Tizoc
Member
Mark will be pleased
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6000japoxJo
As long as it isn't 30 FPS I'd be down for it.
Sega very happy with Valkyria Chronicles' Steam launch
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Mark will be pleased
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6000japoxJo
As long as it isn't 30 FPS I'd be down for it.
The Spoony Hou
Member
Doesn't that guy like anything?
He didn't like Knack or Ridge Racer 7.
what's a capcom?
Nightengale
Member
This.
The core idea behind VC2 ( the military academy setting and how they got involved in the war ) was quite solid, imo.
But the weak execution for a large part of the story, and the school tropes didn't do it any favours.
Gunka no Baltzar should've been how VC2 was executed.
It would've helped a lot if Avan wasn't this hot headed hero stereotype. Yes, I can believe that he can hold himself well in battle and power through with the power of will. But I can not accept him as a military commander. His personality doesn't show any signs of elaborate thinking and ability to use tactics that go beyond "chaaarge". Obviously this influenced also a lot in the story.
Give me some chilled tactican Shiroe (Log Horizon), magnificent bastard like Sora (No Game no Life) or even a schemer like Lelouch (Code Geass). Somebody where I can see that he is indeed able to to lead a squad.
Give me some chilled tactican Shiroe (Log Horizon), magnificent bastard like Sora (No Game no Life) or even a schemer like Lelouch (Code Geass). Somebody where I can see that he is indeed able to to lead a squad.
Tizoc
Member
Have you checked to see if redeeming it as a gift in your region won't lock you from playing it?
Nightengale
Member
Eh, to be fair though, Zeri
was often times the brains of the operations.
VC2's core-cast, in many ways, were built on the notion of the basic premise where the core cast (Avan-Zeri-Cossette) made up for each other's strengths and flaws. Avan was supposed to be the 'heart' of the group, the rash, hot-headed hero who could move and touch the hearts of the team, Zeri as a calm-collected smart guy, and Collette as something like the glue.
It had some right ideas, but for a dynamic that focuses on the flaws of the team, and how misfits helps misfits, it didn't have the right 'spark.' It's pretty telling how none of the VC2 cast are remotely as memorable as their VC1/VC3 counterparts. Characters like Avan, Cossette and Zeri needs to be excellently written, or they come across as generic, boring templates that's there just to move the pieces of the story.
Eg. I would say Avan's biggest flaw as a character is that even though he's supposed to be the 'inspiring' person of the team, he comes across as largely idiotic. He's not able to invoke the feels necessary for someone in his role for the team, so it falls flat.
The Spoony Hou
Member
I can't blame him.
Wonko_C
Member
Knack I can understand, but Ridge Racer 7? What the hell is wrong with him!?
He hates Riiiiiiiiidge Raaaaaaaaaacer.
It's the one thing I can't agree about with Mark. RR7 is awesome.
KnightHart
Member
All three games have really great premises and ideas. But VC2 is probably the only one that really missed the mark. All 3 games do the 'rag tag squad' saves the day thing but I actually quite like it. In VC1 you play as the Militia which is looked down upon by the regular Army, in VC2 you play the reject and failure squad of Lanseal Academy, in VC3 you play as a penal squadron specializing in black operations.
If they wanted to just skip 2 entirely, and port VC3 instead I wouldn't question it at all. It would also make sense because VC3 runs parallel to VC1's story. Same war, but different side of the story.
GreatestHits
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Char Aznable
Member
Now port VC3 
I don't get this at all.
I can somehow understand it for new releases, given the price differential -- if I put myself in the shoes of an old and set-in-his-ways Japanese executive, but for this release? What exactly does a region lock for VC accomplish?
I'd buy it. The main reason I didn't enjoy it was the awful performance on PS3, despite that it was a lower end solid game with the potential of being high end solid if it had a little more polish. But then again I prefer THQ Conan to GoW so I might not be the one to ask about games being good from a mass appeal point of view.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
I'll buy any and all games Sega decides to release on Steam.
Even Sonic 2006.
It'd be hilarious if the load times weren't fixed.
Even Sonic 2006.
It'd be hilarious if the load times weren't fixed.
This intergalactic cheese has aged beautifully.
GET TO IT SEGA!! MY MONEY IS WAITING FOR YOU!
SatelliteOfLove
Member
That's similar to what this thread lead me to believe as well. It's as if they WANT sliding domestic software sales.
Tizoc
Member
I could totally play that game without the loading times and fan mods.
Scrooge McDuck
Member
I'd say even the first game has many things to learn from Gunka no Baltzar.
OniBarubary
Banned
God, I would literally kill a man to get Steam versions of VC2 and 3.
2 had it's flaws but it was still a fun game. And dammit, I just want to play 3.
2 had it's flaws but it was still a fun game. And dammit, I just want to play 3.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Honestly the best case scenario if they port the PSP games is that they do 3 first and drop the number which shortens it to Valkyria Chronicles: Unrecorded Chronicles.
there will be no "this is really sucessful, maybe we can get a sequel now!" with steam ports...you guys DO realise that right?
They arent going to make a new VC because this sold well on steam. And by sold well, we dont even know what that means... 50k? 100k? if you think this did a million on steam all of a sudden youre out of your mind, and 100k copies of a old game wont finance a sequel
like This War of Mine is the current (or was at least) second best seller, and the dev was saying on steam theres like 1200 concurrent players...so lets say concurrent players doesnt indicate total sales of course, so lets say it did... 10 times that? lets say it did 12k, or even 20k. 20k and its the second top seller.
I mean its cool that these games are on top of the steam charts, but until we see numbers (which we wont) that doesnt mean anything. Im not downplaying Valkyria's success, hell I bought 3 of them, but sometimes it seems that people think the steam charts are like the NPDs or something
The magnificent bastard they should aim is Bruce Ashbey.
i'm kinda disappointed by the initial academy setting since I'm searching for something like LoGH (in term of military stuff like tactics etc). But then it could developed the supposedly-cliche setting and premise naturally into the realm of political struggle and war, it have been entertaining me so far.
Yeah it's not the setting or the premise but rather the weak, cliched execution.
onken
Member
Advanced Warfare is currently sitting at 8208 yen on Steam so I don't think that's the problem.
I don't know - the generous part of me wants to say they are busy qc'ing a proper Asia release with CJK support but it's probably wishful thinking. The page doesn't even exist, not even a "coming soon". I was stunned that the Final Fantasy 13 series made it.