She said :
I didn't play so I'll let Patrick do all the talking. I did watch him play it and I watched a bit of the Anime based on this and it looks really well made.
He said :
A friend of mine was really excited about this game. First of all, does anybody remember Skies of Arcadia? It was an absolutely fantastic RPG by SEGA that came out for the Dreamcast, then later re-released for the Gamecube. It's probably one of my favorite RPG's of all time. Anyway, the same people who created SoA also created VC. In addition, the main characters of SoA, Vyseand Aika, were going to make appearances in VC. This is what my friend was so excited about.
Since I really loved Skies of Arcadia, I thought I'd try this game also. Subsequently, this turned out to be one of my favorite games of the year so far.
Valkyria Chronicles is a Tactical RPG, not a traditional RPG. It's more like Final Fantasy Tactics or Advanced Wars than Final Fantasy. Like othe TRPG, the main gameplay happens on the battle field. You and the enemy each take turns moving your units and attacking each other until you either succeed or fail to reach your objective. The thing that sets this apart from any other TRPG I've played is the way you move your units. Instead of squares or hexes that you can move to, VC allows you to control your units freely using a third person perspective view. As long as you have enough movement points, you can move your unit wherever you like. When you fire your weapon, you go into first person mode. It is also semi-real time, so opposing units can fire on you as you are moving. It really is quite fun to be able to control your characters in that way. It sort of gives it a feel of an action shooter, but with the pacing of a TRPG.
Of course there are role playing elements as well. As you advance through the game, you gain experience that can be used to upgrade your units. You also get money that allows you to upgrade your weapons. There are five distinct unit types: Scout, Shocktrooper, Sniper, Lancer (anti Tank) and Engineer. In addition, each individual character that are in your squad all haveunique personalities and attributes, so part of the fun is trying to figure out who will be the team members you want to send to battle, and which to leave behind. Best of all, you get to control a tank in addition to all the foot soldiers. In short: Awesome!
If you like strategy games at all, get this game. This is probably one of the best games that most people never heard of. Get this game. I repeat, get this game.
Breakdown :
She said : ...
He said : YEA
If you want this game :
Amazon : Valkyria Chronicles
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