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Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:25 am
by Kaori
I'm just revisiting old games, and so far I never seem to get tired of this.

Gameplay for those who have no idea:

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:27 am
by GyppyGirl2021
Got it along with BlazBlue when I got my PS3. I love it so far, but I haven't played that much of it...

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:29 am
by Kaori
How far have you gotten?

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:30 am
by GyppyGirl2021
To the part where you can start doing skirmishes.

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:34 am
by Kaori
I havent gotten very far either but I love doing skirmishes to get DCT and EXP, keep doing that, it will help you in the long run.

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:35 am
by GyppyGirl2021
I plan to. Grinding is like a lifestyle for me with RPGs :P

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:37 am
by Kaori
and take down enemy ace's, they usually drop good weapons for you to use.

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:39 am
by GyppyGirl2021
I'll keep that in mind. XD

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:21 am
by Lief
My cousin got this game and never even opened it, he just suddenly passed it to me like it was a virus...two months later...still haven't opened it...maybe i should

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:24 am
by GyppyGirl2021
Lief wrote:My cousin got this game and never even opened it, he just suddenly passed it to me like it was a virus...two months later...still haven't opened it...maybe i should
Depends on what kinds of games you like. It has very unique gameplay, kind of a mix of a turn-based SRPG and a third-person shooter. I like it, but that's because I usually like games with unique gameplay *cough*BatenKaitos*cough*

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:29 am
by Lief
GyppyGirl2021 wrote:
Lief wrote:My cousin got this game and never even opened it, he just suddenly passed it to me like it was a virus...two months later...still haven't opened it...maybe i should
Depends on what kinds of games you like. It has very unique gameplay, kind of a mix of a turn-based SRPG and a third-person shooter. I like it, but that's because I usually like games with unique gameplay *cough*BatenKaitos*cough*
Haha, I've always loved turnbased games, and some with really crappy storylines at that, just for the way it plays. I've never really played and TPS type games due to my affixation on FPS such as Halo and COD. But i think i could get into this should i try it out. It looks quite enteresting and if i throw in my spare time then....

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:31 am
by GyppyGirl2021
Yeah. Me, I'm a fan of Fire Emblem, and I really think that's not a bad comparison for the turn-based aspect of VC... although there are clearly some differences, it did give me a sort of FE vibe the first time I played it.

I used to be into FPS, but never really got into TPS... ah well :P

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:39 am
by Lief
GyppyGirl2021 wrote:Yeah. Me, I'm a fan of Fire Emblem, and I really think that's not a bad comparison for the turn-based aspect of VC... although there are clearly some differences, it did give me a sort of FE vibe the first time I played it.

I used to be into FPS, but never really got into TPS... ah well :P
Yeah, it gives off that Fire Emblem feel to it i'll probably enjoy it. FFT and all the Fire Emblems were my favorite series for the longest time.

I used to be a Halo-freak until recently actually, but i haven't played enough TPS games, (unless archery in skyrim counts?) so this game might prove adversarial for me

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:43 am
by Kaori
the RPG elements also add to the challenge, you dont level up individual units here, you level up by class.

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:43 am
by GyppyGirl2021
Lief wrote:Yeah, it gives off that Fire Emblem feel to it i'll probably enjoy it. FFT and all the Fire Emblems were my favorite series for the longest time.

I used to be a Halo-freak until recently actually, but i haven't played enough TPS games, (unless archery in skyrim counts?) so this game might prove adversarial for me
I think with me, it was more just the "PLAYER PHASE" "ENEMY PHASE" thing that I associate so strongly with FE. XD

It's not TOO bad. Movement is done in real-time, but actual attacking pauses the game so that you can take aim and stuff. The biggest issue I have is interception fire, which basically makes it so that you have to end your turn IMMEDIATELY after attacking...

And yes, I actually liked the leveling-by-class thing. It's another unique aspect I liked. XD

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:47 am
by Kaori
GyppyGirl2021 wrote:
Lief wrote:Yeah, it gives off that Fire Emblem feel to it i'll probably enjoy it. FFT and all the Fire Emblems were my favorite series for the longest time.

I used to be a Halo-freak until recently actually, but i haven't played enough TPS games, (unless archery in skyrim counts?) so this game might prove adversarial for me
I think with me, it was more just the "PLAYER PHASE" "ENEMY PHASE" thing that I associate so strongly with FE. XD

It's not TOO bad. Movement is done in real-time, but actual attacking pauses the game so that you can take aim and stuff. The biggest issue I have is interception fire, which basically makes it so that you have to end your turn IMMEDIATELY after attacking...

And yes, I actually liked the leveling-by-class thing. It's another unique aspect I liked. XD
Ugh, at low levels interception fire is a death sentence, but if your level is high enough then interception fire will barely scratch you, just keep an eye out for gun turrets.

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:51 am
by GyppyGirl2021
Which is pretty much why I'm going to abuse the skirmish feature to hell and back... XD

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:56 am
by Kaori
oh and I forgot to tell you to watch out for land mines, those things can be worst than interception fire, equipping the "dud mine" potential might help but its kinda random so still you should be careful around mines.

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:58 am
by GyppyGirl2021
Kaori wrote:oh and I forgot to tell you to watch out for land mines, those things can be worst than interception fire, equipping the "dud mine" potential might help but its kinda random so still you should be careful around mines.
Don't know if I've gotten that far yet, but it does sound like something to watch out for... *sweatdrop*

Re: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:03 am
by Kaori
midway you'll encounter them, at chapter 5, you cant see them but if you hear a "click" sound from your unit when they're walking, let them stay very still and have an engineer remove the mine with their tool.