Sales, etc: Support group for Sakura Taisen addicts

[Kari]

I...personally found the movie rather slow and boring, and the plot jumped around too much for my tastes I liked the second and fifth OVAs much better.

[nunubx]

Well, now that Sony won't accept it, there is only one thing left to do...send that Sakura Wars over to Microsoft son. Seriously, MS doesn't give a damn what it is, they'll approve it anyways because they follow this very simple rule: If it requires you to press a button anytime during the game, IT WILL BE PLAYED. I think that's the main reason MS even has a indie gaming section filled with crappy games and also the main reason why the Kinect even exist, because they want to see what would happen if you combine a hi-tec camera and mic with a controller (This assuming of course that you can even USE a controller with Kinect.).

[bloodyaftertaste]

Well, now that Sony won't accept it, there is only one thing left to do...send that Sakura Wars over to Microsoft son. Seriously, MS doesn't give a damn what it is, they'll approve it anyways because they follow this very simple rule: If it requires you to press a button anytime during the game, IT WILL BE PLAYED. I think that's the main reason MS even has a indie gaming section filled with crappy games and also the main reason why the Kinect even exist, because they want to see what would happen if you combine a hi-tec camera and mic with a controller (This assuming of course that you can even USE a controller with Kinect.).

But with Kinect there are no buttons, so a game doesn't even need buttons anymore

[Rarutos]

I don't think the game sold absolutely horrible, I think it just wasn't up to their expectations. Then again, who really knows besides the company itself?

I still have a sliver of hope for more Sakura Taisen. If not Sakura Taisen 1 & 2 then maybe, just maybe a port of the first game's Remake to the Wii or something. I don't care if there's no PS2 version, I'll buy it! In fact, I kind of want to buy more copies of So Long, My Love just to support it but... Well, money issues. :l

Oh well, hopefully not all hope is lost!

As for the movie, the only really good thing about it was Ratchet. (And she's really the only reason I watch it multiple times) Okay, her and the Kiseki no Kane performance in the beginning.

I'd still buy it though... Just cuz. >_>

[lopez]

So what would happen if sales of Sakura Wars drastically picked up for both systems? Would that help any, or is it too late?

[odinfan]

Why does everyone all of a sudden have on ST related avatars and signatures? It's getting out of hand, I swear.

[RedCoKid]

Hey, you're back! Stay a while?

I was going to type more stuff, but it came out too depressing, so this will have to make due. Sorry. What have you been playing?

[odinfan]

Darn, so everyone is quietly hiding to surprise me, right? Why am I still just being noticed now? lol. And yeah, I guess I'm back, don't worry.

I'm right in the middle of my second ST playthrough right now, so that's keeping me entertained. Planning on Ratchet. It's an unanimous decision, I think my two favorite ST5 girls are Diana and her, no question. The others don't really do it for me.

I was thinking about putting the rest of the series on my new netbook(the one I had before could run them fine, but it's out of commission for the time being), but I don't think it can handle the graphics of ST3 and 4.

[shymel94]

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/08/20/sa ... ouncement/

[RedCoKid]

Pachinko game
Reverse EN-to-JP port of NISA's Wii version
Another handheld spinoff
Tenma Taisen
Sakura Taisen 6

???

If it's new, I wonder what artist(s) they'll use?

[The One]

I went onto Doublejump books website and apparently the guide isn't dead!

http://www.doublejumpbooks.com/yabbse/i ... ic=6298.45
"We're still working on it. Not sure when it'll be done but it's not dead."

I'm happy.

[androvsky]

My guess? Sega mentioned in this month's Famitsu360 that Sega Shanghai (their DC2XBLA porting team) is working on another 360-exclusive game, but that this game's announcement will probably only be special to fans in Japan.

My bet is they're porting one of the versions of Sakura Taisen (probably the DC version) to XBLA for Japan. And that's what they'll announce for the 15th anniversary.

From a comment on Siliconera. I'm assuming it'd be Sakura Wars 3. I'd be sad that the PS3 wasn't getting it, but if it's Japanese-only and a straight port, well, I've got the Dreamcast version.

On the off chance I eventually wind up buying a 360, can a U.S. system play Japanese XBLA games?