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[Shizuka]

• Genre: Otome Visual Novel
• Players: 1
• Developer: Otomate / Idea Factory
• Publisher: Idea Factory International
• Platforms: PlayStation Vita / PlayStation TV
• Release date: May 16th 2017 (North America & Europe)
• Rated M for Mature
• Language: English
• Audio: Japanese
• VNDB listing

Metacritic.

Opencritic.

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds PS Vita Gameplay #1 (Prologue)

Screenshots to come.

Thanks MidnightRain for one more amazing collaboration, thanks Saphirax for the subtitle suggestion, thanks the Otome Community for always keeping the discussion thriving and thanks Idea Factory International for supporting the genre!

 

[Lord of Ostia]

Fantastic OT title.

 

[Flandy]

Is this just a port of the original psp version?

 

[jzbluz]

Good work on the OT. I decided to skip it until the second part is out, but I'll probably be around to hear people's opinion on the new guys.

Is this just a port of the original psp version?

It's an expansion with new routes.

 

[Dandy Crocodile]

Nice OT Shizuka.
Been playing this for review. Honestly it's the best rereleases of the game yet. Enough new content to justify buying again if you haven't played it since it first came out though the core of the game is the same.

 

[Flandy]

Good work on the OT. I decided to skip it until the second part is out, but I'll probably be around to hear people's opinion on the new guys.



It's an expansion with new routes.

Nice OT Shizuka.
Been playing this for review. Honestly it's the best rereleases of the game yet. Enough new content to justify buying again if you haven't played it since it first came out though the core of the game is the same.

I only played the psp version. How much new content has been added since then across the various versions?

 

[Shizuka]

Is this just a port of the original psp version?

It's like you cut the game in half, added new routes and released the other half later. It's not the complete package.

 

[Fournier]

In Europe official release date should be may 19th.

 

[Flandy]

It's like you cut the game in half, added new routes and released the other half later. It's not the complete package.

So they're releasing it in two parts? That seems odd :x

 

[purseowner]

Cackling at the OT title.

Given it's incomplete and I already own the previous version on 3DS, I'll hold off until the second part comes West.

Too busy with Fire Emblem and Utawarerumono anyway. Hopefully it sells well enough to encourage others to release more otome.

 

[Shizuka]

So they're releasing it in two parts? That seems odd :x

It does, and I'm not really a fan of it. Still, with the new routes and expansion, it's a way bigger half than it was before.

 

[TrueDefault]

This game almost has as many ports as Final fantasy 7. I'd rather have Sweet School Life instead.

 

[Hours Left]

Nice OT Shizuka. The title is amazing, though aren't Ronin the wild ones?

The fact that Shinpachi is finally a love option is very welcome but I'm gonna wait until the second half comes out before deciding whether to jump in again.

 

[Aokage]

Nice title! Shouldn't it be the other way around, though...?

Spoiler

I was partial to "Bakumatzoh Ball Soup for the Soul", alas...!

 

[Saphirax]

!

I'm bummed we have to wait for the second part, but at the same time I'm excited to finally go through Hakuoki again.

 

[Shizuka]

Nice title! Shouldn't it be the other way around, though...?

Spoiler

I was partial to "Bakumatzoh Ball Soup for the Soul", alas...!

It's the title for a trophy of the PS3 release.

 

[horkrux]

This game almost has as many ports as Final fantasy 7. I'd rather have Sweet School Life instead.

And they all have different names

I swear, this is so confusing

 

[Saphirax]

This game almost has as many ports as Final fantasy 7. I'd rather have Sweet School Life instead.

SSL isn't that good to begin with . You'd be disappointed.

At least we get more routes this time.

 

[Shizuka]

I just wish Idea Factory International would officially announce the sequel already.

 

[Saphirax]

I just wish Idea Factory International would officially announce the sequel already.

They said they had some announcements. So probably at AX or something.

 

[Shizuka]

They said they had some announcements. So probably at AX or something.

I wonder what's left to announce, Idea Factory and Compile Heart haven't done much in Japan lately.

 

[Saphirax]

I wonder what's left to announce, Idea Factory and Compile Heart haven't done much in Japan lately.

I'm sure they can pull a bunch of Neptunia games out of nowhere .

 

[Shizuka]

I'm sure they can pull a bunch of Neptunia games out of nowhere .

In Japan, sure, but Idea Factory International need games to localize.

 

[Saphirax]

Now that I finally have the game I'm not sure who to go for first.

Maybe Shinpachi.

 

[Shizuka]

From the Otome thread:

"Continue your journey to Edo in Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms, available for the PS Vita in Spring 2018 for NA and EU! http://ideafintl.com/hakuoki-edo/ "

Spring is too far awayyyy.

 

[Linkura]

Do we have a count of exactly how many fucking Hakuoki games are out there?

I played the first on PSP and thought it was fine, but all of these rereleases and spin-offs with unclear titles completely turned me off playing more of the series. It's just exhausting to keep track of.

 

[Shizuka]

Do we have a count of exactly how many fucking Hakuoki games are out there?

I played the first on PSP and thought it was fine, but all of these rereleases and spin-offs with unclear titles completely turned me off playing more of the series. It's just exhausting to keep track of.

Basically the same game: PSP, iOS, PS3 and 3DS.

Musou spin-off: PSP.

First part of the remake: Vita, PC.

Second part of the remake: Vita (upcoming), PC (inevitable).

 

[Saphirax]

Do we have a count of exactly how many fucking Hakuoki games are out there?

I played the first on PSP and thought it was fine, but all of these rereleases and spin-offs with unclear titles completely turned me off playing more of the series. It's just exhausting to keep track of.

Started on PS2. Got ported to PSP, 3DS, mobile, PS3, Steam, Vita and PS4 . Oh and there's a musou-like spinoff and another VN with a male protagonist. There's also Hakuoki AU - Sweet School Life.

If you want the best version just get the two Vita/Steam games - Kyoto Winds and Edo Blossoms (not out yet). Alternatively, if IFI ever brings the ps4 (which is a port of KW and EB on one disc) port that'll be the one to get.