I have nothing but praise for the Sakura Wars franchise. I had previously played the original Sakura Wars (1996) on my Sega Saturn thanks to the translation patch, so jumping to the PS4 game left a very large gap in my Sakura education.

The battles felt much faster than the Saturn original, but this is a later entry rather than a remake. We’re in alternate-history 1940s Tokyo, with Seijuro Kamiyama leading the Imperial Combat Revue’s Flower Division, a group of soldiers and theatre performers fighting demons. Azami is a ninja, so at least I remembered that part! Might be time for me to rewatch the playthrough.

On that topic, the video at the top of this post starts the PS4 playthrough with Chapter 1. I hope you enjoy watching me power through the story in my mechanised spirit armour.

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