Board 8 > How was that new Sakura Wars game?

(+) Yeah! (+)

On a big sale on PSN. Was interested, but remember the reviewes being iffy, but know how it is with JRPGs and reviews sometimes.

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I heard solid things. I'm grabbing the deluxe version, $24 is a good price.

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Hm, let me check my platinum topic write-up on this

A surprisingly good game! I played the only other localized game in the series back on the Wii and was not a fan, so I was wary of this one and instead got it as a gift for my birthday. The musou-like battles are definitely not as appealing as the strategy RPG ones in the other games, but they definitely go by much faster - which has its advantages, as the character development and story is the main focus of the game. Unfortunately for the platinum you have to clear every story battle with every character, but that still doesn't take too long anyway. It's also important to keep a guide handy as each intermission has bromides that can be quite hidden without help (there is a way in-game for clues, but it's in a riddle for each intermission) plus many trophies require relationship points with all the characters as well as your party members. Overall, I still enjoyed going through the story - it was surprisingly good after I was disappointed with the other game in the series I played. I also enjoyed playing koi-koi for five hours or so - but that's a given, as I've enjoyed doing so in every Yakuza title to date.

Seems about right. I gave it a 4/5 rating on TrueTrophies.

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Oh yeah this game has romance stuff huh?

Time to pick best girl on paper, make decisions leading towards that, realize a completely unexpected character is actually best girl, and then fuck the playthrough up with a hard course correction too late in.

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