Sega held thefinal streambeforeProject Sakura Wars' release in Japan, and most notably fully revealed all of the game’s DLCs. While swimsuit DLCs costumes were already teased in a previous stream, we now saw a video showcasing everything. Here’s a list of all theProject Sakura Wars DLC:
A Season Pass launching on December 12 was also announced, in order to get all the DLCs on their respective release dates for 4000 Yen, tax excluded.
Producer Tanaka mentioned each accessory has its own gimmicks, like the characters' tails moving more or less rapidly depending on their mood. You can also pick black or white for the cat ears.
Dynamic PS4 themes for each of the Combat Revues in the game were also announced. They’re at 224 Yen (tax excluded) each.
Some grumpy old fans could say the fact thatProject Sakura Warsannounced DLCs right before release proves again how different it is from the series. While I don’t think DLCs are ultimately a good thing, I personally disagree. Technically speaking, paid DLCs already existed on Dreamcast, and I’m pretty sure Sega would have released costumes like that in the past if it was as easy and democratized as now. I’m not a huge fan of paid DLC costumes, but that’s life, and it’s not gonna disappear as they’re popular. Moreover, certain smaller companies like Falcom definitely need DLC money. It’s still sad that nowadays announcing DLCs before release is the norm though. In any case, I’m still as excited as ever forSakura Taisen’s return.
BesidesProject Sakura WarsDLC information, more tidbits were shared during the stream, we’ll cover them soon in a separate article.Update:You can read this articlehere.
Project Sakura Wars,namedShin Sakura Taisenin Japan, will be out in a few hours in the archipel. We’ll publish soon a gameplay video with us playing through and live translating the first hours of the game.Meanwhile, you can check our playthrough of the demo.
Project Sakura Warslaunches in Spring 2020 in the west. You can read Sakura Warswith our previous coverage:
First story detailsand thefirst trailer
Spoilers from the unfinished French trailer
Comments on the Sakura Taisen series from its original creator Oji Hiroi
Translation of the Famitsu interview with the staff:Part 1Part 2
Comments from the main cast
Comments from Toshihiro Nagoshi, story and mecha details
Gameplay intro videos for Sumire, Kaoru, and Komachi
Comments from Sumire’s seiyuu Michie Tomizawa
Shangai characters designed byLucky Star’s Yukiko Horiguchi, new gameplay
Toshihiro Nagoshi explaining the switch to action RPG battles
London characters designed bySword Art Online’s Abec, new gameplay
Berlin characters designed byStrike Witches' Fumikane Shimada, Yasha’s intro, story, and gameplay trailers
Anime announcement trailer
Opening movie and Limited Edition details
Stage play announcement, OST comments from Kohei Tanaka and more Limited Edition details
How long it takes to beat the game and more comments from Producer Katano
Reveal of Itsuki and Hiromi, designed byHaruhi Suzumiya’s Noizi Ito.
New gameplay videos, screenshots, and story details
Demo details and Combination attacks details
Compilation of the Character Song Music Videos, more gameplay
New character introductions, screenshots, explanation of the tournament battles
Introduction for Hakushu Murasame designed by Shigenori Soejima, new character design videos
More Gameplay, new commercials, staff comments, collabs, swimsuit DLC teaser
How Chisa Yokoyama (Sakura) and Michie Tomizawa (Sumire) initially turned down their roles in the game
