Valkyria Chronicles (2008)
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Themes:Action, Fantasy, Historical, Warfare, Stealth, Drama
Game modes:Single player
Story:Set in a fictitious continent reminiscent of the 1930s, Valkyria Chronicles depicts Europe divided in two and ruled by two super powers: the Empire and the Federation. The Empire has set its sights on invading a small neutral country called Gallia, situated in the middle of the two superpowers territories, in an attempt to secure invaluable natural resources. Within this struggle a hero named Welkin, and his fellow soldiers of the Federation's 7th Platoon, are fighting back against the invasion and the Empires attempts to unify the continent under its power.
During the ensuing war the Federation discovers that the Empire possesses a secret weapon, known as the "Valkyria" - an ancient race with special powers thought to exist only in legends. With this new discovery the fate of the Federation's ability to turn the tide of the war, and the hope for a better future, hang in the balance.
“CANVAS” graphics engine: A unique engine that produces breath taking images that look like watercolour paintings in motion.
“BLiTZ” tactical battle system: Experience strategic manoeuvring of units combined with conventional RPG gameplay, all layered on top of the moment to moment action afforded by real-time controls as players command each squad member and tank in battle.
Epic storyline: Players will immerse themselves in the epic struggle for freedom, as the fate of the world lies in the hands of Welkin and the members of the 7th platoon.
Customisation: Over 100 customisable characters allow players to create a variety of platoons to suit each battle’s needs.
Beautifully rendered battlefields: Players explore 30 different environments, using unique terrain features to gain advantages in battle.Show more
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The first of a series of Valkyria Chronicles games published by Sega. A fantasy strategy combat simulation for the Playstation 3. Control a squad lead by a single tank supported by mixed WWII style infantry in a campaign to resist an invasion. Start out with only a few members but slowly swell your ranks, levelling them up and learning new skills and classes and gain resources and upgrades for your tank. Beautifully animated 3D models and a fairly amount of anime-style war drama, which include the super-powered Valkyria, basically walking laser cannons. The enemy starts with one of these, complicating your efforts, but you eventually find one on your side as well. Fairly fun. Most of the action is in your rank and file infantry members though. They learn new skills and traits, both positive and negative and come in various classes with strengths and weaknesses like the fast moving and highly accurate but low endurance scout to the tanky and deadly machine gun toting shocktrooper to the medic who heals and recovers the fallen and the lancer, basically a bazooka toting anti-tank unit. Permadeath is a thing. Managing team mixes and promoting them to better versions of themselves is the key to victory. Along with managing choke points, dealing with pillboxes, capturing enemy spawn points and conquering the map, or surviving a tactical retreat. Your one tank is mainly emergency support and mobile cover, with limited ammo, and the Valkyria are usually something like a saved super power to be used sparingly for plot purposes. Fairly fun. The sequels add more and more features, classes and drama to the mix. 2 and 3 were on the Playstation Portable while the 4th most recent entry was on the Playstation 4. I believe this particular game won some kind of Guinness World Record at one point, but 3 was my particular favorite. Lots of drama, politics involving historical and racial prejudices, etc. Beautiful character designs that still pop up in character shops today.
The game has a heart gripping story of friendship, comradeship and even love in the mids of a brutal war. Even if it is packed with some cliches it is still a wonderful story which does not shy away from showing the ugly sides of war and it's impact of Soldiers and Civillians alike.
The Gamemechanics of the Soldiers, their individual potentials made you fell compassion to the characters and gave them meaning, they were more than cannonfodder, they became comrades.
The Class System also makes every Class (Scour, Shocktrooper, Lancer, Engineer and Sniper) feel unique since eyery class has it's positives and drawbacks which adds depth to the gameworld itself
The game deserves to be on GOG, to be preserverd, for the simple reason thaat it is worth it.
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