Sakura Wars news & views thread

[odinfan]

Honestly, after what I've seen, I'm ready to believe anything....

[RedCoKid]

So, anyway...
http://www.rpgamer.com/editor/ed011910.html

Enjoy

[odinfan]

Hmm.... this kind of speculation and occasional preview style is killing me..... argh. March can't come any sooner. Why can't NISA send me a preview copy?

[RedCoKid]

My write-up has like no comments... I was anticipating some flames, perhaps outside rpgamer (I used to receive plenty), or maybe even a compliment if lucky. This is weird.

[RedCoKid]

GameZone interviews Nao, Nick, and Ryuta.

[Lyner Barfless]

GameZone interviews Nao, Nick, and Ryuta.

Heh. And of course they use old screenshots that have overflow issues. I guess that really was the last/only batch we released... that kinda stinks.

[odinfan]

Well, when they're getting their screenshots from other sources, that's to be expected. But I can't blame them, the information for the game when it was released was all over the place, so the old ones are hard to sort out from the updated ones.

Have to hand it to you guys though, NISA sure knows how to tease.

[RedCoKid]

GameZone interviews Nao, Nick, and Ryuta.

Heh. And of course they use old screenshots that have overflow issues. I guess that really was the last/only batch we released... that kinda stinks.

Psst, just post some snapshots here on the board.

http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.js ... cate=28453

Sakura Wars: So Long My Love
Platform: PlayStation 2, Wii
Rating: Teen
Content descriptors: Fantasy Violence, Language, Sexual Themes
Rating summary:

In this role-playing game, set in a fantastical version of New York City (circa 1925), players fight to protect the city from attacks by evil spirits summoned from medieval Japan. The game revolves around the adventures of Shinjiro Taiga, a young military cadet from Japan, and his team of five female "mech" pilots. During the strategic mech battles, players fight opposing enemy robots and demons by using an assortment of blasters, laser whips/chains, and blades. Damage is indicated by mechs breaking apart, hit points floating on screen, and a cascade of shimmering lights—overtly fantastical violence. Stylized animated cutscenes may depict a character getting impaled (in red-and-black silhouette) or a mech getting destroyed by a swinging scythe. During the course of the game, players may hear some profanity (e.g., "sh*t," "bullsh*t," and "b*tch")—a factor for the Teen rating.

[The following provides more in-depth details, relevant factors and reasons for the rating assignment]

The game also receives a Teen rating for its sexual themes. Bizarre dialogue includes references to the female anatomy and beyond; for example, "You've got dynamite knockers," "Isn't Sis way hotter?," "You got the prettiest butt around," and "I was just patrolling the museum, when the thing started shaking!" Some of these phrases are as random as they sound (uncommon idioms, jolting non sequiturs); other comments have a more direct/directed context: a woman asks players which body part they find most attractive; players move their cursor over the woman's chest to trigger the response "Well your breasts, of course." Though all visual depictions are minimal (e.g., anime-style still images of fully clothed females), players do have the ability to zoom-in on body parts, snap photos, say things like "Can I touch 'em?," and peek-in on female characters about to remove their shirts. In this last mentioned instance, players face the consequences of their peeping, losing "trust points" with the female mech pilots, receiving a mild rebuke (e.g., "I'm trying to get dressed in here! Scram, would ya?!" and "Get your scrawny a*s outta here before I call the police!").

Ahh, good ol' Sakura Taisen...

[Mauru]

http://www.gamespot.com/wii/rpg/sakuraw ... eo/6246846

The lip synch is not good when gemini is talking, some of the voices are well.....and the characters don't move their mouths in the non voiced parts!

[odinfan]

Mauru, took you long enough to join up....

But yeah, I have to agree with you, her voice is the only one I can't take...

I'm going to tell you right now, the best English voice work is going to come from Weinberg... The rest sound off.

I might be rude to judge your taste, but how you can take her voice, I'll probably never understand.... My tolerance for English VA can only go so far, and frankly, she doesn't cut it.

[RedCoKid]

I'm guessing that in JP, they recorded voices first and then matched the lip flaps to that, whereas for EN, they recorded the voices to the lip flaps to the best of the actors' abilities. So if it isn't perfect, well... As for the voices, I like what I've heard from Gemini, Rika, and Subaru, and am withholding judgment on the others since they're talking in the background for the most part.

[Lyner Barfless]

I'm guessing that in JP, they recorded voices first and then matched the lip flaps to that, whereas for EN, they recorded the voices to the lip flaps to the best of the actors' abilities. So if it isn't perfect, well... As for the voices, I like what I've heard from Gemini, Rika, and Subaru, and am withholding judgment on the others since they're talking in the background for the most part.

I like Sagiitta's voice a lot, as well as Subaru. Ratchet's not bad, either... I think they used the same person as from the anime, but I'm not sure...

But yeah, even though the VA is actually Texan with a natural accent, it might be just a tad too heavy for those who've never been to the southeast/midwest. I'm from da souf, so it's fine to me, haha...

[odinfan]

So that's her real voice? Argh, reminds me of Osaka from Azumanga Daioh....

[Lyner Barfless]

So that's her real voice? Argh, reminds me of Osaka from Azumanga Daioh....

It's not her "real" voice, but it's more of her just pulling up what's lying dormant. She has one, but it's light... unless she unleashes it! So to speak.

[noexcusepunk]

So that's her real voice? Argh, reminds me of Osaka from Azumanga Daioh....

It's not her "real" voice, but it's more of her just pulling up what's lying dormant. She has one, but it's light... unless she unleashes it! So to speak.

As Pablo Fransisco Put it:

"Unleashes that dragon!"