Great news! I liked Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love when I got it for $20 on my Wii a few years ago, so I'm definitely interested in this. Hopefully, it gets localized!
New Sakura Wars Game Announced
- Thread starter Shard Shinjuku
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This was a nice surprise, and honestly the thing I was most glad to see in the presentation. Even if the West has missed most of the series it always seemed weird that it ended the way it did considering how much of a large presence it had in Japan. Also seeing Sega actually be willing to give an old IP another shot, and based on the fan polling no less, shows the positive chances they're willing to take just like with VC. It also seems like a series that could've been doing really well given the success of similar games in its....number of genres. Hell if they could get modern Kohei Tanaka back on the music and with some budget then you'd already have a runner for the GOAT of that year based on music alone.
Also for anyone wanting an idea of the franchise as a whole, I recall this video being a pretty comprehensive detail of the passion behind its inception and its successes from then until when it dropped off the map (does contain spoilers).
Also for anyone wanting an idea of the franchise as a whole, I recall this video being a pretty comprehensive detail of the passion behind its inception and its successes from then until when it dropped off the map (does contain spoilers).
:x
Edit: beat x2
PS2, Wii, Year of the Lord Two-Thousand-and-Ten. Game had been out for five years in Japan by that point, and it was NISA that localized it instead of Sega.
Success Recipe Confirmed.
EDIT: And apparently localization work on it took literally longer than the game's development in the first place.
NISA also did things "right" for the PS2 version and it has a disc with English voices and a disc with Japanese voices. The Wii port (which was made for the US, iirc) only has English.
Some info from the event
-We decided to make it after it won the franchise revival poll
-It has been 13 years since Sakura Taisen 5, we are making something that's good on latest platform with great contents
-The CEO himself is leading the project and will deliver "best quality possible," and Sega group is working their best for this.
-Will have announcement event later
http://gamebiz.jp/?p=208623
-We decided to make it after it won the franchise revival poll
-It has been 13 years since Sakura Taisen 5, we are making something that's good on latest platform with great contents
-The CEO himself is leading the project and will deliver "best quality possible," and Sega group is working their best for this.
-Will have announcement event later
http://gamebiz.jp/?p=208623
The PS2 version was a success at the time having above average sales, but it couldn't offset the huge bomb that it was the wii version.
Yeah, seems like it's gonna be a big release. They even made a napkin to commemorate its project announcement.
Yeah honestly everything around SW5's localization comes across as a massive "What were they thinking?" in regards to such an absurdly expensive localization process for such a niche game.
The sad part is, from what I've read is that Sega tried multiple times prior to localize Sakura Wars 3 and 4, but every time they managed to pass internal hurdles they got shot down by Sony and/or the Retail Mafia (Thank god for the Digital revolution), and Persona 4's success making Sony & Retail begin to take anime games seriously is basically the only reason SW5 localization was able to be a reality at all.
You forgot it being like, the last PS2 localized games ever made.
Damn, I lost count of how many times I watched this intro video back in the time when it had just been released in Japan without any hope of a western release. :(
Sure, good job. :D
Wasn't the Wii release US/Europe only?
To be frank I'm ok with Saito's boobs lol. Or give me anything than the shitty generic artstyle in modern Shining series.
So whats the big deal with this franchise? Didn't even know any of these got ported until this thread.
Oh shit this is unexpected. Will be waiting for news regarding a localization before getting excited.
Personally I want them to go back to the styles done like the first two games. The characters looked perfect then. The fifth game however had too many characters that looked to young thanks to the "moe" boom. Bring back the styles like the original and I'll be happy.
However I know the chances of that happening are slim to none.
No info yet but I assume he will. If not, I would like Hidenori Matsubara to do it (or at least do the official artworks)
interesting
never tried Sakura Wars
looked for the wii version but never found it
might try this one or the wii one if they ever make it an e-shop downoad
never tried Sakura Wars
looked for the wii version but never found it
might try this one or the wii one if they ever make it an e-shop downoad
The extra bizarre part of that is that NISA didn't pick it. Red approached Idea Factory to make the Wii port of 5, and IF recommend NISA for the localization. Sega and/or Red always intended 5 to get localized ever since it came out according to the quickly abandoned world project (fortunately we were spared the prequel).
I don't know if Sega West was annoyed at the Sakura Wars 5 localization, but they did make sure to release three niche Sega Japan games the same month: Resonance of Fate, Infinite Space, and Yakuza 3.
Localization begging should be bannable
Reasoning? Same as port begging
Not every game needs a port. Not every game needs a localization and cherry blossoms is specific to japan
Reasoning? Same as port begging
Not every game needs a port. Not every game needs a localization and cherry blossoms is specific to japan
I don't know man. There is a difference between getting a different console, and learning Japanese.
Give them time they somehow came out with a Shenmue remaster and a new Sakura wars game. If we leave them alone for long enough it'll happen eventually.
The concept of Sakura is unique to japan so i hope they dont make the game with foreigners in mind. Being afraid to cater to your own society first is dumb.
They can localize it when its done and the dev resources are spent
Yeah, who knows if the new one will even be localized.
Plus, shit, I think I have it on the Wii too. lol
What's it better on?
Please please please be an actual console/PC content filled title like the others. Sakura Wars V was fantastic, and one of the reasons I originally learned how to read kanji was so I could play the others. Any amount of money if this is a mainline entry in the series.
should be, he is still doing art for them, like this figure that is coming out next year.
It was fun seeing her back in the Project X-Zones. Although we probably won't get a Segata Sanshiro cameo in this one. ;p
Thanks, still have my PS2 hooked up for RE Outbreak.
Thanks, still have my PS2 hooked up for RE Outbreak.
What's sad is, this isn't the worst post I've read on ERA.
But that's not an endorsement. I think my eyes rolled into the back of my head reading this post.
Hopefully we get Hiro Ouji, alongside with Hidenori Matsubara (of course Kosuke Fujishima as well) It wouldn't be Sakura Taisen without Fujishima/Matsubara
:x
Edit: beat x2
Only game I sought to buy after renting.
Fucking pumped for the return.