cimerians Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 http://www.dualshockers.com/2015/11/17/new-valkyria-chronicles-and-remaster-for-the-first-game-announced-for-ps4-hallelujah/ The first game was one of my favorite games last gen.....although really tough IMO and normally something I avoid it wasn't unbeatable. Played the crap out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 The first one was one of my favorites of the last generation. I liked the graphics already, and I wonder what an HD refresh will do for it. It was hard, but being patient pays off in the end. I had to do some grinding with previous missions before taking on the next one. Guess we shall see if this is brought State Side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 The first game is still on pre-order at Amazon that comes with a steel book case. I cannot find this steel book case ANYWHERE else: PRIME: $23.99 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01B61X1UC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=atariage&linkId=e1fab136717d9e8072ec5d7691f2998f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I just got the Steelbook at GameStop. They had only 2 more copies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Wondering what the point is if one already has the PS3 version plus DLC. It was a very good looking game to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) You also get exclusive demo of the upcoming sequel I NVR played on PS3 so looking forward to playing it now Edited May 19, 2016 by Iwantgames:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Work with me here... I am just trying to find excuses to not buy something with the size of the to play pile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Well I just just started this today and can't believe I missed it when it was on ps3, its Awesome! Great story and gameplay. I have barely stopped playing since I started and have made it to ch. 6 so far. Definitely worth the $29 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Well I just just started this today and can't believe I missed it when it was on ps3, its Awesome! Great story and gameplay. I have barely stopped playing since I started and have made it to ch. 6 so far. Definitely worth the $29 Its a hidden gem, a very good one. I thought it was pretty difficult though so I never beat the whole thing, I think I stopped around 14? Chap. 7 is brutal IMO It deserves a proper sequel. Not the PSP release.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I made it all the way through the PS3 version, but it took awhile. I think my son gave up with Chapter 7.... I remember having to redo battles to level up before going back to it. The PSP game pales in comparison, but it isn't too bad. I believe there was a third installment for the PSP in Japan, but I am not sure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Yea ch 7 is kicking my @$$ I'll have to do some leveling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Bumping this topic because I'm toying with the idea of giving Valkyria Chronicles another shot with the remaster. When I first played Valkyria Chronicles on the PS3, I enjoyed the visual style. It was also a very different kind of tactical RPG, and it was different in a fairly interesting way. I enjoyed the basic gameplay. The characters were... OK. Most of them were fairly disposable, but the mains were passable. The story was OK, but nothing special. But it was a TRPG and with me those are all about the battles (I often entirely skip the story in TRPGs, because they're often so bad). The problems cropped up in the battles themselves. They were what I'd call "programmed". They weren't set up in such a way that you could approach them in different ways. There was one optimum way to do them with required complete foreknowledge of everything in the scenario. Playing the battle in a way different from that resulted in failure. Probably the worst one of these was a side mission where I was supposed to defend a base from being infiltrated by any enemies. The catch was all the enemies were scouts with maxed out movement range and every single one of them were hidden. Winning the map required foreknowledge of where all the enemy scouts were hidden, because if the player missed a single one it was an automatic loss because they'd get into your base because their evasions were so high that overwatch fire was ineffective against them. There was one way to win that battle, and it was to follow a walkthrough. I found most of the battles poorly designed and overly tedious. I gave up on the game when presented with a huge map with tons of switches I had to hit to win. But it's been a few years. I might try to approach it with a fresh perspective, but that's not really what my post is about. For those who have picked up and played Valkyria Chronicles 4, has Sega fixed the battles so they're not a load of bullshit? Can you actually play them like a TRPG now instead of like a very elaborate Dragon's Lair game where you have to do the same actions in a very specific programmed order? That was really my only problem with the original game. I felt like it was a long one of those tutorials where you have to do a certain thing or you can't continue, and that was the whole game. If they've changed the battles so they're actually a battle now instead of puzzle to find the one correct solution, then I'd be interested in the sequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derFunkenstein Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 For those who have picked up and played Valkyria Chronicles 4, has Sega fixed the battles so they're not a load of bullshit? Can you actually play them like a TRPG now instead of like a very elaborate Dragon's Lair game where you have to do the same actions in a very specific programmed order? No. I ran into this issue before even completing the demo. I think it's the third battle, where you meet the grenadier. I want to love these games, but I just can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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