Story Chapter 1 Guide “Winds of Change”
Complete story guide to Sakura Wars PS4 (2020) Story Chapter 1 “Winds of Change“. This guide follows the main story and breaks down the LIPS answers. It is intended to be used alongside the Bromide List and the Sub Event guides on this website.
This post is also part of the Sakura Wars Complete Story Guide. You can find more guides for this game on the Sakura Wars Game Page.
Contents
- Prologue
- The Grand Imperial Theater
- The Withered Flower Division
- To Battle
- Intermission Affinity Check
- Battle Part
1. Prologue
1. Examine the 2 Green Exclamation Marks to watch a few quick events to progress the story
1.1 Talking to Sakura
“Really though, its great to see you. Uh…”
| You look gorgeous. | Sakura▲ |
| What are you doing here? | – |
| How about a date? | – |
| No Answer. | Sakura▼ |
2. Next you will have to ask Sumire 3 questions. These are compulsory.
2.1 Talking to Sumire
“I’d be… the captain?”
| I accept! | Sumire▲ |
| I’m not so sure about this. | Sumire▼ |
| I can handle a little song and dance. | – |
| No Answer. | – |
3. Talk to Sumire’s secretary Kaoru.
3.1 Talking to Sakura
“Dreams and aspirations, huh…?”
| I’m glad your dream came true. | – |
| Don’t settle for this, though. | Sakura▲ |
| It’s practically a dream for me, too. | – |
| No Answer. | Sakura▼ |
2. The Grand Imperial Theater
1. Go to the stage
1.1 Talking to Sakura
“Uhh…”
| I’m sorry I kept you waiting… | – |
| I wasn’t fooling around! | – |
| That’s some terrible acting… | – |
| No Answer. | – |
1.2 Talking to Hatsuho
“Hatsuho Shinonome. Good meeting you, Captain.”
| Seijuro Kamiyama. The pleasure’s mine. | Hatsuho▲▲ |
| Nice meeting you, kid. | – |
| How about a date? | Hatsuho▲(no sfx) |
| No Answer. | Hatsuho▼ |
1.3 Talking to Sakura
“Sakura…”
| I know you can do it. | Sakura▲ |
| It’s nice to have a dream. | Sakura▼ |
| Someday you’ll be the star attraction! | Sakura▲ |
| No Answer. | Sakura▼ |
1.4 Talking to Komachi
“I see.”
| So the Wind Division keeps us going. | Komachi▲ |
| The Wind Division should be fighting. | Komachi▼; Sakura▼ |
| I wish I could run the shop. | Komachi▼ |
| No Answer. | – |
**New Bromides have appeared!
Show/Hide Bromides
NAME |
LOCATION |
| #S01: Sakura Shinguji (Combat) | Imperial Theater 1st Floor – Outside the Manager’s Office |
| #S17 Erica Fontaine (Revue) | Imperial Theater 1st Floor – Music Room (between two middle chairs) |
| #S28 Gemini Sunrise – So Long, My Love | Imperial Theater 2nd Floor – Archives (Far left bookshelf from entrance) |
**New Sub Events have appeared!
2. Check Out the Shop
Clearing this event will unlock the ability to buy Bromides from Komachi’s shop. She stocks new ones with every chapter. You are only allowed to buy one per day, but don’t worry; there’s enough time in a single playthrough to get all of the Bromides she carries. When Komachi stocks new Bromides, the following notification will be made in this guide:
**Komachi has new Bromides!
Show/Hide Bromides
| #009 Sakura, Looking Back | Komachi’s Shop. |
| #017 Hatsuho Shinonome, the Human Hurricane! | Komachi’s Shop. |
3. Visit the Archives
3.1 Talking to Sakura
“Whoa, no matter what…? Now you’ve got me curious.”
| I’ll try yelling. | |
| I’ll cover her eyes. | – |
| Can’t… control… my hands! | Sakura▼ |
| No Answer. | – |
3.2 Talking to Claris
“Compared to them, we’re nothing but failures.”
| And that includes you? | Claris▼ |
| You shouldn’t say that. | Claris▲(no sfx) |
| No better time to restore it. | – |
| No Answer. | – |
3.3 Talking to Sakura
“Oh, don’t say that. Really, Claris is just as pretty on the inside as on the outside.”
| She certainly is pretty. | – |
| You’re prettier, Sakura. | – |
| Nah, Hatsuho’s got her beat. | – |
| No Answer. | – |
4. Head to the General Manager’s Office
**Note that this Story Event will cause currently unfinished Sub Events and Bromides to disappear
3. The Withered Flower Division
0.1 Talking to Flower Division
“I’m actually curious, Captain. You saw our performance, right? What’d you think?”
| It was… interesting. | Sakura▼; Hatsuho▼; Claris▼ |
| Honestly? It was painful. | Claris▲▲ |
| Oh, I wasn’t watching. | – |
| No Answer. | – |
0.2 Talking to Flower Division
“Well…”
| We’ll pace ourselves and work together! | Hatsuho▲▲ |
| I’d say we need professional help. | Claris▼ |
| We’ll have to shut down. | Sakura▼▼ |
| No Answer. | – |
0.3 Talking to Flower Division
“Well…”
| It’s better than sitting around, | Sakura▲ |
| That could be a waste of time. | Sakura▼ |
| You make a better captain than me. | Sakura▼ |
| No Answer. | – |
**New Sub Events have appeared!
1. Gather Feedback from the Audience
You are to talk to the audience who watched the play indicated by the green highlighted areas on the map. There are 6 total customers you can talk to. You only need to talk to 1 in each of the highlighted rooms + Itsuki (Genki girl in purple clothes) to be able to progress the story.
1.1 Talking to Itsuki
“Well…”
| I’m the new ticket collector. | –
(Itsuki will call you ‘Trainee’ from now on) |
| I’m the new captain. | Itsuki▼
(Itsuki will call you ‘Captain’ from now on) |
| I’m the new leading man. | Itsuki▲
(Itsuki will call you ‘Crummyama’ from now on) |
| No Answer. | Itsuki▲
(Itsuki will call you ‘Kamiyama Dear’ from now on) |
**New Bromides have appeared!
Show/Hide Bromides
NAME |
LOCATION |
| #S51 The Triumphant New York Combat Revue | Imperial Theater 1st Floor – Entrance Hall (Up 1st flight of stairs, under painting) |
| #S30 Sagitta Weinberg (Cheiron Archer) – So Long. My Love | Imperial Theater 1st Floor – Dining Hall (By south windows, next to bamboo pot plant) |
| #S03 Sumire Kanzaki (Combat) | Imperial Theater 2nd Floor – Hallway (In between Kamiyama’s room and some boxes) |
**Komachi has new Bromides!
Show/Hide Bromides
| #010 The World’s Newest Superstar, Sakura Amamiya | Komachi’s Shop. Unlocked if you have purchased Sakura’s previous bromides |
| #018 Hatsuho’s Cleaning Frenzy | Komachi’s Shop. Unlocked if you have purchased Hatsuho’s previous bromides |
| #041 The Electrifying Gaze of Clarissa Snowflake | Komachi’s Shop. |
**New Sub Events have appeared!
2. Head to the General Manager’s Office
2.1 Talking to Sumire
“Well…”
| That sounds… impossible! | Sumire▼ |
| We’ll do our very best. | Sumire▲ |
| Would you join the fight? | – |
| No Answer. | – |
3. Ask About the Combat Revue World Games
Note: If you finish talking to Sakura, Hatsuho & Claris, Kaoru’s Sub Event will disappear,
3.1 Talking with Sakura
“Sakura…”
| It’s not like you to get so down. | – |
| Things’ll look better in the morning. | – |
| Man. You guys BOMBED out there. | Sakura▼ |
| No Answer. | – |
3.2 Talking with Hatsuho
“…So, what’s the verdict? How’d we do? You’ve been askin’ around, right?”
| They said it was great. | Hatsuho▼ |
| They said it was terrible. | Hatsuho▲(no sfx) |
| I haven’t asked yet. | – |
| No Answer. | Hatsuho▲▲ |
3.3.1 Talking with Claris
“So this is Claris’s room, huh…”
| It’s like a princess’s room. | Claris▲ |
| You have a ton of books. | Claris▲▲ |
| That bed looks so comfy… | Claris▼ |
| No Answer. | – |
3.3.2 Still talking with Claris
“Uh…”
| There’s something I want to discuss… | Claris▲▲ |
| Sorry… I’ll come back another time. | Claris▲▲ |
| I wanted to see you. Claris. | Claris▼ |
| No Answer. | Claris▼ |
4. Go to the Underground Hangar
**Note that this Story Event will cause currently unfinished Sub Events and Bromides to disappear
4.1 Talking to Kaoru
“Are you saying that’s not possible?”
| That’s right. It’s not possible. | Kaoru▼ |
| …I’ll find a way. | Kaoru▲ |
| Guess I’ll have to put up the money myself. | – |
| No Answer. | – |
4.2 Investigating the bath
“If the Flower Division is all girls, then that must mean… this is the girl’s bath!?”
| Crap. I need to leave. | – |
| If I just hang out… | – |
| Well, better strip down. | – |
| No Answer. | – |
4.3 Being asked about the bath
“H-Hey! That’s the girls’ bath, you know…”
| Wait! It’s not what it looks like! | – |
| The girls’ bath? I didn’t realize. | – |
| It’s fine! I’m a girl, really! | – |
| No Answer. | – |
4. To Battle
1.1 Talking to Yui
“You’re the pervert from just now!”
| I’m no pervert! | – |
| Yeah, maybe I’m a pervert. | – |
| You’re the pervert! | – |
| No Answer. | – |
1.2 Talking to Claris
“Well, I guess…”
| We’ll win the World Games. | Sakura▲ |
| We don’t have a chance. | Hatsuho▼ |
| Disband the Shanghai team instead. | Sakura▼; Claris▼ |
| No Answer. | – |
1.3 Talking to Sakura
“Sakura…”
Analogue-LIPS
| High. Fill the gauge to the top and then press X | Sakura▲ |
| Mid. Move the gauge to the middle and press X | – |
| Low. Deplete the gauge completely then press X | – |
1.4 Talking to Sakura
“If we don’t all work together, we’ll lose any chance we have!”
| Sakura’s right. | – |
| Yeah, victory’s out of our reach. | – |
| We could wait till the next one? | – |
| No Answer. | – |
1.5 Talking to Sakura
“I’m so useless… I can’t do anything right!”
| Listen, Sakura. | Sakura▲ (no sfx) |
| Look at me. | Sakura▲ (no sfx) |
| You’re not useless. | – |
| No Answer. | – |
1.6 Talking to Sakura
“I’m sorry about yesterday!”
| Don’t worry about it. | Sakura▲ (no sfx) |
| You’re not angry anymore? | – |
| What do you want? | – |
| No Answer. | Sakura▼ |
1.7 Battle Preparations
“All right!”
| Flower Division, move out! | Sakura▲▲; Hatsuho▲▲; Claris▲▲
(No effect on cumulative Trust, increases morale) |
| Focus on the battle, Sakura! | Sakura▲▲; Hatsuho▲▲; Claris▲▲
(No effect on cumulative Trust, increases morale) |
| Picnic under the cherry blossoms! | – |
| No Answer. | – |
5. Intermission Affinity Check
You will next see an Eyecatch/Intermission screen. Here you can save your game and confirm the Trust levels of characters before continuing the story.
If you have followed this guide, completed all Sub Events and chosen the best possible options for all answers, your Team Status screen should look like this:
6. Battle Part
First you will play a tutorial battle in the city. Take your time and learn the controls and how to play. After you clear this mission, you will then play Chapter 1’s Battle Part.
1.1 Talking to Sakura
“Sakura…”
| Sorry I’m late. | Sakura▲▲ |
| Follow me! | Sakura▲▲ |
| I should be the one thanking you. | Sakura▲ |
| No Answer. | Sakura▲ |
1.2 Talking to Sakura
“I…”
Analogue-LIPS
| High. Fill the gauge to the top and then press X | Sakura▲▲ |
| Mid. Move the gauge to the middle and press X | Sakura▲ |
| Low. Deplete the gauge completely then press X | – |
Chapter 1 End
You have cleared Sakura Wars Chapter 1 ‘Winds of Change’! Click here to head to the guide for Chapter 2 ‘A Handful of Bliss’.
