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EDIT: Current Status: Images reuploaded! Fixing video links comes next.  Let's Play "Sakura Wars: Atsuki Chishio ni" (translated as "In Hot Blood." There's some sort of literary reference at work here. Now you too can feel marginally more educated)! This is going to be mainly a Screenshot LP, with some videos thrown in for reference. What the christ is this? The Sakura Wars series of games isn't at all well-known in the US; however, it's been pretty drat popular in Japan since about 1996, back when the first Sakura Wars came out on the Sega Saturn. With character designs by Kosuke Fujishima (who is freakin' EVERYWHERE- the "Tales" series, "Oh! My Goddess", and so on), the series has spawned spin-off games, anime OVAs, manga, live stage shows, and even a full-blown themed cafe (I kid you not). Remade for the PS2 in 2003, "Sakura Wars: In Hot Blood" is the (much-needed) overhaul of that very first game. Sakura Wars can be best described as an alternate universe set in the 1920's, where mankind has focused most of their technological advances on the most awesome source of energy ever: steam power. The level of technology is also insanely high, as countries have things like steam-powered cars, calculators, computers- and, of course, mecha (though given their small size, power suits might be a more accurate term). Problem is, demons also exist. They also have steam-powered mecha. In Japan (always Japan), that's where the Imperial Assault Force comes in- a top-secret, anti-demon force whose members 1) draw upon spirit energy to pilot mecha (long story), and 2) are all women. Well, all except for the main character. As captain of the Imperial Assault Force, it's his job to Regardless, Sakura Wars plays like a cross between a turn-based strategy RPG and a dating sim. It's the player's job to, at the very least, build a rapport with the female pilots. This is accomplished in the dating sim part, which is the main driving force for the plot. The mecha strategy part is where you show the fruits of your labors; happy pilots are pilots who can kick inordinate amounts of rear end. Why an LP of some random Japanese game? Aside from the fact that I honestly like this series and think that it needs more exposure? Well, the first game, written with 1996 anime sensibilities in mind, has its ridiculously (and sometime hilariously) campy moments. Also, where the girls are concerned, there is apparently no goddamn middle ground between "I respect the captain and am satisfied with how he's doing" and "I WILL HAVE HIS BABIES". Are we just sitting on our asses the whole LP? Sort of. While I'll be deferring to the audience for one or two chapter fork-in-the-roads, virtually every multiple-choice question that is worth something is timed, and you can only save the game at certain points. However, I'll probably be somewhat flexible as to how much of an rear end in a top hat you want the main character to be, and to whom. Furthermore, there ARE six girls, and ONE of them will be Ogami's top pilot and/or romantic interest. This is hands down the most important decision in the game, and it's one that's not going to crop up for a while. Until then, it's generally a good idea to have the main character favor one or two characters- and I'm totally open for suggestions where that's concerned. And hey, speaking of which-- While I'm translating a lot of this text by myself and twiddling with screenshots, I'm using the GameFAQ translation guides as my references. Bear with me here. Any other questions? Toss them my way, but for now, WE'RE STARTING. ----  TABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 1: Arrival at the Imperial Capital / Japan is Freaking Doomed 1-1 - One Big Dysfunctional Family 1-2 - gently caress YES, YOU ARE THE BEST BOSS FIGHT EVER 1-3 - "Nightly Rounds?" Are Those Even In His Contract? 1-4 - Horror, Thine Name is Jean-Paul 1-5 - Give an Untrained Man a Robot, and He Will Drive It Off A Cliff 1-6 - Taisho Era, 12th Year- April. UENO PARK 1-7 - BOSS FIGHT! Satan's Kamui / Epilogue: Ha! Ha! Ha! CHAPTER 2: The Enemy's Name is the Hive of Darkness / SAAAAAKUUUUURAAAAAA!  2-1 - "Explosions Are My Way Of Laughin'!" 2-2 - In Which Ogami is Everyone's Bitch 2-3 - Every Nook and Cranny 2-4 - Twice the Nightly Roun- Goddamn it, Ogami. 2-5 - Swimming Lessons? 2-6 - ... Bad End 2-7 - But Everything Can Be Solved By Violence 2-8 - Taisho Era, 12th Year- May. SHIBA PARK 2-9 - BOSS FIGHT! Kage 2-10 - BOSS FIGHT...? / Epilogue: Mystery Solved? CHAPTER 3: I'm Not Fit to be Captain!? / "... And You're A Dick For Asking." 3-1 - "It's Like Hearing That The Sun Won't Rise Today!" 3-2 - Technology Will Kill Us All 3-3 - But Sheer Muscle Will Save Us 3-4 - On Second Thought, It'll Probably Just Kill Us Too 3-5 - Let's Cooking! 3-6 - Let's Dreams! 3-7 - Taisho Era, 12th Year- June. TSUKIJI 3-8 - Battle, First Half 3-9 - Battle, Second Half...? 3-10 - An Out of Body Experience 3-11 - Neither Rain nor Snow nor Excessive Amounts of Injuries... 3-12 - ... will keep Ogami from his goddamn nightly rounds. 3-13 - Milk Does a Body Kanna; Sumire's Bizarro Innuendo 3-14 - What's the difference between a piano and a wrench? Only one of them's shoved up Ogami's aaAAAIIEE-- 3-15 - excuse me maria, wtr r u doin 3-16 - Birds of a Feather (We're All Jerks Here) 3-17 - Because Certain Laws Must Be Obeyed 3-18 - Your Princess Is In This Castle. It Will Soon Be Reduced To A Pile of Steaming Rubble. 3-19 - BOSS FIGHT! Setsuna's Soukaku / Fighting Demons... WITH LOVE. 3-20 - Isn't It Sad, 3-21 - Epilogue: The Laws of Harem Anime Rear Their Ugly Heads CHAPTER 4: Rampage! Rampage! Great Big Rampage!! / IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS IRIS 4-1 - The Day That Time Stood Still / Decision Time (Is Over)! 4-2 - Ha Ha Ha, Oh Wow / Ogami: Man of Many Talents 4-3 - CPR Doesn't Work That Way / French Chefs Are loving Scary 4-4 - Gratuitous Violence, Gratuitous Service, Gratuitous Koi Koi, Gratuitous Kohran 4-5 - Enjoy Your Happy Fun Time While It Lasts: Part 1 4-6 - Enjoy Your Happy Fun Time While It Lasts: Part 2 4-7 - Enjoy Your Happy Fun T-- 4-8 - It Came From Three Dimensions To The Left BONUS - A Few What-Ifs? 4-9 - Damage Assessment (The Damage Counter Is Still Rolling) 4-10 - Nightly Rounds Part 1 - Twice the Ayame for the price of One Kohran BONUS 2 - What If Ogami Decided To Be A Horrible Human Being? 4-11 - Nightly Rounds Part 2 - There Is No Escaping Sumire Kanzaki's Influence 4-12 - Nightly Rounds Part 3 - Swimming! Stars! ... Failure! 4-13 - Nightly Rounds Part Final - 2/3rd Theater Girls, GUN X SOAP, and the Melancholy of Iris Chateaubriand 4-14 - In Which Ichiro Ogami Fucks Over Japan 4-15 - In Which Ichiro Ogami Discovers That No One Has Their Priorities Straight 4-16 - Bear With Me For A Moment 4-17 - I Am... 4-18 - Taisho Era, 12th Year- July. ASAKUSA 4-19 - BOSS FIGHT! Rasetsu's Ginkaku / IRIS MARIONETTE 4-20 - I'll Throw You So Hard That You'll Kiss The Moon / Epilogue: The Rampage of Sakura Shinguji CHAPTER 5: Bloom with the Flowers! On the Maiden's Willpower! / "Ruh-roh, Sumire!" "Like, you said it, Kanna!" 5-1 - Taisho Era, 12th Year- August. GRAND IMPERIAL THEATER! Son Goku VS the Demon Woman! 5-2 - The Demon Woman and Son Goku: Cut and Paste Counseling / I'll Show You My Clothes For A Buck 5-3 - T-Minus Fifteen Minutes 5-4 - Mission: The Boonies. Allies: A Rock and a Hard Place 5-5 - Nightly Rounds Part 1 - In the End, There is only Koi Koi 5-6 - Nightly Rounds Part 2 - Feminine Apparel / Feminine Cosmetics / ... Feminine 5-7 - Nightly Rounds Part 3 - Advocating Thievery, Old Man Spiels, and Cockblocking Combos 5-8 - Nightly Rounds Part 4 - A Rose By Any Other Name is gently caress YOU, Fanservice (?), and Mission START! 5-9 - Fukagawa Mansion: Sumire Route. Point-and-Click Makes The World Go Round. 5-10 - Kiss Her / Genuflect / JAM IT IN 5-11 - Meanwhile, VIOLENCE! Also, Jazz Hands. 5-12 - Bonding Time, Spirit-Powered Pieces of Paper, and Speak Softly But Carry Kanna 5-13 - Taisho Era, 12th Year- August. FUKAGAWA 5-14 - BOSS FIGHT! Crimson Hornet Squad / Epilogue: Foreplay! Also, Foreshadowing CHAPTER 6: Unspeaking Companions / In Which Kohran Puts the "Mad" in "Mad Scientist." 6-1 - Stage One: Denial 6-2 - Nightly Rounds Part 1 - Hypocrisy at Work, It's Not Sexual Harrassment When SHE Does It, and Beautifully Orchestrated 6-3 - Nightly Rounds Part 2 - First and Last Excursion, Seeya Later!  , PUNCH, and Kind of Awkward.6-4 - Nightly Rounds Part 3 - Second Letter!, Reading with Kanna, Stock Romantic Stargazing, and Waxing On 6-5 - Stage Two: Attempts at Persuasion 6-6 - Taisho Era, 12th Year- August. UENO PARK (Redux) 6-7 - Stage Three: Depression 6-8 - Stage Four: Anger 6-9 - Daily... Rounds? Token Appearances: Everyone Else 6-10 - Stage Five: InsaniTHEY CALLED ME MAD BUT I'LL SHOW THEM, I'LL SHOW THEM ALL AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-- 6-11 - Taisho Era, 12th Year- August. SHIBA PARK (Redux) 6-12 - BOSS FIGHT! Soukaku AND Ginkaku / Energy Charge, 500%! 6-13 - poo poo ow god not in the loving face aaaaagh 6-14 - Epilogue: And the cycle continues unbroken. Also, MORE FORESHADOWING! CHAPTER 7: The Imperial Capital's Great Collapse!? / Ha Ha Screw That, We're Partying Like It's 1923. 7-1 - It's Kanna Time!, Why Yoneda Exists, and SUDDENLY, A BULL 7-2 - Geezers Are Awesome, It Came From The Dressing Room, It Came From The Costumes Room, and Ichiro Ogami: Master Psychiatrist 7-3 - The Unfortunate Demise of Mr. Party, Cockblocking x 9999, and Let's Talk To EveryOHGOD 7-4 - Fetch Quest, Cooking Mama, and, uh, More Fetch Quests. 7-5 - Heavy Lifting, Kohran Has Totally Planned For This, and Romancing the Wind Division 7-6 - Party is Go! 7-7 - Kohran Turns Some Tricks, Bellybuttons Are In Danger, and DRAMATIC REVEAL! 7-8 - Escaping From A Cave-In- Step 1: Break Reality. 7-9 - Taisho Era, 12th Year- September. GINZA...? 7-10-1 - BOSS FIGHT! 7-10-2 - Epilogue: Finally, We Get Around To ohshit CHAPTER 8: Decisive Battle-- To The Very Ends Of Life! / How NOT To Take Over The World. 8-1 - Plans are MADE to be stupid! 8-2 - But that-- that explanation doesn't-- wait, what did you just-- buh!? 8-3-1 - Please Bear With Me Again 8-3-2 - Strolling Through Old Man Tenkai's Front Lawn VOTING GOES HERE. 8-4 - Team Name: Leave No Man 8-5 - Taisho Era, 12th Year- September. HIVE OF DARKNESS'S MAIN BASE 8-6 - BOSS FIGHT! Amaterasu 8-7 - BOSS FIGHT! ... Amaterasu 8-8 - BOSS F-- well, okay, no. / Epilogue: BOY, I hope we haven't forgotten anything! CHAPTER 9: A Date On These Peaceful Days. / HOWEVER... 9-1 - Out With The Glasses, In With The Guns. 9-2 - Ave Maria. 9-3 - Taisho Era, 13th Year- January. MEIJI SHRINE 9-4 - Not a BOSS FIGHT. / Epilogue: HOWEVER... CHAPTER 10: The Gods Have Descended! / Japan Is Even More Freaking Doomed 10-1 - Cheer Everyone Up OR YOU'RE hosed!  10-2 - Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, S&M, and Shooting Tranquilizers At Little Girls. 10-3 - Domestic Chores, He Who Wears The Pants Around Here, and Freudian Slips. 10-4 - Three For The Price Of One, or One For The Price Of Three? 10-5 - Ultimate Multitasking: Tsubaki's Event, Kasumi's Event 10-6 - Yuri's Event, Ayame's Event / Mid-Season Power-Up? 10-7 - THREE loving WEEKS LATER 10-8 - Kohran's ENTIRE LIFE STORY. Also, Maria. 10-9 - ... and everyone else. / Jinbu: A GOD AM I 10-10 - Taisho Era, 13th Year- January. GINZA, A CERTAIN LOCATION 10-11 - The 10-12 - BOSS FIGHT! Immobile Flame Wheel 10-13 - Epilogue: HOWEVER 2: Return of the Revenge of the Heavy-Handed Foreshadowing CHAPTER 11: The Appearance of the Ultimate Weapon / Plot Twists. Plot Twists EVERYWHERE. 11-1 - FORESHADOWING. Also, Maria Becomes Sticky. 11-2 - Scaring Away Customers, FORESHADOWING, and Giving Sumire the Shaft. 11-3 - Bathpans and Loathing in Ginza, Japan 11-4 - Recapping, Show Business is Violence Against Children, and Dramatic Romantic Tension... tic. 11-5 - MEANWHILE!!!!!!!!!!!! 11-6 - Taisho Era, 13th Year- March. IN FRONT OF THE GRAND IMPERIAL THEATER 11-7 - BOSS FIGHT! Unyielding Ice's Edge 11-8 - After the Bat- OH GOD NO SEXY BIKINIS ARE THE DEVIL 11-9 - Damage Control: Three Girls One Kanna 11-10 - Damage Control: WITH MY GREAT BIG ROOSTER 11-11 - Damage Control: Superior Craftdwarfship 11-?? - GODDAMMIT, KOHRAN 11-12 - Damage Control: (IN CHINESE!!) and (IN MELODRAMATIC DEMONESE!!) 11-13 - Damage Control: Hand Job 11-14 - Damage Control: Dystopian Anachronisms 11-15 - Taisho Era, 13th year- March. A CERTAIN PLACE IN GINZA ---- BONUS STUFF: A look into Sakura Wars's past-- the Dreamcast version of the same game-- courtesy of TapamN. First Battle Dreamcast Version Spirit Armor's PS2 video of the same battle Part 1 - Part 2 Sakura's Minigame Iris' Minigame (Shooting) Hatsumode Minigame Sumire's minigame Maria's minigame Kanna's minigame Minigame: WIN Pictures! Hokuto plays the sequel to the puzzle game spin-off of Sakura Wars! - STORY MODE: Sumire Kanzaki - SHONEN RED MODE: Maria Tachibana Fanart that Terashell got Jacobus Spades to draw.  The true face of Sakura Wars.  The Kannakoubulon, courtesy of LaserShark and the Spore Creature Creator.  LaserShark, what have you done!? 
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1-1: One Big Dysfunctional Family First and foremost: the opening movie. drat, that's a catchy theme song. (Permanent video UP.) Sakura Wars: Opening 1 (Disclaimer: they do not actually go into space). Well, there's the full cast, all six of the female mains. Only four of them will actually be around at the beginning of the game, however. And when you click on Start a New Game, you get THIS movie: Arrival at the Imperial Capital Cherry blossoms!  And an infestation that NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT.Now that we've got the obligatory movies out of the way, it's time for-  ... the obligatory introduction. This might, hands down, be the most boring part of the game. [Letter]  As part of a special mission, you are hereby transferred and assigned a new post as captain of the following squad: "The Imperial Capital Assault Force, Anti-Demon Attack Squad, Flower Division." Furthermore, for the sake of the Imperial Capital's defense, your primary duty is to be highly classified. Proceed to Ueno Park in order to rendezvous with the squad. ~ Imperial Army Lieutenant General Ikki Yoneda WHERE in Ueno Park? Hell, for that matter, WHEN is he supposed to be meeting up with this nameless contact?  The old man's intervention was necessary, as Ogami was desperately re-reading the letter in hopes of finding more specific information about this rendezvous. Enjoy your fruitless search.  And here we have the face of our hero, Ichiro Ogami, along with his somewhat frightening head of hair. Little does he know that this mission will forever alter the course of his life, and the lives of, oh, six other young women. Oh, yeah, there's also the FATE OF ALL OF JAPAN, but that's not nearly as important. [???]  Hmmm... a good answer. ... it's the stock 'obedient soldier' answer, you twit. I'm pretty sure almost anyone could say that with a straight face. [???] As a government official, I am forbidden to discuss the Fighting Troupe's military secrets here. For more details, you should ask the Imperial Fighting Troupe's commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Yoneda. Now then, head for Ueno Park. I hope you will meet my expectations, as it was I who recommended you. And now we know who to lay the blame upon [Ogami]  Understood! Ichiro Ogami, now heading for Ueno Park! [???] I leave the peace of the capital in your hands. Do your best. [Ogami] Yessir!  And then we're at Ueno Park. We still don't know anything about Ogami- is he a badass soldier who evaluates everything around him in terms of threat level, shootability, and potential cover? Is he an idealistic champion of justice, hot-blooded and willing to lay his life down for what he perceives to be right? Is he a tree-hugging peace-loving hippy, fighting to preserve the ultimate balance in mandkind?  [Ogami]  Now, let's see... I wonder where the meeting point is? Guess I'll try walking around a bit more. None of the above. He's just a poorly-informed idjit. Meanwhile, we have more scenery, this time panning to the right.   wheeeeee  [Ogami] And some sword-wielding young girl supposedly cut down the monster with a single strike.... Given the nature of JRPGs, this rumor probably became central to the plot the second he decided to say it out loud to himself for no discernible reason whatsoever. [Ogami] ......... They said that the person from the Imperial Assault Force would meet me here, but when is he going to show up? This is why the Imperial Capital has a demon infestation in its basement and in its skies: because the military can't even get its poo poo together enough to give their personnel instructions more detailed than "eh, just go somewhere around here at some time and your contact'll bump into you eventually." In any case, it's time to pan back over to the le-  ... what.  - but she wasn't within eyesight at all when you were just LOOKING over there- SHE'S NOT HUMAN  RUN, YOU FOOL!  No! It's too late! Game over, man, game ov-    ... ... let's get back to that LP.  [Ogami] Y-Yes. I'm Ogami, but.... Um. Pardon me, but who are you?  Canonically, she's basically the title character and/or the main female protagonist. This means she gets top billing as Ogami's ONE TRUE CANON PAIRING, etc. Apparently, she's also a badass swordswoman, and has a jealous streak a mile wide- the latter was probably a super-popular character archetype back in the 90's, while the latter never goes out of fashion- but anyways, back to the script! [Sakura]  Lieutenant General Yoneda sent me- my duty was to pick up Ensign Ogami. [Ogami]  (I heard that someone would be coming to meet me, but... I never would have expected it to be a woman....) Er, uh- are you a part of the Imperial Assault Force?! [Sakura]  Yes!  [Sakura] It's a pleasure to meet you. [Ogami]  Ah- my name is Ichiro Ogami, Imperial Navy Ensign. But that a young woman like yourself is a member of the troupe... to be honest, I'm shocked.  [Ogami]  Ah, er, no... nothing like that, but.... --- [Ogami] I thought women only stayed inside the kitchen while making babies. [Sakura]  ... what, really? What about your- your mother? Didn't SHE do anything to teach- [Ogami] WAIT, MY MOTHER WAS A WOMAN?! --- [Ogami] (... I guess a secret corps would be the ONLY place where it wouldn't be odd to have a female soldier like this.) Well, yeah, I guess the government's gotta keep those females out of the public eye. Wouldn't want to let it be known that, heaven forbid, they let MERE GIRLS OF THE FEMININE PERSUASION pour metric tons of effort and sweat into the defense of our country, just like anybody else, no siree.  [Ogami] Eh- a... theater?  And here we have the game's multiple choice system. They give it the fancy name of "Live Interactive Picture System" (LIPS). Like most dating sims, you're given a number of options dictating how the main character answers (three, usually); unlike most dating sims, you're on a time limit. There are a few more variations further on in the game (most notably Double LIPS, Timed LIPS, and Analog LIPS), but we'll get to those later. Incidentally, that last option could've had so much potential. "Only a trained navy officer could possibly hope to save the destitute Imperial Grand Theater from bankruptcy! A battle decided not by guns or robots, but by DANCE-OFFS!!" I'm convinced that that would make for an awesome RPG.  Running out of time leads to your hidden fourth option. I wasn't meaning to demonstrate it this early, but I hosed up.  [Ogami] (Is she REALLY a member of the Imperial Assault Force...?) Clearly, you should interrogate her just to be sure, at gunpoint.  [Ogami] Ah... y, yes. I'm coming! Wuss.  What a romantic first CG for Sakura. Enjoy it while it lasts, I think the rest consists of Ogami staring at girls in a constant state of befuddlement.  ... yet. [Ogami] Eh...? [Sakura] I heard that you graduated with honors from the naval academy, so I was a little uneasy. But it looks like you're a bit easygoing, too... I'm glad you're so easy to talk to. You seem to have 'utterly baffled' confused with 'easygoing'. [Ogami] Hahahahaha.... See? [Sakura] Um, Ogami-san... I hope that we can get along from here on out. ---- OPTIONAL VIDEO: In case you wanted to hear Sakura's voice in that last scene (however, Ogami usually isn't voiced).Downside: no subtitles. It's taking me long enough to put captions on each screenshot as it is.  ----  Some Time Later...  Yeah, I'm pretty sure there aren't any boats in the middle of Ginza, either. What DO they expect him to do here, anyway?  [Ogami] I suppose that no one would ever realize that a secret military force would have its headquarters in such a theater... [Sakura] This is your first time here, isn't it, Ogami-san? Then let's enter the theater from the front lobby.  [Ogami] Even so... it seems somewhat quiet, doesn't it? [Sakura] We're only scheduled for evening activities today, so... [Ogami] (Evening activities? ... would that be drills in the evening?) [Sakura] However, we're opening the theater in a little bit, so it's going to fill up with customers quickly.  ---  And here's our token loli. I have not yet seen a dating sim or a dating sim-like game that does NOT have an underaged girl as an option. ... I'm not sure I want to know what that says about Japan.  [Sakura]  Iris! It's not nice to make fun of adults. This is Ensign Ichirou Ogami, who's transferred into the Imperial Assault Force.  She's Iris Chateaubriand, one of the other eligible girls. ... she's also, like, nine years old, because Japan. Keep that in mind during the following conversation.  [Ogami] I'm... Imperial Navy Ensign, Ichiro Ogami. Er, uhm.... (It'd be better to think through my reply since she's just a child... Yeah, it'd be best to make a good impression. He's going to be working with these people for god knows HOW long, after all.  Eh, not good so far. If you wait long enough, a third option will pop up-  - like so. See, you can't really go wrong with compliments, can y- ... er, wait, poo poo, what's with Ogami's expression?     THIS, LADIES AND GENTS, IS THE MAN WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE PEACE OF THE CAPITAL.  More to the point, why isn't she at all creeped out by this? He was heaping it on with a SHOVEL. He wants into her pants. [Ogami]  Hahahahaha.... That's not an answer.   poo poo that's fast and highly illogical. Though I guess they don't call France the land of [Ogami]  Eh....?! Again, she's nine years old. Why does he have the lovey-dovey expression? Why doesn't he have the SHOCKED expression?! [Sakura]  Iris... you're being a nuisance to Ensign Ogami, aren't you? Come on, go to your room. ---- [Sakura] For your own goddamn safety. NOW. ----  --- [Sakura]  I DON'T WANT TO BE HELD PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT WOULD ENSUE, MISSY, SO JUST GO TO YOUR ROOM!! --- [Sakura] That won't do! You're tired from today's stage rehearsal, aren't you?  Suddenly, they all become serious. [Sakura] What's wrong? [Iris]  This oniichan also has spirit energy... is he going to fight using a 'Koubu', too? [Sakura] ... that's right.  [Ogami] It's all right. .... you don't need to be afraid. There isn't going to be anything like a war.  ---  All that goodwill earlier? Gone. She's on to him now.  [Ogami] What... what are you talking about? [Sakura] Nothing at all! Lieutenant General Yoneda will be waiting for you in the Manager's Office! Come on, we're going elsewhere, Iris!  [Ogami] .....? Wh... what WAS with that kid, anyway? --- [Ogami] She was so... dreamy... --- [Ogami] Sakura-kun's also gone... dang. It can't be helped. I guess I'll have to go meet Lieutenant General Yoneda myself... ---- OPTIONAL VIDEO:If you wanted to hear Iris's voice in that last scene, here's the link. You can also hear Sakura getting totally sketched out. Incidentally, that little chime sound you hear every now and then- after a character speaks, that is- means that his/her trust level with Ogami has gone up. This is important later. ----  Let's roll. In three-dee.  ---  What? Did someone in a cardboard box just sneak by?  [Ogami] ... who could that be? I think that voice just now came from the direction of the cafeteria... Oh, it's an even- wait a second, how come Ogami knows where the cafeteria is?  After more walking, we're given, for the first time, the choice of NOT talking to this angry woman. Perhaps unwisely, I decide to do so. I'm a goddamn masochist.  ... and I'm confronted with this.  Oh, the willful innocence of the 1920's. If you think THAT'S indecent, fast forward about seventy, eighty years. Sumire  Ah! You over there! [Ogami] A, are you referring to me? Sumire  Is there even anywone else HERE? Stop giving me that dumb look and get over here? I'm pretty sure that's his standard expression, ma'am. You'll have to pay extra to get any one of his others. [Ogami]  R, right... Sumire Would you kindly pick up that fork that I dropped and replace it with a clean one?  Being a [Ogami] Sure. ... here, there you go.  This is indeed Sumire Kanzaki, one of the OTHER eligibles in the game. Being a haughty, angry, spiteful woman whose mind works in arcane and not entirely sane ways, Sumire has been the bane of my existence in most of my playthroughs. She also has what appears to be a physics-defying kimono. I'm not sure how she can bare her shoulders like that without having her clothes slide down to the floor, and I'm pretty sure her breasts aren't holding it all up. If someone more versed in the art of kimono-wearing has any theories, I'm all ears.  ---  --- [Ogami] Not my problem, ma'am, I just work here. Also, thanks for the potential future blackmail, I'll be seeing you clothesless in my room at... oh, at about nine. --- [Ogami] (Huh....) .... I have transferred into the Imperial Asssault Force from today forth. I am Imperial Navy Ensign, Ichiro Ogami.   Savor your employed status while you still can. ---  ... are ALL the women here so- aaah, nevermind. [Ogami] Uwaah!! Wh, what are you doing all of a sudden?! Shocked expression when a hot woman gives him a smooch, but a lusty expression when he's propositioned by a nine-year-old French girl? Goddamn it, Ogami. But I guess this means that he's letting her go scott-free.  I'M SURE. [Ogami] U, um... where might Lieutenant General Yoneda's office be at?!  Sumire Do you understand, Ensign Ogawa? [Ogami]  .... it's Ogami. Either she has a really bad memory, or... well, how many OTHER ensigns have  [Ogami] R, right...  ---- OPTIONAL VIDEO:Now, it's Sumire's turn. Her voice fits more or less perfectly. Enough said. ----  More walking gets us over HERE. [Ogami] Lieutenant General Ikki Yoneda... the famed military strategist who was active during the Japanese-Russo War... I wonder what kind of person he is? An awesome one.  Whoops, looks like someone was there before him.  And it's another one of the eligible top pilots.  [Ogami] Ah... I'm sorry. I am Imperial Navy Ensign Ichiro Ogami. I wish to meet with Lieutenant General Yoneda... [Marial]  So you're the Ensign Ogami who was transferred to the Imperial Capital. ... I'm running out of emoticons. But she is, indeed, the team's sniper, so hey.  Maria Tachibana. Ice cold, all business, and thoroughly badass, she's probably the only one in the theater who seems to have all of her poo poo together. [Ogami] Uh, um.... [Maria]  .... yes? Do you have something to ask of me? And she's not taking any of this lovey-dovey crap from some spiky-headed man-child of an anime protagonist. [Ogami] (Up until now, I haven't had very many opportunities to speak with women....) (What should I talk about with her? Just as long as he knows what NOT to talk with her about, he should be fine.  ...  Naaaah. Choice two, because I don't want to die. [Ogami] Excuse me... Lieutenant General Yoneda is....? [Maria] .... waiting inside. And? [Ogami] Nothing, really... this will be the first time I've met him, so I'm really nervous... [Maria]  I see... you do not need to worry, Lieutenant General Yoneda is a wonderful person. It's just that... [Ogami] .... "it's just that"? [Maria] ... no, it's nothing. Please find out for yourself. [Ogami] .... ? And that's the end of THAT rather awkward and thoroughly foreboding conversation.  ---  And on we go to Click LIPS. See the cursor? You can look anywhere in an attempt to spark conversation (or just to ogle). Again, because I don't want to die, I'm not looking at her chest. This time.  Looking at her clothes gives you...  ... another masterful observation by Captain Obvious. This, however, does not necessarily mean that she is actually wearing anything under that overcoat. Save for the stage and for battle, I don't think I've seen her out of that outfit. The same goes with about half of the brigade, most NPCs, AND most any other character in every other RPG ever made, but still.  ---  And again. Looking at her face...  gently caress it, I'm just going to try to speak to her again.  Okay, Ogami, knock it off with this "what should I talk to her about?!" jibber-jabber. Demonstrate that your social skills are not limited to nine-year-old French girls. Prove that you can converse with this woman like any rational human being can. Show us the power of a dating sim protagonist!  ---  ---   [Ogami] (Whew... What an oppressive feeling... Even moreso than any of the instructors at the naval academy....) [Ogami] Ah, er....  ---  ... but you STILL can't actually converse with her. Figures. But hey, at least the office is wide open. Go forth, Ichiro Ogami! Take your first step into the Imperial Assault Force, and bring your awkward and mildly pedophilic social skills to bear!! ---- OPTIONAL VIDEO:Finally, we have Maria. This video is decidedly less frenetically bizarre than the last three. ---- Well, that's it for this first update- the real meat of the game is just about to begin. This IS my first LP, so I'm open to suggestions. Text size too small? Too many/few screenshots, and/or too little/much text? Picture size and placement too borked? Commentary too asinine? Ogami not being enough of an rear end in a top hat? I'm all ears. Next update, Ogami actually goes INTO the office, we actually get to see this 'Yoneda' character, and the sap's mission actually begins! Sort of. I'll also be throwing in (untranslated) videos of these first few scenes, in case people want to hear the voice actresses behind this work. NEXT TIME: gently caress YES, YOU ARE THE BEST BOSS FIGHT EVER. Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 04:46 on May 24, 2013 |
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Semiru posted:The best boss fight ever to kick off? Sounds good. Sort of. In this case, my definition of the words 'best', 'ever', or 'boss fight' might not match up with most peoples' definitions, but... we'll leave that for later. Semiru posted:I remember reading reviews of Sakura Wars back in the mid-90's along with the obviously pointless wishes that it would come out in the West, so I'll be looking forward to this. LPs that do all the hard translation work for us are great. I didn't really get into Sakura Wars until about a year ago- though I'd heard the drat theme song for YEARS before I'd even known that the series existed, and way before I started thinking "hmmm, let's see how the game is." Anyways, I'm glad you're looking forward to it. And I'll try to stick with your vote, but this first chapter... I'll probably be able to get an update up later in the day. I want to get to the interesting stuff first, just in case my updates start slowing down a bit. Double post, but for semi-good reason: I've added gameplay videos. More specifically, I've added links to (untranslated) videos of each of the girls' introductory scenes (Sakura, Iris, Sumire, and Maria), which you can find after their respective sections in the first update. Look for the sirens (which might be a bit too eye-catching- if needed, I can replace them later). Also, tonight's promised update isn't happening; most of my day was spent completing the first episode and creating captioned images all the way up to said episode's halfway point (two hundred and thirty five images, in fact, not counting last night's one hundred and six). The next update's happening either tomorrow night or the day after. Have some previews.  What could Sakura possibly be teaching Ogami?  (And more importantly, will it ever have any impact at all on the rest of the game?) Why is Sumire still such a horrible person? IT'S OGAMI   WHY DO I FAIL SO HARD AT AVOIDING IRIS STOP FOLLOWING ME AROUND, IRIS.... oh god I need an adult I- holy poo poo Maria has an expression on her face   loving hell, screw you and SCREW YOUR STUPID LITTLE CONSPIRACY. ... and yeah, we'll finally get to see this Yoneda character that the game's been jabbering on about. SAKURA WARS. LOOK FORWARD TO IT IN ALL OF ITS AWESOME BUT OCCASIONALLY ASININE GLORY. Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Mar 20, 2008 |
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When we last left Ogami, our intrepid hero, he'd made it to the Grand Imperial Theater (despite his superiors not actually telling him where to go), and met up with four of his would-be charges: Sakura Shinguji, Iris Chateaubriand, Sumire Kanzaki, and Maria Tachibana. ... all before being able to tell the theater's head honcho that he'd actually arrived. It's not like the girls had rolled out the welcome mat for him or anything like that, so that they all met him one after the other has got to be some sort of twisted coincidence (or a portent of things to come, which would be problematic where Iris is concerned, but I try not to think about that too much for a number of reasons). In any case, let's go on. Ogami was riiight about to meet with Yoneda, I believe. [Ogami] But she said something like "rehearsal"...? Is that some sort of training? It's a secret brigade that's using a goddamned theater as a cover. It wouldn't be that hard to take this kind of stuff at face value, but I think we've determined that Ogami's [Ogami] Let's see... I can finally see General Yoneda now. One knocking later:  ---  ---  Respectful, on the ball, and knows how to make an entrance. It looks like our Ensign Ogami's on his way to making a good first impression on Lieutenant General Yoneda, who's probably a stickler for formality. I mean, come on, war hero.  [???]  Firsht'f'all, yer in the Grand Imperial Theater. Can't use that military talk here. ... or he could be completely loving PLASTERED ON SAKE in the middle of the afternoon. ... While he might very well be drunk off his rear end BECAUSE he knew that some random sap would be coming to take charge of that Assault Force- a plan that could go wrong in many more ways than one- the fact that he is, indeed, drunk off his rear end at this first meeting is still awesome.  [Ogami] (Don't... don't tell me... THIS person is...?! [???] Hey, hooow 'bout a glass? gently caress YES, YOU ARE THE BEST BOSS EVER.  Goddamn it, Ogami, you stick-in-the-mud. In lieu of being able to take the man up on his offer, I go with the hot-blooded answer because I'm sort of tired of Ogami going "huh?" all the time.  [Ogami] Are you really that Lieutenant General Yoneda? You're completely different from the rumors...  Happy drunk to angry drunk? [Ogami] That Lieutenant General Yoneda was a hero of the Japanese-Russo War, and that he was the Army's greatest strategist.  [Yoneda]  AND he's some hard-drinking old geezer... An' that'sh what ya don't like. [Ogami] No... I haven't said that much. He did. Rather blatantly, at that. [Yoneda] That'sh what yer sayin'! But you know, Ogami-san...  Angry drunk to introspecive drunk?  Is... is that a threat?  [Ogami] .... I understand. But since I have been translated to the Imperial Fighting Troupe... I will put my life on the line and fight for the peace and safety of the citizens of the Imperial Capital...! It seems that Ogami is a master of taking the fuckawesome alcoholic lemondade that life throws at him and... turning it into boring old lemons.  [Yoneda] Good 'nuff! Er, I mean... that's just splendid! In that case, here's your first mission! That's what I'm talking about. Give me my goddamn robots, my infiltration missions, and my wreck-the-poo poo-out-of-demonic-invasions missions, it's time to go wreak havoc on the mecha strategy genre.  [Yoneda] 'Cause it's a secret brigade, after all. Oh yeah, that IS sort of the whole point, after all.  [Ogami] Understood! Ichiro Ogami, now proceeding to duty! Figures that he'd treat this as seriously as anything. FIRST MISSION: - - Find room. - Take off military uniform. - Put on civvie clothes. - Report to reception area.  FINALLY, someone tells Ogami to chillax. [Ogami] Yessir! [Yoneda] Oh, whoops! Wait a second!! [Ogami] Yes... what is it? [Yoneda] Here... take this. It's a commemorative clock made when the theater was built.  Oh, cool, pawn shop fodder. [Yoneda] If you're a soldier and all, you alway gotta be on time. ---- [Yoneda] Because that's what it does, you know. It keeps time. Why, back in my day, we didn't HAVE no stinking portable clocks! [Ogami] Uh, sir.... [Yoneda] If you wanted to keep time "on the go"- that's old-timer speak, in case you were wondering- you had to lug around these gigantic European grandpappy clocks all the drat time! [Ogami] Sir.... [Yoneda] In the army, it was the ensigns who carried around the clocks for their leaders, and us ensigns always drew straws every day to determine who would carry the clock on their back! Why, we used to call them "bent timers" because they were always bent over double, which made it easier for us to-- [Ogami] ... sir, we've had pocketwatches for over four centuries- [Yoneda]  If you don't stop taking all the drat fun out of my drunken ramblings, you're cleaning lantrines for the next five months. [Ogami] ... yessir. ---- [Ogami] Yessir!! I accept it gratefully! [Yoneda] Well, go 'n take good care of it. Certainly. Hell, I might even be able to take good care of it for, oh, about fifty years. Up to the point when the darned thing becomes worth a couple hundred dollars, anyway. [Yoneda] Now then, off with you! [Ogami] Understood! ---- OPTIONAL VIDEO:Once again, a video of the previous scene plus dialogue (and minus translation). He sure as hell isn't a potential love interest, but Yoneda's drunk-rear end voice is so awesome that it deserves its own video link. ----  ---  [Ogami] Sakura-kun and... Iris, was it? What are you doing in a place like this?  On a different note, it seems that he's already made an effort to wipe Iris's existence from his memory.  ---  [Ogami] (... anyway, it seems that the both of them were eavesdropping.)   I don't really care, AND I don't have time to be righteous and indignant to one or the other. I just want to get to my job with a minimum of bellyaching and drama :\ [Ogami] In any case... could you tell me where the reception area is? This is my first mission here. I wish to get to the reception desk as soon as possible....  What has he actually DONE to garner such doe-eyed admiration? Is standing around and looking baffled the first step to attracting girls? And didn't Ogami's stint as child  I'm certain I said 'with a MINIMUM of bellyaching.'  I DON'T CARE, GUYS, JUST GET YOUR ASSES INTO GEAR, WE NEED TO GET OUT OF TUTORIAL LAND!! [Ogami] Now, both of you, don't fight. Let's all go together. ... that's fine, isn't it?  ----  ---- [Ogami] Now now, ladies, there's more than enough of me to go around. ---- [Iris]  No, it's all right. Iris has more fun if everyone's together. [Ogami] Hahaha, it's like having a flower in each hand. In that case, lead the way. That remark made me immediately regret my decision. [Sakura] Ah... but before that, we'll have to show you to your room first. [Iris] You know, Oniichan..... you'll be living here with all of us together! [Ogami] Eh.... is that so? Yes, I suppose that a man COULD get used to this kind of vaguely harem anime-esque living. I mean, if you have a guy like Ogami living together with six+ women.... What could possibly go wrong? ( X Years Later: )  WHY AM I SO KEITARO URASHIMA-LIKE IN EXISTENCE  Theoretically, he could just do that RIGHT HERE, but that would probably end the game prematurely.  So thus, they walk. Don't ask how Iris's teddy bear does that floating thing.  My theory is that Jean-Paul siphons off of the excess energy leaking out of Iris's ears (85 percent of loli characters are hyperactive, after all), which is still enough to make him defy gravity and, indeed, the very laws of physics themselves.  [Sakura] It's the same for me, but everyone lives in this theater together. [Ogami] So this will be my room starting from today... [Ogami] Now then... I'll get changed real quickly, so could you wait for me? [Sakura] Got it. Iris, let's wait outside of his room. [Iris] Okay! Alright, we'll be waiting, so hurry up and change!  Hey, not a bad place. I guess the theater's really raking it in. Unbeknownst to Ogami, however, his real test of courage begins in this humble-looking room. Here, his qualification as the captain of the Imperial Assault Force will be tested. During the next few heart-pounding, adrenaline-surging minutes, Ogami's military career could be boosted into the stratosphere, or ended before it could even start. He could go up into that big metaphorical spaceship and kill demons, or he could "are the demons" and "became a zombie." It is the one mission that he MUST succeed in. While the game does not bill this next scene as such, it is the first chapter's true boss battle, using the Double LIPS system, which tests whether or not the main character can correctly clear a series of timed questions under a separate, overarching timer. Ichiro Ogami: FIRST MISSION--  CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES.  ---  Ogami gets off to a good start; this is too crucial of a mission, and the risks are too high. He cannot rush himself, for the consequences are steep.  So far so good, despite his tendency to describe his situation out loud for the sake of the Players, those beyond the fourth wall.  Now clothesless, Ogami's brain cells fire off at lightning-fast speeds as he considers his options. He waits.  A few seconds later, a third option slams into his head like a ton of bricks, something that ascends the issue of Shirt First vs. Necktie First.  He echoes the words of his ancient graying mentor, a wise sage sitting at the top of the mountain near his hometown. Just as destiny intended.  Task completed, Ogami does not allow himself to get so caught up in his euphoric success that he strays from his true mission. The shirt, the necktie, and even the vest are remembered.  Ogami unerringly sticks to the clothes-changing methodology that he had coldly calculated as giving him the greatest chance of success and victory. Truly, a man able to think under fire.  Unexpectedly, tragedy strikes.  ----  Thanks to Ogami's astounding powers of perception, the potentially career-ending oversight is narrowly averted at the last minute. Hang in there!  Aware that the timer is ticking down, Ogami, with the speed of a man possessed, throws out his careful plans and works off the top of his head. He just barely gets his pants back on, and in record time.  For a moment, Ogami stood there in surprised shock. His shirt was tucked in, his necktie was perfectly tied, his vest was spotless, and his pants were ON- and were quite cozy against his legs, to boot. Against insurmountable odds, he'd emerged victorious where countless others before him had fallen. Overjoyed, Ogami reached over to the door.  A mysterious force stayed his hand for a few, crucial seconds.  There it was. The coup de grace on Ogami's first mission, the most hellish mission ever devised by mankind.  ----  And just like that, it was over.  [Sakura] I-Iris... it's rude to barge in on your own! Ohohoho... I'm sorry.  They were stunned, not having expected him to succeed. [Sakura]  The naval ensign's uniform suited you well, but... these clothes are also... wonderful. Stunned, and... impressed. [Iris] Ah! You folded your clothes neatly! Oniichan, very good! [Sakura] As expected of someone who graduated from the naval academy at the top of their class. I should follow your example. [Ogami]  Hahah... thanks. Here, let's get going.  He deserves it. He changed his clothes. PROPERLY. [Iris] Yaaay, let's go, let's go~! Iris'll lead you! Everyone hold hands and let's go! [Sakura] Hehehe... that Iris, she's gone off skipping. Now, Ogami-san... The hand-holding was not optional, but in the face of his victory, Ogami was graciously willing to make an exception... this time. [Ogami]  Aah.... I'll leave it up to you.  "We're making things turn in 3D and 4D!" ~Mutsuki Uehara, on the subject of technology.  Just watch as it turns out that Iris rips out the souls of men on a regular basis so that she can cram them into her little Jean-Paul. You know, to keep him afloat.  AND OGAMI'S NEXT  [Ogami]  I see. Thanks for showing me the way. [Iris] Oniichan, the scissors are in this desk! Hey, Sakura, let's go! [Sakura] You're right, Iris. Ogami-san, we've got rehearsal, so... please excuse us. [Ogami]  Ah... both of you, wait a second...  Ye gods, man, don't ask something like "what do you mean by scissors?" or "what should I be doing"?"!! When you go on that running-with-scissors spree that you'd always wanted to embark on, you might be able to get away scott-free by blaming them for not telling you what it is you SHOULD be doing with those scissors! Naturally, then, I go for the third choice. [Ogami] Both of you, good luck with rehearsal! ... though I don't know WHAT rehearsal. [Iris] Thank you, Oniichan. You can come watch after you're done! [Sakura] Now then, good luck with your ticket-taking work too, Ogami-san!  Whaaa? He's not even equipped to CLIP tickets--  drat. Looks like they got the memo before we could. [Sakura] Ah... Iris. We should be going to rehearsal now... [Iris] You're right. Okay Oniichan, bye-bye! [Ogami] .... they left.  ---- [Ogami]  Hey, hold up, NO one calls me Oniichan and lives to tell the tale. [Customer] But that little girl over there just called you- [Ogami]  NO ONE. ----  [Ogami]  Wh, what are you guys talking about. I'm not a ticket-taker! [Customer] But that's the uniform of the person in charge of clipping tickets. You're even holding scissors. [Ogami] Wha?! But then... does this mean that my secret mission is... [Ogami] Supposed to be clipping tickets?! Tha, that's impossible! This is when you should go insane, jam your pair of scissors halfway through someone's skull, murder your superior, and run out the building, screaming at passerby in a mad rage until the authorities take you in.  You wuss, don't sit there and look all happy about it.  [Ogami] Y, yes. Um... where should I use the scissors to cut? ---- [Ogami] ... so, is THAT where I'm supposed to use the scissors to cut? [Customer] AUGH! YOU CUT OFF MY FINGERS!! OH, GOD, MY STUMPS ARE BLEEDING OUT THE CONTENTS OF MY ENTIRE BODY!! [Ogami] You're not answering my question. ---- [Customer] What the heck, bro, you're a newbie? Really, you're wasting all of our time. [Ogami] Y, yes! Please wait just a moment! [Ogami] (.... wasn't my mission supposed to be as the captain of a secret brigade?) [Ogami]  Sir! I might be clipping tickets at the moment, but in truth...  ... you're an imbecile who can't remember the meaning of 'secret brigade' without divine intervention. [Ogami] (Oh no! The Imperial Assault Force is a secret brigade... I can't release its name!) [Ogami] I might be clipping tickets at the moment, but in truth... yeah, I'm a ticket-clipper after all. [Customer] Sir, are you alright?! I think the answer is pretty obvious when a man starts ranting like that, yes. [Customer] Ah! It's almost time! The Flower Division's performance is about to begin!! [Ogami] (She said "Flower Division"... why would a civilian know the name of a secret brigade...)  Oh, sure, it's going GREAT. Watch your step, the fragments of my shattered dreams scattered around my feet can be pretty sharp. [Iris] Oniichan! Are you working hard? [Ogami] Sakura and Iris, huh. This is my first time as something like a ticket-taker, so it's not going too well... [Sakura] If it's alright with you... shall we teach you how to clip the tickets? [Ogami] (Well, hmm... I've become a bit used to clipping the tickets, but...) ---- [Ogami] (... I'm still pretty bad at cutting around peoples' fingers and hitting major arteries, so...) ----  [Ogami] Okay, Sakura-kun, Iris. If you please. They'll probably teach you even if you DON'T please.  Don't you have some OTHER older men to harrass? [Sakura] The foundation of clipping tickets would be to keep a reasonable tempo while still cutting them well. If you don't, you'll end up making the customers wait. [Ogami] I see... that does make sense. [Iris]  Ah, here are some more guests. See... Oniichan, do your best! [Ogami] Um... so I have to keep a tempo while punching the tickets... Here we have Analog LIPS, where you're given a short amount of time to punch in a combination of button presses.  ----  Ogami gets pretty hot-blooded about this kind of thing.  YEAH, I SURE SHOWED THAT TICKET WHO'S THE MASTER OF THIS HOUSE. Okay, so it's probably the government's house, but shut up.   ----  It's a required course at the naval academy. [Iris] Ah... this next customer probably wants to go to the second floor! When that happens... [Sakura] Double-check the ticket's contents, and make sure that you change where you cut with the scissors. Please look at the round holes on the ticket, move the scissors, and cut. And cut... and cut... and cut... and cut...... [Ogami] Got it. I'll give it a try.  Pardon me, sir, it'll be just a moment.  HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH   [Iris] You're so good that there's nothing left for Iris to teach you. [Ogami] No, it's thanks to how you guys taught me. Both of you, thank you. It's a fairly repetitive job. It's not exactly rocket science.  [Iris] Iris will help too!! Onichan, bye-bye! Good luck with the ticket-taking, okay!! [Ogami] Ah, thank you. I'll try to do my best. Nevermind about the whole defending-the-world-from-demonic-forces thing, we got time.  [Ogami] Ah, I'm sorry. Where are those scissors... here you go. ---- THUNK. [Customer] Gghkk... m... my chest... cavity.... [Ogami] Ne~xt! ---- [Customer] Um... would you happen to like Sumire Kanzaki-san?  Just nod and smile. I really don't want to have to deal with a fanboy going into NERD RAGE and screaming about all of Sumire's perfections. My shift ends in five minutes.  Somehow managing to keep a straight face, Ogami throws in some embellishment for increased believability. [Smitten Fan] Eh? You've had opportunities to speak with her?! I'm so envious... That's right! Um... could you please give this letter to Sumire-san? NO, FAGGORT, I'M NOT YOUR FETCH QUEST BOY-  Ow, right in my Story Items pouch. Can't get it out. [Smitten Fan] All you need to say to her is that it's from a passionate fan. Please? [Ogami] R, right... I got it.  I dunno... ink? Maybe a little anthrax, if he decided to dip into the bin of outdated jokes.  [Ogami] O, okay. Um... I wonder how I should clip a children's ticket? [Bratty Kid] Ah, this guy's a newbie! You don't even know how to cut a ticket? ---- [Ogami] Oh, ha ha, silly me, I remember now. You cut HERE-- [Bratty Kid] OW, MY EYES!! [Ogami] -- then, you slice DOWN AND ACROSS-- [Bratty Kid] AAAUGH, CHEEKBONES-- [Ogami] -- and you follow the holes all the way around until you pull out the skull-- [Bratty Kid] THIS DOESN'T SEEM PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE!! ---- [Ogami]  Urgh...  See that? That's Ogami's pure, unbridled rage, just waiting to be unleashed upon the world. There's no telling WHAT he'll do if he snaps!  That... that's sort of underwhelming.  Guess we have no choice- just have to hold it all in.  [Bratty Kid] Keep it up just like that.  *snap* AARRRGHH!!!  ... she warned, coldly ignoring the piles of mutilated, scissored bodies heaped under Ogami's desk.  ... he managed, trying his best to ignore the loaded, cocked pistol that Maria just rammed into his crotch, business end first.  ... he exclaimed, impressed by how Maria was handling the murder situation.  ... she deadpanned, dipping her finger in Ogami's pooling blood and daintily writing her name on the hankerchief.  ... he chortled, clutching the crimson hankerchief to his chest and running away from the scene of the crime(s).  ... he wheezed, bleeding out his guts.  ... she quipped dryly, before turning and walking into the setting sun. ~FIN  .... everything? Undercover secret brigade, man. You're not going to be doing AWESOME MILITARY STUFF every minute you're here, there's still a drat theater that needs to be run. [Ogami] ... all right. If it comes down to this, I'll go ask the brigade members. I might end up learning something. More than you ever wanted to know about their personal lives, perhaps. [Ogami] And if they can't convince me, then I'll even go question General Yoneda! *LIGHTNING FLASH, DRAMATIC CHORDS* [Ogami] Okay... might as well get going. [???] Hello? Excuse me~. [Ogami] Y, yes. What is it?  [Tsubaki]  My name is Tsubaki Takamura. At the gift shop, I'm always the salesgirl. [Ogami] Miss... Tsubaki, is it? [Tsubaki] I've always got things like bromides of the group members, so please come by and visit anytime! This is no exaggeration. She tends to be around well after the theater should be closed, for no discernable reason whatsoever.  [Ogami] Alright... might as well get going. Let's go talk to General Yoneda! *LIGHTNING FLASH, DRAMATIC CHORDS* (continued in part two). Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 06:13 on Apr 7, 2013 |
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 This is the Free Movement phase. These make up a good chunk of the dating sim/talky parts of the game. You're given free rein to poke around the theater's rooms and trigger scenes/events, which are just about always five minutes each (see the clock in the upper left hand corner of the screen?). Free movement usually lasts an hour. Twelve scenes/events might sound like more than enough time, but  The theater has a fuckload of rooms. Usually, only those with markers are worth going to. Certain characters tend to hang out at certain places.  For instance, Tsubaki, the girl we just talked to, tends to hang around the gift shop a lot. I check it out.  [Ogami]  Heh... so this is the gift shop. You're selling a lot of different things, huh. [Tsubaki] Yep, I've got confidence in our selection of goods! LIES. All she ever sells me are bromides. [Tsubaki] ... so, what will it be?  ... probably because that's all Ogami ever seems to want to buy. [Ogami] Let's see... okay, I'll take a bromide. [Tsubaki] You'll buy one? Hehehe... thank you~! [Tsubaki] Now, please choose one. There's a bromide for each member of the Flower Division. Oh, just for reference... Wikipedia posted:Bromide, in photography, refers to a type of photographic printing paper coated in an emulsion of silver bromide, or a photograph made thereof. Images are imprinted on the bromide paper via the gelatin-silver process. As a staple of the series, the gift shops in the Sakura Wars games usually provides an in-game bromide for each heroine.  And now you know what the hell that Nagaette Bromide thing was.   In any case, I decide to take a look at some of the bromides. [Tsubaki] That's Maria's bromide.  [Tsubaki] That cool demeanor and pretty blond hair... I really admire her. [Ogami] (Th, there's a bromide of her? This is a secret brigade- is that even alright?) You have to admit, it's 1) a fuckawesome way to make money, and 2) to ensure that no one will ever seriously believe that This is something that Ogami doesn't ever seem to pick up on. [Ogami] (.... well, might as well take one.) And then he left immediately afterward without actually picking up anything.  Ogami then gets ambushed in the hallway. Unavoidable scenes are the game's version of random encounters- thankfully, the former is not nearly as prevalent. WHEN SUDDENLY--   He does not take well to being ambushed.  ... said the voice of a young woman.  Sumire's voice: Sultry, unlikely to stop at covering Ogami's eyes with her hands. Sakura's voice: That of a young woman. Maria's voice: Very husky. Unlikely to stoop to doing something as childish as this.  ... unless you get her totally smashed. I don't know the context of this picture. I'm pretty sure I never want to find out.  [???] Hehe... you got me.  Surprised? It sounded like Ogami was going to need a new pair of pants, I think that goes beyond mere surprise. [Ogami] You have an unexpectedly mischevious side to you, don't you. [Sakura] Hehe... I'm sorry.  Awwww. -- wait, what? What the christ has OGAMI done to earn your respect and/or illogical romantic attraction? I mean, thus far, he's proved that he can: 1) Look baffled. 2) Change clothes without incident. 3) Identify someone's voice.  I don't think he gets it, either.  [Sakura] W, well then... I'll be going.... [Ogami] Ah.... Sakura-kun! Please wait! I have something I want to ask you! [Sakura] What is it?  Screw this romantic stuff. You guys still owe me a mecha. [Ogami] This is just a normal theater. Where exactly is the secret brigade, the Imperial Assault Force?! [Sakura]  W-well, that's....  ----  [Ogami] ... she left. I reckon she did, Cap'n Obvious. [Ogami] It's almost as if... she was running away... [Ogami] Let's go somewhere else. We do so.  Only to get more or less Shanghai'd by none other than our theater's own little Iris. ...  I make an attempt to strike up something vaguely resembling conversation.  ----  ... she's planning something.  Well, I won't stand for it. I'd better take preemptive measures. ... while avoiding the last option like the plague. Goddamn it, Ogami. [Ogami] Right, I'm fine with that. I'd gladly bask in the sun with you, Iris. [Iris] Really, really?! C'mon c'mon, it feels great around here~!! [Ogami] You're right... somehow... I'm starting to feel sleepy... [Iris] Iris, too... I'm drifting off... ... just as planned. Feign sleepiness, wait until the French girl is asleep, then throttle her so that she may cease to cause undue stress to our beloved Ensign.  AND IT WOULD HAVE GONE SO PERFECTLY, TOO, IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU MEDDLING KIDS. [Ogami] Sa, Sakura-kun?! [Iris] Eh~! Why~?! I want to have an afternoon nap with Oniichan here~! [Sakura] No, you can't. Now, let's go. There's something you have to do in the dressing room.  Yeah, I think she still remembers that first meeting with Iris. Moving on....  [Ogami] (It... looks like this is the dressing room. I see... so this is how it is.) [Iris] Oniichan!  [Iris] What's up? Did you come to play? What the bloody hell WOULD you play in a dressing room? "Kick Over Sumire's Makeup Kit And Flee From Her Spiteful Wrath"? [Ogami] Yup. Actually, I wanted to ask you something really quickly, Iris. [Iris] Ye~s?  Because I don't think I'd be able to get an intelligent answer out of Iris regarding the first question. [Ogami] I was thinking of asking you to tell me about yourself, Iris.  Naturally, that choice is simply the lesser of two evils. [Iris] You know, Iris used to live in France. Then I was scouted and came to Japan, and now I live here. [Ogami] So that's how it was... Uninformative and annoyingly vague? Yes. [Ogami] Thanks, Iris. I know a little bit more about you now. [Iris] Yup. Next time, you should tell me about yourself too, Oniichan! Aha. No. :|  Click LIPS time.  Yes, I still remember how long you ranted about how much her big pink ribbon suits her. WE KNOW. I think I'll look at Jean-Paul instead.  [Ogami] Uh, uhm...  Believe me when I say that this question is made more difficult when all of the answer choices are in katakana. [Ogami] I still remember it well. He's Jean-Paul.  Is it just me, or is everyone's expectations of Ogami ridiculously low? Hell, he could be as active as a sack of potatoes and everyone would STILL fall all over themselves to praise the sunnovagun. [Ogami] Of course. He's your best friend, after all. [Iris]  Thank you, Oniichan.... I'm really happy. [Ogami] Do you know where everyone else's gone to? [Iris] Sumire's on the second floor. Just now, Sakura went to get her. Maria said that she was going to the stage. Uncle Yoneda is... in his room, isn't he? [Ogami] I see. Thanks. ... ... ...   [Iris] Iris is going for a walk! Bye-bye, Oniichan!! [Ogami] Ah... she left... it can't be helped, I should get going myself. That's the end of THAT scene.  The theater actually consists of three floors: the ground level, the second floor (where all the sleepin' rooms are), and the basement.  I get cockblocked at the basement...  ... so I go to the second floor, instead.  I think Iris said that Sumire was up here...? Well, I've got a delivery for her.  ... what does it take to get your name remembered around here? More than knowing how to put on your clothes, apparently. Thank you, Sumire, you're a beacon of sanity (?) in a crazy theater.  [Ogami] .... it's Ogami. [Sumire]  Oh, my apologies. Let's see. To make it easier, I believe I shall just call you 'Ensign' from now on. ... wonderful. Also, more Click LIPS.  .... I'm going to avoid the obvious pitfall here.  That's more like it. [Sumire] I always drink tea like this before the main performance... I cannot stand this feeling of nervousness. By the way, Ensign... do you need something of me?  [Ogami] While I was taking tickets, someone who called himself a 'passionate fan' gave me this letter. He wanted me to give it to you, I think. Here you go.  [Sumire]  Thank you, Ensign. At first, I was wondering what kind of person would be transferred here, but... It turns out that you are a fairly thoughtful person, Ensign. That puts me at ease. ... but you probably still won't be able to remember his name. [Ogami] I, I see... Wait, that's sort of strange... [Ogami] Why would you, a member of a secret brigade, be receiving fan letters?   [Ogami] Uh-huh... [Sakura] Sumire-sa~n! ... ah, Ogami-san, you're here as well. [Ogami] Sakura-kun...  [Sumire] Good work. I shall head there after getting something from my room. [Sumire] Oh, that's right.... Ensign... might I be able to ask you a brief question? [Ogami] Eh... me?  Oh poo poo. [Sakura] ..... !   No, but I don't think I have a choice here. :/ Let's see....       TAKE A PAGE FROM THE TENCHI MUYO SCHOOL OF THOUGHT. [Sumire]  ... oh! Ensign, how indecisive of you! [Sakura] You can't do that, Sumire-san. You're just putting him on the spot, aren't you? [Sumire]  I myself do not think there is any reason for hesitation, but... No bias at all, nope. [Sumire] Well, I shall forgive you this time. .... now then, please excuse me. [Sakura] Okay, Ogami-san. I must be going as well. [Ogami] Ah, right. [Sakura] Ogami-san...  I hate to break it to you, but I hesitated because I don't really like EITHER of you. [Sakura] Now, please excuse me. [Ogami] Sakura-kun... [Ogami] Well, let's go elsewhere. I hop around a bit more. I go to the terrace...  ... and nothing of value was gained, except for some talk about how awesome the view of Ginza is.  Iris once again shanghais Ogami at the kitchen and crams some stolen chocolate into his mouth. Again, nothing of value was gained.  To the music room! They have a piano.  OGAMI HAET PIANO  ---- [Maria]  ... except for you. That piano is coming out of your paycheck. [Ogami]  ----  They also have a costume room. [Ogami] So this is... the costumes room for the stage, huh. I don't know where I'd be if Ogami didn't point this kind of stuff out everytime I go somewhere. [Sumire] Hold on, you over there. I am afraid I must turn you down if you wish for a signature.  [Ogami] Uh, um... it's me, Ogami...  I so called it. Come to think of it, I have no clue how long it takes Sumire to get to the point where she can actually remember Ogami's name. My money's on the possibility that she'll start being able to put a name to his face- only if you complete the game with her as Ogami's love interest. Thus rebuffed, I... ... ... a masochistic sense of curiosity compels me to determine exactly WHY there is a heart icon over Iris's room.  I left out Ogami's usual "So this is X room, eh?".  ----  ----  Ogami has the decency to look shocked this time around, perhaps understanding that he's very close to getting thrown into the slammer.  [Ogami] A joke, huh.... hahahaha....  ----  .... there are many words that can be used to describe Iris. For me, 'cute' is not one of them. 'Gratingly obnoxious and stupidly saccharine as only a Japanese anime loli character can be'? Closer.   Immediately after THAT event, another one pops up at Sakura's room.  [Ogami] Ah... no, I was just wandering around a bit.  [Ogami] Wha?! A, a date?  [Ogami] Hahaha... s, somehow, I feel like I've just had this conversation....  ----  It's frightening whether it WAS a coincidence or not.  Finally, however, we swing by- eh, I'll let Ogami explain.  A couple of knocks later-- [Sumire] Ye~s! ... who is it? [Ogami] Um... it's Ogami. Are you free for a moment? [Sumire] I am in the middle of changing clothes. Would you be so kind as to wait?  Cue      ---- [Ogami]  ----  No apologies necessary, I'm fairly certain Ogami entertained himself during the wait. [Sumire] As expected of the ensign. You did wait for me, after all. [Ogami] Well, hahaha... [Sumire] By the way... what was it you needed?  [Ogami] Sumire-kun. Could you tell me anything about the Imperial Assault Force? [Sumire] The Imperial Assault Force... [Ogami] As far as I can see, this is really just a simple theater. You wouldn't possibly think that this would be the headquarters of a secret brigade... If I were Yoneda, I'd probably just slam a dictionary upside Ogami's head and force him to look up the meaning of 'secret'. [Ogami] Sumire-kun, could you tell me what in the world is going on here?! [Sumire]  That is...  "I still have things I must be doing"? While expected of a person who cannot remember one name, well, that's not even a GOOD excuse. Hell, back in the day, there was 'gotta wash my hair' and all, right?  [Ogami] (To have gone off in such a hurry... I wonder what's the matter?) Bingety-bingety-bong, free movement's over~. [Ogami] Ch'... it's already this late... If this is the way it is, it can't be helped. I'll go see General Yoneda and ask him directly.  I WILL NOT BE TURNED AWAY FROM MY DUTY AS-  I'm not sure if they actually played the usual "someone is approaching" walking sounds. I'm close to positive that she just APPEARED. [???]  Nice to meet you. You are Ogami-san, correct? I am Kasumi Fujii, from the secretarial office. I apologize for the inconvenience, but we require you to sign our notification of your arrival at your new post, so would you come to our office? Shanghaied one last time by paperwork. So much for THAT. Ogami has now met all three of the theater girls: Tsubaki, Yuri, and Kasumi. ... I'll bring them up again when they actually start mattering.  I swear to god that that's the fifteenth time he's said that all chapter.  [Ogami] ... in the middle of a phone call, huh. [Yoneda] Aah, he got here... just now. Well, I'll have to watch the situation... However, Hanakoji-san..... this secret brigade is... difficult. Forcing women to stand on the battlefield while all we can do is watch over them. As an Imperial soldier... it's an embarrassment. However, right now, those girls are the only ones who can operate the "Koubu". That's why I'm going out of my way to guard, protect, and give those girls freedom. It would be good if I could use that young one... Whoops, it seems as if he's finally come to complain. Then, talk to you later... [Ogami] .... it looks like the call's finished. Please excuse me! Ogami, coming in!  ---- [Ogami] Really? Hey, thanks, it wasn't easy- the pants almost got me, but I actually remembered in time tha- [Ogami] HEY, DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT. ---- [Yoneda] So how's it going? Gotten used to ticket-taking work yet?  I prefer the crazy hot-blooded Ogami. This is because it doesn't matter if he's hot-blooded or coolly analytical; he can be equally dumb either way. [Ogami] Please explain what this is all about! I'd not heard that I would be doing ticket-taking work at some theater! [Ogami] Furthermore, all the members are women. And Iris is still a small child! Most sane heterosexual males wouldn't complain about the former, and I was certain that Ogami was happy with the latter. [Ogami] I was to become the captain of the secret brigade, the Imperial Assault Force. That I would be doing THIS is not what I was told!! At this Imperial Assault Force, and as its captain.... what am I supposed to be doing?! No, even before that... is this even the Imperial Assault Force?! It just seems to be a normal theater!!  [Yoneda] Take a go~od look at the nameplate above my head there!  ----  Basically, two completely different sets of words sound exactly the same: Assault Force = Kagekidan = Operetta Troupe.  [Ogami] Imperial... Operetta Troupe...? [Ogami] Wha?! Operetta Troupe? Isn't it supposed to be 'Assault Force'?  [Ogami] But... I was supposed to be transferred to the secret brigade, the Imperial Assault Force... Ogami's brain can't handle the strain of discovering that the name of his awesome brigade was based on a bad pun.  [Yoneda] 'Cause I bet you didn't know that most government organizations bring in income through these kinds of 'brigades', eh? And to make it worse, Yoneda heaps insult upon injury. [Ogami] G-Gaaaaaah! Th... that's... impossible!! [Yoneda] Hahaha! Go cool yer head for a bit. God, I hope that they at least took the scissors away from him.  [Ogami] This 'secret brigade' was... just a typical theater... This has got to be some sort of bad dream... ... Earlier In The Chapter posted:[Iris] Just One loving Minute Ago posted:[Yoneda] ... I can't even put forth the effort to ridicule Ogami any more.   [Ogami] Sakura-kun...  ----  As a final act of mercy, I'm not letting Ogami go all  on us. He still has those scissors, after all.[Ogami] That would be great. My head's spinning from the confusion...  [Sakura] At a time like this, it would be best if you rested in your room. Come on, let's go.   [Ogami] Thanks for bringing me here. I'm sorry to make you worry...  [Ogami] ...? [Sakura] Ah... it, it's nothing. W, well, I... have to go to the performance, so...  HEEEEAAAAALLLLPPP, DON'T LEAVE HIM ON HIS OWN [Ogami] If you have some time, would you like to come inside? I'd like to talk with you for a bit... [Sakura] .... I'm sorry. The play's almost about to start, so... I'd like to talk with you, Ogami-san, but... I'm sorry. [Ogami] I see.... it's unfortunate, but if you've got the performance, it can't be helped... [Ogami] Okay, good luck with the performance. Thanks for bringing me here. [Sakura] Yes! In that case, excuse me.  ----  ... I really wish people would knock it off with the sudden appearance thing. [Ogami] ... huh? Sakura-kun. What's up? [Sakura] Er, um...  ----  ... whoa, Sakura really HAS gone all  on Ogami. ----  ----  Oh cra- character development alert!  ----  ----  ---- [Ogami] I didn't care what would happen afterwards. I could finally protect the peace.... just that was enough to make me overjoyed. But... what I was transferred into was the 'Imperial Operetta Troupe'... an all-female operetta troupe! [Ogami] To protect the peace, the duty which was to be my job.... [Ogami] ... what has happened to it? --- It's right under your nose-- ... ah, to hell with it, he'll figure it out by himself. But for now, we finally have the game's first save point, which is more or less halfway through the entire first episode. The next update will be... eventful. NEXT TIME: 'Exercises In Trust-Gaining' and 'The Good Guys Always Make The Best Goddamn loving Entrances EVER. This Goes Double For Mecha Pilots'. Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 07:41 on Nov 28, 2012 |
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seorin posted:I am enjoying this, but for the love of all that is holy, could you please use medium or lower quality jpgs? PNGs get huge when using a varied color palette, and yours are about 200k each. That makes every one of your updates over 20 megs each, and this page is at about 70 megs with 35 posts yet before the next page. Even on broadband, that's just brutal. ...... oh my christ, I totally wasn't thinking about file size (or accessibility- I've been getting on through a university network). GO ME -- anyway, thanks a lot for the heads-up- I've already swapped out pretty much all of the pictures in my first post with jpgs, and it's working a lot better now. I should be able to crank through the other two posts tonight, as well. As for the in-motion screenshots... well, I'm using my school's editing rooms to get the in-game stuff recorded, and will continue to do so until I can find an affordable way to use my laptop to capture purty PS2 gameplay movies. Even in battles, though, Sakura Wars isn't a crazy twitch-action game, AND I'll have gameplay movies for the battle sequences. Regardless, I'll look that up. Glad you're enjoying this here LP, and it'll definitely be much easier to read updates (and the thread itself) from here on out. EDIT: All PNGs changed to JPGs. Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 08:10 on Jul 23, 2007 |
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Semiru posted:Heh, the clothing change scene was quite humourous. Well done. Thanks! Thankfully, later games in the series use the Double LIPS system for something a little less asinine than clothes-changing. As to the current content... well, don't worry, it's not all menial labor and boring chores. Sakura Wars games usually get a lot more interesting; it's just that the first one is particularly campy. Also, after thinking on it for a while, I'm probably going to strike the emoticons all together and stick to bolded names. While I really like the idea of character portraits (since the game already provides them!), it seems like it would break the lines of text and make them more difficult to read (like Yoneda's emoticon already does).  : Even if I manage to cram all the text into one sentence, well....: Given how tall the emoticon is, it puts more space between sentences than I'm used to, and (for me, at least) makes it harder for the eye to jump from one to the next.: It gets worse when dialogue stretches to include multiple sentences.Bakanogami posted:Hey cool, I've always wondered about these games since I watched the OVA that came out some years ago, but my Japanese was never quite up to spec to play them. Definitely subscribed, keep it up. Oh, sweet, someone else who's seen Sakura Wars! Glad you're interested in this here LP. I'd suggest reading the manga that's recently been getting translated by Tokyopop- it does a good job of ironing out the corniness that I'll be pointing out, along with some of the more blatantly bizarre plot holes/snafus/out-of-character moments/etc. seorin posted:Ahh, thank you. That is much better now Hell, I should be thanking YOU for the technical advice.  If I'd kept on with the .png files, I might've killed this thread without realizing it.Sakura Wars is fun, and the sequels get so much better- time and convenience willing, I'm hoping that I'll be able to LP Sakura Wars 2-5 (the only obstacle would be that these would take a fucklong time to complete). In any case, the biggest problem facing me right now is that the computers I'm using to record and encode my gameplay movies and screenshot fodder are all Macs, so I'm stuck with iMovie. I've been using PCs and Windows laptops pretty much all my life, so all my Mac-related expertise consists of knowing that when you want to copy-paste, "funkybutton-c" replaces "ctrl-c". Furthermore, all I end up with are .dv, .mov, and .mp4 files, none of which seem to be covered by VirtualDub. Every deinterlacing guide I've seen thus far doesn't cover any of the programs or OSes I'm working with right now. Once I save up enough money and/or find a good price, I'm definitely going to be springing for an Adaptec GameBridge- making updates is already taking me an incredibly long time as it is.Sindai posted:Your comments are hilarious. The ticket-punch-murder sequence was amazing. Keep it up! Thanks! I plan to give this thread and game as much as I've got. Cannuck-Errant posted:For easier identification, I suggest you use thumbnails of the characters' "speech portraits" instead of smilies - or even use custom smilies. As it is, though, it's a little confusing. ... hmm, thumbnails might work a bit better. The only obstacle (aside from the ones I'd mentioned above) is that my screenshots are coming off of .mov files, so the portraits are already small. Shrinking them any smaller or cropping them any further might make them unrecognizable smudges of color in the vague shape of a face. Thanks for the tip, though- I'm still running through ideas. Jack Van Burace posted:I've always wondered what the Sakura Wars games were about, this is a great LP. I hope you get all the way through it, this looks to be quite an undertaking. ... it IS pretty time-consuming, but I'm hoping that my love for this series will keep me afloat. Even so, I'm probably going to be beat by the end of this LP.  EDIT: I've added a video link for the first meeting with Yoneda, mainly because the drunken old coot is my second-favorite male character in the series. Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 05:48 on Jul 24, 2007 |
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seorin posted:I might suggest going the route of the Yo-Jin-Bo thread. That thread uses massive portraits and it's still very good looking and readable. My image editing is a little sloppy, but here's an example (credit goes to kethryveris for pioneering this style, of course): Hot drat, now THAT'S a great way of doing it. I've adapted the look for my next updates (with a few tweaks here and there)... [Sakura]: ... and it looked pretty good when it was tested out. This for actual text. [Sumire]: This, however, is the format for silly things- for instance, calculating how many of the pilots seem to want to surprise sex Ogami at any given moment. [Iris]:  Tell us what you guys think, 'kay? [Ogami]: ... nifty. This'll save a lot of time. [???]  Nyahahaha! Hey, this is pretty cool!! [Ogami] ... who the christ are you? [???] Oh, don't mind me, I'm from the far future! I know what's gonna happen next! Like what cool robots're gonna get invented, how much crap you're going to be put through, and even who you end up with! It'll be a long time before we get THAT far with the playthroughs, but-- [Ogami] From the FUTURE? How the hell did yo- [Ogami] .... ... who DO I end up with? [???] That's easy! You get together with *whisperwhisperwhisper*. [Ogami] WHAT?! But that's-- that's just wrong and bizarre, not to mention horridly frightening!! There's no way that I would get together withGGHARGLBJKESGK-- [???] (PLEASE STAND BY WHILE WE RID THE SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM OF PARADOXES.) Insurrectionist posted:Great LP so far, I'm glad someone's taking the time to LP the game since I've wanted to play a Sakura Wars game for a while but lack Japanese skills. Liking the somewhat hybrid style you're using too. Hoho. Thanks- glad you're enjoying this! The style's probably going to keep up as it is, leaning towards screenshots more than movies; voice commentary isn't my style, and I shudder to think about how much work it might be to record voices and/or to subtitle everything that needs subtitling during, say, battles. Also, the update'll probably be up either tomorrow evening or the day after.
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Verbose posted:Maria is the only real choice here, unless you think horribly annoying personality flaws are endearing, or are a That, I suppose, is one point for Maria. Keep in mind, though, that a few pilots have yet to appear! Doktor Per posted:I'm enjoying the tits out of this. ... awesome! quote:Also, go with Iris, being a pedophile always pays off in Anime. I TAKE THAT BACK. (one point for Iris) Glazius posted:Wow. Time-sensitive dialogue options? Best. Interface. EVER. I'm honestly surprised and dismayed that there aren't a lot of other games that try to do something like this. And that's another point for Maria Tachibana! She DOES seem to be one of the few people so far who has all of her poo poo together... though I gather that calmness and composure is something that my Ogami is lacking at this point in time. I've always had trouble with Maria. Ogami could probably play the bass if he really puts his mind to it. The man can do pretty much ANYTHING. Sindai posted:Voting Sumire because of this. She seems like the most entertaining one. O... one point for Sumire. Poor, poor Ogami. seorin posted:Glad to be of help AND SO IT COMES novaSphere posted:Haha, thanks for this--I've always been a closet fan of Sakura Wars but never got a chance to play the games for very long. Also, Kohran is the best Oh hell yes! All part of my master plan to lure more of you Sakura Wars-loving goons out of the woodwork. Kohran is made of win, love, one hot accent, and gratuitous explosions. What's NOT to like? 
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 ----  [Ogami]: (I'm really sleepy, but... maybe it's because I'm not used to this bed, but I'm having trouble falling asleep....) (It's already almost eight o' clock, huh....) .......... *knocking sounds* [Ogami]: (Hm....? Who could it possibly be at this hour?) [Sakura]: Ogami-san... it's Sakura.... [Ogami]: Sakura-kun? Hold on a second, I'll open the door. (It's already this late- what could possibly be the matter....?) Hell if I know what's the matter NOW, but I have a good grasp on what COULD go horribly wrong with this scenario. --- Ogami stepped outside of his room, momentarily preoccupied with his thoughts; thus, he never saw the baseball bat coming until it hit the back of his head, plunging him into unconsciousness. "Now I'll have him aaaaaall to myself... kukukuku......!" Giggling like a loon, Sakura let the baseball bat drop from her hands and began dragging the ticket-taker's limp body back to her room. BAD END ~FIN ---  [Sakura]: Yes, it was a great success. [Ogami]: More importantly... what's wrong? Do you need me for something? Well, it DOES take two people to make a baby. [Sakura]: Um, Ogami-san... Actually, I have to get you started on making the nightly rounds in the theater... ... is what Yoneda instructed me to tell you... [Ogami]: Nightly... rounds? [Sakura]: Yes.... I apologize for telling you this so suddenly, but.... we're leaving it in your hands. --- (What the gently caress does 'nightly rounds' mean), he wondered? Immediately, Ogami's mind leapt to the worst case scenarios, and it was all he could do to keep the horrified expression off his face. Was this part of some secret governmental breeding program? Would the OTHER girls actually informed about this BEFORE he attempts to put the moves on them? Would... would he have to touch Iris?! .... ---  [Ogami]: Alright, let's do this thing! I was actually having trouble sleeping. This should make for some good exercise. ... I don't know how this man can say this sort of thing with a straight face.  [Ogami]: Eh?! Sakura-kun, you're coming along as well? [Sakura]: Yes! I mean, you aren't very familiar with the theater yet, right? That's why I'm coming along to show you around! (Once again, I refer you to the aforementioned baseball bat scenario.) [Ogami]: Thanks. I'm counting on you, then.  ----  This free movement phase starts off on the second floor this time, in front of Ogami's room.  Aside from the strangely empty rooms, there's really not a whole lot to see; a number of scenes seem to require intruding on peoples' private spaces.  Thus, I decide to invade Sakura's. This is mostly because there's a heart icon above her room, which always means that something.... interesting will happen.  [Ogami]: Heh.... --- [Ogami]: ... but, but, it's MY job to give up-to-date reports on which room we're currently standing in front of. --- [Sakura]: Oh, that's right! I have something I want to ask of you... [Ogami]: What's up? [Sakura]: Lately, I've been reading our script for "Cinderella," but I'm having trouble with a few parts... .... could you practice a few lines with me, just for a little bit? [Ogami]: That's no problem, but... I hope that I can be helpful. [Sakura]: Thank you! Now, let's go inside and get started at once.  [Sakura]: Without someone playing as the stepmother, I have trouble getting into the spirit of the scene. Ogami-san, could you please play the evil stepmother?  ----  ----  --- .... never having read Cinderella before- or any similar Western fairy tale, for that matter- Ogami was quite baffled. Where were the colorful pictures with the pronunciations for each word? Where was all the violent, scissor-wielding cuttin' action? What happened to the porno scenes? Why was this 'Cinderella' character passively letting herself get slapped around by some old hag when there were so many potentially deadly household implements within easy reach? ---  ----  [Sakura]: Uuuu... [Ogami]: If you've got time to cry.... er...  I max out this gauge, thus instructing Ogami to put everything he's got into belting out this one line.  The results are fairly awesome. [Sakura]: Y-yes, mother...  The falsetto laughter that resounded from Ogami's mouth has heralded the birth of a new actor.  ----  [Sakura]: Ogami-san.... you're getting really into this... [Ogami]: Hahaha... I guess I put a bit too much effort into it.  ... WELL, IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE THESPIAN HEAT, GET OUT OF THE THESPIAN KITCHEN, BITCH! Tell her off, Ogami! Don't let this philistine crimp your budding acting skills!  [Sakura]: .... well, we're done with that bit of practice, so let's get back to making the nightly rounds. Done like dinner, as a mater of fact. [Ogami]: Yep, you're right.  ... with the way things have been going, he's probably going to show up to the next practice session decked out in drag and a wig. ---  [Ogami]: Cinderella!! CIIIIIINDERELLAAAA~~~!! GET YOUR rear end IN GEAR!! [Sakura]: ... ---- [Ogami]: Certainly. [Sakura]: Anyway, shall we get going? (to be continued). Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Nov 28, 2012 |
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 Next stop: the second floor salon, that place where Sumire just sort of sits around, drinks tea, and makes Ogami's life a living hell.  [Ogami]: It's everyone's place to relax, huh. No one's left any trash anywhere..... it's pretty.  .... and speak of the devil. [Sakura]: Um, Sumire-san... drinking your green tea is all right, but... please remember to clean up your mugs afterward. You left it your mug lying around again earlier this afternoon.  I can't really reconcile the clean-cut, lady-like Sumire with the Sumire who's ready and willing (and lazy) to let dirty crap pile up in the salon.  My current policy is to add a new screenshot everytime someone changes a pose.  ---  ... a pissed-off, ranting Sumire is usually animated enough to make this fairly tedious. But hey, at least she's bustled off to go... do whatever it is she does when she isn't drinking tea, dropping forks, or verbally castrating people! Hell if I know what the Kanzaki heiress ACTUALLY does for fun, but I think these leisure activities might cover it for her.  [Ogami]: Y, yeah.... guess so. >OGAMI and his party ran away from the battle! >0 exp gained. >0 yen gained. >10 manliness lost.  A library? Gawd, what DOESN'T this theater have? --- [Ogami] Giant robots? --- Hush, you.  [Maria]: Sakura and the Ensign... what are you doing up so late? [Sakura]: Doing the nightly rounds. Maria-san, what might YOU be doing up so late? Well, she's wearing a heavy-as-gently caress overcoat in the middle of April. I'm guessing that she becomes more active when the temperature drops at night, when little French lolis and socially stunted ticket-takers usually aren't out and about to bother the hell out of her. .... and she would've gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for that meddling Sakura. [Maria]: I'd just come to return the book that I had borrowed earlier. [Sakura]: Oh, what book did you borrow? --- [Maria]: The "Kama Sutra". [Sakura]: ... come again? [Maria]: .... it was for Iris. [Sakura]: ............. --- [Maria]: It was "Crime and Punishment"...  If you can't read what the Christ the title was back there (which I couldn't my first time around), these choices look about twenty times worse in Japanese katakana. ESPECIALLY since there's that time limit. Doubly so, if you don't know your Russian authors.  Try deciphering what the heck Torusutoi, Dosutoefuskii, and Gourikii are supposed to be referring to in the space of about seven seconds.  One horrendously lucky guess (the middle option) later:  ---- [Ogami] Yeah, that's 'cause I can see the spine of the book from here. [Maria]  Hahaha... oh, you DICK. ---- [Sakura]: Ogami-san, that's amazing! I'm really impressed!  [Maria]: Ensign, Sakura. Good luck with the nightly rounds. Good night. [Sakura]: Ogami-san. Shall we go back to making the rounds? ]Ogami] NEVER! If you want me out of this door, it's going to be over my cold, dead, broken body!  [Sakura]: Well, THAT was simple. I sure hope blood doesn't stain~!  Inescapable event, go!  I KNEW IT, SHE THRISTS FOR BLOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT [Ogami]: What's wrong, Iris?! At an hour like this... Don't be fooled by her ridiculous pink jammies and innocent-looking nightcap! [Iris]:  Oniichan.... Sakura..... Or by her piteous sobbing! It's all part of her master plan. With her fangs bared, the French loli is going to go straight for Sakura's jugular [Sakura]: What's the matter, Iris? Please, tell us. [Iris]: Well, you see... Jean-Paul is gone... I think that he was.... probably left behind somewhere.... Sniff... Jean-Paul's probably all alone right now... sniff... the poor thing... Oh, it's just the teddy bear. .... [Ogami]: Iris.... [Sakura]: Don't worry, Iris. Once it becomes brighter tomorrow, you'll find him quickly. Now then, it's already late. Please go back to your room for today. [Iris]: Sniff... okay... I will...  ... weren't YOU the one telling her which room to stay in this afternoon? [Sakura]: .... Ogami-san. We should get moving. Shall we?  Pfft, yeah, like I'M going to waste time doing the Jean-Paul fetch quest. To Yoneda's office! (to be continued! Something's being borked up in this thread- possibly due to image links- so I'm pacing the update posts a little bit more slowly. So, no, the next few parts of this update have not disappeared and/or been deleted, I'm just waiting for the next page before I risk throwing down any more image links.) Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 07:50 on Nov 28, 2012 |
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Canuck-Errant posted:You mean I totally fixed it! ... mostly because the update post that you're referring to has been deleted, destined for a higher-numbered post. So, uh. ENJOY YOUR TIME PARADOX. seorin posted:This LP keeps getting better and better. I'm really impressed with how you're doing this I'll give one of the other video-hosting sites a try- for now, I'm giving Youtube a whirl, at least temporarily. Screenshots for videos wouldn't be too hard to do- that's the system I have in mind for battles, since it would be lacking commentary and a decent way to do subtitles without making the screen too cluttered. Thanks a lot for the help, man. You've pretty much helped keep this thread afloat since the beginning.  KnoxZone posted:This commentary is brilliant, keep it up! Believe me, I plan to. Thanks! Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Oct 23, 2007 |
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There used to be part of the last update here. However, I ate this post for the greater good, mainly because it kept coming very, very close to breaking the thread. Have a random video link instead. Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Jul 27, 2007 |
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seorin posted:Hey, I'm glad to help out however I can. We need more LPs for obscure games that most people won't ever get to play. Considering you're translating this as you go, this qualifies tenfold. On top of that, you really are doing a great job. This is one of the most amusing LPs I've seen, I really love your sense of humor. It'd be more doable if the game allowed me to save more than twice per episode, and at places other than the set-in-stone eyecatches. :/ As it is, exploring a different outcome or asking how I should answer a minor question would require some amount of starting over from a prior savepoint. However, I'll be asking you guys on some of the later, more influential decisions that Ogami will have to make (as long as it wouldn't be completely breaking the game OR Ogami's chances at saving the world ), though those are relatively few and far between.Also, with any luck, the next pages shouldn't be a problem. The updates using the old emoticons-stand-for-different-characters style were ridiculously screenshot heavy. Glazius posted:Just watch, if you don't find Jean-Paul, Iris keeps psykering up bigger and bigger objects searching for him and you wind up having to mash 20 buttons in 5 seconds to catch the chandelier. ... Thanks, man, I'm now afraid to pass through the theater's main lobby on account of the possibility that THE CHANDELIER HAS EYES, IRIS'S EYES. quote:Anybody who can stay awake reading Dostoevsky in a bed at nighttime is not entirely human. Perhaps it's special sniper training to keep full attention staring through a tiny scope at a small open window? It's probably the same training that lets her wear a heavy overcoat no matter WHAT the season. Also, I should stop calling her a sniper. The only reason I do so is because she's like the only squad member with something approximating long range weaponry. quote:Also, when you're in freelook mode what are the buttons captioned with? Character names or location names? Location names only. Unless I remember from my previous playthroughs, I generally have no idea of who's going to be in any given location. I can make educated guesses (for instance, Sumire favors the salon, while Yoneda is USUALLY in his office), but that's about it. Rose wood posted:Well in the interests of getting you to the next page, I'll post! I like the idea of demons and mecha in a world war two setting, though there hasn't really been much of that yet... Yaaaay! It ain't world war two, however. The game series rarely concerns itself with actual history of the time period (Sakura Wars 5 and its bizarro version of 1920's America)- and besides, history tends to be blindsided off of its natural course when you throw demons versus humans into the mix.quote:That little girl seriously, seriously creeps me out though, she looks like one of those demon children from horror movies, and the suggestion that she's a dating option just makes it ten times worse... THANKS FOR THE NIGHTMARES It's worse because that pose has TWO pairs of eyes lookin' straight at you: Iris's ice blue eyes and Jean-Paul's dead, glossy ones... D: Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Oct 23, 2007 |
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Rose wood posted:Ah I really meant WW2 era, sorry... steampunk's always fun, and steampunk vs demons can only be a good thing! It's twice as much fun when you give DEMONS steampunk mecha. ... unless you're Tokyo, but that goes without saying. quote:That's what I see every time I see her image .... For the love interest ballot, I'll take that as a vote for 'FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, NOT IRIS'.  Also, gently caress yes, next page. Thanks for your help, guys, I couldn't have done it without breaking the double-post rules
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TO YONEDA'S OFFICE!! Maybe this time, he'll be sober. ... a man can always dream, can't he? [Ogami]: (Will I.... really be doing nothing but taking tickets here....?) No one's stopping you from taking lantrine duty, man. Go for it! Live the dream! [Sakura]: Ogami-san... [Ogami]: Sorry, Sakura-kun. I want to talk with General Yoneda alone...   ... ... ... .... there are some things that science just can't explain. This erroneous and somewhat frightening assumption of the existence of high levels of lovey-doveyness is one of them.[Ogami]: Wha-?! W, we're not doing anything like getting all.... Clearly, this is one of the few things that can strike fear in the heart of Ogami. [Sakura]: Th-that's right.... please don't misunderstand. Wouldn't that put us in a bind?  If by 'you guys', you mean 'Sakura'. Besides, Sakura doesn't count, she's ALWAYS got that expression on her face. ... granted, Ogami always has that shocked expression on HIS, but. [Yoneda]: Well, 's all right. Could you guys hold the fort for a bit? I'm gonna go get some sake from the kitchen. Times like these make me wonder if he actually does ANYTHING in that posh office of his. Thankfully, Yoneda hasn't convinced the theater staff that the continued peace and safety of the country hinges on the installation of a direct pipeline of alcohol directly into his office. [Sakura]: .... he left. What should we do, Ogami-san? [Ogami]: Let's see...  Part of me regrets not choosing the third decision, if only to cringe at the Sakura-initiated surprise sex that would inevitably ensue.  [Sakura]: If you say so, Ogami-san.  [Sakura]: I haven't been in here very much, so it's somehow like a new experience.  ---  ... come to think of it, why DO they store armor and weapons in the office of a man known to get sloshed on a regular basis? --- [Yoneda] CHUGGA-CHUGGA-CHUGGA-CHUGGA, WOO-WOO! *HIC* ALL ABOARD TH' PAIN TRAIN, BABY! IT'SH FULLMETAL YONEDA TIME!! [Ogami] He.... why is he wearing armor and wielding a goddamn LANCE?! I thought I told you guys to keep all those sharp objects out of his office!! I- OH GOD, NO, DADDY, NO!! --- [Yoneda] Now then, go and do your best with those rounds. Get along well, you two.  ---  ---  If she inherited her swooning, stalker-like tendencies from her old man, I shudder to think what day-to-day conversations between Yoneda and Papa Shinguji might've been like. [Sakura]: Next time... I might try asking him about my father. He might not want to remember. [Sakura]: Now, shall we go back to making the rounds?  The world-renowned Imperial Grand Theater Cafeteria. Maximum Capacity: 12.  ... plus those other invisible tables and chairs that only appear when you look for them up close.  SHE DROPPED DOWN FROM THE CEILING AAAAAAAHHHHH [Ogami]: I-Iris?! You're still looking for Jean-Paul? [Iris]: Yes... [Sakura]: We'll look for Jean-Paul for you, so please go to sleep for today. [Iris]: Please find him, Sakura...  drat, she really IS dedicated to that bear. ... OKAY, FINE, WE'LL LOOK FOR HIM. I mean, it's not like it'd be HARD, right? --- Jean-Paul toddled unevenly towards the tall, tall door, the stitches around its hidden mouth stretching hideously as some impossible force drew air in and out of its fluff-filled innards; the result of some useless, reflexive instinct instructing it to breathe. Without Iris's powers to hold back the laws of reality, the inexorable way of the universe began taking its toll on Jean-Paul. A stuffed animal such as itself should not be alive, despite the collective will of the once-human souls anchored within the teddy bear. Stitches were coming loose, the frightening light reflecting out of those button eyes were quickly fading, and Jean-Paul couldn't even float any more... The collective will that bound life to the teddy bear had long-since evolved into a spirital force of its own, however. Jean-Paul knew this much: given a little time, he will be able to EVOLVE a way to sustain himself, long before the laws of physics dictate that he does not exist. If he can avoid Iris for long enough, he would become self-sufficient- and very much able to triumph over even her dread loli powers. Jean-Paul slipped through the barely-open door just in time- the hallway behind him briefly echoed with footsteps before fading away again. The teddy bear crawled forward, his eyes gleaming in the manner of the mentally unstable. Soon, he would evolve into a force beyond reckoning, an entity that even the Imperial Assault Force would not be able to triumph over... ---  Yay, it's the stage! [Sakura]: This is the stage. This is the place where we work. [Ogami]: (Secret brigade and secret stage, huh... such a horrible pun.) [Sakura]: What's wrong, Ogami-san? --- [Ogami]: Not much, just... you know, everything that's happened since I stepped foot into this theater. Except for the clothes-changing thing. I'm still proud of that. --- [Ogami]: No... it's nothing.  Man, Maria doesn't hold back at all, does she? [Sakura]: Ah, Maria-san. But Ogami-san's the ticket-taker now, so.... Yes, thank you, that will help his case SO MUCH.  [Ogami]: Ah... I apologize. So, why did you come down to the stage...?  [Ogami]: Sa-Sakura-san.... is Maria always like that...? Always awesome? Yes. [Sakura]: W, well... let's just chin up and go somewhere else.  --- Painfully, slowly, Jean-Paul hauled himself on top of a pillow, bleeding spirit energy and coughing up some sort of fine mist. While Iris was carrying him around the dressing room, he'd seen where the empty seats were, and which cushions were never used. He did not have much time left before he became immobile for a small period of time. If he could just hide himself for that long...! --- [Ogami]: So this is the dressing room, huh... --- Jean-Paul's plush limbs began stiffening, even as he cursed internally: Iris's poor, delusioned lackeys had found him. He had run out of time. His only chance would be to blend into the background. --- [Sakura]: Because this is Iris we're talking about, I think she forgot Jean-Paul in this room. [Ogami]: I see... let's try looking for him. --- Huddled between the pillows, Jean-Paul could do nothing but sit still, desperately praying for a merciful release. The once-human souls roiled underneath his plushie exterior, groaning in barely-restrained agitation. He could not- he WOULD not allow these meddling fools to take him back to Iris, not after he got this close to escaping her clutches!! Desperately, Jean-Paul used the last of his spirit energy to weave a spell of idiocy around the room... ---  ..... Oh, for Pete's sake. Goddamn fetch quests. This is almost as bad as... Almost... as bad... as..... --- [Sakura] Uh-oh, I cannot seem to find him. I must enlist the aid... of the children watching this show! Come on down, kids! [Ogami] Yaaaaay~!  [Sakura] IS HE... HERE? [Ogami]: No~! Those're the CURTAINS! They stop Sakuras from stalking kids like Ogami!  [Sakura] IS HE... HERE?! [Ogami]: Ha ha ha! No~!!! That is the OVERHEAD LAMP! It keeps Wicked Ol' Sumire at bay, as light will melt her evil ways!  [Sakura] IS... HE... HERE?! [Ogami]: No, silly!!! Those are SHOES!!! SHOES that you wear... on your FEET, like Cranky Ol' Maria taught us!!!  [Sakura] Where could he possibly be? Kids, do YOU see Jean-Paul? ---- Jean-Paul snarled. It wasn't working- they were adapting to the rules much too quickly. In fact, they'd found him! The teddy bear thought fast, and thought deeply. His last hope was to add NEW variables. Yes- he had to summon the shade of some insane troglodyte of a man to 'swipe' him away while keeping Iris's lackeys at bay! Someone with a weakness so arcane that they wouldn't possibly be able to figure it ou- Yes. Jean-Paul knew just the person. ---- [Ogami]: There he is~! Yaaaay, we found hi-  [Sakura]:  UH OH, IT'S SWIPER!! [Sakura]: Quick, kids, we all have to say "Swiper, no swiping!" Otherwise, he will steal the teddy bear!! SWIPER, NO SWIPING!! [Ogami]: Swiper, no swiping!  GRRRR!! Sakura: Oh no, he's going to attack us! LOUDER!! [Ogami]: SWIPER, NO SWIPING! SWIPER, NO SWIPING! [Ogami]: UuuuuoOOOOAAAARRGGHHH!! YONEDA, NO ALCOHOL!!  Aw, maaaaan!! Jean-Paul slumped forward in defeat. Over... it was all over for him... ----  ---- [Ogami] But... why are there tears of blood leaking from its eyes...? ---- [Sakura]: Thank goodness... let's hurry up and return it to her. Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 07:55 on Nov 28, 2012 |
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 She'd better appreciate this, we had to waste a precious ten minutes on a fairly inane fetch-quest sequence to get her Jean-Paul. [Ogami]: This is... Iris's room, huh. Yeah, I guess you DO tend to forget where these rooms are after visiting them for the fiftieth or so time.  ... oh god, are they ALL crammed full of dead mens' souls so that they can float like Jean-Paul?  [Sakura]: Iris... it's Sakura. Could you open the door, please?  [Ogami]: Here, Iris. It's Jean-Paul. It looks like you forgot him in the dressing room. I have another theory, but I think you guys are already aware of it.  [Sakura]: You shouldn't leave your best friend behind.  [Sakura]: Now, it's already late, so... good night, Iris. [Iris]:  Okay! Good night! Fare thee well, Jean-Paul. Your sacrifice will always be remembered.  ---  --- [Ogami]: Yeah, now we can get some loving sleep without having to worry about waking up with a loli attached to your jugular vein... or worse. --- [Sakura]: Now, shall we keep making the nightly rounds? BINGETY BINGETY BONG, FREE MOVEMENT'S OVAR [Sakura]: Ah.... it's already this late...  [Sakura]: Should we end the nightly patrol here? There's really not a lot left to PATROL 'cause you guys still won't let me into the basement, so.  ---  How gentlemanly!  ---  Of course...  ---  ... it all works out in the end.   Yeah, I REALLY exerted myself walkin' you here.[Ogami]: No, really, this is nothing. Okay, good night.   --- [Sakura]:  I won't even have to hang upside-down outside your window to take pictures of you changing your clothes! --- [Ogami]: ...... eh? I've reevaluated Ogami's mental density- it's not a failing, it's his brain's instinctual defense against the non-sensical nature of his interpersonal relationships. What he doesn't pick up on couldn't possibly hurt him! Right? [Sakura]: N, no, it's nothing. Now then..... good night.  ---  The walk from Sakura's room to Ogami's room was edited out for gratuitous violence, suggestive themes, and hardcore badassity. I'm sure you all understand perfectly.  Yeah, it's a whole nine-o-clock at night. YOU'RE REALLY LIVIN' ON THE EDGE, YOU WILD MAN YOU. [Ogami]: I'm pretty tired... might as well go ahead and sleep. Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 07:58 on Nov 28, 2012 |
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 ----  By some miracle of nature, night becomes DAY.  And somehow, the theater's still standing. yaaaaay Even when half-awake, Ogami finds himself compelled to remind himself of the nature of his surroundings so that he won't get morning confused with nighttime again. [Ogami]: That's right... they said that today was a day off from performing. It seems that I'm released from my ticket-taking duties, too. Now... what should I do?  [Ogami] Oh, right! I'll try talking to General Yoneda. Does the.... Imperial Assault Force really not exist? Does Yoneda NOT drink sake? Is Maria NOT hot? Is Iris NOT frighteningly eager to get into Ogami's pants? Is Sakura's universe NOT centered around Ogami? [Ogami] No matter what... I can't believe that. No, I don't WANT to believe that. I'll get a clear answer directly from General Yoneda's own mouth! Hahahahahahahahaha, good luck with that.  Oh, hey, let's talk to Maria. I know you guys've liked her a lot lately.  [Ogami]: Ah, morning. I overslept a bit, I think.  ... I can feel the disapproval radiating out of the core of her being and her '...'s from all the way back HERE. [Maria]: Ensign. Are you not unsatisfied with your work here? Oh, good, she was just reading Ogami's mind- GodDAMN it, woman, knock that off!!  Going for the wimp answer here. [Ogami]: I'm not unsatisfied, but... I came here to become the captain of the Imperial Assault Force. Despite that, what I've ended up doing is clipping tickets... I have no idea what's going on here. [Maria]: Ensign.... I understand how you feel. However... I know- of a world where pleasure does not exist... a world where you must fight in order to survive... I do not want the Imperial Capital to become a city where all the smiles have disappeared. And so, we welcome guests into this theater... and I believe that to be an extraordinary blessing. [Ogami]: ............... Well, poo poo, no WONDER she takes the stage so seriously.  ---  ---- [Ogami]: Oh, no, don't worry about ME, I'm just some lowly ticket-taker who has no place anywhere near the stage. [Ogami]: Sniff... jerk. ---- [Ogami]: So everyone's going to be in rehearsal, huh..... well, maybe I'll go there afterwards. First things first.. I've got to go to General Yoneda's office.  Dum dee dum dee doo.  ---  .... Have I mentioned that Yoneda is like my second favorite male character in the entire series? [Ogami]: (This man... is he honestly drinking sake out here as well?) Shore looks like it. [Ogami]: General Yoneda. I have questions that I wish to ask of you... [Yoneda]: I'm the manager, m-a-n-a-g-e-r. Knock it off with "General" when we're in the theater. So.... what is it you wanted to ask about? Huh? Go on, tell me. [Ogami]: Yes. First of all....  [Ogami]: .... w-what's the matter? Genera- I mean, Manager! [Ogami]: Don't tell me.... is it about the Imperial Assault Force? You've completely sobered up, right? ... YOU ARE A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE MAN. So, in addition to being drunk 85% of the time, he's also either incontinent or just cruel as hell. ... I'm banking on both at once. [Ogami] ..... Manager Yoneda. Honestly... please knock it off with the jokes! [Yoneda]: Ogami, I'll listen to what you have to say after I get back. 'Til then, go and watch the Flower Division rehearse or something. --- The second option looks about as entertaining as watching paint dry. To the stage! [Ogami]: .... I suppose that spacing out and waiting at a place like this would be sort of stupid. Finally, he realizes the stupidity inherent in some of the choices his brain seriously takes into account. [Ogami] Let's go watch the Flower Division's stage rehearsal.  ---  Oh no. [Ogami]: Hi, Iris.  What [Ogami]: It's great that Jean-Paul came back, isn't it, Iris. Not of his own free will, of course.  [Iris]: ... you know, Oniichan... HERE IT COMES, BRACE FOR IMPACT [Ogami]: What's up, Iris?  Sumire: Fail. Maria: Fail. Sakura: Success. Iris: Do Not Want. My track record doesn't look too good, guys. [Ogami]: Really? ..... thanks. [Iris]: Eheheh... Hiss! Argh! Saccharine moment! My blackened and withered heart is melting!! [Ogami]: Ah... that's right. Is the stage rehearsal going on right now? Oh, thank GOD, he changed the subject.  [Ogami]: Yup, that's right. I might learn something by watching them. Ahahahahahahahahaha-- ... oh, poo poo, he was being totally serious, wasn't he.  ---- [Maria]: People unrelated to the production are not allowed on stage. [Iris]: But Maria, Iris is also in the play- [Maria]: PEOPLE UNRELATED TO THE PRODUCTION ARE NOT ALLOWED ON STAGE. [Ogami] Leave it be, Iris, she's been like this since last night. ---- [Maria]: Watching other people act is also a part of rehearsing. Come now, come over here.  From over where?  ... this... this is like two steps away from where he was just STANDING. [Sumire]: Sakura-san! Your footwork is incorrect! [Ogami] Oh... they're doing it. So behind those graceful-looking productions are these kinds of everyday rehearsals, huh... [Sumire]:  Kyaa! [Ogami]: Wh-what?! --- CUTSCENE VIDEO - 'GYEEEAAAPH!! *THUD*'It's here. A temporary video link that's... slightly borked at the beginning of the video, but it gets better. It's also not deinterlaced, but at least you can read the subtitles here! You can also tell which movies were just lifted straight from the Sega Saturn version. This one's also sort of unskippable. Why would you WANT to skip this, though? ---  The game literally gives you one second to make this decision. [Ogami]: Both of you! Stop fighting!! [Sumire]: E-Ensign?! [Sakura]: O-Ogami-san!! Watch out!!  MASOCHISM SOLVES EVERYTHING [Ogami]: Gwah--!! [Sakura]: Kyaaa, Ogami-san!! I'm so sorry! [Sumire]: E-Ensign.... why were you there....  [Ogami]: I don't know a lot about the stage, and I have no intention of interfering with your rehearsal. But... teamwork is important for an Operetta Troupe, right? So stop... fighting. Gosh Ogami, you look sorta cool.  Sumire was impressed.  Iris was impressed.  Maria... I THINK she was impressed, in her usual arcane and impossible-to-read manner.  [Ogami]: ..... just as long as you understand. Now then, I'll be going... --- [Ogami]: .... to the bathroom to count how many teeth I have left and curl up in a stall, sobbing like a little girl. --- 
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 [Ogami]: .... hm?  [Ogami]: Sakura-kun....  ---  [Ogami]: Okay. What is it? [Sakura]: Before you came here, Manager Yoneda told us... That the captain of the Flower Division couldn't just be some normal soldier. No- he said that he wouldn't LET that happen... To battle in a way that would sacrifice peoples' lives for the sake of victory- that is something that shouldn't be repeated... That's why.... the person serving as the captain of the Flower Division MUST be someone who, for the Flower Division.... for this theater... ... and, for the way of living here, has to be able to feel love. That's what he told us..... That's why Manager Yoneda went to the trouble of making you do something like taking tickets. ... drat. Looks like Yoneda is much, much deeper than most people have been giving him credit for, the sly old fox. [Ogami]: .... so that's how it was.  [Sakura]: Please come to love this theater... and us, the Flower Division! And also.... please become our captain, and fight alongside us! [Ogami]: 'Fight'... 'fight', you said... but who in the world AGAINST...?  ---  And all of a sudden- invisible, very-well-timed sirens sound off!  [Ogami]: Wha, what's going on? What's this alarm for?  [Ogami]: "Sortie"?! Wh-what the heck do you mean?!   --- CUTSCENE VIDEO - TO THE FLOWER ROOM!It's here. Okay, so it's all somewhat physically impossible, but hey! Enjoy the ride! Sakura sure is. --- Huh. Well, I'm sure that a clothes-changing system that requires you to plummet headfirst down a couple hundred feet long maintenance shaft is equipped with some sort of failsafe that makes it all perfectly safe. Right, Ogami? .... Ogami? .... R... right, that was Ogami's first time down the shaft, wasn't it. (One trip to the emergency room later.....)  [Yoneda]:  Mm, good work! Yeah, getting Ogami's neck to stop bending like that was pretty drat hardcore of the medical team, wasn't it? [Ogami]:  M, Manager Yoneda... and everyone else.... th, this is?! AWESOME is the word you're looking for, I think.  [Yoneda]: .... sorry for attempting to deceive you back there. However, I wanted to test you to see if you were fit to be the captain of a secret brigade. I'm pretty sure he failed it at least a couple of times. [Ogami]: W... where in the world IS this? [Yoneda]: This is the heart of the Imperial Assault Force. ... the command room. [Ogami]  Manager Yoneda! The Assault Force.... so the Assault Force really DOES exist!? ... No. No, this is just an elaborate April Fool's joke to shatter the fragile remnants of your dreams and your sanity. SMILE, YOU'RE ON CANDID CAMERA~! Also, he STILL fails at knowing what a secret brigade is. [Yoneda]: Of course... the Operetta Troupe is nothing more than a front to hide our existence from the outside world. Now then, let me re-introduce you. These ladies are to be your subordinates, and are the members of the Imperial Assault Force, Flower Division.  [Sakura]:  As fellow new members of the Imperial Assault Force, let's do our best! Yes, yes, I'm familiar with Sakura's -ness. And Iris's.  Okay, THIS is new, I've never gotten to this part of the game without Sumire regarding me like something she'd just scraped off of the bottom of her shoe. Progress!  [Maria]:  ... is what I will be looking for as I evaluate your skills. ... and the usual.  [Ogami]:  Commander Yoneda. Who is our enemy?  [Yoneda]: That there is a mysterious organization that threatens the Imperial Capital with mechanical troops called "demon-driven soldiers"... Its name... is the Hive of Darkness. [Ogami]: The Hive of Darkness...? I swear that there's a different translation of their name every time I turn around. There was the 'Black Roots Council', the 'Shadow Council', the 'Kuronosu Council' (  )...I'm going with the Wikipedia name, even if it DOES sound completely stupid.  ---  [Ogami]: What did you say? Then... that rumor about a young woman who defeated a monster was actually about Sakura?! If there's one thing you can say about Sakura, it's that she's a total badass with the sword.  [Yoneda]: That's where we come in. We, too, have powerful weapons. Let me show you to the underground hangars. [Yoneda]: These are the secret weapons that are the pride of the Imperial Assault Force... these are the spirit armor, "Koubu"!  FINALLY, robots for the main characters that AREN'T about 99% humanoid. Even if these things are sort of shaped like garbage cans at first glance, I personally think that they're pretty drat awesome for mecha in the 1920's era.  [Yoneda]: Aah.... mechanical armor, so to speak, that can only be operated by those possessing strong spiritual energy. Those who have that power are the Flower Division.... and you, as well. The Hive of Darkness's site of appearance is the same as last time, Ueno Park. Meet them at that site using the "Rolling Thunder"! Also known as the 'Gourai-gou.' For once, I defaulted to Tokyopop's translation because it sounds f'in awesome (also a first). [Ogami]:  .... the Rolling Thunder?  [Yoneda]: In the space of a second, it'll carry you guys to anywhere in Tokyo. It's an awesome train! ---- [Ogami]: .... I thought you said that the Koubu were the pride of the Assault Force? [Yoneda]: M'boy.... everything we do is loving awesome. ---- [Ogami]: So that's what the Rolling Thunder is....  [Ogami]: Ka-Kasumi-kun.....? Don't tell me that you're also....  ----  [Ogami]:  Yuri-kun and Tsubaki-chan, too.... Yup. Remember them? The administrative duties girls? ---- [Yoneda]: Ogami, these are the pride of the Imperial Assault Force: the Three Girls of the Theater! [Ogami]: Uh, General Yoneda.... [Yoneda]: And here, we have the pride of the Imperial Assault Force: the Imperial Garbage Cans! Steam-powered, of course. [Ogami]: .... sir, I think it's time for your medication. [Yoneda]: By 'medication', you'd better mean 'enough sake to knock an elephant unconscious'. [Ogami]: I.... yes. Yes, that's exactly it, sir. [Yoneda]:   ----  ... drat, out of time again.  Not that it's out of character for Ogami, natch.  ----  ----  [Ogami]: Er, no.....  [Yoneda]: If you understand that much, hurry up and get into your Koubu! The enemy ain't going to wait around!! [Ogami]: Understood!  Thank goodness for small mercies. [Iris]:  Do your best, Oniichan! Because Iris'll be cheering for you!! I DON'T CARE, LEAVE ME ALONE [Ogami]: Right, leave it to me! We will defeat the enemies in Ueno!  [Ogami]: Yessir!!  ----  [Maria]:  .... Ensign. Are you serious? YES, BECAUSE WE HAVE GIANT ROBOTS THIS'LL BE THE MOST loving KICKASS CHERRY BLOSSOM VIEWING EVER, GUYS  Stop trying to rationalize my actions, woman, it's a lost cause. [Sakura]:  Iris~! We'll leave the cherry blossom viewing preparations up to you! [Iris]: Got it~!  --- CUTSCENE VIDEO - Size Doesn't Matter.It's here. Now THIS is how you start up your robot: with oodles of yelling. --- --- CUTSCENE VIDEO - MOTHERFRAKKIN' ROLLING THUNDER.It's here. The government has way too much time on its hands. --- And they're off to dispense justice the old-fashioned way: Mecha beatdown. NEXT (true) UPDATE: Good guys KNOW how to make a great entrance. Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 06:18 on Apr 7, 2013 |
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Rose wood posted:Edit: Wow, update torrent! Maybe you should try to space out posting them a little? Seorin does one a day and that seems to work pretty well... See, now, that's probably the INTELLIGENT way of going about it. I, however... ... Yeah, I'll be doing that from now on. 
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Sindai posted:I don't see what's so great about Maria. Clearly we must pick based on maximal trainwreck potential, so unless one of the other girls is like, Gurren-Lagann level of badass Sumire is the only choice. Sadly, no one on the Imperial Assault Force uses a drill as a weapon. seorin posted:It probably also helps, though, that my biggest updates have been ~70 images (which usually gets cut down to ~65ish, depending on how many I feel I can throw away without losing anything). That's a much more reasonable number. Some of my previous updates have gotten well into the hundreds- I know that my first two combined were about 350. Canuck-Errant posted:I say go for the Trio! I'd be all for it if they were able to pilot something other than various transportation vehicles. .. though the Rolling Thunder would certainly make a badass addition to the Force. RUN THEM DOWN Glazius posted:Hmm, so that's why. Here I thought everybody was denying the secret robot assault force because they figured that someone with special energy had to be a bit special in the Well, both possibilities aren't exactly mutually exclusive, as Ogami's inability to connect the dots has shown us. quote:Good god, the side comments have me completely cracking up. This is great. Thanks! I'm just really having fun with this project, AND I love this series to pieces.  quote:And for a second I thought the bullet train was going to get loaded into a giant underground revolver and fired to its target. Because that's the only possible way things could get any more awesome. The Rolling Thunder has a way of transcending the very concept of awesome. Semiru posted:Holy poo poo, Maria's gigantic compared to the rest. I looked it up. Maria's about 186 cm, according to the manual- and I only just now bothered to translate it to our (or just my) own unwieldy system. She's 6'1". By comparison... Ogami is 167 cm, or 5'7". ... holy poo-poo on a stick. SHE'S A GIANTFFSabin posted:Loving this thread! INVISIBLE TRACKS!!  Dominic Hokage posted:YOU MUST ROMANCE THE IRIS. WHAT IS WITH ALL THESE VOTES FOR IRIS  must be proud as hell.Of course, a Kanna is fine too. A Kanna is ALWAYS fine too. Doktor Per posted:Yeah, boy! I can only pray that the game's next couple of episodes convince you otherwise, you poor, misguided, sadistic soul. Shyrka posted:Sakura Wars is one of those games I've always wanted to play, but been hindered by my lack of Japanese fluency. It's awesome that you're going to the trouble of translating it for us so we can play it by proxy, and the commentary is hilarious, too. If there's a series that ever needed more exposure, it's Sakura Wars. Glad you're enjoying the LP! Also, I don't think that Ogami's gaining of a love interest would make one iota of difference to Sakura. She'd probably continue stalking him nonetheless. Rose wood posted:No STOP THAT Thuryl posted:I've been really enjoying this thread; I'd have replied earlier but I'm limited to 56k at the moment so it's, uh, taken me a while to read through all the updates. Your hilarious commentary would make this a very impressive LP on its own, but the fact that you're also taking the trouble to translate everything yourself pushes it over the line to awesome. The thread's image troubles SHOULD be over (I hope), but hey, thanks for slogging your way through the oodles of screenshots! We're all praying And I'll keep that in mind, though I'm not actually going to seriously start keeping track until we get all of the pilots into the theater. Fatbob posted:go for the giant blond woman. maria is the only choice. The half-Russian, half-Japanese gunwoman seems to be popular lately.  I'll keep that in mind!Dominic Hokage posted:(.....) In any case, the upcoming update will be.... somewhat on the light side, mainly because it turns out my allergy was a full-on cold.
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------- MOVIE ALERT! The Introduction To The First Battle! While I'll be covering and/or translating this in screenshot format, you'll be missing lots without the movie. Movement, music, voices, etc... and they're pretty nifty. GET TO WATCHIN'! ------  TAISHO ERA, 12th YEAR; APRIL UENO PARK  If you're hankerin' to strike fear into the hearts of innocent civilians everywhere, you have to hit them where it hurts the most: their snack food industry. (Censored for violence against innocent takoyaki stands. ) Meet the Wakiji. These brainless foot soldiers are the Koopa Troopas of the demon-driven mechanical soldiers: they're easy to kill, have a trillion variations on the theme, hit as hard as a sack of feathers--  And seem ludicrously easy to manufacture/spawn/etc. Seems like the Wakiji that Sakura cut to pieces had friends who would love to return the favor.  Our first Big Bad appears in a shower of peacock feathers. How many birds died to make this entrance possible?  This little piggy is  ---  This little piggy is just... downright frightening.  This little piggy is more eloquent than you'd expect out of a meatshie- Wait..... they've got motherfucking SATAN batting for their team?! WE'RE hosed Oh, it's just some wannabe pretty boy poser. He doesn't even have a scrap of red ON him.  Though I have to say, that hair looks downright fabulous on him. And with an evil voice like that, he'd be PERFECT for one of those shampoo commercials. ---- Satan  Hmhmhmhm.... L'Oreal: Because... I'm Worth It. ---- Though, on another note.... the first version of Sakura Wars came out in 1996. You heard it here first, we had psychotic, long and silver-haired pretty men as antagonists long before those Lifestream moonshine-chugging terrorist rednecks in Final Fantasy. :| IN YOUR FACE. But anyway...  WAKIJI HAET CONCESSION STAND  HAET IT... SO... MUCH  ----  ... derp?  Well, now we can get a good look at each of our robots, who'll be dashing in all heroically and stuff.  Yup, here they com-   HOLY MOTHER OF WHAT THE CHRIST  Wait, but it has no--  -- no goddamn TRACKS, how is it even--  -- wait oh god it just ejected the robots about A TRILLION FEET UP INTO THE AIR and oh god they're all hosed--  -- ah, gently caress it, gently caress YEAH! ROLLING THUNDER!!  Thankfully, the Koubu manage to land feet first. -- now, Robot Roll Call!  Sakura! ("Swoon~!")  Sumire! ("Oh~hohoho!!") Maria! ("...")  O~gami! ("HOW DO I TURN OFF MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL?!")  ... The Imperial Assault Force, Flower Division: Making Entrances You'll Never Forget Since 1923. ... though, does the Rolling Thunder jump its tracks like that every time it passes by Ueno Park?  Yeah, they sort of ARE. I mean, LOOK at them, they're just blasting up and down all dramatic-like, as if they OWN the drat place. Which they do, being the government and all. Again, however, that's totally besides the point. Satan  Interesting... I shall handle this.... ???  Hah... we'll leave this up to you. Nevermind the fact that teaming up and forcing me to fight four bosses at once would utterly decimate the fledgling, half-strength Imperial Assault Force while it's still young and inexperienced. They're just going to let the Assault Force do whatever the fork it wants. ...  AND SO WE SHALL.  ----  (continued in the next post) Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Nov 28, 2012 |
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----- MOVIE ALERT! Same deal as last time. Motion is fairly key to this part of the game. ----- But first, despite the angry enemy robo-things doddering around, there's always time for everyone's favorite section of vidya gaems: The on-the-fly tutorial!  [Maria] I believe that you've been reading the operating manual, but... While riding the robot in question, which in turn was being carried by a train that ran without tracks and proceeded to barf us all out FOUR STORIES UP IN THE AIR.... yes, I think I managed to get past the table of contents. [Maria] Would you require me to instruct you on how to move around? Lady, if I didn't at least know how to make the drat thing MOVE, I think my Koubu would be a crater in the ground.  I think I can afford to throw away my pride and dignity to learn how to keep myself alive, yeah. [Ogami] Aaah, please, by all means. I'd like to hear it again to make sure I've got it right. Yeah, the battlefield WOULD be a horrible place to find out that you've got the brake and the gas pedal mixed up. [Maria] .... understood. In that case, we shall show you the basics. Please watch us carefully. ---- [Maria] I'm certain that the evil demonic man and the Wakiji will be kind enough to wait over there and continue terrorizing the populace and their concession stands while we teach our esteemed leader how to put one foot in front of the other. [Ogami] ... look, if you guys really don't want to do this... ---- [Maria] First of all, Sakura-- let's start with you. [Sakura]  Okay, understood!  Pink is Sakura's color, and she wields a wicked sword. ---- [Sakura] Now, the badass entrance pose is key to ANYTHING you do. Understand? And see how I kicked up a flurry of cherry blossoms with my sword? You'll learn to do stuff like that even if there AREN'T any cherry blossoms around-- [Ogami] Sakura-kun, can... can I just get the walking lessons first? Please? ----  As you can see, Sakura walked forward, eating up her action gauge as she goes. I left out the whole "walking to the back, to the left, and to the right" of the demonstration. The action gauge only decreases when you go FARTHER from your starting point, so you can conceivably backtrack, run around obstacles, or even run around in circles for as long as you like- just as long as you don't take an action. Or as Maria explains it...  [Maria] Now, Sakura! Attack!! [Sakura] Alright!  Center the target, press the switch, AND CUT SOME BITCHES.  Circle button!  Circle button!  CIRCLE BUTTON x 5! You press the circle button to make the Koubu attack, and can keep pressing it to keep hitting the enemy. Each hit eats a block of the action gauge- if you have enough blocks, you can throw in a maximum of five hits in one go. Naturally, you want to throw in as many hits as possible 'cause it does a fuckton of damage.  He's down...  ... and as Sakura's gauge is empty, she ends her turn, hitting the 'Finish' button. Maria says pretty much what I just said, so I'll pass up on this part.  [Sumire]  Hmhmhm.... at last, it is the star performer's stage entrance. Yes, yes, we know, just-- [Sumire] Now, feast your eyes upon the intricacies of my magnificent, high-class performance. YES, THANK YOU, WE GET IT.  After she lights Ogami's head on fire with her naginata...  ... Sumire walks to the end of her movement range, running out of action gauge before she can actually attack. Then, for some incomprehensible reason, she ends her turn instead of walking back and just defending.  [Maria] Sumire... you have to stop there and wait for the next order. [Sumire]  I suppose it cannot be helped. In that case, my movement phase ends here. [Maria] Even if your action gauge isn't completely depleted, you can end your phase, so.... Please respond accordingly to the situation and arrange all members in strategic locations.  Case in point:  Sumire gets pwned because she ended her phase within easy reach of an enemy. Without defending. [Sumire] Kyaa!! [Sumire]  H, how dare you.... you are a million years too early if you intend to disable my Koubu! [Sakura]  Are you alright, Sumire-san? I'm coming over now to help repair your Koubu.  The triangle button is 'Heal'. Doing so takes a LOT out of the action gauge, but..  Bam! Healbot'd. Sumire's blue HP bar goes back up. [Maria] Ensign... have you come to understand this? Koubus come equipped with a function that allows them to repair their durability ratings... The duct tape dispenser, the already-been-chewed-gum gun, and the spit-swabber. [Maria] ... which is not limited to one's own unit, and allows one to repair a neighboring ally's Koubu. Furthermore, it is possible to take defensive action and lessen the damage received from enemy units. [Sumire] That units designated as evil underlings would dare to injure this Koubu of mine.... Even if the heavens grant you pardon, I shall never forgive you!  The 'x' button allows you to...  ... charge up your spirit gauge, which is basically your limit break gauge. [Maria] Ensign Ogami. As you can see, one's spirit gauge goes up after taking damage from an enemy, but... ... also, as Sumire just demonstrated, you are also able to boost your own spirit gauge. And, once your spirit gauge has hit its limit, you become able to release your final attack!  If your gauge is full, just hit the 'x' button--  -- which, in this case, turns your normal attack into---  The "Kanzaki Whirlwind Style.... DANCE OF THE BUTTERFLY!"  SKRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!  The special attacks in this game are very, very nice. Especially the mini-FMVs.  Yes, congrats, you blew your final attack on a grunt. [Maria] ... this is everything that we are able to teach you. ---- [Maria] Our tutorial concludes here, with Sumire's unit having incurred a few hundred thousand yen worth of damage for no reason whatsoever, as demon-driven mechanical soldiers continue turning Ueno Park into a pile of matchsticks. I hope you're happy, Ensign. [Ogami] Sorry, could you guys go through this stuff again? I think I fell asleep. [Maria] ... that's it, I'm taking command. ---- [Ogami] Aah, thanks. With this... I feel that I'll be able to make it work out somehow. ---- [Maria] ... [Ogami] Er, uh, I mean... yes'm, I most DEFINITELY got it. ---- [Maria] Now then, Ensign.... we are relying on you to give us precise commands. [Ogami] Alright, first we destroy the demon-driven mechanical soldiers, 'Wakiji'!! Let's go, everyone! ---- [Maria] ... ... ... [Ogami] ... look, they can't ALL be amazing flashes of inspiration, alright? ---- [Sakura] Understood!! NEXT TIME: WE WILL FINALLY GET TO THE ACTUAL FIGHTING PART OF THE GAME NEXT TIME, GUYS, I PROMISE Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 00:22 on Nov 29, 2012 |
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seorin posted:If this is a reference to "A cat is fine, too" then the circle will be complete. Most definitely. I traversed around 4chan for a while before I signed up for the SA forums. quote:Also, I can't believe Sumire is wielding a giant loving naginata Apparently, the Kanzaki family tradition not only consists of being horribly rich, but of being horribly rich while creating giant firestorms with a naginata. Though, yes, if you can get past her prickly cactus thorns, Sumire IS a great character. novaSphere posted:Speaking of Kanna, has anyone seen her Voice Actress live, especially standing next to the rest of the cast? It's absolutely hilarious to see--she's actually shorter than the rest of the team, including Iris, but she's still got her bold voice and personality. It's really, really strange. I've seen a few videos on YouTube. Kanna's voice actress is about twenty shades of awesome. She's got a snappy sense of humor and a ridiculously lively and boisterous voice-- and she's more like a hilarious older aunt than your typical VA. That she's short beyond any hope makes stage productions interesting. They try to make her seem buff like Kanna by giving her shoulderpads, but it doesn't really help. quote:I love this loving series.  Spuzz posted:I don't know how I have missed this thread for so long. I've always wanted these games to be translated. I vote for Maria since she seems the most stable so far. It seems pretty close between Maria and Sumire! I wouldn't know, because I haven't actually started tallying the votes thus far. :iamafag: Glazius posted:So is this grid-based or are we looking at actual free-range movement here? That is, can you cheat your action gauge by tweaking out a few fractions of a step and then still unload a full attack? Free-range, though if you go to the menu, you can see that each character's max movement is confined to more of a circle than a grid. It still measures the distance traveled, however, so the action gauge can't really be cheated. I only tweak around if I note that an enemy (or multiple enemies, with some characters) can get targeted if you turn just right. quote:I note that Action Movie Rule 26 is in full effect: "even if the impact isn't strong, even if neither thing involved could possibly combust, when two objects collide there's a screenful of explosion". Or were those all fireworks stands? I think that most of the useless little doodads that you can waste time destroying- snack stands, cars, etc- all explode, even if it's not entirely possible for them to. quote:Also, forget the mecha suits, the real hero here is piloting Rolling Thunder. Then again the tracks were probably just laid out by Diddy Kong rules - keep going full throttle and you'll never miss a jump. I personally like to think that the engineering team made the grave mistake of allowing Yoneda to look over the final blueprints... while he was drunk off his rear end. ---- [Yoneda] *Hic* D'you, d'you know what'd be fuckawesome? JUMPSH. Here, here, an'... oh, y'know, here. [Engineer] B-but sir, you... you just took a pocketknife and cut out bits of the blueprint at random-- [Yoneda] HEY, GUESS WHAT, YER PROMOTED NOW!! GET T' WORKIN' ON IT, YOU WILD MAN YOU!! [Engineer] Y... yessir. ---- quote:Couple more questions: Oh GOD no. Given how many of the characters have AOE final attacks, that'd make the game hellish. quote:And how the heck does Tachibana work? Is her sniper rifle a normal attack with a giant range, or does she snipe entirely through special attacks? Characters have different normal attack patterns- for instance, Sumire's attack is short-ranged but elongated, while Sakura's was just one enemy. So, yes, Maria's normal attack is single-targeting-- at giant range (no minimum range, however). Bakanogami posted:Rolling Thunder! I'll keep that in mind! quote:Same here, though I think that some of the SRW games would take first priority, since they've only translated the OGs IIRC. I would kill for an English translation and/or port of SRW's Alpha series. And the PS2 OGs. Thuryl posted:There are also fan translations of SRW and SRW3 (by Aeon Genesis, so you know they're good), and AG have about half a dozen other SRW games on the backburner. I don't think you're ever going to see official translations of a SRW game besides the OGs, for legal reasons if nothing else -- sorting out all the intellectual property issues would be a nightmare. Not to mention the inevitable English dubbing.
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seorin posted:That amuses me, mostly because the original comic just came up in my Tsukihime thread. We haven't seen the last of it, either. ... I'm horribly tempted to read your thread, but I'm equally tempted to actually play Tsukihime sometime (admittedly, mostly after having my brains turned to mush by this possibly spoiler-ish AMV(?)), so I might wait a bit first. ONE OF THESE DAYS Rose wood posted:I'll stop when people stop voting for the evil little french girl You realize that that might only happen when we actually end up choosing a love interest. JoaoLangston posted:Iris. Because anime and pedo go so well together Thanks a lot, man! My grand master plan is to work through all five major installments in the series. We'll see if it pans out. Also, another one for Maria, eh? My, she's popular. Rose wood posted:Also I forgot to mention when I was posting originally, but jumping steampunk trains are fantastic - forget the mecha, let's just ride around in that all day! It'd be like that Initial D parody with the subway trains Rollersnake posted:Really enjoying this thread so far. I read about this series a long time ago, and wondered how the hell they'd mix a strategy RPG with a dating sim. At least it looks to be turning out MUCH better than the clusterfuck that was Thousand Arms. Haven't played Thousand Arms, but you really can't get much better than Sakura Wars when it comes to strategy RPGs-slash-dating sims (only Galaxy Angel comes close, and only by the strength of its characters rather than, say, an engaging plot). Glad you're liking this thread, tho'! I'll remember that you're keeping Maria in mind  Sorry for being tardy! Short update coming up.
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This is going to be a pretty brief update- just crankin' through the first battle, because the next update's going to be including a good chunk of stuff. Also, I wasn't quite sure what to focus on when covering a battle like this, so this is sort of a test run for future fight-related udpates. -------- WE'VE GOT MOVIE SIGN The video of the first battle is here. Seriously, at least watch it for the shiny final attacks! -------- Now that the tutorial's over, the battle starts in earnest! As you might've guessed, the objective of this mission is simply to destroy all the enemies- not a particularly difficult feat, as they're all weak, melee, and not particularly aggressive. So let's get crackin'! I forgot to mention: I love this music, AND it's catchy as hell. It's not your standard RPG technorock, which is always nice- that it actually fits the theme and the setting is just icing on the cake as far as I'm concerned. (00:04)  Similar to Final Fantasy Tactics, there's a definite turn order, determined, I think, by each character's movement stats. No matter what, Ogami's always first up to bat, which is always convenient. Not only does his white Koubu have the Zaku Horn of Leadership, but it wields two swords as well. No wonder he's so drat good at clipping tickets- I mean, if he's so used to cutting and cutting and cutting and cutting and cutting... (00:12)  After spinning the camera around 180 degrees (the other Koubu are off at the bottom of the screen now), I just have him bull-rush the nearest enemy--  -- and pull off a five-hit attack. God, I love not having to worry about defending or anything like that this early in the game. Sadly, the Wakiji pulls through with like 5 hp, but... (00:24)  [Wakiji]  Kiiii-----! ... at least our man manages to get a conversation started. [Ogami] Wah! It, it replied?! Does it... understand speech? [Wakiji]  KIIII-----!! Why the gently caress can't we take the effort to try recruiting these guys onto our team? DEMON-DRIVEN MECHANICAL SOLDIERS HAVE HEARTS TOO, GUYS [Ogami]  So this is a Wakiji... (00:33)  ... tempting, but the wakiji ain't cute enough for me to hit option 3. [Ogami]  I'll do my best to defeat it! For we must protect the peace of our Imperial Capital!! [Yoneda]  Hoh? So that proud mouth of your is smack-talkin' even before your first fight's over, huh? [Ogami] .... did I just get praised? Though I didn't get that feeling at ALL.... Only Yoneda could praise and put down in the same phrase. [Wakiji] Kiiii-----? (00:52)  ----  Sakura's up next. As if the sword doesn't make her samurainess plain enough to see, her pink Koubu is also customized with those nifty red samurai hip/leg-guards.  One strike finishes off what Ogami started! (01:10)  In case you haven't noticed, each character's in-battle sayings  I end her turn next to him anyway. Since this is the first battle, everyone has something to say to Ogami.... (01:22)  You tore one apart with your bare hands, woman. Crushing it with an even bigger robot probably isn't that big of an accomplishment. [Ogami] Aah, that's right. Let's keep it up and take back Ueno Park! [Sakura] Yes, I'll do my best!! Because, you know... [Sakura] ... Ueno Park WAS an important place, for the both of us... [Ogami] Eh..... [Sakura] Ogami-san... you still remember what happened at this park, right? Ogami got baffled, Ogami nearly decided to interrogate Sakura to make sure that she was REALLY of the Imperial Assault Force, Sakura fell madly in love with Ogami's baffled face... Yeah, I think he'd remember. I think he'd SAVOR that period of time, as it was before he became aware of the Dread Loli, Iris Chateaubriand's, existence. [Ogami] Eh.....?! (01:33)  Yes, because believe it or not, my memory is BETTER than that of a goldfish's. ... we totally should've had an awesome samurai battle TO THE DEATH, though. [Ogami]  This is the place where we first met. Of course I'd remember. Can't... can't you just answer that like a normal human being? [Sakura] Ogami-san... as expected, you remembered for me. [Ogami] Aaah, of course. There's no way I would forget. It's the same for you, right, Sakura-kun?  C... can't you guys just hold a CONVERSATION like normal human beings?! [Sakura] Yes.... [Ogami] Alright then, for the sake of protecting our memories, there's no way we're going to lose! [Sakura] Understood! Let's do our best together, okay? God, they're acting like newlyweds, and this is only the first day that they've met. Could you possibly imagine what their date or, gods forbid, their MARRIAGE would be like? They would probably be sucking face 24/8. (01:51 - 02:03) The enemies' turns went uneventfully- the Wakiji standing farther away did, like, nothing. Sometimes, even the grunts can outpace your own characters- Maria and Sumire ARE on the slower end of the team, anyway.  ----  Even the nearest Wakiji kicking the poo poo out of Ogami doesn't do a whole lot of damage. He didn't even need to defend. (02:13)  Maria's Koubu is jet-black. It's got the longest range on the team, and it's arguably one of the cooler-looking mechs; not only is there a gun built into its right hand, but there's what I think is a hip-slung shotgun, too.  I fiddle around with the aim for a few seconds. Maria can USUALLY shoot at things from certain rooftops or hills, but not this time. This isn't her maximum range- it's somewhere between 1.5 and 2 times that long.  "It ends here."  -- she quips coolly, ignoring Ogami's screams of pain as he's caught in the blast radius and pierced by shrapnel.   (02:46)  There's no one left to fight.  ----  No one left within REACH, that is. And because her normal AND special attack ranges aren't so great, Sumire can't even get sloppy seconds. Definitely not a problem during boss battles- Sumire's awesome for those- but it's a pain because most stages require you to get from point A to point B in a relatively swift amount of time.Granted, I've never had Sumire as my top girl before (or anywhere close, for that matter), so it always seems like she goes dead last. ALWAYS. (03:05)  Ogami doesn't even get to mouth off or make cool comments before his turn starts. Everyone else does it for him. (03:17)  Not that it matters, because WHOA poo poo TIME TO EXPEND WAY TOO MUCH ENERGY TO OFF ONE BAD GUY  "Rouko Mekkyaku..."  "KAITOU RANMA!!  BAM. Wolf-Tiger Destroyer, Problem Solvin' Blade. ... not that the last part actually translates like that. Every other translation of Kaitou Ranma is something like "to cut the Gordian knot swiftly". That's right, you heard it here first. Ogami is a firm proponent of the following philosophy: if you can't solve a problem any other way, FORCEFULLY CUT IT TO PIECES.  Hell, it's Ogami-recommended, Sumire-approved. (03:56)  Sakura's turn again! Let's use her to clear the bridge for us.  ... as annoying as she is when she's totally besotted by Ogami, Sakura's final attack is, hands down, one of the most convenient things in this game. Not only is it long, it's wide enough to get some clusterfuck action going- and I always try to get at least two enemies caught up in it, hence the fiddilng to make sure that it WILL clear the bridge. The game also kept trying to make Sakura target the concession stands for some bizarre reason.  "Haja Kensei..."  "OUKA HOUSHIN!"  BAM. Destroyer of Evil's Conquering Sword, Cherry Blossom's Divine Release. ... HOW THE gently caress DO THEY PACK SO MUCH AMBIGUOUS HARD-TO-TRANSLATE MEANING INTO FOUR KANJI SYMBOLS Welp, at least the bridge's cleared. Two enemies left. One defends-- (04:44)  -- while the other charges in and pokes Ogami around for a bit. (04:58)  Of course, this--  -- brings the Wakiji--  -- right into the range of--  -- Maria's--  -- final attack, IF SHE COULD STOP HER PSYCHOTIC NEED TO TARGET CONCESSION STANDS AND EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE WAKIJI THANK YOU VERY MUCH Goddamn game's autotarget.   "Echo resoundingly through the withering arctic night..."  "SNYEGUROCHKA!!"  ICE4'd. 'Snow Maiden', a Russian folktale. Thank loving god for the anime series for translating that- without them, I never would've gotten that (believe me when I say that 'Sunoyeguroorasuka' doth not make for easy translating). (05:50)  Oh Sumire, you so useless and short-ranged. She more than justifies herself during later boss battles (and, I assume, if she were to become Ogami's love interest), but STILL.(06:13)  ... of course, Ogami's in much the same boat at this point in time. Where's a good ranged unit when you need her? (06:25)  Sakura comes in, thankfully with enough on her action bar left to smack the Wakiji around a bit. (06:33)  I guess we CAN spend some time chatting now, 'cause one Wakiji really isn't a threat AND his days are numbered anyway. ... also, he's asking this question to a woman who charged one of these monsters with a sword, AND he's asking this question when they've just about cleaned house. Good timing, mang. [Sakura] Thank you for asking. I AM a bit nervous, but... I will be all right. More importantly, how about you, Ogami-san? [Ogami] Eh? [Sakura] You've suddenly been thrust into a battle while riding a completely new machine. Doesn't that make you nervous, or make your heart race? [Ogami] Let's see... (06:46)  Because Ogami is neither a pansy or a romantic with horribly inappropriate timing, he answers like any sane navy man would. [Ogami] Thanks, I'm fine. We're all fighting together, so I'm not at all nervous. An ill-founded belief, as we shall soon prove. [Sakura] Hehehe... you're right. Somehow, you've put me at ease, too! Ogami-san! Let's do our best together to protect the peace of the capital! [Ogami] Aah, of course! Sakura-kun... let's go!! [Sakura] Understood!  AAH OH GOD THE REMAINING WAKIJI KILLED SAKURA OMG HER COCKPIT EXPLODED AND  ... goddamn, what'd they make those Wakiji swords out of? Cardboard tubes with dry ice for the special effects? (07:26)  Maria takes a potshot at the Wakiji at closer range before ending next to Ogami. I want to hear their conversation, too. (07:30)  [Maria] ... cover? What are you saying? If you are the captain, you should be the one to determine whether or not we require cover on this side. If not... then there is no way I will ever accept you as the captain of the Imperial Assault Force, Flower Division. [Ogami] Eh!? E, even if you say that... [Maria] Please keep this in mind. Because I have not yet accepted you as our captain. [Ogami] I got it... I'll put all my effort into doing my best, so... This is not an auspicious beginning. (08:07)  Let's see if Sumire wi [Sumire] Oh~hohoho! As expected of the Ensign, you DO know how to make me laugh.  For opponents these weak... you would go to the trouble of making me play backup? I shall simply conduct myself in the manner of my own choosing. Please do your best, Ensign! [Ogami] Go ahead... I give in... ... go team. "We're all fighting together, so I'm not nervous", eh, Ogami?(08:22)  At least I still have one person  And in short order, the last Wakiji is totally punked.  [Ogami] However, those guys who'd been giving out orders- where on Earth could THEY have gone.... We'll certainly find out next time! And by 'next time', I mean 'tomorrow night'. Cue the boss battle music.
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seorin posted:I'd like to think I'm doing a decent job with the thread, at any rate. Even if you started reading it now, though, there's a pretty good chance it'll be over before you reach the end (unless you read a LOT in a short timespan). Oh ho. Thanks a lot- I'll check it out. quote:Good goddamn, why does this game have to look so awesome? Because... well, I guess you have to blame the stateside gaming industry for its haet for dating sim-style anime RPGs. Semiru posted:Wow, that battle looked awesome. Screw the fate of Japan and the dispensing of justice, there's ALWAYS time to try and score points with every girl in the brigade! 'Course, the girls themselves occasionally stop to chat amongst themselves in later stages, but that's another story completely.  quote:I also like the lack of Iris in that update. I approve! SAVOR IT WHILE YOU STILL CAN. Rollersnake posted:Atlus tried to do for this game what Working Designs did for Lunar, and it's the best example of "polishing a turd" I've ever seen. Atlus made some really questionable choices for games to bring over to the US in the late '90s. Lunacy for Sega Saturn was another one. .... I love how some of the answer choices don't match up at ALL to what Meis does next. I have to admit, though, the occasional up-close conversation style is pretty awesome. Glazius posted:(really really big chunk o' text) Sorry for the confusion! I had a bit of trouble translating 'cover' (it could've been 'support', 'back me up', 'cover fire', etc, but I went for a more general term) and untangling what Maria was saying. You're pretty much on the money with Scenario 4 (with a bit of Rose wood's interpretation mixed in). Rose wood posted:Maria was kind of being a jerk no matter what though In her defense, the entire brigade (and the fate of her comrades) has been handed over to some random, spikey-haired Glazius posted:This message brought to you by a grant from the Partnership for Bandaid-Patch Free Games Foundation. ... that's like the reverse of what they did to The 7th Saga, except that they kept the moronic 'whoops, we forgot to compensate for stat gains!' mistakes. Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 06:55 on Aug 1, 2007 |
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----- Boss Battle Video! Video goes where? ----- (00:15)  ----  In the style of true masterminds everywhere, Aoi Satan makes his presence known in a truly dramatic fashion (instead of, say, popping up while Ogami and his crew were still busy with the Wakiji and gutting them all like fish. I guess he wants to give us a sporting chance?).  As you can well imagine.... [Satan]  I shall personally to be your opponent. Good ol' Satan ain't letting this go without a fight. I'm not sure HOW terrorizing Ueno Park figures into the Hive of Darkness's malicious plans, especially when they could've just tossed the Wakiji at a densely populated part of Tokyo (thus forcing the Imperial Assault Force to worry about avoiding collateral damage and civilian casualties). ... it's times like these that I want to go up to the guy masterminding these evil schemes and hammer the Evil Overlord Lists into his face.  Sword goes left,  Sword goes up,  Sword goes 'mmmrreeeaaooooorrrmmmm.' There are certain unwritten laws that every steampunk-based villian has to adhere to. The most important is knowing how to make a good entrance. It's cool, your typical hero will always wait around as the villain takes his time to suit up.  ----  Problem is, Maria isn't your typical hero...  ... and lets fly the bullets of hot death. gently caress, THAT'D end this stage right quick! Sadly, not even Maria's badass gunslinging skills are enough to  ----  ----  ----  Demon-Driven Mechanical Soldier: KAMUI (I love how the antagonists in this game just summon their evil, demonic, industrially-made steampunk mecha. Hell, I just love how the antagonists have mecha of their very own.)  ---  Four against one, eh?  ----  I like these odds. Let's roll. (01:33)  This particular boss battle is... very straightforward. It's using the same map as the last battle, except that the Imperial Assault Force starts on the bridge. Satan and two Wakiji are in the corner in front of the temple- and there's a third Wakiji off-screen, standing just a bit behind Maria.  I've translated the menu for this particular screenshot. Most of them are self-explanatory. 'Info' basically means 'Look at pilot/unit stats', while 'Comm.' means 'Radio HQ to hear your Mission Objectives again'. None of them are particularly cruical at the moment. However, Ogami's menu has two unique options, both of which I'll be using more frequently from here on out. The currently highlighted one, 'Protect', is ridiculously useful:  ----  When an enemy attacks whoever Ogami's Protecting, he will automatically jump in and nullify all damage taken. It's kind of like a godly version of SRW's Support Guard, except Ogami doesn't actually need to be next to whoever he's Protecting- though the flip side is that he can only Protect his pilots three times per battle. It's also a great way to up your trust level with someone. More masochistic chauvinism, yay! I Protect Sumire because she's the slowest of us all- she might get attacked before her turn even comes around.  ... on second thought, I change my mind immediately afterwards  Next is Ogami's 'Captain' command, which is what makes these battles a bit more interesting.  You can choose between four different strategies. This not only tweaks everyone's stats, but it also alters the layout of your team's Action Gauge. Each strategy changes how much of the Action Gauge is required to Defend (Square button), Charge ('X' button), and Heal (Triangle button). For instance, under the default Wood strategy, it takes 2 blocks of your Action Gauge to Defend. Under the Mountain strategy, it only takes 1 block to Defend. If you're up against a hard-hitting boss, you'd want to switch to Mountain to cut the damage you're taking AND to make it easier to Defend. A nice way to adapt to a given situation, even though you can only change strategies during Ogami's turn. The four strategies are as follows: WIND: Increases movement speed at the cost of defense. Makes it easier to Charge and Heal, but you can't Defend. WOOD: The default all-rounder strategy. You can Defend, Charge, AND Heal, but at higher prices. FIRE: Increases attack power at the cost of defense. Makes it a LOT easier to Charge up your spirit gauge, but you can't Heal. MOUNTAIN: Increases defense power at the cost of movement. Makes it a LOT easier to Defend AND Heal, but you can't Charge up your spirit gauge.  Anyway, I don't change strategies quite yet.  (Given the way Ogami's hair sticks up and his ears stick out, it's got to be really, really hard to draw him without making him look like a complete dork.)  As cool as Satan's mech looks, this IS just the first boss battle. Pretty boy doesn't take damage very well- a few more final attacks and he's cooked. Anyways...  ----  ----  (Japanese lesson of the day: this means 'fire'.)  Swapped to the 'Fire' strategy to let Ogami charge up his spirit gauge really cheaply.  ----  ----  And then back to the 'Mountain' strategy for a cheap Defend. Man, it's great being the one who's calling the shots. ---- [Ogami] Initiate the Mountain strategy!! [Sakura] Yessir- [Ogami] Fire strategy!! [Sakura] Eh?! Er, ye- [Ogami] Wind! Mountain! Wood! Fire! Mountain! [Sakura] .... we'll be fighting over THERE. Just... join us when you're done. ---- (02:58)  Ogami ends his turn after smackin' Satan around a few more times. Sakura's up to bat!  ----  ----  As you can see, a happy pilot is a godly pilot.  ----  ... cripes, Sakura's normal attack did about as much as Ogami's FINAL. (03:37)  Wakiji's turn! It DOES go after Maria.  Ogami's cockblock is a success. No damage taken!  ... much to Maria's chagrin. See, he's (03:54)  ----  Annoyingly enough, everyone else immediately dogpiles Ogami. Since they tend to go after the weakest unit in range, I guess that means that Ogami looks a helluva lot less threatening than Sakura and her stalker aura.  ----  ... while the boss doesn't have a final attack, he still hits pretty drat hard, chunking off about half of Ogami's life bar. (04:26)  ----  ----  One Wakiji down and 173 damage on Satan (and another 137 with her normal attack). Ave Maria. (05:09)  ----  ----  FINALLY, a chance to use Sumire's death flower again. (05:46)  By the second round of turns, Satan's got about 10 hp left. Sic 'im, Ogami!  ... and Sakura too, I guess! As far as I can tell, combination attacks randomly trigger if two of your guys are within attacking range of the same enemy. And that's the end of THAT. Congrats, you've just read through the game's shortest, easiest boss battle. (06:12)  ----  ... like all good pretty-boy villains, Satan doesn't even have the good grace to roll over and JUST loving DIE. (06:27)  [Maria] The enemy's demonic energy signal has completely disappeared. Chasing after him would be useless, Ensign.  [Ogami] .... it can't be helped. Let's return to the Grand Imperial Theater and plan out our countermeasures from here on out.  [Ogami] Curtain call? Wh, what in the world? [Sakura] Come on, here we go!  ----  [Ogami] Wh, what?! ... and now that the battle's over, we're back to the eternally baffled Ogami that we all know and love. [Sumire] You can't even decide on a single pose? You've still got a ways to go. [Maria] On the battlefield, the ability to make a split-second decision can be the difference between life and death. .... please be more careful next time. Maybe if you guys had TOLD him that some mystical hidden camera was going to take an after-battle photo of them?! [Ogami] Y, you've got to be kidding me.... ----- Optional Video Alert?!The above scene as a video. Get used to this. They do it after EVERY SINGLE BATTLE, after all! ----- Some Time Later...  They DO go on that cherry blossom viewing. Regretfully, we leave the robots behind first. [Ogami] ... however... Manager Yoneda. Why hasn't there been a public announcement regarding the Hive of Darkness?  [Yoneda] That'd be just what those demons wanted. To the very end, we must battle them in the utmost secrecy! [Ogami] That makes sense. So that's what truly makes us a secret brigade, huh. It only took him the entire chapter, but by Jove, he's got it!   [Ogami] Aah. You too, Sakura-kun; good work. [Sakura] Having you with us was a really big help. Whatever you say, Sakura.  [Ogami] Leave it to me!  Gawd, woman, give him a break. It's probably a miracle that nobody's freakin' DIED under his direction. ... maybe I should rephrase that. [Ogami] G-got it.  (Now that the battle's over, we're going to have to deal with Iris again.)  Am I the only one who's worried about the "make you my lover" part? 'Cause it sounds suspiciously like "I'm going to crush your mind and turn you into my love slave," and that's not exactly high up on my list of priorities. [Ogami] Hahaha, thank you. He's totally forcing that smile out and sweating out buckets of raw fear. Man, how could this night get any weirder-   ..... H-her voice. Why does she sound so much hotter like this? [Ogami] (Why is she drunk on sweet sake?) (Which has negligible alcohol content. It'd be something like managing to get drunk on apple cider.)  ... I think I like this version of Sumire better. Can we just, you know.... keep her drunk ALL the time? [Yoneda] A'right, drink up, keep drinkin' up! Ogamii! Your ticket-takin' work'sh gonna be waitin' fer you tomorrow~! [Ogami] Hah?!  And the scene pans up as everyone points and laughs at Ogami for being forced to clip tickets for life. ... we'll see how much they laugh when customers start walking out of the theater with only half their fingers left.  ----- Epilogue Video. Flower-viewing action! At the very least, I think you'll want to watch it for Sumire's voice. ----- ~ Episode 1: FIN  ---  "Being stuck with both ticket-taking and fighting, Ogami-san becomes a very busy man."  ---  "Without warning, mysterious beautiful women start appearing before him!"  "Next time on Sakura Wars..."  "'The Enemy's Name is the Hive of Darkness'! A storm of romance amongst the Taisho cherry blossoms!"  "How nice... it looks like YOU'RE having fun." Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 02:47 on Nov 30, 2012 |
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Dominic Hokage posted:I'm sure that in 10 years, no one would mind being Iris' love slave.
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Verbose posted:If anyone was on the fence about Maria, her (trying to at least)going against the enemy before they have a chance to power up ought to get you fully in Camp M. No nonsense. No hesitation. All business. seorin posted:Is it just me, or does Ogami look kind of There are... much worse pictures of Ogami. Remind me to dredge up one or two. seorin posted:Yay, the battle is over! Now we get to Yes, yes, and maybe. Changing clothes is a purty tall order for a man with Ogami's talents. Semiru posted:
b-but I LIKED Karen from Harvest Moon Glazius posted:Protect is like, what, White Dragon Shield from the original Lunar? It nullifies the next attack and then Ogami has to have his turn come around and use another Protect charge? Or does Ogami get a chance to change his Protect target every turn, but every attack against the Protected target uses up one charge? You got it right in the last sentence. If you don't do anything, Ogami will basically continue to Protect the selected pilot until all three charges are used up (or until you change Ogami's target when his turn rolls around). quote:This is interesting. Can you unlock a "Void" strategy or am I just reading too far in? Nope. You're stuck with the basic four elements the entire game. quote:Also I note that despite being in Mountain the pilots pull off their special attacks. Did they start the battle with a full charge from the previous one, or what? Their spirit gauges filled back up between the normal battle and the boss battle. Also, while pilots can't MANUALLY 'Charge' their spirit gauges under the Mountain strategy, this doesn't stop them from using their final attacks if their gauge is already full (their gauges also accumulate when they get hit). quote:Put together with his Protect command, I'm getting a very Book of Five Rings vibe from Ogami. The original twin-sword style wasn't designed to give you a second attack at -2/-4 every round, but as a superior method of defense and terrain control, suitable for any occasion. YA LOST ME.  ... though come to think of it, I think the only reason they threw Ogami a second sword was to differentiate him from the OTHER sword-wielder, Sakura. In the original Sega Saturn version, the Koubu didn't have all those awesome differentiating accessories- each pilot's Koubu was a recolor of the same basic unit. quote:You say this but I keep wondering. In the battle screens so far, I haven't noticed anything like XP in the game. The only way to improve a pilot is to get them to like Ogami more? You got it in one. As far as I can tell, though, having a better trust level with Ogami doesn't lead to permanent stat gains. Each pilot's baseline statistics remain constant; prior to a battle, the game simply calculates their trust level with Ogami and applies the according boost (or penalty, if You're Doing It Wrong). After the battle ends, the pilots' stats are set back to the baseline, and you have to work to actively maintain your good standing with them. For instance, let's say that I totally botch up my relationship with Sakura before the next chapter's battle. Regardless of how she was in the first chapter, Sakura would move more slowly and crumple like a saltine cracker if focus-fired. It may seem odd at first that the battle bonuses don't accumulate- but they don't need to. If you play your cards right, the 'temporary' boosts are still enough to turn the pilot of your choice into a freakin' juggernaut. And behind the scenes, your trust levels with the pilots continue to accumulate.... I hope that explanation makes some sort of sense. In any case, it's an interesting system that prevents you from, say, breaking the game by focusing entirely on 'leveling' one character to level 100 by the fourth episode, and it keeps you on your toes. quote:Basic priorities for Ogami then: Truth. I'LL DO MY BEST Rose wood posted:(Picture that disturbs me because it looks like the picture of Iris will, in the tradition of true horror movies, open her eyes and unleash a psychic storm that will obliterate my mind) One Legged Cat posted:This is the best kind of LP; one covering a game a lot of us know about but would never get the chance to experience otherwise. For years I've seen various Sakura Taisen characters, import reviews and references, and always wondered what the games themselves would be like- and thanks to you, all the other goons like me are finally getting a chance to see what all the fuss is about. Keep up the good work, man. There are undoubtedly plenty of us here that would follow you into the Sakura Taisen sequel LPs if the motivation is there. That's pretty much the whole reason I wanted to do this in the first place: even with all the anime series released in the US, Sakura Wars just isn't complete without the games. The series creator said himself that the reason he wasn't willing to make a full, comprehensive retelling of Sakura Wars in other mediums was because he just fans to experience it through the games themselves. I've said it before but I'll say it again (and will likely keep saying it FOREVER): I'm just glad that you're enjoying this. And thanks for sounding out! seorin posted:Hell yeah. I can't get enough of this series and he's only just started on the first one. I'm amazed something this awesome exists and depressed I can't play it ... I'm not even a fraction of the way through 1 and I'm already eager as hell to get started on 2, 3, 4, and 5. Keter posted:If the other pilots improve by crushing on Oogami, then how does Oogami get any better at steampunk-robot fighting? I can't imagine there's a "self-love" stat being tracked (and doubt that Oogami would have much of that, anyway ), so do his abilities increase automatically or are they dependent on some sort of average of how much all the girls love you? I think it might actually depend on how well Ogami gets along with the rest of the theater staff- Yoneda and the Trio, etc. There are apparently hidden trust levels for THEM, as well. quote:Also, casting in my hopes for an Iris-themed ending. Because good things come to those who wait. ... that, that's one way to look at it, I suppose. In any case... the update will probably be delayed, for two major reasons. 1) I got a GameBridge. I spent a good chunk of the day trying to get it(s programs) to WORK, and the best I could get was a jittery-as-hell and hosed-up-sound thing on DScaler. I'd like to try and get it to work before next May, which is when I won't have access to my campus library's shiny video-capture devices.2) Played through the second chapter, but I sort of botched it up (and by 'sort of', I mean 'I think Sakura and Iris are going to team up to castrate Ogami'). Then I glanced at an FAQ and noticed that I'd been missing out on a lot of things. I'm planning on running through it again. Oh, I upgraded the format of the very first update (with the mini-portraits and the bold text and such), and trimmed away some unnecessary screenshots- I think the first page loads a bit more smoothly now. I'm planning on doing the same to the rest of the older updates. 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Semiru posted:Sorry, my man, but we'll have to agree to disagree on that one. Team Elli, reporting in! INFIDEL MY LIFE FOR  Thuryl posted:Are we going to get to see the gory details of said botch-up? Because that sounds potentially hilarious. I'll probably group some of them at the end of the chapter! Mandoric posted:One of the doujin groups that's heavily focused on Maria made a clothing-slot-machine game; it's online at http://urc.sakura.ne.jp/hp/playroom/slot_m/ (NWS if you play long enough) Duly noted. Thank you for the link, good citizen. quote:This thread -really needed- to exist, and I'm glad someone found the time and energy to make it. You're also doing a great job with the commentary, and it'll be interesting to see the great places the thread could take the playthough. Glad you're enjoying this! The (English-speaking) world can always use more Sakura Wars, after all. I have not actually gone through her route, so I can always hope that this playthrough goes in that direction. Your vote is noted! In any case, I was a bit busier over the past couple days than I'd anticipated, which is why this update was a bit delayed in coming. It's also a bit shorter than usual, because I also apparently hosed something up on the technical end and am missing a chunk of footage/screenshots.
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 ... that chair looks like the most uncomfortable thing ever devised by man/demonkind. Granted, it might also be due to the guy sitting on it. Where the christ are his arms or his legs? Hell, does he even have an arse to sit on? hosed up demons. D:  (why must these groups have such hard-to-translate evil names?)  "Crimson Miroku... has now arrived."  "Pale-Blue Setsuna... has now arrived!"  wha-  Waitatic, could it be?  "Silver-White Rasetsu!!" ....... yes. Yes, he IS in fact wielding a demon-driven steam-powered chainsaw. A goddamn demon-driven steam-powered chainsaw.  "Black Satan."  "We, the Hive of Darkness's Death Emperors, have gathered to carry out the will of Lord Tenkai!!"  WHOOSH, DRAMATIC FLAMES IN THE BACKGROUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRAMA AND EVIL ..... (one new Hive of Darkness base later.... )  ---  ---- [Tenkai]  Satan, Setsuna, Rasetsu, go take a break. Miroku, twenty jumping jacks. ---- [Tenkai]  You fools! What was that sorry debacle?! [Setsuna]  Yes... a mysterious brigade by the name of the Imperial Assault Force interfered with our plans... [Tenkai] Worthless excuses! Well, at least Tenkai wasn't behind last battle's whole "lol let's NOT crush the Imperial Assault Force while they're still weak" thing.  ----   [Tenkai] We have perfected the means to tear down the Imperial Capital's steadfast spiritual barrier! The 'Roku-Hassei Kouma-Jin'! Literally the "Six Destructive Stars Fallen Demon Formation." ---- [Setsuna] What the hell is the 'Six Destructive Stars Fallen D-'... wait, are you talking about Plan Six? [Tenkai] Why yes. Yes I am. [Setsuna] Then why don't you just call it tha- [Tenkai] Shut up, I'M the one in charge here, I am completely in my right to give MY plans dramatic, vague, and forboding names!! Now, I am off to execute the forbidden demonic spell, the 'Galaxy Lord Fallen Demon Waterfall'!! [Setsuna] 'Galaxy Lord Fa-' ... my lord, if you're simply going to the lantrines- [Tenkai] STOP GIVING AWAY MY PLANS!! ---- ... but anyway, isn't he at least going to SACK them for being morons and loving up such an easy battle, though? Granted, it's probably difficult enough to find good hired help as it is. [Tenkai] Complete this dark spell and bring about the utter destruction of the Imperial Capital! The first target shall be Shiba Park! [Miroku]  Yes!! ... wait, if SHIBA Park is target number one, then what was the point of going to Ueno Park? Joyriding?  Oh, poo poo, the final boss HIMSELF is going out for a spin?! Welp, t'was nice knowing you, Imperial Assault Force. [Tenkai] Don't you? Satan.  ----  Dissension amongst the ranks of evil? Hot drat, lucky break.  Episode Two: The Enemey's Name is the Hive of Darkness Just in case there was ANY CONFUSION WHATSOEVER as to the name of the evil demonic group. ... I'm looking at you, Ichiro "HOW DO I SHOT SECRET BRIGADE" Ogami. ---- OPTIONAL VIDEO:Previous scene + voices and cutscene. ----  Yup, that's all he really needs to do to prepare for the ticket-clipping job. ... CAN IT BE CUTTAN TIEM NOW PLAES? [Ogami] But... I guess I've completely gotten used to being a ticket-taker, huh. ----- [Ogami] Hahaha, well, it's not like I give a crap anyway, 'cause I got me a mecha. As far as I'm concerned, life is PERFECT. -----  ----- [Ogami] Oh, right, I forgot! Iris! Ahahahaha.... [Ogami] gently caress. ----- Fun Fact: You can blame LittleKuriboh's 'Abridged Yu-Gi-Oh Series' as being the reason I don't just translate 'Oniichan' as 'Big Brother'. Whenever I read 'Big Brother', I immediately hear  Biiiig broooootheeeer!! -- THIS sunnovabitch's vaguely whiny pronunciation. [Ogami] Hey, Iris. What's up? ---- [Iris] THE CEILING!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. [Ogami] Aha... haha... haHAha... gephrghbl... [Iris] Oh, Oniichan, you shouldn't be bleeding from the mouth YET, Iris is just getting started!! [Ogami] ... please... just k... kill... me.... ----  [Ogami] Kohran? Who might that be? [Iris] Um, she's one of the members of the Flower Division. You know, Kohran... she used to be here, but only for a little while. [Ogami] Heh... another member of the Flower Division, huh...  That's... yeah, that's [Ogami] ..... 'kabo~om'? This 'Kohran' person...  [Ogami] I guess she sounds like an interesting person. Though I don't quite understand what you mean.  [Iris] She always says that 'explosions are my way of laughing~!'. EVERYTIME KOHRAN LAUGHS, A CHILD'S HEAD EXPLODES. [Ogami] Hahahahahaha! She really DOES sound like an amusing person. I want to hurry up and meet her. You're just laughing because you want to see people explode.  YOU TOO, YOU LITTLE MONSTER [Iris] She made a promise to let me ride her steam-powered bike this time! [Ogami] Heh... it sounds like you get along well. Think I'll be able to become good friends with her as well?  Thousands of exclamation points have died to bring you this update.  ----  ---- [Ogami] Seeya Iris, break a ----  ----  VRRRM VRRRM VRRRRRRRRRRRRM Well, speak of the -SMAAAAAAASH!!- ...  Ri Kohran 1906-1923 Has departed this world and ascended to the Great Big Explosion in the sky.  ----  More importantly, isn't there a bloody dead corpse on the theater's doorstep?! ---- [Ogami] God, why'd this have to happen on MY shift? Okay, calm down, it's not OUR responsibility if the body's "accidentally" thrown into the river and lost foreve- ----  [Ogami] Y... yes?  ... it looks like her bike  [Ogami] Ah... um....  Going with the answer that won't get Ogami caught up in a whirlwind of righteous NERD RAGE. [Ogami] ... are you okay? Um... by the way, who might you be?  As you can probably guess, she's the fifth pilot of the Flower Division- Li Kohran, techie extraordinaire (who looks good with a pair of glasses and a Chinese dress). Kohran's fairly awesome, but you may or may not discover this for yourselves in subsequent updates. [Kohran] From here on out, I'll be stayin' here. Good to meetcha! She's also got a fairly strong Kansai(?) accent. Japanese regional accents appear to have been the bane of translators and localizers in the US for years on end because it seems that no one can agree on HOW to represent them in the English language. The dub of Evangelion ignored Touji's thick accent, Azumanga Daioh went with a New Yorker accent, and I think the Excel Saga manga dipped into the vast base of British accents for some of the less commonly represented Japanese accents... The most common representation of the Kansai accent seems to be a southern twang, which I'll be doing my best to horribly butcher in written form.  [Ogami] Imperial Navy Ensign, Ichiro Ogami. I'm the Imperial Assault Force's... well, captain-in-training or something like that. The 'or something like that' probably refers to his status as ticket-taker, boy-toy, he-who-is-stalked, the theater's errand boy...  [Kohran]  Li Kohran reporting in, now transferred from the Flower Mansion branch to the main base in Ginza! Please direct me to Sir Lieutenant General Yoneda!  Isn't... isn't this part of your work anyway? YOU WILL ESCORT HER AND BE HAPPY ABOUT IT.  drat straight. [Ogami] In that case, allow me to show you the way. Please follow me.  [Ogami] Ah, but your bike...  [Kohran] I'll get it all cleaned up in a jiffy! ---- OPTIONAL VIDEOMeet Kohran. Yay, voices! ---- That said, they enter the theater. Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Nov 30, 2012 |
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Dominic Hokage posted:Didn't Setsuna introduce himself as 'Aoi no Setsuna'? That would be Setsuna of the Blue, wouldn't it? (they're going for the whole celestial beasts schtick with the colours, I'm sure) When I went to double-check the movie, I kept hearing 'Aoki Setsuna,' which makes no sense to me. I double-checked a couple of translation FAQs, all of which ALSO peg him as 'Aoki Setsuna' without actually translating 'Aoki'. All that's left is the Tokyopop translation, which pegs him as 'Pale Setsuna'. Given that they've seemed to translate the other titles somewhat accurately ("Kurenai" as "Crimson", "Hakugin" as "Silver-White", "Kuroki" as "Black"), that's what I went with. ... I think you may be onto something with that Celestial Beasts coloring, so I'ma compromising and changing it to "Pale-Blue". Thanks for pointing it out.
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ObMeiste posted:Much like many others, I've always been very interested in seeing/playing Sakura Taisen (My love of steampunk mecha knows no end) and I'm very much enjoying this let's play for that reason as well as it's general well written commentary excellence. Thanks! Glad this LP is right up your alley. 1) I'm not entirely sure I know what you mean by 'the other side of the fence'. If you mean Miroku and evil: no. You can influence Ogami's personality (?) to some extent with your choices, but he's a justice-lovin' asskicker at heart. If you mean, I dunno, YONEDA: doubly no. 2) Anti-American sentiment...? You've probably gotten that mixed up with another series. The Sakura Wars Movie puts an American corporation in the position of being EVIL, but Lachette more than makes up for it. And hell, the fifth game is BASED in New York, and gives the Americans its OWN Assault Force. It's a pretty awesome group in its own right. 3) Vote noted! 4) I'd do so if not for the fact that going out of my way to piss off pilots gives said pilots an excuse to go out of THEIR way to suck horribly during battles. An unhappy pilot quite literally takes a penalty to her stats. And getting a pilot stuck with wussier attack damage, slower speed, and paper armor is not at all fun. Rose wood posted:Wow, now I hear everything Iris says in that voice. ... The problem is that I'm hearing Maria in Kaiba's voice now. Glazius posted:Eh, there are already two LPs with people trying to fail so hard it's visible from space. I'd be more interested in "what crazy-rear end options do they respond favorably to?" ......... I think I might've nailed at least one or two later in the chapter. quote:How does someone from China wind up with an Osaka accent? We may never know. OR WON'T WE?! Mandoric posted:Oh, but we will. ... oh lawd. KOHRAN LOVE ObMeist posted:Aww man, so if Ogami doesn't treat her right, she'll fall into a slump and suck in battle? Actually, I can probably more or less ignore Sakura, or at least focus my energy on others (doubly so since no one's actually voted for her). Given her normal speed and how useful her final attack is, Sakura plays perfectly fine even when her trust level with Ogami just sort of breaks even. BlondRobin posted:(Japanese talk!) Hell, I'm just happy that the game isn't in CHINESE or something like that. Also, hell yes Galaxy Angel- I played those games before I knew about/got into Sakura Wars! ... though after Sakura Wars, I can't really help but see Galaxy Angel as 'Sakura Wars Lite (IN SPACE)'. :/ Glazius posted:Well, yeah. But at the same time, time is tight enough that going out of our way to be an rear end to her for no other benefit just doesn't make sense. I'm probably just going to focus on the other girls. The pilots' battle speech cools down when their trust levels break even (as opposed to Sakura's whole spiel LAST battle...). Mandoric posted:I'll leave it at that unless the hivemind or the OP settles on someone else. It looks like the hivemind is going to have it pegged at the Russian gunwoman. And I can see it solidifying when we get to Episode Three and the whole Maria-centric thing... quote:In a way it's a pity, in terms of being able to cheese influence, that this isn't the Saturn version. That gave a glorious eight Cover uses and associated mood ups a stage of combat. oh god no, that probably shattered the game's balance into a trillion pieces. If you just Protected your Chosen Pilot all eight times, you'd have a BATTLE GODDESS on your hands. ......... no update tonight, given that I got home like two hours ago. Not nearly enough progress made, and QUALITY commentary.
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BlondRobin posted:I wouldn't be surprised to find that Sega had translated this game into Linear B... but NOT ENGLISH Bastards. BlondRobin posted:Anyway, yeah, I've heard Sakura Wars is supposed to be much better than Galaxy Angel, and honestly at least in terms of plot I don't see that as being too hard since GA basically rips off every space opera ever, and then somehow manages to get *even more* cliched from there. But as you mentioned earlier, it's really the characters which made that game good. For me, the first game was, at the very least, decent enough to warrant multiple playthroughs. The other two games.... no. No, not so much. quote:So I'll be watching this thread with interest to see how this series is better. Beat up a conveniently pilot-less demon mecha (with Kouran) for me. (and no, that's not a vote for Kouran; I'm waiting to see the sixth girl before I vote.) Easily done. Kohran's mecha is awesome. :iamafag: Canuck-Errant posted:Incidentally, Maria's cute in a white cotton button-down. Tru' dat. I just love the inane amount of dialogue you can get out of certain combinations ("I'm going to get my gun now" and "... you ARE a lolicon, aren't you" are my personal favorites). Glazius posted:Screw the rules, I have bullets!  quote:Wasn't that more of a function of it being "Sakura's chapter"? As amazing as it may sound, that wasn't Sakura's chapter. Also, be careful what you wish for. Sindai posted:Glasses and explosions?! NOTED One Legged Cat posted:Oh snap, glasses spotted. Accident-prone, often involving explosions? Nifty accent? Personality that doesn't fall into the plain-and-clingy/icequeen/drunken-hellbitch/shrill-and-underage categories? HELL YES ... i'm totally unbiased. srsly. Icedude posted:It's not so much 'accident prone', the stuff she builds actually does work most of the time. Its just that everything she builds or modifies explodes. EVERYTHING. No matter how small or harmless, it will blow up. Eventually. And lo, the 'Techies of Kohran' reached the top of the mountain, their emblems proudly catching the rising sunlight. Many of them cheered as they were wholeheartedly converted to She, The Ultimate Kansai Glasses Girl. But the true battle was yet to come, for in the valley below was a veritable ocean of gun-toting pilgrims, those of the 'Ave Maria'...Dominic Hokage posted:Crazy fanart is the best. UHO! Sakura Wars 3!! 
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Yeah, turns out that I really AM missing a chunk of screenshots. I'll fix it later, but for now, the show must go on! (45 - Theater Lobby) [Kohran] Heh... compared to all the other theaters, the Imperial Capital's stage is really the most popular, huh? [Ogami] It's also because we're showing the stage production "Because Of Love" today as well. [Kohran] That kinda play is Maria-han's time to shine, ain't it? Hey, I'll even take a bit part, so think you guys could let me perform too? A'right, Ensign-han! -- er, hmm... that don't sound nice no matter which way ya cut it, huh. ... that's right, you wouldn't mind if I jes' call you 'Ogami-han' from here on out, wouldja? As you can see, "-han" is used instead of "-san" in parts of Western Japan. What wonderful confusion these honorifics cause non-native speakers!! (46-47) [Ogami] CHOICE 1: Sure, that's alright. <----- SELECTED CHOICE 2: .... no. CHOICE 3: Actually, I'd prefer 'Oniichan'. ONE person calling me 'Oniichan' is ALREADY too much. There is absolutely NO reason for me to hear that infernal nickname from Also, I might have... nightmares. ---- [Kohran]  I-Iris?! What're ya doin' with-- [Iris] *STAB* Me, me, me, me... [Kohran] *gurglesplorch...* [Kohran] ........ me too. [Sumire] All that's left is Oniichan. He's in his room. [Maria] What shall we do once we get there? [Sakura] Oniichan. [Iris] One syllable, starts with 'R', rhymes with 'tape'. [All] Kyahahahahaha~!! ---- [Ogami] Sure, that's alright. (48) [Kohran] Thanks a bunch! I mean, Yoneda-han doesn't like bein' called 'General' either, so... See, now that kinda thing's what I love 'bout the Imperial Assault Force. In that case, 's fine if you jes' call me 'Kohran' from here on out, too. (49) [Kohran] A'right, Ogami-han! Couldja take me over to Yoneda-han, then? [Ogami] Ah, got it. Let's go, then... Kohran! (50 - Dining Hall) And here, we have Iris. I suppose that when she said "I should get going, the play's about to start soon," she REALLY meant "I'm gonna go dick around in the dining hall and do diddly-squat." Aaah, youth. (51) [Ogami] Iris, so THIS is where you went, huh. I brought Kohran. (52) [Iris] It's Kohran~! How've you been? How've you been~?! Yeah, Iris's doing that arms-akimbo-with-Jean-Paul-about-to-go-flying-off pose again. Poor drat bear's gonna get his arm torn out of his socket one of these days. I can just BET that the resulting spiritual backlash of a trillion damned souls escaping at once would... either turn Iris into an all-powerful deity or destroy the theater. [Kohran] Iris, you haven't changed a bit, eh? It's good t' see ya again. (53) [Iris] You know what, Kohran? Iris is going to go on stage!! Isn't that amazing? [Kohran] Oh, really? Well, y'all're so darn cute that I bet the audience'll love ya. (54) [Iris] Ehehehehehe.... ... as glad as I am that Kohran and Iris're getting along and not actively trying to kill each other (unlike certain OTHER pilots that you shall all see later), these two bounce off each other rather frighteningly. (55) [Kohran] Ah... that's right!! I might join you up on stage today! [Iris] That'd be great! Iris wants to put on a play with Kohran~!! [Iris] Hey hey, Oniichan! It's fine if Kohran joins us on stage, right? [Ogami] That's right... since "Because Of Love" is set in France... From here on out, we've got screenshots again! Huzzah!!  [Ogami]  In that case... I'd like to come on stage as well. I mean, I've got an interest in acting... Ogami got a taste of the world of acting when helping Sakura practice for "Cinderella." HELLS YEAH HE'S JOINING UP.  [Kohran] An' if that's the case... then let's all three of us hijack th' play! (Meanwhile, playwrights all over the world shudder in unison as they sense the impending butchering of some poor bastard's play.)  ---- [Ogami] Then I'LL play the bold revolutionary who usurps the throne, abolishes the monarchy, and beheads the princess!! [Iris] .... [Ogami] ... killjoy. ----  ... given that the original story is of a soldier falling in love with a flower girl during the French Revolution, I would pay to see these three mess up EVERYTHING. (I would pay even more to see the dressing-down that would take place AFTERWARDS.) [Kohran]  Ogami-han could play... the part of the prince! It'd be th' perfect opportunity!! [Ogami] A-aah... but... do you really think it'd be okay?  Poor Ogami's dreams are always so, so fragile, aren't they?  [Iris] If I ask him, he'll definitely say that it's okay to give Kohran a part on stage! ---- [Yoneda] Oh, hey Iris, what's-- [Iris] MIND CRUSH!! [Yoneda] Gbjlajfekjakljj YES MISTRESS, I SHALL DO AS YOU COMMAND ---- [Kohran] Thanks a bunch. A'right, I'll leave it to you!  ----  [Kohran] A'right... take me to the manager's office, willya?  The rest of the trip is, indeed, blessedly free from blond lolis.  [Kohran]  Right then, Ogami-han, 's 'bout time we go in, right? The manager'll definitely be waitin' for us. [Ogami] Yup, you're right. Shall we? *KNOCK KNOCK* [Yoneda] C'mon in. [Ogami] Ogami, entering now.  ----  [Kohran] Not at all, I'm fine with goin' wherever as long as I'm allowed t' tamper with machines. An' besides, the captain's also a nice guy, so... [Yoneda] Hoh, Ogami... you move fast, don't you! Iris'll get really jealous if you keep this up~. I love how Yoneda is not at all worried about the prospect that this twenty-year-old captain might be attempting to put the moves on some nine-year-old girl in the first place. [Ogami] M, Manager Yoneda!! [Yoneda] Daaaaaahahaha! Well, I'll leave it up to you. Over at the Flower Mansion, Kohran was in charge of the Koubu and the Rolling Thunder's maintenance, you know. Oh, right! She also made all the necessary adjustments to YOUR Koubu- all by herself. [Ogami] Wow.... that's amazing.  ----  [Yoneda] That's true. And you were pretty drat skilled, for a first battle. [Ogami] Well.....  Yeah, that first battle probably WAS all thanks to everyone else in the Flower Division backing me up. ... ---- [Ogami] Maria! Be prepared to give us cover fi- [Maria] NO AND YOU'RE A DICK FOR ASKING. [Ogami] .... yes'm. -- [Ogami] Sumire! Back us u- [Sumire] AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. [Ogami] ... I get it, y-you don't need to point and laugh at- [Sumire] HA. ---- ....  [Ogami] It's all thanks to Kohran's maintenance. I was able to fight precisely because of the adjustments made to my Koubu.  [Yoneda] You don't need t'blush. You were just doing your job is all. Okay, then.... that's just about all I have to say. I'll leave the more detailed explanations up to Maria, so you go lead Kohran up to her room. Once that's finished, go to the secretarial office and help out Kasumi-kun. [Ogami] .... understood.  ----  [Kohran] Ah! Maria-han!!  Sakura and Maria, all decked out for "Because Of Love." [Kohran] Aah, Maria-han! As usual, yer fittin' the men's costume like a charm, huh. [Sakura]  Excuse me... Ogami-san. Who might this person be...? [Ogami] Aah....  Ain't touchin' the last option, the middle option's too boring, so the first option it is. TRUST ME, I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING [Ogami] She's a lost child. I mean, she said that she couldn't find her way through the theater, so... [Kohran] What the heck, man! *slap* [Ogami] Hahahahaha! That was a nice straight-man routine, Kohran. [Kohran] An' that was a great fool routine, Ogami-han. The Kansai region of Japan is famous for its comedians. One type of (ridiculously famed) routine relies on the interplay between a fool ('boke') and a straight-man ('tsukkomi'), with the latter countering a particularly dumb statement with a quick 'nandeyanen' (which I've chosen to translate as 'what the heck, man!') and a slap. Given that this entire exchange boosted Kohran's trust level, it seems that she doesn't have that Kansai accent just for show. ... take notes, kids, you see this referenced a LOT in other anime series.  As awesome as comedy routines are, this still doesn't answer Sakura's question. :/ [Kohran] Good to meetcha! Jes' call me Li Kohran, m'kay? As of now, I've transferred from the Flower Mansion branch. Nice t'make yer acquaintance! [Maria]  Kohran was... at the Imperial theater for only a little while, since she was sent to the Flower Mansion branch. [Sakura]  Heh, so that's how it was. If that's the case... then she's my senior here. Kohran-san, I hope we can get along! [Kohran] Aah, knock 't off! Being called somethin' like 'Kohran-san' is sorta weird. It's fine if ya call me 'Kohran'. Ah, right... mind if I call ya 'Sakura-han'? [Sakura] Yes, of course! In that case... nice to meet you, Kohran. [Kohran] Pleasure's all mine, Sakura-han! ARGH FINALLY THE BORING INTRODUCTIONS ARE OVER WITH .... yes, they're necessary, but drat if it isn't a BITCH to write up.  [Kohran] Don'tcha think so too, Ogami-han? [Ogami] That's right...  Once again, we got Click LIPS. Time to ogle! Maria's costume is first. [Ogami] Maria, you look nice dressed up as Andre today, too. [Kohran] It really suits ya well. Ya really look like a nobleman. [Maria] Hmhmhm... thank you, Kohran. When you put it like that, it's somehow embarrassing. I check out Maria's costume a second time. [Ogami] Maria... it really suits you very well. [Maria]  .... thank you very much. Perhaps understandably, she's a little put off. And now she knows how Ogami felt that last battle. ---- [Sakura] Ogami-san... that was a nice strategy. [Ogami] Thanks, Sakura-san. [Sakura] No, I'm serious- you were WONDERFUL. [Ogami] I... uh, thanks again? [Sakura] Ogami-san, I hope you can give me some of your courage someday. [Ogami] Uh... sure. (... is she coming on to me?) ---- [Ogami] Um....  ... ah, why the hell not, you only live once [Ogami] I think you'd look good in cute clothes, too. It'd be great if you could wear something like Sakura's clothes at least once. Take one for the team, Ogami. T'was good knowing y- ... er. [Ogami] What's wrong? [Maria]  Wh, what in the world are you saying. I... always play male roles... ... I broke her NOT AS PLANNED [Kohran] Maria-han. Y'all've got beautiful looks- I think it'd be alright even if ya let yer hair grow out some. [Maria] Even you, Kohran.... come on... please don't tease me like that. Incidentally, her trust level rises. Huh.  Sakura's costume comes next, I suppose. [Ogami] (Uwah... I can even see her bare shoulders. It's a fairly bold outfit, huh.) Not compared to what, say, SUMIRE wears 24/7, but whatever floats your boat. Lookin' a second time.  At the very least, Sakura IS usually a pretty snappy dresser (granted, I think that way of any woman who carts around a sword everywhere she goes, but hey). [Ogami] Let's see...  There's only one right answer here. ... that is, only one right answer that won't shoot me in the foot. [Ogami] It suits you well. You look pretty cute.  [Kohran] Seriously! You're ridiculously cute! [Maria] ... true. ... I have no clue why Maria looks so unsatisfied.  Let's try talkin' to her. [Maria] Ensign, are you perhaps... helping to guide Kohran through the theater? [Kohran] That's right! He even lead me to Yoneda-han's office!! Everyone's expectations of Ogami are just... so low. "Oh, Ogami-san couldn't POSSIBLY change clothes like any other human be- HOLY poo poo, HE DID! THAT'S AMAZING!!" "Pfft, he wouldn't possibly be smart enough to lead someone through a theater that he's only been living in for a week- HOLY poo poo, HE DID IT!!"  SEE?! [Maria] Naturally, as the leader of the Flower Division, it should have been my duty to guide Kohran through the theater, so... You have really helped me out. I must give you my thanks. [Ogami] No...  BOO CHAUVINISM. [Ogami] As the captain, it was the natural thing to do. Showing her the way to her room is nothing, really. [Maria] No, even so, you're going out of your way. [Kohran] It's the truth, Ogami-han, it's thanks t' you. You've been a great help t'me, too. It's all small talk after this. [Ogami] Sakura-kun, have you already finished preparing to go on stage? [Sakura] Yes, I'm already mostly done. All that's left is to wait for the curtain's bell to ring. [Ogami] Is that so... then, I've got to finish preparing to take tickets, too. ... you're already in your uniform and you've already got your scissors. I don't think there's much left for you to DO, mang. [Maria] Ensign, Kohran. Please look forward to today's performance. [Kohran] I'd like to join y'all on stage as well- would that be okay? ... after her whole spiel about what she'd do if she had free run of the stage.... I don't think this is such a good idea, guys. [Maria] Oh, that's right... I'll be sure to talk to the manager about it. [Kohran] Thanks a bunch! A'right then, I'll leave it up to you, Maria-han. [Ogami] Now then... we should get going. [Sakura] Really? In that case... Kohran, let's take our time to talk after the play. [Kohran] That's right. I got a lotta stuff to ask you 'bout, too. [Maria] In that case... please excuse us here.  [Kohran] From here on out... I hope I'll be able to get along with her. It SHOULD be easier for you 'cause she won't be humping YOUR leg. [Kohran] Hey, Ogami-han. Are you already... gettin' to be good friends with Sakura-han?  TOO well, as a matter of fact. [Ogami] Yup, we're getting along well. I mean, we're both new here, so we've managed to connect well.  ....... what's that supposed to mean. [Ogami] Hm...? Is there something wrong? [Kohran] .... not really. No, seriously, what's that supposed to mean?! [Ogami] Eh...? But we don't know if you'll be able to go up on stage yet... [Kohran] I'm a member of th' Flower Division too. I want t' help them get the stage prepared, even if it's only a lil' bit. 'Sides... if I'm close by th' stage, I'd be able t' join the play that much faster, right? [Ogami] I see... you have a point there.  ... Gee, I guess we'd better enjoy the theater while it's still in one piece. [Ogami] K, Kohran... don't do anything too FLASHY now.  [Kohran] A'right... I'm goin' off!! Thanks a bunch, Ogami-han!  [Ogami] Right then... I guess I should go help Kasumi-kun at the secretary's office, huh... Guess I should go "help" her. [Ogami] Kohran, huh.... no matter which way you cut it, it looks like the Flower Division's once again grown in strength. [Sumire] Ensign~! [Ogami] Hm...? That voice...  Where the heck has SHE been all chapter, anyway? [Sumire] Ensign, that person who was with you just now was Kohran, was it not? [Ogami] Aah, that's right. I led her to the manager's office.  [Sumire] By the way, this was the Ensign's first time meeting Kohran, was it not? What did you think of her?  Meganekko FO' EVA, YO [Ogami] ..... she's rather cute. Don't you think so, too?  [Sumire] But she... might have her odd idiosyncracies as well.   [Ogami] But I honestly DO think she's cute... Who doesn't?  [Sumire] I have, indeed, relayed this to you. In that case, I shall take my leave here. Please excuse me.  ... he narrated to no one in particular, earning him some odd glances from the theater's other employees.  Hey, it's Yuri! Does anyone remember Yuri? [Ogami] Yo, I've come to help out. What do you need me to do?  And Kasumi! Oh man, you guys are [Ogami] Sure. If it's just that much, leave it to me.  [Ogami] ...... errands? [Kasumi] We have to go to the Flower Mansion branch to complete the manager's errands. [Ogami] You've got to be kidding me...! ---- [Ogami] Home alone?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-- ----  [Ogami] W, wait! lol grats, you've been shanghai'd into doing three peoples' workload.  [Ogami] Am I... REALLY the captain of the Imperial Assault Force? Chin up, man, we established the answer to that question back when you were still grappling with the concept of 'secret brigade,' too. Besides... you've always got the nighttime patrols to look forward to! And you can always hope that you'll be able to get into someone's pants for all this trouble.
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Dominic Hokage posted:Meh. Usually I go crazy over the glasses-wearing girls, but I prefer the Kanna more. Thanks! ... though given how this LP works, I can't NOT put a lot of effort into it. I mean, hell, I'm already translating a fair chunk of this stuff AND pasting text into most every screenshot I take, so I might as well go the extra mile, right? Sindai posted:Maria is booorrring. Hey, you never know, sometimes the most boring characters can surprise you ... I can see Kohran doing something like that, though. Glazius posted:Never say Iris's name while staring into the glass eyes of a stuffed animal. Hell, I'm just afraid what would happen if you said her name three times in a row on the night of a full moon. quote:Whatever is wrong with cute things that explode? Cutely? Absolutely nothing, which is why I love Coquelicot from the Paris Assault Force. Her mecha has cannons which fire EXPLODING CATS, for gently caress's sake. quote:He's probably so smashed he's seeing Iris ten years later. You, sirrah, have made Yoneda about fifty times cooler with that statement alone. quote:It hurts because it's true. This is why the first battle still ranks among my favorite in the game. quote:I remember seeing it come up in Azumanga. Yomi trying to out-fool what she imagined as the comedy genius from Osaka and just waiting for somebody to deck her. That was great. I think you mean Tomo. But yes, that just adds to Osaka's aura of uniqueness: she's the polar opposite of what anime dictates a Kansai-speakin' character needs to be like.quote:That's Kohran's line, isn't it? Ninja-fixed like an hour after you made this post. Thanks for pointing it out. quote:Yeah, there's probably a secret catch in the back of her wardrobe with a big glitzy princess dress in there. It's like Alfred Ashford, except not as inherently creepy. And she can actually shoot. I still have an incredible amount of trouble imagining Maria wearing a dress- or, heavens forbid, a long-haired Maria. It'd be like if Iris started wearing army fatigues, cursing like a sailor, toting around heavy munitions, and calling herself Muscles Manslaughter. quote:Keep in mind, this is Kohran. It probably is amazing that nothing has exploded yet. YET quote:Just get Kohran to help you rig every available surface to explode, then find the nearest initially-creepy neighbor person to help you fight off the thieves who inexplicably survive everything! I felt so sorry for those poor bastards. quote:Now that I've actually seen Kohran, I like her more. She gots moxie. However, I'm still interested in Maria. Is "the girl who always plays male roles" common? As Mandoric notes later, Sakura Wars is based on the Takarazuka. As the music troupe's all-female, they needed women who could play men. Maria Tachibana is... I dunno, I guess you could call her a tribute to those actresses? Fun fact: the original creator of "Sakura Wars" supposedly had an aunt who participated in the Takarazuka, hence why the theatrical aspects of this series draws quite a bit from that tradition. Verbose and Sindai posted:(snip)  BlondRobin posted:Especially fitting with Child Murderer/Rapist Iris, offset by the Scissors Murderer Ogami. Seriously, if this was anything like you imagined it, the Flower Division would be all dead at this point... ... though that would make for the greatest game in the history of the universe... sadly, no. You might like this next update, however. Canuck-Errant posted:(snip) I think I might've mentioned this before, but god do I LOVE the massive number of messages you can get out of different combinations ("If... it was for my upperclassman, then I'll do anything for him... wait, WHY are you making me say this?!"). (and of course, the pictures are <3 too) In any case, here's an early update. It's shorter than usual, but.............
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 X Hours Later...  ... and Ogami's STILL butthurt about the whole thing. [Ogami] Thanks to that, I didn't even get to go see the play... Alright... it's about time I did the nightly rounds, huh. *KNOCK KNOCK* [Ogami] Hm? Who could it be at this hour? Ten bucks says it's not even past double-digits-o'-clock yet.  [Ogami] Come on in. [Kohran] It's Kohran. I'm comin' on in, Ogami-han.  You could at least be HAPPIER to have Kohran in your room, yeah?  [Kohran]  Did y'all eat somethin' that went rotten? [Ogami] No... it's nothing like that. I'm just a bit tired from this afternoon's work.  Bless your little heart for not being totally insane, Kohran. [Ogami] No, I'm alright. More importantly, what's up, at this late an hour?  ----  In this type of game, lies have a way of coming back and biting you in the rear end. The truth it is! [Ogami] .... I'm sorry. I was too busy with work, and wasn't able to see it.   [Ogami] Aah, I'll be sure to. By the way, what's the matter? It IS pretty late, right? Our hero valiantly attempts to get the conversation back on track.  [Kohran] Ogami-han, y'all don't have any plans tonight from here on out, do ya?  [Ogami] .... not particularly.   [Ogami] F, fun stuff... what do you mean by that?!  ... I... I think whatever freakish obsessive bug that Sakura has is contagious.  [Ogami] Hmmmm.... what should I do.....  THERE IS ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION [Ogami] ... after talking with Kohran, my drowsiness is completely gone. I... yes, I suppose you could put it that way. [Ogami] Okay. After all this trouble, I guess I'll drop by Kohran's room during the nightly rounds.  Once again, the nightly rounds begin on the second floor, in front of Ogami's humble pad.  Looks like I have about an hour to burn again... and there's an event right where we start off. May as well check it out first.  PARTY @ MY HOUSE!! [Kasumi] Ah, Ogami-san. Please wait a moment. [Ogami] Eh... what's up?  A letter? For me? [Ogami] .... thanks. I feel sort of bad that you're always bringing these up to my room. [Kasumi]  It's perfectly alright. This is part of my job as well. Now then... I shall excuse myself here. [Ogami] This letter... ah, it's from big sister Futaba, huh... As amazing as it may sound, Ogami DOES have relatives, unlike most dating sim protagonists. ... more specifically, he has relatives who aren't valid love interests in themselves.  Finally, we get to have a bit of backstory on our main man. [Letter] Ichiro-san, how have you been? I thought that you'd come home after your practices at the naval academy.... But that you would be sent out on a mission in the capital, well, your sister is very proud of you. She'll be even prouder once she learns how many women Ogami is shacked up with. [Letter] Ah, right, right. My son, Shinjiro, has begun learning swordplay. He's been ridiculously happy for what you've been teaching him since he was little. Anytime something happens, he always goes "but Uncle Ichiro said..." His cheekiness drives me up the wall sometimes. Now, take care of yourself, and be sure to work hard. Futaba Taiga (maiden name Ogami) ... Ogami's an uncle? Holy shi- [Ogami] Big sister Futaba.... prone to worrying as usual, huh. Shinjiro's gotten bigger as well. Maybe I'll practice swordplay with him next time. Ogami tends to regard Futaba as his surrogate mother- which makes sense, given that she's old enough to have a teenaged son of her OWN. Given that neither Futaba or Ogami make any mention of their own parents, it can be assumed that they were orphaned while Ogami was really young. ... since this means that she probably single-handedly raised Ogami, it might also be an indication of how drat badass Futaba herself is. [Ogami] And once I find some free time, I've got to write a reply to big sister Futaba. Now then... well, I can't sit in my room forever. Let's keep going with the nightly rounds.  Now that THAT'S done, it's about time to go see what it is Kohran wants.  [Kohran] Ogami-han, I've been waitin' fer ya! The door's unlocked, c'mon in. [Ogami] In that case, I'm coming in.  ... as expected. I dunno, though, it's missing a certain something. I can't put my finger on i-  Oh, right. Yeah, she's pretty importa-  *THUNK* [Ogami] Gwahgh....  ----  Holy mother of god, Kohran got the guts to do what Sakura and Iris have probably been dreaming of doin' with Ogami. ...  I'm sure that's an easily answerable ques-   ... I just KNOW that somewhere on the internet, this is someone's twisted fetish. [Ogami]  Uwah, Kohran! What the heck IS this?! S, someone save me~!! God, Ogami, you look kinda maiden in distress. [Kohran] Mornin', Ogami-han. How're you feelin' right now...? I feel like I'm about get horribly violated, thank you very much. [Ogami]  Kohran... ---- [Ogami] Kohran, you can't do this... this is madness!! [Kohran] Madness... madness, ya say? [Kohran]  THIS! IS! HENTAAAAAAAI!! ---- A thousand questions coursed through Ogami's mind. What was Kohran DOING to him? WHY was she doing this? How the hell did she get all this stuff moved in during the space of a day while she was busy with the play? How the gently caress did she hide such a gigantic, frightening-looking machine in a room this small? However, Ogami had enough of his wits about him to ask the most urgent question of them all.  [Ogami]  Why am I naked?! At the very least, something like underpants would... ---- [Kohran] Don't worry 'bout it! I mean, after I'm done wit' you, you'd jes' soil whatever underpants y'all're wearin', anyway. [Ogami] ... too late for THAT. ---- [Kohran] Ku ku ku... if ya ain't nekkid, I wouldn't be able t' investigate every nook an' cranny on ya. This is about one step away from turning into the plotline of a bad porno (and incidentally, Kohran's trust level goes way up). [Ogami] E... every nook and corner?! Don't worry, Ogami, that's just technobabble for "RAEP RAEP RAEP SQUEAL LIKE A PIGGY RAEP RAEP RAEP" wait. When the gently caress did Sakura Wars become an H game?! [Kohran] C'mon, Ogami-han, y'all really enjoy bein' dressed like THAT, don'tcha? Her trust level goes way up AGAIN.  [Kohran] Now, let's keep goin'! I'm gonna collect more an' more data!! Trust level goes THROUGH THE ROOF. As if this entire scene wasn't freaky ENOUGH, this says something frightening about Kohran. Because the secret to keeping her happy appears to be allowing her to have her way with you. [Ogami] Why do you look like you're having so much fun?! Please, don't do this!! [Kohran] What're you whisperin' about?! A'right, let's DO  ----  Ichiro Ogami's Virginity 1904-1923 Stolen from him by a glasses-wearing Chinese vixen wielding more machinery than God. G A M E O V E R  [Ogami] .... hah?! I, was just in Kohran's room... huh? ... my clothes are on... Hmmmmm.... it was... probably a dream. Which would say something pretty hosed up about your subconscious if that were the case. [Kohran] C'mon c'mon, Ogami-han! Shake off yer drowsiness 'n get up, you've gotta get back t' yer nightly rounds... [Ogami] Ah... aah, that's right. Well then, I'm off.  ----  ... Me posted:Bless your little heart for not being totally insane, Kohran. I take this back.  Ogami scuttled off, deeply disturbed by his experience in Kohran's room. However, the scars left in his battered psyche ran deeper than even HE knew.... Next Time: The list of sane, reasonable people left inside the theater becomes shorter still! Spirit Armor fucked around with this message at 04:42 on Dec 7, 2012 |
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seorin posted:This is why my vote is still with Sumire. She's ... it's statements like these that end up boosting my dedication to this LP, because it makes me want to see Ogami's fate decided by goons. Canuck-Errant posted:Odd... she doesn't seem to mind being in the "Iris" bloomers and bow sans dress... Given that she's going "Oniichan? Why did you put me in this outfit~" with that sarcastic expression on her face, I really Semiru posted:That... That's insane. That's assuming she ever finds out about this. At this point, I'm just not going to think too much about it. Glazius posted:"Ogami is dead." USO DAAAAAAAAAA quote:It's like PokeRus. The only noticeable effect is a shorter time to being XYBER AWEXOME in combat. ... now I've got the mental image of Ogami secreting some kind of charisma-inducing mist that infects women with spirit energy and doubles their EV gain. quote:"Dear big sister: women not in my family are freakin' NUTS." I dunno, man.... quote:Eh, without the rubber gloves it doesn't really- You can't really see him from the waist down, you don't KNOW if she's got some machine that's-- Okay, I'll stop now. quote:See, I WANT to believe that the upshot of this is going to be something like. See, since she's in charge of adjusting all of the Koubu, this might also insinuate that Kohran's done this to all of the other brigade members at least once. quote:...how is that even possible? The only people left are the theater girls and maybe Maria? Granted, I have a different definition of 'sane'. Take that as you will! Each 'event' clocks exactly five minutes (with a few exceptions). Going to Ogami's room was one, as was going to Kohran's room- so it should be 8:10. Ten more events? Fatbob posted:ladies and gentlemen, we have just witnessed the single dumbest thing that could have possibly happened with that whole subplot. Quite possibly! Though it didn't stop me from shatting bricks when first saw it. Given that the original game and plot were written up in 1996, I'd like to think that it could have been worse. BlondRobin posted:
At the very least, that's FAR from being all there is to Kohran. Also, we've got time before we have to choose a love interest. A LOT of time.
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