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Valkyria Chronicles |OT| Beautiful art meets genre-redefining gameplay
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MvmntInGrn
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SecretBonusPoint said:
Didn't it feel awesome to do it though? I freaked out with happiness once I finally beat that mission.
I love it when RPGs can manage to be difficult but still satisfying.
Issun23 said:
My scouts are almost all I need. Scouts are the most useful/powerful in the game imo.
They can run so far, you can just run up to everyone and headshot them from behind/the side. Accuracy is also decent, particularly when you level up. When you get the grenade launcher you can easily get enemies out of cover as well.
I'm almost done now, 1 or 2 chapters left. Might do a new game run through using a completely different cast of characters.
Tried the smoke+sniper trick for chapter 15 someone suggested and that didn't work either. In the end I had to just grit my teeth and get my tank up to a higher level and chuck a smoke in and called out a shocktrooper to mow her down.
Even if we don't get a sequel set in the same world etc, I hope they use the engine and the mechanics again, it could suit ANY setting. sci-fi, fantasy, ancient history...
Just finally beat the game. Wow, what a great game. It's actually sad now that the whole experience is over. Which for me, is saying a lot because I have a bad habit in getting to a point in a game where I get tired of playing it and want to move to another game instead. Didn't happen this time with VC. Good job, Sega!
I know the game hasn't sold all that well, but I REALLY hope they do make a sequel to the game. I would buy it day one.
I know the game hasn't sold all that well, but I REALLY hope they do make a sequel to the game. I would buy it day one.
A Human Becoming
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Chapter 7 battle really is unfair as fuck.
If you destroy the radiators too quickly, Selvaria comes in and rapes everyone before the tank even destroys your second flag, which makes it difficult to get the third radiator since there is very little space between the tank and the battlefield border. :\
MvmntInGrn
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ICallItFutile said:
Fairly positive she ALWAYS comes in after the second radiator. I had issues with it, it is definitely much more difficult than the others to that point. With her I hid some lancers outside her eye sight (as in she had never seen them) and positioned the tank as cover then struck once the big tank shot its cannon.
ICallItFutile said:
I took strategy from a faq:
Use a sniper to kill ALL of the people above the plain by moving the sniper off of the northern most trench onto the tank, and climbing up. This way I killed ALL of the annoying enemies on the plain (with a helpful reload from an engineer). It's kinda crappy but if you save after every shot you can one shot almost all of the people up there and it makes life a lot easier. The other thing I recommend to destroy the radiators is to climb up and use a grenade, it insta-kills the radiator. Also position Welkin between Selvaria and your other characters, she will not attack for some reason.
A Human Becoming
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I beat it, but I wasn't able to without someone being KO'd.
MvmntInGrn
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Dragnet said:
Where exactly are you? The fighting system starts out simple but adds more and more as you go.
A Human Becoming
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For me, the story is starting to get interesting (just finished around Chapter 7), but it's been pretty awful so far.
Union Carbine
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Question: I tried out the demo via PSN and I enjoyed it but... in the demo mission, I could crouch behind the sandbags but couldn't crouch behind a rock?
Is this a bug in the demo or a "feature"? It really threw me for a loop and took me out of the game (and lowered my mission score) while I was vainly trying to hide behind the rock and was getting pelted by the enemy for my trouble.
Is this a bug in the demo or a "feature"? It really threw me for a loop and took me out of the game (and lowered my mission score) while I was vainly trying to hide behind the rock and was getting pelted by the enemy for my trouble.
MvmntInGrn
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Union Carbine said:
Crouching is purely for sandbags and trenches I think (at least where I am so far).
Been off playing some other stuffs for the past couple weeks and tried getting back into this today. I still can't clear chapter 11 even with the faq guide and I really am in no mood to go grinding away in the off chance it'll actually help even a small bit. -_-; Can't they patch in a super easy mode? Never shoulda took a break from it now I gotta work up the willpower to get back into it like I was before.
~Devil Trigger~
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Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
So after my 360 died i needed a PS3 game to tide me over. I couldnt bare to wait anymore for this awesome game so dropped $60 on this. OMG IM IN LOVE.
Im still lost on how acquiring enemy weapons is usefull? They dont seem to be that great AT ALL. I have the Rifle, SMG thing, Sniper.
Valkyr Junkie
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Metalic Sand said:
Enemy Ace weapons aren't very useful in most cases. Except for the 2nd Shocktrooper gun.
radiantdreamer
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ICallItFutile said:
My earlier post details on how to beat it, with an A rank at that.
Aeon712
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Chapter 14 has to be the worst battle ever. The freaking tanks weak spots don't work when my troopers hit it and the enemy troops constantly respawn. After 30 mins of the ememy force respawning and killing my troops(since they never miss a shot even if I use smoke screen) I said screw it and turned it off.
Aeon712 said:
There's some missions which require luck (more so if you're going for rankings), but none of them are anywhere close to being impossible. If you're finding that something seems impossible to pull off, it's your strategy that needs reworking.
For example: the radiator is the weakspot on tanks. However, Shocktroopers (and all other non-Lancer classes) do miniscule damage to the tanks even if you're shooting at the radiator (as opposed to no damage at all if you shoot anywhere else), because that's the way the game is balanced - if Shocktroopers could destroy them as easily as Lancers, you would never have to use Lancers! But the depth goes beyond that, because you're not even limited to only Lancers either - you can also use your tank(s), and there are even orders which gives a massive boost to the damage your Shocktroopers/Scouts/Engineers do to armored vehicles.
And the smoke screen does not actually directly affect accuracy. What it does is prevent enemies within the smoke from being able to use interception fire, and prevent enemies outside of the smoke to see your units inside of it.
Waddup Aeon !
After taking out all the snipers on top, I just saved enough CP to drive my tank behind the enemy's. Then take it out in the same turn (3 shots at the radiator). Make sure your own radiator is facing the cliff though. That way, any lancer reinforcement won't take you out
radiantdreamer
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Good tips, and thanks for not spoiling much. I'll keep that in mind when I get there. Currently on Chapter 11.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
AniHawk said:
Thanks AniHawk
For you owners of the game, do yourself a favor an avoid Wikipedia, it is a spoiler landmine.
I was shocked that the Tales of Vesperia wikipedia was empty while the Valkryia was littered with spoilers everywhere.
radiantdreamer
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Hcoregamer00 said:Thanks AniHawk
For you owners of the game, do yourself a favor an avoid Wikipedia, it is a spoiler landmine.
I was shocked that the Tales of Vesperia wikipedia was empty while the Valkryia was littered with spoilers everywhere.
I found that out way too late. OMG.
I can't believe they put a HUGE spoiler just in the CHARACTER PROFILES!
And also the intro movie, there is a spoiler there, and unfortunately for me, I saw it. Even though it was a really quick glimpse, it was enough to make me go "awww shit!" You may think that just because you've only started the game, you won't know what the spoiler is, but really, you will, if you happen to be paying attention.
I recall a couple of people here saying how Valkyria reminded them of Ring of Red on the ps2. Well yesterday I actually encountered a used copy for $9.99. I didn't pick it up but I'm actually curious now, is that game worth playing or will it feel outdated gameplay-wise? Also I have an 80GB BC ps3, how well does that game run on it?
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radiantdreamer said:
Everyone keeps saying this and I'm pretty sure they mean (post chapter 14)
Alicia looking like/being a Valkurur
Is getting shot T_T, then that would be something that would have ruined a large part of the game for me
T_T, then that would be something that would have ruined a large part of the game for meEl_TigroX said:Everyone keeps saying this and I'm pretty sure they mean (post chapter 14)but while that is a spoiler, it's not game breaking or something that would ruin the story, it's foreshadowed pretty well. Now if the spoiler was (post chapter 11)Alicia looking like/being a ValkururIs getting shot
QFT. you could kind of guess the chapter 14 one.
I'm really unfulfilled with Selvaria's story. She was a kickass character but her involvement was so....meh.
UpperCaseN
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Diablos, your avatar made me lol
Finally beat it. It took a little over 30 hours including almost all of the skirmishes completed once and all of the supplementary chapters you can buy as well. Quite excellent overall, despite some irritating technical problems. Why can holes in railings and the like randomly not be shot through sometimes? Why isn't there some kind of radius of movement on the map when you highlight a unit so that you could know more precisely how far they could travel? Minor things, I suppose.
This is probably the most complete "package" of a game I've played on PS3/360 so far that has come out of Japan.
It definitely did some very interesting things with the genre as well as game presentation as a whole. It's a shame it sold so poorly.
This is probably the most complete "package" of a game I've played on PS3/360 so far that has come out of Japan.
MG4, though I also had some significant problems with it, also qualifies
El_TigroX said:Everyone keeps saying this and I'm pretty sure they mean (post chapter 14)but while that is a spoiler, it's not game breaking or something that would ruin the story, it's foreshadowed pretty well. Now if the spoiler was (post chapter 11)Alicia looking like/being a ValkururIs getting shot
Yeah, before I even bought the game, just looking at screen shots and art
I thought Alicia was a Valkurur. Was dissapointed when I found out the girl on the cover was actually Selvaria haha. I really thought we would be able to control one of them!
Anyway, I finished the game last weekend, It's definitely one of the most satisfying games I've played all year. It's right up there with Final Fantasy Tactics for me.
Zissou said:
I actually liked that there was no radius since it made me plan my moves more carefully. By removing the grid-based system of movement, they had to remove the radius as well in order to create that 'freedom of movement'. As for shooting through other objects, that would be an interesting thing to add if they do a sequel though I can see how players could exploit it if the enemy spawn points aren't randomized.
Gryphter said:
Here's a link to a higher res version.
Oh and here's an extra for good measure:
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