Weebs will constantly say Sakura Wars was a big deal and hugely popular in Japan, but why does no one say that about Donkey Kong 64 which sold more than any Sakura Wars by hundreds of thousands there (1.1m sold in Japan)? In fact, they will call only N64 a failure when talking about it.
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>>12647706Also note the fact that no magazine or even internet forum has ever produced a single screenshot of this game. People always just post art from it.
>>12647706>im locked up in a home for mentally ill children and the first time all my wranglers were asleep i shitposted thisThat's why you're there champ
Anyone raving about any Saturn game (from a sales or critical reception standpoint) is a retard that shouldn't be trusted.
>>12647706You ain't skibbidizzle my toilizzle
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>>12647862I can do this all day
>>12648627what about OTHER magazine?
>all tranime magazines>not gaming magazines
>>12647717>segay fag has no proper rebuttal, as expectedI accept your concession.
>>12648702Meds
>>12648689>Gets proof to the face>"T-that doesn't count! >:C"Fag.
>>12647706I think it’s because the whole Sakura Wars craze is a genuinely interesting story.Basically, no-one saw it coming, even with everything Sega & RED Company put into it. They had to scramble to get merch and tie-in material out the door to accommodate demand.It was so popular, they could even make CDs of the VAs performing in-universe plays and productions, and had themed cafes and stage productions that lasted years after the games were released.It was quickly more of an IP than a game, which hit a sweet spot in the Japanese market. Demand and anticipation for the second game even helped the Saturn survive the arrival of FF7, which would have crushed it otherwise.I think the appeal is that the setting and characters are very well realised, and the scripts are some of the best of that gen. The interactive elements of the game make you feel more invested, and the scope of the experience is more in keeping with FF7 and MGS.I think it still garners attention because there are a lot of people who are still discovering that the Saturn was actually successful in Japan. Sega accidentally creating a monster IP is also a very Sega thing to do.
>>12649678This. It's very sad to me that they burned through the series lifespan so fast. I think the 4th game even had some very somber and melancholic themes related to that.
>>12648820I've never played this game, but I'm going to go on a wild guess and say: Meganekko > Loli > Sakura > Bathrobe Blonde > Beauty Mark > Karate ChickAm I accurate based purely on the vibes I get from them?
>>12647706EOP-kun, I...
>>12647706>why does no one say that about Donkey Kong 64 which sold more than any Sakura Wars by hundreds of thousands thereBecause that game fucking sucks no matter how many copies it sold in any region. Marketing and DK Rap carries it hard, game is an absolute abortion hated by anyone who actually was tricked into buying it who isn't a total sunken-cost-fallacy sheep.
>>12649961>Am I accurate based purely on the vibes I get from them?You are retarded
>>12649961Swap Sakura with the loli and yeah.
>>12647706the tranime 90's adaptation is the only reason this slop IP became popular outside Japan
>>12649961Depends who you ask. In the Japanese Saturn mags of the period, from fan feedback, it was generally;Sakura > Loli / Beauty Spot > Bathrobe / Meganekko > Karate (who barely registers, unfortunately)Personally, it's,Bathrobe (Maria) > Spot (Sumire) > Meganekko (Koran) > Karate (Kanna) > Sakura (Sakura)Sakura's weird, in that she doesn't actually do much in the game, or have that much dialogue - she's more or less automatically your love interest at the start, and the rest of the game is geared towards vibing you away from her.Maria's based - she's your ice-cold second in command with a seemingly limitless sketchy past, who owns a gun and no pyjamas. I also liked the detail that she had your job before you arrived, and was really, really bad at it - everyone else is too polite / scared of her to ever bring it up.
I never see anybody talk about the gameplay in these games. wonder why
>>12649946Yeah - even individually, each game has a deliberate 'sad that it's all over' vibe. You can tell everyone involved loved making them, especially the VAs - the fact that the stage plays carried on for so long is pretty melancholic in itself.
>>12651640Because it sucks. It's ridiculously easy. It's obviously pitched at an audience who didn't want to get too stuck to progress with the story (the Columns games have a mechanic that proves that), but it's still hopelessly easy.
>>12651658>The entirety of Japan is wrong, my opinion is the only correct oneDunno anon, the numbers ST made in Japan don't lie.It suuuure became a cultural phenomenon because it sucked.
>>12651640Take a look at the screenshots and pics for a minute, does this series look like something you'd play for epic fights with mechas instead of the interactions with the girls?I played the first 2 translated games, enjoyed them and i still consider the battles aren't the selling point at all. I actually wished i can skip all battles even (those usually snorefest) and play it as purely VN
>>12651675No you listen. Sakura Taisen was a cultural phenomenon because it allowed you to cook borscht, ignore your manager and refuse to pick up cutlery for it's top star, every time. It was a cultural phenomenon because it never explained the night watchmen's room, NOT because it allowed you to abuse a Shield mechanic to turn your waifu into a love-sick bullet sponge.But if ALL of Japan thinks I'm wrong, then hey, I'm wrong, tell them I'm sorry.
>>12651709I have heard it's a tactical RPG. have no clue. if it's like a 2D proto-Valkyria Chronicles I would love it.
There is literally nothing wrong with a games combat being piss easy, especially when thats only 50% of the gameplay (40% being checking the showers to see butts and 10% playing cards with the chinky girl)>>12651901It's isometric with low poly 3D
>>126533612D with extra steps
>>12647706>Donkey Kong 64 which sold more than any Sakura Wars by hundreds of thousands there (1.1m sold in Japan)make a donkey monkey musical then. and an animes. sakura wars got animes and musicals.
>>12649961> vibes checkerback to trannidad discord /readdit.
>>12653573>and an animesWell, Donkey Kong country had a Canadian CGI cartoon.
