The article was archived by Ian Rose via FACBot ( talk) 6 May 2020 [1].
In 1996, Sega and Red Company, now Red Entertainment, released Sakura Wars, a cross-genre video game that included tactical role-playing, dating sim and visual novel elements. It became the highest-selling title for the Sega Saturn and spawned a popular franchise that continues in Japan to this day, with a sixth installment released this past year.
Although this game was localized in Russia and China, American/European role-playing video game fans had to wait until Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love was released in 2010 since Sega released the game into the then-niche Western JRPG field. Since this article was promoted to GA back in 2018, ProtoDrake and I have extensively polished it up; I think it can go all the way to FA.
This is the first part of my efforts to get all of the main Sakura Wars series articles up to GA+. It had an FAC nomination in 2019, but it was closed due to inactivity. Over nine months later, I think it may be worth trying again. Hopefully, the second time is the charm. Thanks for reviewing. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 06:01, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
Drive-by comment - I noticed that a lot of the refs are missing the "title" parameters. They need to be fixed. Namcokid 47 (Contribs) 21:07, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
Note: I have not verified the sources as I cannot read Japanese, mostly looked prose.
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I should be able to go over the rest in the coming days. Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 22:18, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
the ampersand should just be an andis incorrect here, as Live & Interactive Picture System is a proper name - the MOS page they're linking says to
retain an ampersand when it is a legitimate part of the style of a proper noun, such as in Up & Down or AT&T.-- Alexandra IDV 05:17, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
TheJoebro64 Can you try to participate in this FAC review? It's about a Sega video game named Sakura Wars. We need more activity. «“
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07:47, 4 April 2020 (UTC)I'm also pinging @ Tintor2:, one of the previous FAC participants, as well as WT:SEGA for feedback on this version. Also reminding @ Alexandra IDV: of this. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 21:03, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
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02:10, 6 April 2020 (UTC)It's very funny that the first revision of this very article (created by ProtoDrake) is so similar to its current revision as of this writing. I'm surprised that this is not an article created in 2005, because I see
here that Sakura Wars (1996 video game) was created in 2017! «
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16:04, 23 April 2020 (UTC)Intriguing - I don't usually see video game articles with this much depth. It's actually pretty exciting and a good read. I'll work on a review for this over the next few days. Usually in these reviews I specialize in sourcing for video game articles, so that will be my main focus, but I'll also look at the prose. When I do sources, I'll do at least a few spot-checks just to be on the safe side. Red Phoenix talk 02:15, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
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08:42, 14 April 2020 (UTC)So far I have made it through Production - Concept and development in both sources and prose. This took me an hour just to get through this far, so I'll be taking a break. I've already given you a fair bit to look at so far. Red Phoenix talk 03:37, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
@ Sjones23: That should be a wrap from me. A fair bit to work on, and check those source spot-checks carefully. Feel free to let me know if you have any comments or when you're ready for me to review your changes. Red Phoenix talk 13:03, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
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Support pending a new image review - While I haven't appreciated some of the ways this FAC has been handled, I can at least appreciate the passion given to this article. That is reflected in the prose and the work to get this right. I still have some minor concerns given the couple of errors I found in my source spot-checks, but I trust that these were small oversights and that the rest of the material is faithfully cited to the source. I still need to see a new image review before I can fully support. Red Phoenix talk 16:13, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Placeholder. Reviewing tonight and will have first batch of comments tomorrow. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 21:26, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 14:28, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
@ David Fuchs: I don't really have a dog in this fight and I'm still unsure that it would be enough reviews, but I found two more contemporary Japanese reviews and added them to the article. Wondered if this might be of help since we're coming to the close of this FAC and I know how frustrating it is to have one archived. Red Phoenix talk 19:47, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
@ David Fuchs: Most, if not all, of the above concerns have been resolved. I will work on revising the reception section in a few days or so. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 23:53, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm really not too pleased with the reception of this article. For such a massive game with a lengthy development and history behind it, I'm rather surprised to see that there's not many reviews for it. I know it's a Japan-exclusive game, but surely there's gotta be more than that. I also don't understand why the review scores are listed in the writing, nor do I get why there are multiple reviews for the same version of the game by the same publication. The writing also needs improvement, as it comes off as just a jumbled mess of random comments and praises by reviewers instead of having them strung together. Considering the reception is a massively-important part of a video game article, I'm opposing this nomination. I'm also opposing because of the fact that Aya Syameimaru is striking and changing other's comments. Like David Fuchs said, it's very inappropriate, especially for somebody that is not even the nominator of the article. Namcokid 47 (Contribs) 16:20, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
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23:26, 30 April 2020 (UTC)The article was archived by Ian Rose via FACBot ( talk) 6 May 2020 [1].
In 1996, Sega and Red Company, now Red Entertainment, released Sakura Wars, a cross-genre video game that included tactical role-playing, dating sim and visual novel elements. It became the highest-selling title for the Sega Saturn and spawned a popular franchise that continues in Japan to this day, with a sixth installment released this past year.
Although this game was localized in Russia and China, American/European role-playing video game fans had to wait until Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love was released in 2010 since Sega released the game into the then-niche Western JRPG field. Since this article was promoted to GA back in 2018, ProtoDrake and I have extensively polished it up; I think it can go all the way to FA.
This is the first part of my efforts to get all of the main Sakura Wars series articles up to GA+. It had an FAC nomination in 2019, but it was closed due to inactivity. Over nine months later, I think it may be worth trying again. Hopefully, the second time is the charm. Thanks for reviewing. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 06:01, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
Drive-by comment - I noticed that a lot of the refs are missing the "title" parameters. They need to be fixed. Namcokid 47 (Contribs) 21:07, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
Note: I have not verified the sources as I cannot read Japanese, mostly looked prose.
Infobox
Lead
Gameplay
Synopsis
Refs
I should be able to go over the rest in the coming days. Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 22:18, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
the ampersand should just be an andis incorrect here, as Live & Interactive Picture System is a proper name - the MOS page they're linking says to
retain an ampersand when it is a legitimate part of the style of a proper noun, such as in Up & Down or AT&T.-- Alexandra IDV 05:17, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
TheJoebro64 Can you try to participate in this FAC review? It's about a Sega video game named Sakura Wars. We need more activity. «“
I'm Aya Syameimaru!”I„
文々。新聞“I„
userbako
”»
07:27, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
userbako
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07:47, 4 April 2020 (UTC)I'm also pinging @ Tintor2:, one of the previous FAC participants, as well as WT:SEGA for feedback on this version. Also reminding @ Alexandra IDV: of this. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 21:03, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
userbako
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22:52, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
userbako
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02:10, 6 April 2020 (UTC)It's very funny that the first revision of this very article (created by ProtoDrake) is so similar to its current revision as of this writing. I'm surprised that this is not an article created in 2005, because I see
here that Sakura Wars (1996 video game) was created in 2017! «
I'm Aya Syameimaru!I
文々。新聞I
userbako
»
02:26, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
Okay, I'm reviewing the images of the Sakura Wars (1996 video game) article:
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22:03, 26 April 2020 (UTC)userbako
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22:03, 26 April 2020 (UTC)I think that's it. «“
I'm Aya Syameimaru!”I„
文々。新聞“I„
userbako
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18:45, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
Support Incredible work. «
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21:37, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
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16:04, 23 April 2020 (UTC)Intriguing - I don't usually see video game articles with this much depth. It's actually pretty exciting and a good read. I'll work on a review for this over the next few days. Usually in these reviews I specialize in sourcing for video game articles, so that will be my main focus, but I'll also look at the prose. When I do sources, I'll do at least a few spot-checks just to be on the safe side. Red Phoenix talk 02:15, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
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08:42, 14 April 2020 (UTC)So far I have made it through Production - Concept and development in both sources and prose. This took me an hour just to get through this far, so I'll be taking a break. I've already given you a fair bit to look at so far. Red Phoenix talk 03:37, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
@ Sjones23: That should be a wrap from me. A fair bit to work on, and check those source spot-checks carefully. Feel free to let me know if you have any comments or when you're ready for me to review your changes. Red Phoenix talk 13:03, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
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Support pending a new image review - While I haven't appreciated some of the ways this FAC has been handled, I can at least appreciate the passion given to this article. That is reflected in the prose and the work to get this right. I still have some minor concerns given the couple of errors I found in my source spot-checks, but I trust that these were small oversights and that the rest of the material is faithfully cited to the source. I still need to see a new image review before I can fully support. Red Phoenix talk 16:13, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Placeholder. Reviewing tonight and will have first batch of comments tomorrow. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 21:26, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 14:28, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
@ David Fuchs: I don't really have a dog in this fight and I'm still unsure that it would be enough reviews, but I found two more contemporary Japanese reviews and added them to the article. Wondered if this might be of help since we're coming to the close of this FAC and I know how frustrating it is to have one archived. Red Phoenix talk 19:47, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
@ David Fuchs: Most, if not all, of the above concerns have been resolved. I will work on revising the reception section in a few days or so. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 23:53, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm really not too pleased with the reception of this article. For such a massive game with a lengthy development and history behind it, I'm rather surprised to see that there's not many reviews for it. I know it's a Japan-exclusive game, but surely there's gotta be more than that. I also don't understand why the review scores are listed in the writing, nor do I get why there are multiple reviews for the same version of the game by the same publication. The writing also needs improvement, as it comes off as just a jumbled mess of random comments and praises by reviewers instead of having them strung together. Considering the reception is a massively-important part of a video game article, I'm opposing this nomination. I'm also opposing because of the fact that Aya Syameimaru is striking and changing other's comments. Like David Fuchs said, it's very inappropriate, especially for somebody that is not even the nominator of the article. Namcokid 47 (Contribs) 16:20, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
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