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Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die

Returning to the Flower Division of the Imperial Combat Revue in Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die felt like a reunion with friends I hadn’t seen in too long. Set one year after the original game, the Flower Division once again defends its alternate 1920s steampunk Tokyo from a new enemy: the Black Demon Society. Much of the game revolves around keeping up the morale of the all-female theater troupe, now expanded with two new members, through conversations and time-limited answers. Although many of these conversations revolve around protagonist Ogami, the interaction between the troupe members feels natural and simply wandering the theater to see what everyone is up to is always a pleasure. ...

March 15, 2026