
Visually the game looks great and lives up to the high standard set by the artwork in previous Winged Cloud titles. Getting to the different endings can take some trial-and-error, but luckily the game features a “skip” button to quickly get through previously read text. The ending you receive is dependent on the choices you have to make during the game, but it isn’t always immediately apparent what effect choices will have. Sakura Nova features three different endings, one for each girl and the aforementioned harem ending. The story does have a couple of humorous moments and it is overall very lighthearted, just like the other titles in the Sakura series. Even the harem ending feels a little out of the blue and could definitely have benefited more from a better build-up. Perhaps we have become a little too jaded, but none of the H-scenes every really stood out as special. However, despite the inclusion of slimes that can disintegrate clothes and tentacles that go where no tentacle should ever go, the H-scenes are a little lacking in variety. When playing the uncensored version of the game these scenes are quite explicit and leaves nothing to the imagination. This is usually followed by a scene where one of the girls shower Mikage with gratitude by throwing herself at him. The game basically follows the formula of the three heroes getting sent off on some training mission where the girls end up in trouble and Mikage saving them from peril. While Sakura Nova is one of the longer entries in the series, it is also one of the least memorable, at least in terms of the actual story. Sakura Nova features interesting characters and a rather nice setting, but due to a lack of character development it fails to really capitalize on either. This means that those looking for some lewd artwork will be very pleased, but anyone expecting much of a story would be better off with something else.
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Sakura Nova is no exception and, thanks to the free R-rated uncensor patch, it is also one of their titles that veers the closes to being nukige. Winged Cloud has garnered quite a reputation for their risqué visual novels, thanks to the abundance of fan-service and paper thin plots. Of course, with this being a Winged Cloud title, the lead characters almost spend more time getting intimate with each other than performing their duties as knights. Due to the friction caused by their clashing personalities the three decide to move in together in an effort to become more in-sync with each other. It turns out that the two, Kaguya and Arisa, are actually his fellow team members, which doesn’t do the harmony of the squad any good.

Unfortunately, our hero has a rather rocky start to his training after walking in on two cute girls while they are busy getting dressed. With aspirations of surpassing his father, one of the most respected knights in the kingdom, Mikage joins a prestigious academy. The star of Sakura Nova, the latest visual novel from Winged Cloud, is a royal knight in training named Mikage.
