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Sakura Wars comes to PS4 on April 28 .
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Japanese voice-overs with English, German, French, and Spanish subtitles.
This is not an RPG.It's a 3D visual novel as you said.
Also it's more of a comedy than something really serious, but it has some good dramatic moments.
So the actual plot is kinda cliche but it has great characters, performances,music, atmosphere, dialogue.
There are not a lot of comedy VNs out there, especially with this budget so it's definitely worth it for that alone.
The protagonist Kamiyama is a treasure honestly!
Hey, Jim_Cacher's impressions finally xD.
Glad you liked the game too man, I'm one trophy away from platinuming it :P
Yes, it is a good entry point (not many choices left anyway). It has references to characters in past titles but they do not act as hindrance to new players. You can jump in without knowing anything but I recommend at least knowing the basic premise of the story. If you are interested in finding more, there are TV anime / movies / OVA to catch up on.
It's a good place; I would recommend just knowing the premise and the background of two characters from the first game.
Kanzaki Sumire and Shinguji Sakura
Got it, thanks. Doesn't sound like it's for me, though I might as well keep an eye on it. Summers tend to be a bit slow wrt game releases and I suppose a more comedy-focused VN could work for those sweet sweet summer evenings.
Listen to Eien1no1Yami , Kamiyama is hilarious. Such a great protagonist.
Well, this thread surely gives me motovation haha. Amazing game and I just can't wait to watch the anime.
It both dramatically reduces localization costs as well as reduces the wait for the release. For super niche (and super anime) games like this, it's a very reasonable move.
AI Somnium was fully voiced in English. Sega should spend more money to attract more players.
I'm only really curious about the transalted text when the main character gets punched in the face by the red-hair chick and he ragdolls over. I found it pretty funny. If the localization hits as rather funny overall, I may check it out.
Fair enough, but that doesn't make Sega's lack of a dub unreasonable, just a bummer.
AI don't include french or spanish language tho Both are niche as fuck and Spike and Sega decided to prioritze different stuff, in Sega case they prefer chase the non-English speaker audience in Europe. I don't know how much beloved Sakura Wars in France, but it wouldn't surprise me it sells very well there. Even Spain could be a interesting market for this game.
Thanks for the quick responses!
It's decided, I'll get this =P
(Why April though?!?!?)
Don't know why you quote the creepy note or maybe I have missed a scene with Hatsuho... Anyway, the game is funny overall and I hope the localization can translate it well.
But they do, translating the game to spanish for example...
The Italian guy that wanted Persona in Italian is going to be pissed again over Sega.
Ah, because it was a "walking in on character in the bath" thing or at least that was the location. I don't know the specifics.
Though I do have another question, can you change mechs for combat or can you only play the main character's?
I decided to pass on the Japanese release and wait for the western one.
While April will also be hard time-wise,I will still get the game then.
Excited :)
While April will also be hard time-wise,I will still get the game then.
Excited :)
You can switch between whichever two/three mechs you're given in any given battle.
Surprised that the action is apparently just a small part of the game. It definitely seemed to be more prevalent based on trailers and footage I watched. It looked fun to me.
Not sure if I'm really in the mood for a visual novel. How comparable is it to the daily sim part of Persona?
Not sure if I'm really in the mood for a visual novel. How comparable is it to the daily sim part of Persona?
Whilst that goes without saying, this really, really bears repeating.
Maybe this will get better recognition/exposure if it said Gravity Rush composer confirmed for Sakura Wars ;_;
Ah I see. I have only watched Claris bathroom scene and laughed really hard. But I am a man who treasure loyalty, so I did not watch any other bathroom sequences lol.
I see that your other question is already answered. Hopefully you will enjoy the game if you decide to pick it up.
Yeah another thing worth mentioning is that even though the game does have some ecchi scenes almost, if not all of them are optional and they still pretty mild compared to other games...
So this is not a Senran Kagura type of game, if you buy it for the fan-service alone, you'll be disappointed :P.
Also even though the game is considered a dating sim and has a male protagonist, most of the cast is female characters that all of them ( and I mean all of them) serve a purpose to the story and are not comic relief characters.
So despite some of the fan-service towards male players, I highly recommend this game to female players too (there is even a little bit fan-service towards them too).I know a couple of them who finished it and loved it too.
So this is not a Senran Kagura type of game, if you buy it for the fan-service alone, you'll be disappointed :P.
Also even though the game is considered a dating sim and has a male protagonist, most of the cast is female characters that all of them ( and I mean all of them) serve a purpose to the story and are not comic relief characters.
So despite some of the fan-service towards male players, I highly recommend this game to female players too (there is even a little bit fan-service towards them too).I know a couple of them who finished it and loved it too.
As someone who really enjoys romantic (sub)plots in video games and anime, how prevalent is the love part of the game? Without spoiling anything, can you affect it at all or is everything set in stone?
Reminds me of what they're doing with Yakuza 7 (localised as Yakuza: Like a Dragon) as a kind of 'soft' reboot with a gameplay mix-up (cough)
Yeah, otoh you can play the very well fan translated version of the original done by a member of our site .
At least they have the Like a Dragon subtitle to differentiate it. This has nothing.
Of course, but getting an official localized release is always ideal.
This is where I'm at. I won't pay full price for a sub only game. If they're only going to do half a localization, then I'm only willing to pay half price for it.
Very. Also the game has multiple endings depending on said romantic options.
You pick dialogue options which will affect affinity of each character. A huge part of the game is pursuing the girls while fighting evil, and you will get to their respective ending at the end. So yeah, it is a major part of the game.
Not a fan of the font at all, but ah well. I second that the story segments are interesting, combat is hot garbage.
If anyone's interested, there's a fan translation of the first game *cough*that I totally wasn't involved in*cough* that you can try out to get a feel for the series.
If anyone's interested, there's a fan translation of the first game *cough*that I totally wasn't involved in*cough* that you can try out to get a feel for the series.
If you love romantic plots, oh boy, do I have good news for you :D
