>As you may have heard, another team began their own translation project for Sakura Wars… only the Saturn version.
>I thought it seemed silly to make them do double work when we had so much done, so we decided to join forces, Japan and Paris Troupe style.
>The Saturn version is light years ahead of the PC one(re: actually playable), so it’s moving along very well, but we have no intention of giving up on the PC version, it’s just gonna take a bit longer.
We might actually get Sakura Taisen in English sometime within our lifetimes.
I'll believe it when it is finished and released. Also >Announcing such a project to the entire world before it is finished so you can get a C&D card up your ass Fucking retards.
Jacob Cook
SEGA does not C&D fan projects. They've been known to even appreciate such works and burn Nintendo for doing the opposite.
Nolan Harris
Which of the games are the best though? Should I just start with the first one?
Always, always play a series by release order. I've ruined a bunch of series by listening to people about "play first _____, it's the best one".
The only Sakura Wars I've played is 3 (I'm an EOP so I used a script translation posted on GameFAQs) but according to fans it goes from best to worst 2 > 1 > 3 >>> > 4 > 5 2 being a direct continuation to 1 requires the player to play it first.
Lincoln Ward
>Do you own a Saturn and/or a Dreamcast Nope. I'll look into emulators first. It's a shame this caught my interest just as Golden Week is ending.
Zachary Fisher
For the people that view this series very highly, why exactly do you like it? I came across the series when looking for SRPGs and was really let down. Is it one of the best games within the dating sim genre, or is it just so successful because it brought the dating sims to a new audience?
Jose Ortiz
>translation is near completion right before the new game's release >sega axes it just to spite us
It's gonna happen lads.
Benjamin Perry
It was a flagship SEGA title in the 90s. It was literally bundled with the Saturn and Dreamcast and had a huge following. It was a pretty good SRPG on its own but it also had some really innovative VN mechanics too. Choice selection is timed and allowing it to time-out on purpose is also a valid choice.
If you live in Japan you can get the consoles and even the games for a minuscule amount.
sweet, I always did want to play this when I was a kid. I thought I read that it was almost as popular as FF7 in Japan back then.
Andrew Ross
>he doesn't remember Streets of Rage or the time they nuked every Shining video on Youtube
Thomas Reyes
Emulating Sakura Wars is kind of a pain in the ass so I've just been playing through the galaxy angel series.
Ryder Morris
I dunno, this isn't Sonic.
William Wood
>It was a pretty good SRPG on its own No it is not. It is a slog to play and requires zero strategy. I know it's popular, I know what's in the games, I'm hoping to hear why it's heralded as "one of the best jrpgs". Because it certainly isn't because of the srpg part.
Anthony Russell
>the time they nuked every Shining video on Youtube What was the story there? I remember there was some angry fan petition (or something), sega deleted some youtube videos, and sega stopped localized shining games, but I don't recall how everything led to eachother.
Blake Thompson
user you have to judge it on the porn game scale.
Sakura Wars SRPG bits are pretty decent for visual novel SRPG mash up
Brandon Sanchez
It may be an outdated concept these days, but back then the fact you could "play" a harem cliched anime and interact with the characters was mind blowing for japanese audiences, that's why is so fondly remembered in Japan. That and the girls are cute and likeable.
Matthew Jenkins
This is great and all but when will we be able to play Tokimeki memorial in english? you know, the one game that codified visual novels, romance games, japanese high school anime settings, etc?
Carter Richardson
Sega got a new lawyer that got a little too big for his britches. Saw that there was Shining stuff on YouTube and C&D all of them en mass. Needless to say, he was fired.
