And some other platforms (PS4, Xbox One.) But most importantly, SWITCH!


This... listen up. Valkyria Chronicles is pretty much one of my favorite games ever. It's like a fully 3D Advance Wars that is turn-based but also has real-time action during each turn. So awesome. The PSP sequel was alright but felt stripped down to fit on a handheld (and the 3rd game, also on PSP, never made it to the West) and then they made some weird crappy action game and I've been giving up hope for it to ever return to form on a console...

But now it is back on consoles! And not a side game, a real Valkyria Chronicles game! On a Nintendo console, to boot! HECK YEAH. Sega already said it is coming to the West too. In 2018.

Get pumped!


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Posted by

carlosrox

on: 11/20/17, 17:38

HOW ARE MORE PEOPLE NOT PUMPED?

DO YOU REALLY JUST NOT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING?!!?!

Posted by

Zero

on: 11/20/17, 22:48

@Zero
Well...no. Never played a Valkyria Chronicles game. Also, there are too many damn games for me to play. Plus, I've got the tactical skills of a coked up lemming.

Not that I won't buy this if this is good, because that's what I do with my life right now.

Posted by

r_hjort

on: 11/20/17, 22:50

I played the demo of the first and loved it but never got further than that.

Will prob jump in on this one.

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 11/20/17, 22:55

The one on the PS3 was one of the games that looked interesting to me, so I'll probably check this out.

This is one of those series where you don't have to play previous games to know what's going on, right?

Posted by

Mop it up

on: 11/20/17, 23:06

@Mop it up Well, storywise it might be somewhat relevant, but the story of the two games I played was kind of generic anime stuff anyway (though solidly presented.) It's really about the gameplay.

Posted by

Zero

on: 11/21/17, 02:12

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11/21/17, 02:12

@r_hjort

This, except with the reminder that coked up lemmings are actually pretty amazing strategists. Sure that strategy is "run forward and go for the face area" but man that strategy almost always works.

Posted by

J.K. Riki

on: 11/21/17, 18:24

so I forced myself away from my PS3 netflix addiction long enough to boot up Valkyria Chronicles for a bit. You people need to get more hyped for this. The artstyle on the game alone is just amazing.

Posted by

pokepal148

on: 02/13/18, 06:24

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02/13/18, 06:25

@pokepal148
That does look nice. I kinda wish the music was a bit more Skies of Arcadia in terms of setting the mood for adventure and camaraderie though.

Speaking of Skies, isn't this the game that has Vyse, Aika and Fina as guest stars? Can we expect more SoA characters in VC4?

That doggie looks kinda fun. Japan sure does like their Shiba Inus (and corgis).

Posted by

TriforceBun

on: 02/13/18, 07:37

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02/13/18, 07:37

@pokepal148 I've only been telling everyone to play this game like forever.

Posted by

Zero

on: 02/13/18, 15:48

@Zero
And you are correct to do so. Valkyria Chronicles is absolutely fantastic!

Posted by

nacthenud

on: 02/13/18, 20:31

In my defense I only recently got a system I could play it on and Valkyria Chronicles was one of the first games I got for it.

Posted by

pokepal148

on: 02/13/18, 22:55

If Zero is comparing this to a 3D Advance Wars (isn't that what Battalion Wars 1&2 were?) he must hold the game/series in high respect.

Consider me interested.

Posted by

cooliocuneo

on: 02/13/18, 23:04

Apparently the demo goes live today?!

It is the first 3 missions of the game and a "demo exclusive" mission (why would you have a demo exclusive mission?!)

I had no idea this game was coming so soon! (September.)

Posted by

Zero

on: 08/08/18, 20:17

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08/08/18, 20:21

I should probably check out that demo before buying, to make sure I can get a handle on how it plays.

Posted by

Mop it up

on: 08/08/18, 20:23

Try it out!

Unless they really screwed something up it should be pretty intuitive. It's not a strategy game with a ton of complicated things to learn or anything.

Posted by

Zero

on: 08/08/18, 20:38

Downloaded it yesterday I think. Will boot it tonight.

Posted by

cooliocuneo

on: 08/09/18, 03:07

Gave the demo a shot yesterday, and it's pretty cool. It's got flowery fields, dogs in hats and fascists getting shot in the face - all the stuff I like. I'm usually pretty bad at military strategy though, and I'd need a ton of time to put into a game like this, so I don't know whether I'll get it or not.

Gonna replay it today, and see if I can turn off the voice acting. Really annoys me when voice actors constantly do that little melodramatic exhale at the end of each sentence, as if that would convey any sort of emotion by default. Looking at you, Claude.

Posted by

r_hjort

on: 08/10/18, 12:01

I played the first two missions of the demo, will try to finish it this weekend. It's more Valkyria Chronicles, which is definitely a good thing! A part of me wishes that there were more new classes to play with (as far as I can tell it is the same tank + 5 classes as the original and then 1 new one, grenadier) but it feels nice and I felt so happy playing it last night, on a Nintendo platform no less! It also doesn't have the only 6 characters on small maps limitation that VC 2 had on PSP (it seems to be 10 in this game, and the maps seem more like the original game's size.) Basically as long as they do the maps right and have some unique scenarios thrown in there sometimes like the original game had, it should be a sweet sequel.

I do hope there are a few more surprises though, it's way too early to judge but it feels like a pretty safe sequel. On the other hand maybe that is what we need after that weird real-time game that apparently sucked.

Posted by

Zero

on: 08/10/18, 15:41

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08/10/18, 15:43

Finished the demo.

First off, it's a pretty meaty demo! It has 3 story missions (including the story bits in between them), 2 skirmishes (basically just "destroy all enemies" type things on maps you have already played, used to get XP and such) and 1 demo exclusive (for some reason) bonus mission, not to mention some of the in-between mission stuff where you can buy / upgrade weapons, train troops, etc. All in all it took about 3 hours for me?

I'd say it has definitely left me excited for the full game. Yeah it would have been interesting to see more new units in the game but they did a lot with just the first few missions to mix things up and keep it interesting, so I'm eagerly anticipating more. Feels like a proper sequel to the original game, which is basically one of my favorite games ever.

With that said I always felt like the enemy AI in the original game was not quite as good as it could have been and I was hoping they fixed it, but it feels pretty similar. At times the enemies will just run straight into a situation where they are clearly going to get destroyed before they can do anything, and they often have you in a bind and would easily be able to kill one of your troops but they just... don't press it for some reason.

Still, overall the AI is serviceable, and it's a pretty sweet demo. Try it out!

Oh and progress from the demo carries over, which is good, because I wouldn't want to have to play the first 3 hours of the game again.

Posted by

Zero

on: 08/12/18, 09:32

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08/12/18, 09:34