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Official hype thread: This is Sakura Wars, and this is why YOU should be excited!!
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VegaShinra
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Maybe the voice part is, but not the collectors item art cover.duckroll said:
I just saw the press release for it along with Atelier Annie and the Disgaea 3 trophy stuff. Silconera is a few days ahead of the NISA PR team apparently.
octopusman
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I finished Sakura Taisen 3 recently and I'm not going to lie, I was kinda underwhelmed. it had a lot of good parts in the story, action parts with the Koubos (which may look kinda strange at first but then you really start to like the design, I wish I could get a hobby model of one of those.), I liked the modern aspect of the game and the battle system. But some of the dialogue was just to...JRPG, I never felt that I truly connected with many of the characters, I'll admit, part of the problem was the flipping from translation guide, but nevertheless nothing ever really stuck out, my end girl
relationship with the MC seemed rushed towards the end.
I'll try ST 1 & 2 are they any better?
Lobelia
I'll try ST 1 & 2 are they any better?
octopusman
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Whoa! you pre order for other people! that is SO AWESOME!RurouniZel said:
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octopusman said:
Only when it's a game I REALLY care about and want other people to play.
octopusman said:
Yes they are. If you're going to play the PSP version, I would highly recommend having custom firmware so you can play directly off the ISO and lose the load times. Saturn and Dreamcast don't really have this problem though.
Apparently some screens on the game's site: http://www.sakurawars.us/
And the full page ad that will be in Nintendo Power: http://www.sakurawars.us/img/NPad.jpg
And the full page ad that will be in Nintendo Power: http://www.sakurawars.us/img/NPad.jpg
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Volcynika said:
Wow, this is what I get for being out all day! Wonderful find, OP updated with link and image!! :-D I'm getting more and more excited with each day it draws closer!
bistromathics
facing a bright new dawn
color me hyped
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kiryogi said:
o_o They did? I must have missed that, link?
Dedication Through Light
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Wow the youtube video really sold me on the game. I guess we have to wait until September 24 for the english versions video?
The special edition is only going to be available on the site that NIS uses as their seller, right?
The special edition is only going to be available on the site that NIS uses as their seller, right?
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Someone should let me know when we can preorder the game from amazon.
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Dedication Through Light said:
I think the Premium with special item may be website only, but as far as I understand it, the 2-disc set is standard.
Hcoregamer00 said:
Just checked, pre-order is up.
PS2
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002DC8GW2/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Wii
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002DC8GWC/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Right now they're listing the Wii version as $10 more though, I wonder if that's official or if that's just Amazon. I hope they're the same price, but I suppose only time will tell.
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Dedication Through Light
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I think Ill just check back closer to see if "rosenqueen' will offer anything with it, though I also preordered from Amazon today.
RurouniZel said:
That said, they changed Rika's name too D:
In Nintendo Power.
The New York Combat Revue:
Gemini Sunrise
Cheiron Archer (changed)
Rosita Aries (partially changed)
Diana Caprice
Subaru Kujou
Ratchet Altair
Other interesting tidbits:
Largest project in NISA's history
70,000 lines of text
10,000 voiceovers (that means FULL! XD)
Wii-specific functionality includes pointer controls for camera
Dual disk packaging plus bonus item TBA
NISA's Ryuta Sato: "Our localization team put in a lot of time on this title because we know that there is a huge fan base for the Sakura Wars series, and we wanted to make sure everything was perfect"
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Well, that's what I get for being out a week. Not sure what to think of Sagitta's name change (doesn't make much sense to me unless I'm missing something). Rikurita's I can kinda understand, Rosita does sound a little more like a Spanish name.
The other names are the same though, and it's not the first time N1's changed a name or two (Disgaea 2's Akutare becoming Axel off the top of my head). I'll get over it.
The other names are the same though, and it's not the first time N1's changed a name or two (Disgaea 2's Akutare becoming Axel off the top of my head). I'll get over it.
RurouniZel said:Well, that's what I get for being out a week. Not sure what to think of Sagitta's name change (doesn't make much sense to me unless I'm missing something). Rikurita's I can kinda understand, Rosita does sound a little more like a Spanish name.
The other names are the same though, and it's not the first time N1's changed a name or two (Disgaea 2's Akutare becoming Axel off the top of my head). I'll get over it.
Did you miss the bit how they're now called the New York COMBAT Revue as well? not as big of a deal but stilll a change. Sagittas makes sense in the fact that the girls were named after constellations. But Sagitta was the only one that didn't have a star-based name. Eeeeh about it but what can you say?
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kiryogi said:
Actually, I thought Sagitta was supposed to be a shortening of Sagittarius. Either way, names I can deal with so long as they don't muck with the story and personalities of the characters.
GameStop has the same pricing, which is a bummer, but unless the Wii version is somehow different, I'll have to plan on getting yet another PS2 game. The Nintendo Power article really piqued my interest.RurouniZel said:
Crazymoogle
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Really would like to know if they Wii-ified the game at all; or if I need to boot up the PS2.
Also, damn you OP. I said I wouldn't go back to PS2 JRPGs and now this! :lol
Also, damn you OP. I said I wouldn't go back to PS2 JRPGs and now this! :lol
AtomskEater
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Still waiting to see if there will be any preorder goodies, but I'm overjoyed at ST finally getting a shot in English, no matter how late.
pancakesandsex
Member
Pre ordered. This is NISA's last chance for me. If they fuck this up, never again.
That follows from GameStop's listing. Amazon's probably the one behind in this case.Jucksalbe said:
Usually niche games get drowned in a 4th quarter of big budget games. Now all the niche games are going to beat each other up in January. I already have 4 on my list, now 5 - 4 on the Wii alone!
AtomskEater
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kiryogi said:
At this point I can't be too picky. :x
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AtomskEater said:
I share your sentiments.
Jucksalbe said:
My initial reaction to this is "That would suck," but by the same token, if a Jan or Feb release would mean better sales outside of the higher profile games during the Christmas blitz, I think it would be a smart thing to do.
Though I'm not gonna update the OP on that until I get 100% confirmation.
Lateraleye
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Seriously! Q1 is gonna be the new holiday quarter from here on out with all the stuff that got pushed back, both niche and mainstream.botticus said:
About Sakura Wars, I'm keeping a sharp eye out for reviews. I always wanted to know more info since it was mega hyped among the hardcore back in its heyday. If the strategy RPG parts aren't too complex I'll probably buy it.
there's a new trailer out from a few days ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F5ImyUMbLQ&feature=player_embedded
yeah, the accent is pretty cringe worthy, but it also says winter 2009. Dare i hope?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F5ImyUMbLQ&feature=player_embedded
yeah, the accent is pretty cringe worthy, but it also says winter 2009. Dare i hope?
doomed1 said:there's a new trailer out from a few days ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F5ImyUMbLQ&feature=player_embedded
yeah, the accent is pretty cringe worthy, but it also says winter 2009. Dare i hope?
You think that's bad, you should try watching one of the many different anime dubs.
Videogamesplus has the preorders up with a release date of November 10th. Surely that's wrong?
Also, it seems like they will only sell the special edition via Rosenqueen -- at least I haven't seen it listed anywhere else. But then again it's not up there either. I want to make preorder or 2!
Also, it seems like they will only sell the special edition via Rosenqueen -- at least I haven't seen it listed anywhere else. But then again it's not up there either. I want to make preorder or 2!
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doomed1 said:there's a new trailer out from a few days ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F5ImyUMbLQ&feature=player_embedded
yeah, the accent is pretty cringe worthy, but it also says winter 2009. Dare i hope?
Sounds fine to me. Great find! Updating the OP.
pancakesandsex
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doomed1 said:there's a new trailer out from a few days ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F5ImyUMbLQ&feature=player_embedded
yeah, the accent is pretty cringe worthy, but it also says winter 2009. Dare i hope?
You are aware of which character the accent is FOR right? I'll give you two guesses.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Hopefully there is no delay, most of the hyped game are being pushed back to 2010.
Sakura Wars will be even more swamped being released in Q1 and Q2 2010.
Sakura Wars will be even more swamped being released in Q1 and Q2 2010.
Dedication Through Light
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SuperJ said:
Oh great, now I will have to pick this up, Fragile, and Arc Rise Fantasia X_X
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SuperJ said:
I consider Amazon to be a fairly reliable source. I will update the OP. Kinda sucks, but at the same time, it's probably for the best, and at least means N1 isn't rushing the localization (er, not TOO much anyway) ^^
Dedication Through Light
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RurouniZel said:
Werent they doing The Last Rebellion too? That like dropped of the radar completely.
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Dedication Through Light said:
Yeah, I haven't heard anything on that myself.
Nisa released a promotional trailer today.
http://www.sakurawars.us/movie_hres.html
This reminds me, I need to preorder this game still, but I'm gonna wait a bit still.
http://www.sakurawars.us/movie_hres.html
This reminds me, I need to preorder this game still, but I'm gonna wait a bit still.
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Lain said:
Awesome, OP updated.
Crazymoogle
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RurouniZel said:
Interesting, says "Winter 2009 / 2010"...does that mean the new date is confirmed, or they're not sure if it will hit in December yet?
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Crazymoogle said:
It puzzles me as well. Maybe it's 2010/fiscal year 2009? o_o