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Valkyria Chronicles |OT| Beautiful art meets genre-redefining gameplay
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Fyrus said:
Please just buy it if you can find it... An extra $10 is worth it for this game... it's incredible.
I just beat it... I'm sad it had to end...
I don't think it could have ended a better way... these characters are so so so great.
I was thinking Persona 4. Just because you haven't played it doesn't mean it shouldn't be considered.LiveFromKyoto said:
I've had fun with Chrono Trigger (port, yes), FFIV, DQIV, Yakuza 2 (?), Disgaea 3, Mother 3, Vesperia etc. I haven't had a chance to try Remnant yet, but when you throw Fallout 3 and Valkyria in there, it's been a damn good year for RPGs. I'm sure you'd agree.Elfforkusu
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That would make sense, in Europe there are actually people who own PS3s.Issun23 said:
RpgN
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Lain said:
Yesterday I finally got Shenmue 2 on the xbox (along with ninja gaiden sigma and Final Fantasy IV DS, woho!) and I totally felt the magic in Shenmue 2. Before I didn't really understand what Sega fans meant by that magic, but with Shining Force, PSO, SOAL, Jet Set Radio Future, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Shenmue 2 and Valkyria Chronicles, I think I'm a huge Sega fan!
itsinmyveins
Gets to pilot the crappy patrol labors
Anybody wanna give me some hints on chapter 9?
The mission where you're supposed to stop a truck from escaping. You can't use grenades or other explosives, and when I tried shooting (from a very close distant) I barely did any damage at all. And there are a whole bunch of enemies around.
Ploid 3.0
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ItsInMyVeins said:
I only had to put two (the spoiler is about two position choices I made, and a strategy I used)
Shock Troopers in the middle and chase it down. They team up and shoot together for more dmg
I shot the blue block on the back with the shock troopers. I could have used the tank but the thing was fast and I failed to block it off with the tank.
itsinmyveins
Gets to pilot the crappy patrol labors
Heh, regarding chapter 9,
I haven't used orders at all yet, though. Gotta start trying them out soon.
I just changed my weapons to focus on firepower and changed some of my team, and suddenly it was a breeze. I just ran right after it down one lane and managed to take it out pretty quickly. Took me four rounds, but only because I accidentally picked the tank even though I wasn't gonna use it.
I haven't used orders at all yet, though. Gotta start trying them out soon.
radiantdreamer
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Hazaro said:
IT WILL BE TOO LATE THEN.
Respect for Hazaro -999
Question:
Are there missables in this game? If I don't do a certain thing in a mission, will I lose the opportunity to obtain a weapon or something?
Commentary:
Man, I got a D rank in Operation Cloudburst! (chapter 4). With only 3 turns remaining too! I'm doing it wrong!!
itsinmyveins
Gets to pilot the crappy patrol labors
So what do you guys make of the countries and their inspirational sources in this game? Is the federation America or maybe Great Britain? Is the empire Russia, the Roman empire or Germany? What take do you have on it?
radiantdreamer said:
There are special weapons you can only get by killing the named enemy aces. The weapons you get from them have higher attack power but significantly less range than your standard-issue gear.
They're not too useful overall. Some of the later ones have better range, but by then the performance gap in power isn't as large. Besides, a power increase is largely irrelevant considering a single salvo aimed at the enemy's head is almost always a kill even with your bog-standard guns.
Edit: Actually, I just remembered there is one awesome weapon you can only get for killing an ace. Very minor mid-game equipment spoiler here:
The hands-down best flamethrower in the game can only be gotten this way. It has the same range as a normal flamethrower but the highest attack stat of the lot.
radiantdreamer
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ixix said:
Well, I generally like to blank-range with my shocktroopers. It's so satisfying, and I get a lot more critical hits that way.
I am interested in the flamethrower though. What chapter is that on, so I can keep an eye out during that time?
Mr_Appleby
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bought a copy this week finally, had to go to three different places to find one.
it's awesome, sooo glad i got it
it's awesome, sooo glad i got it
â Narayan
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Did I say he shouldn't return it?XiaNaphryz said:
No, I didn't.
Am I stopping him from returning it?
No, I'm not.
ItsInMyVeins said:
Well this is a fantasy re-telling of a world war 2-like event. The imperials = nazis, gallians = dutch (windmills plus names of places seem to be taken from Denmark locales I think). It's definitely set in a fantasy version of Europe (map + 'Europa'). Oh and the darcsens resemble the Jews in their treatment during that era.
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ItsInMyVeins said:
The Imperials are a mix of Germanic and Roman influences, the federation is basically the French and the Allies, Gallia is basically a fantasy Holland.
That is my interpretation of how things are, of course the universal conscription and ultra hot silver haired generals are not part of the World War II influence.
Beat the game a few days ago, absolutely loved it.
Lot's of plot twists I didn't see coming; last few stages were pretty intense. Also
. Seriously the best SRPG I've played since forever, and will probably be the first game I'd pay DLC for when Sega releases them.
I also read everything in the glossary/weapon list/personal squad information too, really well written stuff, I usually don't bother with that extra reading in any other game. I just wish there were mini campaigns for the non-story squad members too.
Currently halfway through new game +, earlier stages made me realize how ridiculously strong your weapons/armor get.
Lot's of plot twists I didn't see coming; last few stages were pretty intense. Also
Holy crap Cordelia looks hot without her crown thing on
. Seriously the best SRPG I've played since forever, and will probably be the first game I'd pay DLC for when Sega releases them.I also read everything in the glossary/weapon list/personal squad information too, really well written stuff, I usually don't bother with that extra reading in any other game. I just wish there were mini campaigns for the non-story squad members too.
Currently halfway through new game +, earlier stages made me realize how ridiculously strong your weapons/armor get.
ItsInMyVeins said:
Much like how Sakura Taisen is set in an alternative era in the 1920s where steam machines were plentiful and evil demons and rabbits plotted to take over the world, Valkyria Chronicles is set in an alternative era in the 1940s with a world war with the tiny region getting caught up as part of a far bigger war.
itsinmyveins
Gets to pilot the crappy patrol labors
Pachael said:
Well, yeah, I get that it's an alternative Europe. I just asked about the inspiration for the different countries and etc in this. You know, the different takes on it.
But what's the deal with always using names and stuff from nordic myths? There's gotta be a ton of other stuff from other places that sounds cool.
RpgN
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nny said:
Thank you, I have noticed not all their games being good. That sonic adventure 2 on the gamecube would have been so good if they did something about the horrible camera. There are more examples, but it would have been barren did sega not exist.
I thought its funny how Gallia is supposed to be my country. They did an awesome job to potray our neutrality
radiantdreamer
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Ashour said:
You jump to conclusions too soon, but I do have to agree with you.
Gallia is a mix of a few different European countries. Holland, yes. But also:Baha said:
Switzerland (neutrality and universal conscription)
Poland (whose invasion marked the beginning of WWII)
Austria (for its references to the "Lion's Paw," which is a stand-in for Edelweiss--think the Sound of Music--a flower whose scientific name, "Leontopodium," actually means "lion's paw" in Latin).
The empire is a stand-in for both the Germanic and Soviet nations. While the federation is a stand-in for Western Europe.
And since this is a Japanese developed title, it's also likely drawing on the respective political histories of Taiwan and Korea during the 1930s and '40s. In which case, the two competing major powers are Japan and China. It just transposes that history into a pseudo-fantasy setting in Europe, but it's the same basic political situation. It's no coincidence that this story pops up often in JRPG gaming (most recently in FFXII).
patsu said:
sega-wow/overworks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overworks#Overworks
and I'm hoping my copy comes in the mail today !!!
SabinFigaro
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About damn time I found a copy in Canada. I went to EB and balked at their $69.99 price tag, and then I found one last copy at Best Buy for $10 less. For a game that doesn't have the English/French cover, I wonder what the wait was for.
Anyways, I won't get to this right away, but I'll be playing it over Christmas.
Anyways, I won't get to this right away, but I'll be playing it over Christmas.
radiantdreamer
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My wife thought Valkyria Chronicles is "stupid" ;_;
radiantdreamer
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Paznos said:Then your wife has to be stupid :lol j/k
Waaaaah.... why won't she plaaaaaay ToT
Erdrick
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SabinFigaro said:
Odd... I bought mine over a month ago, right upon release from Wal-Mart, and I'm Canadian as well. I know well the wait you speak of as many games have had this happen to them due to the language packaging ordeal. (Silent Hill Origins and No More Heroes come right to mind...)
Wal-Mart had it before EB had it in my area of the frozen woods.
Anyway, I'm on chapter 7 and I keep getting closer and closer to winning each time. The game just is such a complete package, it's stuff like this that really makes me love my PS3. Sega may be gone as I remember them, but they still have some of the old-style they used to in them.
Buy this game without hesitation if you have any remote interest in SRPG's. It's a no brainer and really is one of the best of it's kind, ever.
Nathan Rain
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Gorgeous art style.
Love the shading on the smoke.
Love the shading on the smoke.
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