Subject: Valkyria Chronicles. Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:15 am
It's okay. I had it laying around for sometime now, my biggest gripe right now is the fact there's too much story. I just don't care about the main characters or the war.
The troops you get later on are pretty cool, they're more interesting than the main guys anyway.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:50 am
How can you not care about the fashionable hero Faldio and the classy dictator Maximilian?
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Seriously though, the plot gets better. Eventually you'll like even Isara.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:20 am
Well, lets see... I'm on chapter 5 right now, does anything interesting happen soon?
The boring story is one of the reasons why I dropped to game and only picked it back up today. I've also been stuck on Kloden Wood (this isn't helping my lack of interest) that General's tank that you fight during that mission is unbelievably over powered. He usually wipes out my tank in just one phase.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:31 am
Babby wrote:
Well, lets see... I'm on chapter 5 right now, does anything interesting happen soon?
Well, personally I was bored until chapter 7 (my god, chapter 6 has horribly boring). Chapters 7-11 are much more exciting. Chapters 12-18 are easily the best part of the game. I just couldn't stop playing at that point.
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I've also been stuck on Kloden Wood (this isn't helping my lack of interest) that General's tank that you fight during that mission is unbelievably over powered. He usually wipes out my tank in just one phase.
You know there is a passage blocked by a tree leading behind the enemy base, right? You don't even have to destroy the tank; just kill the enemies around the flag (of course I doubt it takes more than a couple of hits to destroy it if you hit it from behind).
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:47 am
Ah, I'll try that then. I was just going for the direct approach with my lancers and the tank, wasn't working out too well.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:50 am
i saw this fro cheap and was tempted to buy it
is this turn based or real time?
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:56 am
Real time with turn based mechanics. Just watch some gameplay videos.
Even though I'm not really liking the story the gameplay can be very fun and challenging.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:57 am
hmm i think i'll grab this once my friend gives me my money
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:40 pm
i'm like this quite a bit
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:47 pm
I quit this game right after I saw some magical Mary Sue walk around the battlefield and single-handedly destroy everyone on my team. The fight with Maximilian piloting Batomys before that was awesome though.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:02 am
You shouldn't quit the game when the plot was about to get good. Trust me, the second half of the game is much, much superior.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:10 am
It's too late for that, I traded it in awhile ago. That magical element being introduced out of nowhere really put me off for some reason, It made me lose all my drive to bother with the story.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:46 am
Babby wrote:
It's too late for that, I traded it in awhile ago.
Sad to hear.
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That magical element being introduced out of nowhere really put me off for some reason, It made me lose all my drive to bother with the story.
The magical element isn't introduced out of nowhere, it's hinted at vaguely prior to Selvaria's appearance and gains prominence as the story progresses. I'd never have called the initial story parts boring, but it really does come into its own in the final half of the game.
I love VC. It's probably still my favourite PS3 game.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:34 pm
What happens that makes the story turn around?
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:01 pm
Babby wrote:
What happens that makes the story turn around?
SUPER MEGA HUGE SPOILERS
Spoiler:
Chapter 11: Isara's death
Chapter 12: Bruhl's liberation (Alicia, Welkin and Isara's hometown)
Chapter 13-14: The "final" battle starts. Selvaria shows up and causes major damage to the Gallian forces and someone shoots Alicia, but...
Report: Parting Ways: The truth about Valkyrur, Darcsens and Alicia is revealed.
Chapter 15: Maximilian asks Selvaria to sacrifice herself in order to kill the Gallian Army. Then she blows up for the man she loved.
Chapter 16: Maximilian shows up in his new, unstoppable toy. Alicia decides to pull a Selvaria and save Gallia, but Welkin admits his love for her.
Chapter 18: Maximilian invades the castle and steals one of its pillars, which was actually a way to hide a huge Valkyrian lance and plans to conquer the continent. Squad 7 destroys the lance and defeats Maximilian in his special armor that gives him Valkyrian powers. Maximilian, now desperate is about to detonate, but Faldio saves the day again.
Epilogue:
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:09 pm
I might watch a watchthrough on YT one day.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:20 pm
That second video makes me glad I didn't bother. And what's up with that sniper? He had a clear view of Alicia and could have easily went for her head. Total plot shot.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:40 pm
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And what's up with that sniper? He had a clear view of Alicia and could have easily went for her head. Total plot shot.
He wasn't trying to kill her, only "awaken" her.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:50 pm
"Awaken" trite.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:29 pm
Babby wrote:
And what's up with that sniper? He had a clear view of Alicia and could have easily went for her head. Total plot shot.
Did you watch the rest of the vids?
Spoiler:
That sniper = Faldio. He found out that Alicia was a descendant of the Valkyrur when she opened the inner chamber in the desert ruins and so he planned to use her as a weapon to protect Gallia from the Empire and the Federation. But first, according to his research on the Valkyrur, he needed to gravely wound her to awaken her powers. On New Game+ the cutscene of Alicia's awakening is extended and it shows Faldio sadistically ordering her to kill all the enemies of Gallia. What a great guy.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:48 pm
"Trite" would imply it's an overused gimmick. While I'd agree were this an anime, something like Naruto or DBZ where sudden power ups are almost expected, VC is a very different world, and when events start to unfold it is surprising and unexpected.
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Again, there are a few hints that Alicia is more than human long before she's ever shown to be a Valkyrur, some of which are so subtle you'll miss them the first time. When she does awaken, yes, there are some aspects that are undeniably a little predictable, but for the most part it's just bloody exciting, something else to consider in your battle strategy. Especially because you essentially spend a mission fighting the bad guys and staying the hell out of her way.
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Subject: Re: Valkyria Chronicles. Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:59 pm
That wasn't surprising or unexpected on account of Alicia being such a Sue. Of course the game's poster girl is going to get the magical power-up that's going to save everyone.
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