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| Developer(s): | Sega |
| Publisher(s): | Sega
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| Release Date: | Playstation 4 version:
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| Genre: | Action Role-Playing Game, Dating Sim, Visual Novel |
| Platform(s): | PlayStation 4 |
| Mode(s): | Single-player |
| Series: | Video Games |
Sakura Wars (2019) (新サクラ大戦, Shin Sakura Taisen) Is the sixth main entry game in the Sakura Wars franchise. The game was released in Japan and Asia on December 12th, 2019 and North America and Europe on April 28th, 2020 for the Sony Playstation 4.
Unlike the previous mainline Sakura Wars games, which were developed by Red Company and Overworks, Sakura Wars (2019) was developed internally by SEGA. It is the first game to not have any creative oversight by Oji Hiroi, with only Kohei Tanaka returning to compose the soundtrack.
The combat stage is a hack 'n slash action battle system in which you play as the Flower Division against demonic forces. Each flower division member has a unique weapon and different abilities that can radically change the combat experience.
Story[]
Sakura Wars (2019) takes place in Taisho Era 29 (1940), twelve years after the events of Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love. Ten years before the events of the story, an event known as the Great Demon War devastated the Combat Revues of Tokyo, Paris, and New York, and their members have been missing since. In the aftermath, new combat revues were founded by various countries and the WLOF (World Luxury Operatic Federation) to defend against continuing Demonic invasions.
Every two years, the various revues come together to compete in the Combat Revue World Games, a performance and combat based tournament to show effectiveness in entertaining and defending the general public.
In the Imperial Capital, Tokyo, former Imperial Navy Captain Seijuro Kamiyama has been tasked with leading the Flower Division of the new Imperial Combat Revue. Not only must he fight against the threat of the demonic forces, but he also must help bring the Grand Imperial Theater back to its former glory by winning the Combat Revue World Games.
Gameplay[]
Like the previous entries in the series, Sakura Wars (2019) was built as a Dramatic Adventure Game with the player not only fighting enemies but also interacting with their team. In the adventure stage, you can freely explore the Grand Imperial Theatre and the city of Tokyo and interact with various characters throughout the city. During conversation, the player is able to the LIPS system to make choices for what to say in the conversation leading to different responses which can either raise or lower affection towards the player.
Characters[]
- Seijuro Kamiyama (Voice Actor: Yohei Azakami) - The twenty-year-old protagonist of Sakura Wars (2019), formerly a captain in the Imperial Navy. He has been assigned to lead the reborn Imperial Combat Revue's Flower Division.
- Sakura Amamiya (Voice Actor: Ayane Sakura) - A seventeen-year-old novice member of the Flower Division. She idolizes the top star of the old Flower Division Sakura Shinguji and wishes to return the Flower Division to its former glory.
- Hatsuho Shinonome (Voice Actor: Maaya Uchida) - A seventeen-year-old shrine maiden of the Shinonome Shrine. She loves her hometown of Shitamachi and the festivals and people in it. Despite her brazen nature, she's a mediator of the members of the Flower Division
- Clarissa "Claris" Snowflake (Voice Actor: Saori Hayami) - A sixteen-year-old Luxembourgian who loves reading. Her family practice the sinisterart of Libromancy which has a dark history, which brings Claris great distress.
- Azami Mochizuki (Voice Actor: Hibiku Yamamura) - A thirteen-year-old descendant of the Mochizuki ninja clan. She is a prodigy that has mastered martial arts, weapons, tactics, and more.
- Anastasia Palma (Voice Actor: Ayaka Fukuhara) - A nineteen-year-old Greek actress. She was formerly a star on the stages of Europe before transferring to the Imperial Combat Revue.
- Sumire Kanzaki (Voice actor: Michie Tomizawa) - A member of the original Imperial Combat Revue's Flower Division who is now the director of the Great Imperial Theater and commander of the reborn Imperial Combat Revue.
- Yaksha (Voice Actor: Chisa Yokoyama) - A greater demon who searches for an item called the "Imperial Key". She bears a striking resemblance to the original star of the old Flower Division, but what are her identity, motives, and goals?
Development[]
Sakura Wars (2019) was first revealed at SEGA Fes 2018 as Project Sakura Wars with a short teaser trailer. Shun Nakamura of SEGA CS2 revealed that the team behind Valkyria Chronicles would be working on the project. At SEGA Fes 2019, the title was officially unveiled with a reveal trailer. Shortly after, SEGA also announced Project Sakura Wars would be aiming for a worldwide release, the first published by Sega.
Long-time composer Kohei Tanaka returned to compose the score while the story structure was handled by Jiro Ishii, the writer of 428: Shibuya Scramble. Project Sakura Wars was the first title whose main character designs were not done by Kosuke Fujishima instead they were done by Tite Kubo, best known for his long-running manga Bleach.
Gallery[]
.jpg "Imperial Combat Revue 2019 (Tite Kubo).jpg (173 KB)")
.jpg "ICR Support Characters 2019 (Tite Kubo).jpg (172 KB)")
External Links[]
- New Sakura Wars Japanese Site
- New Sakura Wars Taiwanese Site
- New Sakura Wars Korean Site
- Sakura Wars (2019) Site
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