Sakura Magical Girls
- February 23, 2017
- Winged Cloud
Get on Steam"Sakura Magical Girls" is a visual novel game with dating sim elements. As the player, you assume the role of a transfer student who discovers a magical world and becomes a protector. Throughout the game, you will interact with various magical girls, make choices that affect the story, and maybe even find romance. The game features multiple endings based on your decisions.
Nintendo Switch
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features charming characters and vibrant artwork, making it visually appealing.
- It offers easy achievements and trading cards, making it a good choice for achievement hunters.
- The light-hearted humor and engaging storytelling provide a fun experience for fans of the genre.
- The story is short and lacks depth, with minimal choices that do not significantly impact the outcome.
- There are numerous translation errors and poor writing quality, detracting from the overall experience.
- The game feels rushed and lacks character development, making it less engaging compared to other titles in the series.
- story109 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 72 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players noting its lack of depth and meaningful choices, often feeling it follows a generic and predictable narrative typical of the genre. While some appreciated the charming characters and vibrant artwork, others criticized the writing quality and the overall execution, describing it as rushed and shallow, with minimal impact from player decisions. Overall, the game seems to cater more to fans seeking visual appeal rather than a compelling storyline, leaving many players disappointed with its narrative potential.
“With its charming characters, vibrant artwork, and engaging storytelling, it offers a delightful and immersive experience for fans of the genre.”
“The story was enjoyable.”
“The story is quite compelling from the beginning and promises an enjoyable experience.”
“The story is short and shallow, it lacks emotion and an actual storyline, it doesn’t read well, and it’s over before you know it, with no actual character progression other than the ‘teaser’ they call a novel.”
“The story here is that these magical girls fight evil by getting sexually assaulted by slime tentacles.”
“The story is over before you know it, there is no actual story within the story, character backgrounds don’t exist besides Taichi’s which makes him sound like a fresh out of school character but plays off as someone who’s in his twenties.”
- graphics33 mentions
- 36 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising the vibrant and beautiful artwork, particularly the character designs, which are often described as cute and engaging. However, some critics point out a lack of animated scenes and character movement, which detracts from the overall experience. While the art style is generally well-received, there are comments about the need for improvement and more variety in graphical content.
“With its charming characters, vibrant artwork, and engaging storytelling, it offers a delightful and immersive experience for fans of the genre.”
“The graphics get an 8 for outstanding visuals, the scenes and characters are really creatively and beautifully drawn, rich and vibrant in color.”
“Winged Cloud's graphical assets have always been high quality.”
“The visuals were alright, but you can just go to the screenshot section of the community hub for that.”
“The drawback and lack of animated scenes and actual character movement and facial expressions make the graphics section a failure at 4 points; should the artist ever read this, at least they were graded separately for their amazing work.”
“The resort areas look like simple stock graphics.”
- music27 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the soundtrack's ability to match the game's various scenarios, while others criticize it for being repetitive, generic, and poorly mixed. A few standout tracks are noted, but many feel that the overall quality is lacking, with some suggesting that the game is better enjoyed with external music. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as a weak point, though it does contribute to the game's atmosphere.
“The soundtrack is stellar as usual with great mastering.”
“The game's soundtrack does add a bit to the experience of the game as the title's music will change depending on the type of scenario the player is in.”
“The game has mainly sweet music that works together with the moments of the game, like in tension moments, it plays a tension music, and in fun moments, a fun music.”
“The music is repetitive in this one, and the story drags on with nothing but text in many parts, but the red-heads, Ayame and Hikari make up for it.”
“The music was also mediocre and poorly mixed, with only one song that stood out as 'pretty good'.”
“Another vital part of any game that is hollow; it’s the same melody over and over. It feels like they took the first 10 seconds of actual songs and then added them to certain scenes to play over and over again.”
- gameplay14 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The gameplay aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with some users criticizing the lack of meaningful gameplay elements and multiple endings, particularly in the visual novel genre. While some praise the graphics and plot structure, others feel that the gameplay is minimal and does not meet expectations, leading to an overall average rating.
“Incredible graphics quality, simple yet well-structured plot and as usual, flawless gameplay.”
“Visual novels are difficult to assess in mechanics as it's more like reading a story.”
“Western anime art-style is often unattractive and can really hamper the experience of a game, even if it has good mechanics.”
“No gameplay, but hot anime chicks.”
“Vn gameplay: 1/5”
“There are no changes in the gameplay.”
- character development8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
Overall, character development in this title appears to be less substantial compared to its predecessor, with some users expressing disappointment in its depth. While the character designs and visuals are praised, many reviewers suggest that the game's appeal may not primarily lie in its character development.
“There's actual character development!”
“The title is very colorful and has great character design as well as decent character expressions.”
“As far as the quality of the art, character designs, and each girl's CG, it looked pretty good in this game.”
“It's surprising to say, but I felt this title had less character development than the previous one did. Though from reading the other reviews on this title, I don't know if anyone is actually playing the game for the character development.”
“Non-sensical character development.”
“It's surprising to say, but I felt this title had less character development than the previous one did. Though from reading the other reviews on this title, I don't know if anyone is actually playing the game for the character development.”
- humor7 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor is characterized by a blend of light-hearted moments and witty dialogue, providing entertainment alongside its action sequences. While some players found the humor enjoyable and the main character amusing, others felt that the overall plot and dialogue detracted from the experience. Overall, the humor adds a charming touch, though it may not resonate with everyone.
“The game's mix of light-hearted humor, heartfelt moments, and thrilling action sequences keeps players entertained throughout.”
“It was a pretty funny visual novel.”
“Great visual novel, the main character is pretty funny and isn't a complete idiot for once.”
- emotional6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game offers a blend of light-hearted humor and heartfelt moments, providing entertainment through its action sequences, though some players find the story and writing to be dull and uninspired. While there are touching moments, particularly in the climax where characters unite against a common foe, the overall emotional engagement may fall flat for those seeking deeper narrative connections.
“The game's mix of light-hearted humor, heartfelt moments, and thrilling action sequences keeps players entertained throughout.”
“Eventually after a few uneventful slime fights, and a lot of idling around at the beach, you confront the great evil, which is called exactly that, the great evil, and all the girls come together to help... touching.”
“Fun and oddly wholesome.”
“This game, however, has just a plain boring story and writing.”
“All that this does is make an already boring story more dreadful to read and enjoy.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's replayability is rated at 7/10, indicating a decent level of replay value that encourages players to return for additional playthroughs.
“The game offers a solid replay value, making it enjoyable to revisit.”
“With multiple endings and diverse character choices, the replayability is impressive.”
“Each playthrough feels fresh due to the random events and different strategies you can employ.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization of the series is perceived as a cheap cash grab, suggesting that while it has potential, it falls short due to poor execution.
“The series is the cheap cash grab I was expecting it to be, but it really could be a good game if they just did things properly.”
