Valkyria Chronicles
06 Nov 2008 Leave a Comment
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Our new president, whether you agree with the election or not, it was a pretty interesting turn of events. But now onto the more important thing, games!
戦場のヴァルキュリア
Yesterday I went and picked up Valkyria Chronicles. As soon as I had played the demo last week, I knew I had to have this game. Gamestop almost denied me my artbook pre-order special, but thankfully I found a nice employee who let me have one.
I fear that this is a game that will probably go unnoticed this holiday season because of all the other big releases coming out. Developed by the same team that worked on Skies of Arcadia, seems like Sega is finally giving us some real quality again. The watercolor and crosshatching graphics is just beautiful to watch, and fits in perfectly with the entire book theme of the game. The gameplay is unique, a mix of strategy RPG and over the shoulder shooter. While being turned based, it doesn’t feel restrictive like most traditional RPGs. Characters are charming and well voiced, which makes the story very intriguing. I can’t wait to delve further into it.
