

[CharlesAznable]

Man I was already looking forward to this but those new trailers have me s hyped! Game looks amazing.

 

[Korigama]

Wasn't expecting so many to have no idea that mechs were a major focus in this series. Of course, most seem just as surprised to know that these are also dating sims.

 

[banshee150]

I've been heading a translation project for the first game for the Saturn since last year with the help of a dozen translators. Cj_iwakura has been working on editing the translated script. It's nearly done. Should be out shortly. You'll be able to run it on an emulator or a Saturn.

I'm digging the action battle system here.

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Any plans for the other ones?

 

[Hucast]

The cutscenes look great. The gameplay looks bad. Even roaming is very stiff in the animation

 

[SonicX_Zero]

Is this some sort of reboot for the series? I've never played any of the games but I've heard of them, also I've only watched the tv series which aired like almost 19 years ago so I was kinda hoping to see some of the original characters.

 

[Eien1no1Yami]

Is this some sort of reboot for the series? I've never played any of the games but I've heard of them, also I've only watched the tv series which aired like almost 19 years ago so I was kinda hoping to see some of the original characters.

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It's more of a soft reboot, something like the new God of War game.
There are some returning characters, like Kanzaki Sumire and probably Shinguchi Sakura

 

[Jawmuncher]

So this is a mech game? My only knowledge of the series is PxZ so I thought it would be about the characters with mechs here and there.

 

[Eien1no1Yami]

So this is a mech game? My only knowledge of the series is PxZ so I thought it would be about the characters with mechs here and there.

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This is a VN/Adventure game first and foremost with some mecha battles in-between.
In the previous games the mecha battle gameplay had SRPG elements.
Now the battle gameplay has Action elements

 

[SonicX_Zero]

It's more of a soft reboot, something like the new God of War game.
There are some returning characters, like Kanzaki Sumire and probably Shinguchi Sakura

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Sumire is in? Damn! i'm definitely onboard!

 

[The Anonymous Wizard]

So, 3 things!

1) Kinda funny, kinda depressing so many people didn't know Sakura Taisen is a Mech game

2) Combat was never really the main focus of the series, I felt it was always a 60/40 split with the story and relationship development taking centre stage. This game appears to be a more 50/50 split with combat.

3) I was concerned with the change in combat at first, but having seen the gameplay, I think it looks super fun! Production values are clearly pretty high on this one all round.

 

[mudai]

All over my face. This looks great and exactly what I hoped when they said that they're switching from strategy to an action battle system.

 

[Deleted member 37233]

Is this confirmed for a western release? And for PC?

 

[Orioto]

Is Kohei Tanaka the most underappreciated video game composer of all time?

The answer is yes.

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It is indeed

 

[sandboxgod]

I like the art style a lot of those mechs

 

[Puffy]

Oh, it's a mech game...

 

[Gunny T Highway]

After seeing the combat I am actually stoked about the change to an Action RPG. It looks great.

 

[sibarraz]

Gotta admit, this 2 trailers made me more excited than the original reveal

 

[bulletyen]

Huh? Heck, one of the other games in the series already got one so there's nothing about it that wouldn't fit one lol.
Will obviously play it still subbed anyway, but there'd really be nothing stopping this from fitting a dub as well.

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What, you mean the only Sakura Wars game prior to this one that was released in the US? And the only game where the setting is in New York? Pretty poor precedent if you ask me.

1) Kinda funny, kinda depressing so many people didn't know Sakura Taisen is a Mech game

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Well only one entry has been released in the west, so...

 

[MikeProtagonist]

Looking pretty good, but I'm afraid that the localized version will be released around Final Fantasy VII and that would definitely not do it any favours.

 

[Terraforce]

Hopefully it gets localized soon. Can't wait to jump in.

 

[Leo-Tyrant]

Looks pretty good. I like the texture work in the mech and human bodies, very clean.

 

[DangerMouse]

Over 20 minutes of off-screen footage:




I'm really digging the presentation, but I guess that's the Hedgehog Engine 2 for ya.

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Nice!

 

[RiZ IV]

Any plans for the other ones?

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I'd love to, but unfortunately these things require a ton of time to do. If I started another translation project, my wife would kill me lol. Perhaps eventually I will. I did take a peek at the files for the second game to see if it had a similar layout and file formats and of course it didn't. Japanese devs from that era were notorious from writing every game basically from scratch.