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Sakura Spirit
Released On: Jul 9, 2014
Metascore
Available after 4 critic reviews
5.2
All Platforms
Simply put, there are better visual novels out there.
It's pretty to look at, but utterly devoid of any redeeming value.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 38 User Ratings
5.2
24% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
37% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
39% Negative
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 38 User Ratings
5.2
24% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
37% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
39% Negative
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
The story wasn't great, the mechanics are simply clicking to continue and you make one almost meaningless choice. The game only lasts 2-3 hours and its main selling point is its soft-core artwork.
But despite this, Sakura Spirit wasn't a chore but rather a memorable experience. Yes its flawed, and very heavily at that but the witty side comments by the protagonist and the humorous situations he inevitably finds for himself make this one of the more enjoyable anime games on steam.
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The first game in the same genre and style for me. Actually I'm not a fan of this, but the rest, smaka the space bar while reading the text with a clear bias and stare at the floor Frank drawn art, why not. For a first attempt it is not bad.
RU
Первая игра в подобном жанре и стиле для меня. Вообще я не любитель такого, но отдохнуть, жмякая на пробел читая текст с понятным уклоном и глазеть на полу откровенные нарисованные арты, почему бы и нет. Для первого раза вполне не плохо.
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Sakura Spirit is a bland visual novel with a disappointing plot. Try Steins;Gate or the Hate series on Steam if you are in search of a good game within the genre.
Game: Sakura Spirit
Genre: Visual Novel
Publisher/Developer: Winged Cloud
System: Steam (PC)
Total Score: 70/100
Value Score: 7.0/10
• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 8/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 8/10
• Sound: 4/10
• Music: 7/10
• Length: 6/10
• Replay Value: 6/10
• Player Value: 7/10
Pros
+Colorful cast of characters
+Great background designs
+OST was decent
+Gallery mode which allows you to see CG scenes
+Uncensored (though it showed nudity, some parts were cleverly hidden purposely)
Cons
-Kinectic visual novel but has one branching off choice
-One ending despite what choice you make
-FPS stutters constantly between 20 FPS to 60 FPS though its barely noticeable through text loading (tested on both laptop and desktop)
-Fullscreen kind of broken on laptop (desktop does not have this issue), easily fixable by changing compatibility setting checking "Disable display scaling on high DPI Settings".
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There are better visual novels but Sakura spirit is lacking in animation but its a good visual novel if your just starting or tying to get into visual novels its good Sakura spirits one of my favorite visual novels other than Sakura angels or Nekopara
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I've owned a bunch o Sakura games for a while now, and since Spirit was the first one they've made, I decided it would be my first dive into the franchise. It might've been a bad choice because it was a disappointment and now I'm not really looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
Obviously it's a Visual Novel, and yes the Visual part of it is indeed very pleasing to the eye. While the design choices of side characters might be subjectively poor (the main cast is fine,) the quality of the pictures won't disappoint a typical anime fan.
The Novel part is the problem here. First of all, this is not a kinetic novel but it might as well be one.
There is only a single choice during the entire playthrough. It's near the end so one would think that it's a choice that decides how the story would end, or something akin to that, but no, there is only one ending; the choice itself couldn't be more inconsequential even if it tried; the scenes that are separated by that choice are completely trivial and don't amount to anything in the plot, serving only as a short breather before the plot actually starts.
There's absolutely no reason for that choice to exist, other than to make it seem more like a "game" I guess...
Second, and much more important than that, is the plot itself which is sub-par at the very best, and rather than tell an actual story, it lists off ecchi/harem anime tropes as if the entire script was just one big checklist.
All girls falling for the Mary Sue Protagonist pretty much immediately after meeting him? Check.
Hot springs scene? Check.
Fanservice scenes like girls getting covered in slime or getting their clothes wet? Check.
Walking in on someone changing clothes? Check, check.
Protagonist tripping over nothing and falling on barely dressed girls? Check, check, check.
Oh, and yes, this is an Isekai story, because of course it is.
Finally, one more point, which actually became a dealbreaker for me. This Visual Novel is very short, clocking in under 2 hours. Of course, I don't mind short stories and that in itself wouldn't be a problem, but the reason behind it is.
This novel is so short because as it turns out, it's only a prologue. Chapter One for a story that 6 years later still doesn't have a sequel, and it's pretty much certain at this point that it never will.
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This game is a bit mislabeled on Steam: there is actually no nudity or explicit sexual dialog, I would say it's partial nudity and suggestive language, so it's not really a mature title - it's still NSFW I'd say. This actually should not matter since this is a visual novel. Visual novels are simple in structure and are story-heavy, they can in many cases be done with a tool like Ren'Py, so all the game designer has to do is to add story, graphics, sound and decisions. Unfortunately, the story is quite boring, so the 3-4 hours play time is a plus. While funny and very well drawn, the characters are very stereotypical and flat. The story often references popular video games, but it actually doesn't matter. The player literally has only one decision to make in the game that does not have any consequence other than displaying different graphics for the main characters. At the end the games says it's to be continued, but honestly, I don't think it matters.
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I thought it was a game, but it wasn't. All you can do is to keep clicking for reading. Your finger gets sore. Near the end, it finally gives you two choices. It took only 1.1 hours if you are really into reading. It says it has nudity, but it's dishonesty to rob your money. It drops trading cards very, very slow, so I had to repeat it thrice to collect all the cards. It's one of the worst games I ever played since I first played PC game back in '98.
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Summary Rising Judo Star, Gushiken Takahiro, was about to have the match that would make or break his career in two weeks. A championship match where the winner is then signed up to be a young national athlete for Japan. He was very determined to win, in order to fulfill his dreams of finally representing his country for a sport he loves so much...
Platforms:
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: Jul 9, 2014
Developer:
- Winged Cloud
Publisher: Sekai Project
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