I was excited today after noticing Japanese Twitter accounts were tweeting about the announcement of yet anotherSakura Taisengame. However, it turned out to be a Chinese market exclusive game for iOS and Android.
The game is titledSakura Taisen: New Promiseand stars a new Theatrical Troupe based in Shanghaï. It takes place during the same time-frame asSakura Taisen 4,and tells the story of the Shanghaï Troupe’s fight against demons which were previously sealed 2000 years ago.
The Shanghai Troupe is composed of an unnamed protagonist, who is the leader of the troupe, freshly graduated from the military academy, and 6 heroines:
It will also feature classicSakura Taisencharacters such as Sakura Shinguji, Kohran Li, and Ichiro Ogami. She’s not pictured, but Erica Fontaine has been confirmed as well.
you’re able to watch the trailer for the game below, showing the characters, some of the risque situations our protagonist can get into with the girls, and battle gameplay. You can also check the gallery below showing the different characters.
The girls are all cute, there is free-roaming inside the theater building to trigger events with the characters, the dialogues have timed choices and the gameplay retains the strategy aspect of the series. Overall, it feels like a traditionalSakura Taisengame and I really want to try it.
TheSakura Taisenfranchise is extremely popular thanks to its mix between mecha strategy battles and Dating Simulator elements. It isn’t the first time the franchise has a game specifically made for a country other than Japan. There’s currently a smartphone game exclusive to South Korea,Sakura Taisen: The Song of Cherry Blossoms, which was launched by Sega in April 2018.
A newSakura Taisengame for consoles wasannounced by Sega in April 2018. You can read comments on the new game bySega CEO Haruki Satomi here. The game is scheduled to releasebefore the end of March 2019.
Sakura Taisen: New Promisewill release for iOS and Android exclusively in China. The game has no precise release date yet.
