Sakura Wars, being a huge franchise in Japan, received multiple spinoff games, manga and more through the decades. The mix of Adventure and Dating Sim with a drop of Tactical and now Action was declined to many genres from dungeon crawlers to puzzle games. As such, when DualShockers got to interview Tetsuya Ootsubo, the director ofSakura Wars (Shin Sakura Taisen)we asked him if this new PS4 entry could get similar spinoff versions in the future. Here’s his answer.
Tetsuya Ootsubo:“We’re focused right now on getting as many people as possible to play the newSakura Warsgame. However, we would love the chance to work on a spinoff title for people who want to explore the world more and engage with the characters they like.”
Personally, one of the spinoffs,Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2on Dreamcast, is actually theSakura Taisengame I played the most in my life. I’ve knew the series since I was a kid but I obviously had very limited Japanese knowledge back then, so this was much more accessible than the main games. The story mode was fully-voiced and had a comedic plot, and the versus mode was great to spend quality time with your siblings. I might suck at puzzle games, I definitely wouldn’t say no to a “Shin Hanagumi Taisen Columns” spinoff with the new cast of characters fromSakura WarsPS4.
In a sense,Sakura WarsPS4 already has its own spinoff inside the game, with theKoi-Koi Warsminigame being back in full force.
Sakura WarsOpening Movie
Our full interview with theSakura Warsdevelopment team will be out tomorrow on Friday 10th. Meanwhile you’re able to read other bits from the interview, including howShin Sakura Taisengot the name“Sakura Wars” in the west,and if we could getports of the game to other platforms including Nintendo Switch.
The latestSakura Taisenstream was held in late June,we summarized it all,most notablyhow a sequel was teased, and howthe Stage Play is coming back.
Be sure to check out our summaries of all the previous streams. As well as our translations ofSakura Warsinterviews from Japanese outlets:
Comments from series original creator Oji Hiroi,Famitsu staff interviewPart 1,Part 2,Comments from the main cast.Comments from Toshihiro Nagoshi.Introduction for Sumire, Kaoru, Komachi.Comments fromMichie Tomizawa/Sumire.Toshihiro Nagoshi on the battle system switch.
Details on:Shangai Combat Revue charactersdesigned byLucky Star’s Yukiko Horiguchi,London Combat Revue charactersdesigned bySword Art Online‘s Abec/Bunbun, Berlin Combat Revue charactersdesigned byStrike Witches‘ Fumikane Shimada, Yasha.Itsuki, Hiromidesigned byHaruhi Suzumiya‘s Noizi Ito, Hakushu Murasame designed byPersona‘s Shigenori Soejima, Character design introduction videos.
Anime announcement stream,Japanese Limited Edition details,stage play announcement stream, comments from composer Kohei Tanaka.Comments fromProducer Katano, Director Otsubo.Character Song Music Videos.Character design introduction videos.More staff comments.Famitsu interview withChisa Yokoyama/Sakura, Michie Tomizawa/Sumire.
Sakura Warsis currently a PS4 exclusive andcan be bought on Amazon.
