Sakura Wars Retrospective, Part 3 - Hanagumi Taisen Columns 1&2 (1997, 2000)

[@Pimpeaux]

You literally have the best Sakutai content on KZbin by a long shot, so I'll comment to help the algorithm understand that it's absolutely a good idea to promote content for a series that's been dead for 20 years.

[@nr2676]

Thank you for fan translation Sakura Wars Columns 2 and Sakura Wars GB !!! You did more for 25th Anniversary of Sakura Wars, than Sega himself.

[@MattoBii]

To be clear, I only worked on the translation for GB; I did not work on the translation for Columns 2. Still, you're welcome, and thanks for the kind words!

[@nr2676]

​@@MattoBii Yes i know. Its kinda sad, we have now 3 fan translated games (Sakura Wars 1, Columns 2, and GB), when Sega localized ... only one (the newest PS4 game). I see why Sega dont want translate the first four SW games, but I dont know why Sega still dont even ported So Long My Love on Steam / Switch / PS4 or Shin Sakura Wars on Steam / Switch. They have fully localized game by NISA with English voice acting, and the only thing they need to do is cheap port.

[@gabrielortiz308]

25:37: Now I unironically want to see the Flower Division perform Put That Thing Back Where It Came From Or So Help Me.

[@bellduke6417]

I think your the best series on KZbin that makes Sakura wars enjoyable and translatable for a western audience. Thank you.

[@shinzankuro]

Hanagumi Taisen 2 has brought probably the second thing that Sumire has the most fear possible: ANGRY KASUMI.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Also I know we all want Sakura Wars classic collection, but I want these included, purely for the art lol

[@sofoklits]

Love your editing and overall Content. Sakura Wars needs more Presence outside of Japan and you are helping with that.

[@jarodk1294]

I was looking for Sakura Wars theme song, which I liked and somehow stumbled upon your video. Gotta admit it’s awesome series of videos and I hope you’ll cover main titles at least up to fifth one, seeing how entertaining other ones were up to this point!

[@butthoumust8439]

I've played a fair bit of the first game and already knew about Yoneda's ending in Cinderella mode. I wasn't prepared at all for you putting Chrono Trigger's bad ending screen over it! Excellent job, that was the best laugh I had in about a week! On a more serious note, totally agree about not liking "ordinary" Columns much, but liking the mechanics these two games bring to it.

[@InquisitorThomas]

Reni’s relationship with the dog is funny, she seems to have the closest relationship with the dog given her columns 2 story and her playing with the dog in the Sakura Wars 4 opening, but she also insists on calling it “Hund”, which would be the equivalent of us naming it “Dog”.

[@twentytwotoone]

hello, thank you for the columns video. We all love columns.

[@victorhunter8729]

As always, thank you for this amazing coverage. Can't wait for the GB episode!

[@MattoBii]

You're very welcome! I'm very excited about the GB episode, too, I've been doing a lot of extra research for it and have some pretty fascinating stuff to talk about.

[@victorhunter8729]

@@MattoBii Heck yeah. For such a seemingly innocuous game GB has a TON going on in and around it. No doubt you'll do it justice! Really looking forward to it.

[@shinzankuro]

Something I forgot to put there, but Kaede's "story" are the reminiscent of Ogami's trauma after the Ayame incident LOL

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Shonen Red should get rebooted within the Shin Sakura Wars theatre lineup. I can see Claris going ham on that script

[@shinzankuro]

I don't think they will ever bring Shonen Red into the Shin Timeline.

[@smzh8890]

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[@BZK_-wf8kk]

I enjoy your videos my guy.

[@chanhjohnnguyen1867]

Hey, wait, that fan translation looks familiar No joke though, Reni’s remix is the best. It’s a eurobeat song straight out of Initial D

[@Mohammed1000real]

Colums was extra fun with the waifus we know!

[@CyborgZeta]

I would've liked a third Hanagumi Taisen Columns with the Paris cast, but alas. Some things just weren't meant to be. Shame, because I actually like Columns. Not as much as Tetris or Lumines, but I do find it an enjoyable puzzler.

[@bankbank]

I could do a patch for the 2nd game to reduce the time for chains and locking in the piece...

[@MattoBii]

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[@gabrielortiz308]

Two things: 1. 27:26 When does Chris Hansen show up? 2. We still don't know who took Iris' cake.

[@XelchanTheBrave]

I wish the art in 2 was as good as the art in 1. 2 has some really weird and derpy art, full of weird errrors... for example in one of Orihime's story cgs, she has the same skin color as Ogami in part of her body. 1 also has better music imo. I love playing infinite mode with Kanna cheering on me ❤ The only thing I prefer in 2 over 1 is that it has an english translation and that not all of the stories have romantic subtext... but in general the stories in it are a mixed bag. Kinda disappointing.