Dictator93
Member
I got to my first skirmish and my units seem to be moving at a snails pace with their guns raised? Is this normal? The earlier missions did not have this. Did I hit a button to walk by accident?
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Valkyria Chronicles PC |OT| May the bloodline live forever
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Begaria
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I double dipped on the PC version through GMG. I bought VC1 full price when I got my PS3 back in Feb '09 and it was my first PS3 game that I played and completed. I was planning on checking out the PC version immediately upon release, but just having come off completing VC3 through PPSSPP and the fan translation, I felt I needed a break from VC. It does warm my heart to know that this is a really good port and that the new comers are having a blast with it.
Sega, you may be dropping the ball on Sonic right now, but you've got a chance to score a bunch of PC gamers through Steam and porting more off the wall games.
Sega, you may be dropping the ball on Sonic right now, but you've got a chance to score a bunch of PC gamers through Steam and porting more off the wall games.
TaroYamada
Member
Shooting consumes ap. Like movement.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Sniper ammo, as well as rocket launcher ammo, is not infinite.
You start with 3 shots, and get one refilled per turn (or all per turn if an engineer comes close enough, or every new turn if you are in a gallia-controlled outpost)
Ultimadrago
Member
Not only is Shocktropper my favorite class, but the all gold looks much better than the pale/baby blue flower (though the lineart still leaves room to be desired). I'll take it!
Also first game where I've crafted both Level 5 and Foil Badge. I blame the game for making me like it to such a degree.
Also first game where I've crafted both Level 5 and Foil Badge. I blame the game for making me like it to such a degree.
SpaceDrake
Member
If you're having trouble with a crash in that section, go into Windowed mode or disable the Steam overlay. Some people are having trouble there, but not everyone; I imagine it's causing the Little Stone guys to tear their hair out at this point, along with some of these lingering audio mixing issues.
Ah, but that's the pickle, in a way. Can Sega do it? Certainly, no question, they have the resources, including the guys at Little Stone for software engineering. Can they do it on a budget that would be guaranteed to see a return on investment, so that their stockholders don't get angry that the company is simply losing money on something? That is a far bigger rub, especially since the budget for VC3 especially would have to be higher than the VC1 port - art assets plus coding plus localization and voicework is going to add up super quick.
TaroYamada
Member
I'm not a fan of the TM symbol that's been popping up on game titles on steam.... That's maybe a tad anal of me I guess.
Reminds me, I'd love to see a Mod / Memory edit that would let you
use a controllable Valkyria Alicia and/or Selvaria in any mission just for laughs. Or even mod up a whole Valkyria Alicia squad vs a whole Valkyria Selvaria squad. Lol.
There is a difficulty spike there sure, but it wont take more than 3 tries, people just need to know what to destroy first.
dat
Selvaria
SpaceDrake
Member
Meanwhile! Looks like Sega's given a brief statement about yesterday.
TLDR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXtj_SdJMzM
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/six-year-old-rpg-valkyria-chronicles-tops-steam-sellers-list/0141295
TLDR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXtj_SdJMzM
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/six-year-old-rpg-valkyria-chronicles-tops-steam-sellers-list/0141295
Come on, come on, now announce future planes with the franchise!
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Just got it on steam, and it's my first time playing it. What great artwork! I love the music and was taken aback from the beginning sequences. I was surprised that stuff like that would go down lol. I missed out during the PS3 era, and looking forward to beating this on the PC. wooh wooh!
StarCreator
Member
I like to think any work up-porting VC2 and VC3 will be at a bargain considering the two games share so much, but if I were in Sega's shoes I would certainly be trying to do something to make the best of the forward momentum this release has (apparently unexpectedly) built.
Whoa now, that sounds like it would be crazy hard to balance into the game. Let's just stick to tanks.
TaroYamada
Member
Glad they released an official statement on sales figures. I imagine after this they will have some leeway for some more ports!
I'm not a fan of non-capitalized japanese games. I want all my friends to see that I'm playing VALKYRIA CHRONICLES, not Valkyria Chronicles.
Ultimadrago
Member
Basileus777
Member
I had my first crash. It CTD after ending a turn during one of the DLC missions.
Dictator93
Member
Responding to myself, it is not doing this any more (not sure why it did in the first place).
BTW, does the game have any difficulty settings? Or is it just the skirmishes that have "easy" and normal.
If you deploy less units, do you get more XP? Or is it always advantageous to have as many units as the mission allows.
StarCreator
Member
Exp earned is based on mission rank (and possibly number of Aces killed, but never to the point of it being worth taking an extra turn to do so). Still, in late game I tended to deploy only the units that provide extra CP (Alicia, Rosie, Largo) and either no one else or just the handful of units I felt I would need immediately. It's much better to take some bases first and deploy reinforcements from there rather than waste CP moving a standing army from the start point.
Dictator93
Member
Thanks for the reply!
The Aces in your army give you extra CP, correct? Like Alicia as you mention.
So far I am loving the storm troopers and the scouts. In most RTS games I play infantry heavy though :O
Nightengale
Member
Regardless of the success of this port, that's really the million dollar question.
Do we :
a. invest the significant money and effort needed to revive this franchise in earnest
b. invest just enough to profit from a simple port job of VC2/3
Because frankly, anything less than a port that brings VC2/VC3 up-to-the-standards of VC1, won't really do anything for the franchise, imo.
It'll appeal to the same audience that bought VC1, but as the sequels themselves are fundamentally hampered by its PSP-design choices and... a more 'anime-ish' impression due to its use of the key-arts instead of 3D models, it's hard to imagine that a 'straight port' of VC2 and VC3 will improve whatever momentum VC1 has built.
The 'straight PSP-port' option will presumably be cheaper (but still more expensive than the VC1 port), but that would hardly be an investment into the momentum of the franchise. For SEGA to really capitalise on the momentum, they need to 'wow' with their next release, and for that to happen, VC2/3 needs to really match VC1's quality.
I just beat it first try. By a fucking shred. Horrible, horrible mission. It's what made me ragequit the PS3 version.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
ok, people still struggling with chapter 7...Ill make sure to record a video. I beat it pretty easily back on PS3 and I can show what makes it far easier than it seems
TaroYamada
Member
I forget precisely but I think NG+ opens up a new difficulty.
No,
you can't blow it up. Once it's taken about half damage the enemy leaves and you just have to cap the flag.
Chrono Helix
Member
I am now remembering all those jokes about Company of Valkyria.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Considering that the VC team has a bunch of ex-Overworks developers who worked on Skies of Arcadia, of course it was on purpose.
Aces in both armies work the same actually. Each gives one CP, and both you and the enemy lose that CP when one is killed.
I've noticed this in a few posts, so I'll just put it out there: they are shocktroopers, not stormtroopers. Wrong franchise
Much deserved. Valkyria Chronicles is a very unique, polished game and nothing has come quite like it since it was released years ago. Even without any serious marketing they we're able to blow past their expectations. I hope they release some numbers so we can compare the numbers of both platforms it released on.
Stop, just stop. If SEGA would announce something like that my heart would explode from excitement, but only if it is the original CoH team is working on it and not those that gave us CoH2.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I've noticed this in a few posts, so I'll just put it out there: they are shocktroopers, not stormtroopers. Wrong franchise
The Germans did have Sturmtruppen though.
Though granted that was WW1. ;P
I've noticed this in a few posts, so I'll just put it out there: they are shocktroopers, not stormtroopers. Wrong franchise
alol4
Yes.
It does:
- The PC port includes all DLC, which includes a relatively meaty new campaign.
Ok... that is more tempting for me to buy this game now... even though I have it on PS3 almost finished... damn.... I'll wait and see if it goes on steam sale first later this month...
Does your copy come with all the DLC?
Basileus777
Member
I unlocked the Ruhm, but I think using it in the early parts of the campaign may be overkill.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
What's that?
Basileus777
Member
Special shocktrooper gun you get for playing the Blue Flame DLC. You can take it into the campaign.
I... completely missed that feature on the front. Sorry about that *bangs head into desk*
Robobandit
Member
Happy to see more people playing this.
I have to wonder what their expectations were.
Perhaps they'll give us numbers if it does well enough.
I have to wonder what their expectations were.
Perhaps they'll give us numbers if it does well enough.