Despite being the first half of a two-part remake, last year’s Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds stood on its own surprisingly well. It expanded greatly upon the original Hakuoki, with six new romance options and narrative routes, and three entirely new characters among them. Even though the original routes were “cut …
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When I reviewed Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds last month, I wrote at length about the lengths and detail that game goes to in keeping it as historically accurate as possible. Even though it’s a work of fiction, it’s one of the best accounts of the Shinsengumi that you’ll find in English, and its …
Hachiro Iba is one of three new characters introduced in Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds, the first half of a two-part remake of Hakuoki for PS Vita. He’s a childhood friend of a number of the Shinsengumi captains, a skilled swordsman, and a member of the Shogun’s personal guard. Iba’s route is incredibly cute. Getting his …
Ryouma Sakamoto is one of three new characters introduced in Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds, the first half of a two-part remake of Hakuoki for PS Vita. He’s an intriguing character based on an equally fascinating historical figure: a revolutionary who played a key role in Ishin Shishi rebellion that ultimately toppled the Tokugawa shogunate …