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[billsmugs]

So, when should I best play the two DLCs of Edy and Selvaria? After the main game or sometime inbetween?

I'd say to play them after completing the game. You might get some spoilers (or possibly hints of later story events) because I think they are set part way through the campaign. You also get a ridiculously powerful gun for completing the Selvaria DLC that you can use in the main story, but it's basically cheating to use it on a first playthrough.

Edit: Both of those points are going off memory though, someone else might be able to better advise on spoiler content and unlocks.

Edit2: The Edy DLC definitely contains major spoilers, so don't play that one until you've finished the game.

 

[dani_dc]

I had forgotten you can't replay earlier missions, and here I was just winging them with crappy rankings.

 

[AkuMifune]

I want to play this but I'm already addicted to Xcom Long War. I'm gonna have a strategy overload

Oh hey what's this? OH SHIT. There's goes my month.

After Valkyria of course. Ain't no hopping off this train.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I want to play this but I'm already addicted to Xcom Long War. I'm gonna have a strategy overload

I'm in the same boat. LW's the only thing I've been playing for weeks.

But it's nice to switch to a strategy game with an actual story and non-cookie-cutter, replaceable characters. Of course, on the other hand Xcom's missions are consistent enough that you can actually strategize while Valkyria is content to throw in a curveball every time, where most of the difficulty comes from just figuring out what to do.

Oh hey what's this? OH SHIT. There's goes my month.

After Valkyria of course. Ain't no hopping off this train.

It's so much better than vanilla Xcom. Consequently, it also takes a lot longer (it's in the name, I know) to complete a campaign.

 

[Netto-kun]

Pre-ordered the game when its Steam page went up and also gifted to two friends because region lock is a terrible thing.

Though I am a little bit bummed that my stationary is too crappy to run the game on graphic settings that are higher than 1280x720/60hz/30fps/Vsync off...which probably means I should invest in a gaming PC next summer.

(and showing off my Valkyria Chronicles stuffs just because. VC2 Japanese guide book and Project X Zone not included.).

Also for those who didn't know, this is the opening theme from the Japanese version.

 

[Durante]

I finally found something to complain about with this port: you only get 20 save slots. Of course, this being a PC game I can manually manage my saves and keep as many as I want, but still.

KB&M controls are soooo good. Granted the weird Space and Enter thing going on did confuse me at first but makes sense when put into gameplay. Also the prerender segments actually look a bit clearer than what I remember of my time on PS3. Then again my TV at the time was awful and I was still clinging to an analog monitor.

Really great to play through this again, even at the early stages.

Edit: Actually looking at some of my screenies now some of the assets scale up really nice. The engine and gun sound text effects were something I thought might stick out but they look good, even at 3840x2160.

Yeah, it shows someone actually put thought into the default mappingrather than going with what seems to make sense at first. It's really good.

 

[joe2187]

(and showing off my Valkyria Chronicles stuffs just because. VC2 Japanese guide book and Project X Zone not included.).

Also for those who didn't know, this is the opening theme from the Japanese version.

I love that theme.

And sweet collection. I've been meaning to track down a VC1 artbook someday.

And your collection is a shrine of broken dreams by SEGA.

Thanks for Sonic Boom SEGA, really appreciate all the hard work and effort. Who needs localizations when we got Sonic Boom?

 

[Falk]

I finally found something to complain about with this port: you only get 20 save slots. Of course, this being a PC game I can manually manage my saves and keep as many as I want, but still.

GeSaBaTo when?

 

[Dr.Acula]

So what's the consensus on English Vs. Japanese voice acting for this game?

 

[itllgrobak]

I'm not getting any sound whatsoever , nothing in game or the main menu, even the Sega logo is silent.

just tried a few other games and they're fine, it's just this game that's screwed up for me.
I'm using onboard sound with stereo headphones, no other audio devices connected.
In the games Configure options under the audio tab, "Audio Adapter" is the only option, is it the same for you guys?

I've been reading about people having audio issues but I haven't seen anyone else with the same problem as me... makes it hard to find a fix.

EDIT: oh and yes I've verified the game cache, restarted steam/pc, no change

 

[Acti]

you are already there been a while, see on the 1st tank?

also this is a updated version.

That train needs some SLOWPOKE. (Let me in before it goes away.)

Avatar link (transparent background).

 

[phoenix296]

So what's the consensus on English Vs. Japanese voice acting for this game?

I played with English VO when I first played on PS3 years ago and I'm playing with Japanese VO now. They're both good (from what I can remember from the ENG VO) but I feel the English VO fits the characters better.

 

[Durante]

Just had a grand time at

Spoiler

Kloden

.
I got Alicia up to this position and killed 5 enemies in a single turn with her, literally.

 

[phoenix296]

Just had a grand time at

Spoiler

Kloden

.
I got Alicia up to this position and killed 5 enemies in a single turn with her, literally.

Breaking the game.

Is there a way (keybinding or otherwise) to turn off HUD? I want to take screenshots too!

 

[Zeth]

Thank you thread, for alerting me to the existence of XCOM Long War.

Between these two games, I should be set for months.

 

[Durante]

Breaking the game.

Is there a way (keybinding or otherwise) to turn off HUD? I want to take screenshots too!

GeDoSaTo. You can set a keybinding for toggling the HuD, and also take HuD-less screenshots without toggling the HuD.

 

[Levyne]

Breaking the game.

Is there a way (keybinding or otherwise) to turn off HUD? I want to take screenshots too!

Gedosato might/should be able to allow hudless, if it's not in the game already.

Edit: Well there it is.

 

[Acti]

Just had a grand time at

Spoiler

Kloden

.
I got Alicia up to this position and killed 5 enemies in a single turn with her, literally.

Beautiful ss for desktop.

 

[Lime]

These fucking guys:

I had thankfully forgotten about them. Especially Leon.

 

[Hasney]

Just jumped on Steam and saw it hit number 2 here. I'm in the UK, so I doubt it'll topple Football Manager, BUT YAY! Also means it's a 1-2 for Sega.

 

[SpikedGunner]

I just heard nolan north's voice in this game. It's weird hearing it in this JRPG context.

VAs get around in the localization industry, no surprises here. Jim Cummings would be pretty cool for a VC game.

Nothing beats Nolan being in Resonance of Fate, that was great...it was also a bit weird (but welcomed) to hear John DiMaggio in this game.

 

[AsfaeksBR]

I think I'm in love.
I bought it last week because I wanted to help Sega and send a message for them to bring other games to PC, and I knew nothing about Valkyria Chronicles.
After playing a couple of hours of Unity today, I decided to fire up some VC to see what it's about. It's amazing!!!!!

 

[Dr.Acula]

I also have a 770, what options in GeDoSaTo should I fiddle with to get the best image without harming performance? AA, SSAO, AF, etc?

 

[SuperStiltzkin]

>.>

Marina is legit best Sniper stat wise in the game! That's all I meant!

Spoiler

<3

Marina is everyone's favorite sniper waifu with the sniper raifu.

 

[Durante]

I also have a 770, what options in GeDoSaTo should I fiddle with to get the best image without harming performance? AA, SSAO, AF, etc?

None of those, for Valkyria. Just set the game to 4k and you're good to go. Perhaps you'll also want to configure a keybinding for taking hudless screenshots.

 

[Dr.Acula]

None of those, for Valkyria. Just set the game to 4k and you're good to go. Perhaps you'll also want to configure a keybinding for taking hudless screenshots.

Does using lanczos change anything?

 

[Durante]

Does using lanczos change anything?

Well, it makes for a slightly sharper downsampled result. Personally, for this game I prefer bicubic.

 

[Inuhanyou]

I'd like to see Totalbiscut to do a WTF on this game....it needs the attention bad...

 

[Snakethesniper]

It's been a long time since I played this game on my ps3. Now on pc it looks blurry to me xD

 

[ashecitism]

I'd like to see Totalbiscut to do a WTF on this game....it needs the attention bad...

He's still boycotting Sega...

Those asking if there will be a Valkyria Chronicles video, afraid not. SEGA boycott remains 2 years on - http://www.destructoid.com/sega-forcing-removal-of-shining-force-videos-on-youtube-239581.phtml &#8230;

 

[petran79]

very good port with low system requirements! runs smoothly.
Also I dont mind the English dub. Fits the setting quite well

I prefer a controller though. I'll keep the kb/mouse for Western strategy titles

 

[Inuhanyou]

He's still boycotting Sega...

But....the delicious Pan glory

-sigh-

 

[Robert J. Sullivan]

I'd like to see Totalbiscut to do a WTF on this game....it needs the attention bad...

some yt channels are still nuked so he's still boycotting them (he tweeted about the game though so i guess that's a bit more exposure)

 

[JumpJeff84]

It was pretty solid 30 IIRC.

The PC version goes up all the way to 120 though

Cool. I may have to grab this then.

 

[Fuu]

Updating it now so I can start playing, finally.

Guys

Guys

ACHIEVEMENTS ARE NOT WORKING

this is the worst port ever and i'm uninstalling

Not a deal breaker but it is a bummer for me. Hopefully a fix is coming soon considering how quick they fixed the DLC and audio issues.

These fucking guys:

http://abload.de/img/screenshot_2014-11-111sqvc.png

I had thankfully forgotten about them. Especially Leon.

omg. waifus and husbandos.

 

[Levyne]

Oh was the audio issue already fixed?

 

[Fuu]

Oh was the audio issue already fixed?

Not sure of how pervasive the fix/issue is as I haven't started playing yet, but they released this patch:

SEGA [developer]
Patch Update 11/11/2014
- Fix for quiet/off-pitch audio (SFX and VO) during battles.
- Fixed DLC not installing correctly.

 

[Durante]

Oh was the audio issue already fixed?

Yes. Given their really quick turnaround on the patch I guess the reported achievement issues won't last long either.

That said, I got the one achievement I earned, so I don't know what the issue is.

 

[Almighty]

Oh was the audio issue already fixed?

As far as i know yes. They put out the patch around four hours ago that fixed the sound as well as the dlc not installing properly.

 

[Kuro]

Sure......

 

[Knurek]

None of those, for Valkyria. Just set the game to 4k and you're good to go. Perhaps you'll also want to configure a keybinding for taking hudless screenshots.

You not recommending forcing AFx16? Who are you and what have you done with Durante?

 

[Durante]

You not recommending forcing AFx16? Who are you and what have you done with Durante?

Not with gedosato, no. In the driver you should have it always on anyways.

 

[Shiina]

We did it?

 

[Levyne]

As far as i know yes. They put out the patch around four hours ago that fixed the sound as well as the dlc not installing properly.

Awesome, I knew about fixing the dlc, didn't realize sound fix was wrapped into that. Excellent news.

 

[dino1980]

The game wont start for me. Nothing happens when I press the start game button on steam. Do anyone have the same problem?

 

[TaroYamada]

We did it?

Not in USA, #1 is FBM 2015, #2 is CoD, #3 is Valk. Total Biscuit ripping Ass Creed to pieces on twitter probably didn't do the game any favors. Along with other reactions.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

This better work like butter on Optimus POS's unlike all of Segas games or I am coming after you Durante

Guess what?

Trying to force it via the panel, didn't work with Sonic, Binary domain etc. though.

Edit: wow it _does_ work. Sega redeemed!

 

[superbank]

This is great. VC on the PC and people are buying it!

I've noticed some issues though. Reading posts here I decided to leave vsync off to avoid slowdown but it still happens occasionally. I'll try with vsync and see what happens. There's a glitch with the "talking head" cutscenes where the box around their heads freaks out. It's too distracting to ignore. Anyone else get that?

 

[Chariot]

We did it?

We did it. Same here in germany (maybe you are german, too. Either way: huzzah!).

Valkyria, Valkyria
May the good games live forever
Valkyria, Valkyria Bless and protect our fertile gaming community

 

[dani_dc]

We did it?

2nd in Portugal after FM.