Almost 23 years have passed since the release of the original sakura wars or sakura taisen, as its known in japan for sega saturn. Ive owned a copy of sakura wars for many years, and like most, i played it using the legendary gamefaqs translation and that was the only way i knew of, until one day, at rpgfans message board, i learned that sakura wars had actually been localized. The games development was lead by oji hiroi, who had previously produced the immensely popular tengai makyou series, and featured character designs by kousuke fujishima. So long, my love is a crossgenre video game developed by sega and red entertainment for the playstation 2, with a later port for the wii developed by idea factory. The original sakura wars is finally getting an english fan. Everything besides the end credits has been patched. Imperial floral assault troop, opening song, sakura taisen. Sakura wars is the work of noahsteam and cjiwakura, with precious help from. Sakura wars english translation patch released download link in video description close. Amanomiya haruka li kohran no gottsuee kanji sakura wars 19970525 c94 hougakuya tohzai, namboku hana mo. With the mednafen emulator the game works translated, very nice.
Fans of the sakura taisen franchise can now enjoy the original game in english thanks to the completion of the fanmade translation, allowing them to experience the very first title that triggered the entire expansive franchise fan translators iwakura productions and noahsteam worked in tandem to publish a patch that makes sakura taisen playable in english, those who wish to play the game. Sakura wars sega saturn fan translation in final testing stage. Set in an alternate universe new york city during the late 1920s. Developed in 1996 between red company and sega, sakura taisen is the first entry in the nowiconic multimedia franchise that combines dating sim style adventure gameplay with strategy rpg combat. The original sakura taisen sakura wars released in september of 1996 for the sega saturn and since then, has received many ports for the dreamcast, playstation portable, playstation 2 and the pc. The first game in the series was released in 1996, with five sequels and numerous spinoff titles being released since then. Sakura taisen is a franchise in and of itself, spawning several series of anime, multiple games, endless marketing and, finally, a manga series. The gameplay combines overlapping action roleplaying, dating sim and visual novel elements. Thus the patch i posted in the one thread is out of date. Noahsteam then goes on to list several tables of text which have been completed. Sakura wars is a crossgenre video game developed by sega and red company and published by sega in 1996. The story takes place in tokyo and centers on an imperial opera company named kanadegumi. Original sega saturn sakura wars fan translation in progress. A subreddit for all things sakura wars related or sakura taisen, whether it be the games, the anime, or the live shows.
Are you planning to release an english patch for the pc version at some point. Sakura taisen doramachikku danjon sakura taisen kimi aru ga tame is a side story game that takes place after sakura taisen v. The game never saw an official localization in english. I had a setback when i lost all of the work i had done on this game. Original sakura taisen now playable in english sankaku.
Sakura wars is now, for the first time ever, playable in english exclusively for the sega saturn. Sakura wars english translation patch released download. The result is a drawn out, yet at the same time condensed retelling that will struggle to hold your attention. The project has just gotten started but they have the game displaying their new english text and have a rough translation of the first episode done, along with some cutscenes. History originally released in 1996, sakura wars has remained one of segas most popular and beloved games that never made it over to western shores. Almost 23 years have passed since the release of the original sakura wars, for sega saturn, and fans are finally going to be able to play in english.
The story follows a girl named neko miyabi and her interactions with five attractive young men. This is a launch trailer to celebrate the release of the sakura wars fan translation patch for the sega saturn version of the game. Dramatic dungeon translation patch softwaredns27s blog. Noah has been working on this project since 2018 but several other groups had been attempting to translate this game for years. I dont know how many of you have played the older games in the sakura taisen series or how many of you want to, but i figured this might be of interest to some of you. This is the 2nd game in the sakura wars franchise to get a western release, the 1st being game 5, so long my love. It is the first sakura wars game not to be developed by red entertainment. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting. The seriesset during a fictionalized version of the taisho perioddepicts groups of women with magical. Sakura wars english fan translation patch has finally. But now, an english translation patch has been released for the game, and now western audiences may enjoy this game, as if it was released on the saturn in its heyday. It is a nintendo ds tacticalstrategy rpg that uses some of the characters from sakura taisen 1, sakura taisen 2, sakura taisen 3, sakura taisen 4, and sakura taisen 5. Hoshi streams sakura taisen sega saturn english patch 2 duration.
The original names are preserved in the script of the japanese dub edition, though a typo still lists sagiitas english name on some of her bromides, as do plums and rikarittas. The previous 4 games are japanonly releases, although some people released an english translation patch for game 1. Sakura wars english fan translation patch has finally released. Sakura wars sakura taisen english translation patch. Sakura wars english patch ot a storm of romance under. The release date of the full playable translation of the first sakura wars is currently unknown. Published by sega in japan, it was released in other regions by nis america and became the first sakura wars game to be localized in english. Manga 2003, novela ligera 1997, sakura taisen 1996, anime 2000 ovas. The games storyline focuses on a naval ensign, shinjiro taiga, as he is summoned from japan to new york to lead a fighting troupe disguised as a musical troupe to defeat an evil warlord and his subordinates from conquering america as its kingdom. Sakura wars sega saturn fan translation in final testing. Sega has today released a title update to the japanese release of sakura wars, where the game is already available as shin sakura taisen new sakura wars. Were going to play some sakura wars for the sega saturn in english yes, you read that correctly because today is the day that the english patch for this game was released.
Sakura taisen is structured like an anime, complete with episode titles at the beginning and a teaser trailer at the end of each episode showing the player what happens next time on sakura taisen. From yumi katsura 2000 bridal event kaedeoogami song. Deluxe and launch editions from the english version of sakura wars courtesty of sega press. The sixth mainline entry and a soft reboot of the sakura wars series, the game was released in 2019 in asia and 2020 worldwide. Defined by sega as a dramatic adventure game, sakura. Sakura wars is a japanese steampunk media franchise created by oji hiroi and currently owned by sega. The gameplay includes elements from previous games in the series, such as the lips. I figured it would be a good idea to let everyone know where the project current stands.
Someone who goes by the name ezeliyn on gamefaqs has begun work on an english patch for the pc version of the original sakura wars, with a group of three other people. It has always surprised me how a popular series like sakura taisen was never fantranslated, especially since they were ported on pc i know saturn is annoying to deal with. It is focused around a series of crossgenre video games. However, things are not as she imagined as in addition to using her great spiritual energy to pilot a mech called a kobu, she must also perform on stage as an actor as the imperial flower divisions cover is an art theater. It is the first installment in the sakura wars series, created by oji hiroi. Shin sakura taisen, titled simply sakura wars in english, is a soft reboot of the series, taking place 12 years after v, in the year taisho 29 1940. Sakura wars taisen english translation patch for the. Dramatic dungeon sakura taisen translation patch shine files. The fifth installment in the main sakura wars series, it was released in 2005. It sounds like we are going to get a full translation of sakura wars for the sega saturn and windows pc in 2019. Some names were changed in the english translation for sakura taisen v, but in the english dub only. Dramatic dungeon sakura taisen kimi arugatame j caravan rom. Sakura wars is an strategy turn based game for the sega saturn.
Sakura wars for the sega saturn is now playable in english for the first time. Sakura wars for the sega saturn is now available for the first time ever to be played in english. A subreddit for all things sakura warsrelated or sakura taisen, whether it be the games, the anime, or the live shows. The other day noahsteam and the many other volunteers that worked on this project uploaded the first public release of the sakura wars english translation patch for the original sega saturn version of the game. Sakura travels to the capital with aspirations of defending the city from the demonic forces of the black sanctum council like her father before her.
This week a friend and i began a fan translation of the pc port of the first game in the sakura taisen series. Concrete details on shin sakura taisen new sakura wars were first revealed a year later at sega fes 2019, and the game was released in december 2019, 14 years after the release of v. Sakura wars english fan translation patch version 1. Shin sakura taisen the animation episode 1 discussion. A full translation of sakura wars sakura taisen for saturn. The game focuses heavily on its story, with each of the episodes revolving around a different character or a conflict between the characters. Sakura wars is a crossgenre video game developed and published by sega for the playstation 4. Hoshi streams sakura taisen sega saturn english patch.
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