![]() The second attempt at innovation on Winged Cloud’s part produced probably the most interesting (and definitely highest-rated) game in the series – the yuri-themed VN/dungeon crawler hybrid called Sakura Dungeon, that I will be taking a closer look on today. ![]() Maybe the production costs associated with actually giving a f *** proved too high? At this point, no one truly knows. The first one was Sakura Fantasy, a yuri VN in which obvious effort at crafting a better story and giving slightly more meaning to the sexual content was appreciated by the players – however, what was meant to be an episodic game, forever stopped at the first chapter. There were, however, two times when Sakura series tried to offer a little bit more than that. A bit later, the company expanded into the world of actual eroge, adding hentai scenes to their brand of trashy, shallow VNs with paper-thin plots and stylisation. ![]() The ecchi formula established by Winged Cloud, throwing nudity and mild sexual themes at the player at every possibility while never going into actual pornography, proved once again that in the VN world “sex sells”, even without actual sex or any other merits that the game could offer outside of pleasant visuals. At the same time, the company behind it became unquestionably successful, with decent sale numbers throughout the years and a thriving base of Patreon supporters. After the surprising success of Sakura Spirit in mid-2014, with its viral spread all over the Internet and nearly 500k copies sold on Steam, Sakura franchise spawned a huge number of titles – mostly very lazy, relatively short VNs filled with tons of fanservice, uninspired writing and poorly-executed popcultural references. But, as much as we might not like it, it is also a very popular and in many ways seriously influential series, one that played an important role in popularization of visual novels in the West (and, most likely, did a lot to cement the very poor perception of the genre in the PC gaming community). The main menu Meet Yomi (the player character) and Ceri Entering the first dungeon Fighting an enemy We defeated a Bunny girl (adult patch) Inside th dungeon Found a barrel, maybe it contains loot Defeated a Boar girl (adult patch) One of the many events in the story, these are places the characters have a conversation Fighting three enemies at the same time You can change the outfits of Yomi and Ceri to things you find in the dungeon, including this black bikini Walking through the meadows outside the city Defeated a Cat girl (adult patch) Entering the shop Defeated a Witch spirit (adult patch) Meet Sylvi, best friend of Yomi Let's not step onto that trap Yomi and the Witch spirit get acquainted (adult patch) One of the dungeon bosses, the Succubus (adult patch) Inside the second dungeon Defeated a Tribeswoman (adult patch) Yomi bought some body paint for Ceri (adult patch) Defeated a very strong monk that learned us the D-Shield skill (adult patch) Sylvi and Yomi at the river The girls in the throne room A Ryuuou (a dragon), the boss of the second dungeon.Among the dedicated fans of visual novels the infamous Sakura games by Winged Cloud are one of the most despised and ridiculed elements of the Western VN market.
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