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Electronic Theatre In-depth Review: Valkyria Chronicles

November 13, 2008 in Reviews comments 4

Electronic Theatre delivers an in-depth analysis of SEGA's PLAYSTATION3 exclusive Strategy-Action release, Valkryia Chronicles, now available in Europe...

Before SEGA’s 2009 train starts running, however, we have two remaining big-budget SEGA titles to run-out 2008; Valkyria Chronicles and Sonic Unleashed. Sonic Unleashed, as has now become the nature of SEGA’s mascot, is a multi-format title, whereas Valkyria Chronicles is that most elusive of beasts: a third-party PLAYSTATION3 exclusive.

The game depicts a fantasy continent, known as Europa, with two warring factions – The Empire and The Federation - and your nation of Gallia stuck in the middle. However, conversely to recent game tradition with titles such as FallOut 3, Fracture and Turning Point: Fall Of Liberty, this vision is more comparable to Europe than the US. A breath of fresh air, to say the least...
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    Zero and X Nov 13, 08
    I mostly agree with the review, but the originality a 6? Wtf? I would have given it la 9! W/e though, 88% is still a great score.
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      kik36 Nov 13, 08
      I haven't played the game yet, but totally agree with you on the originality given a 6 being bunk.

      Edit: I did play the demo though.
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    Krunal Nov 13, 08
    Not what I'd look for in a review unfortunately. I'd have preferred if you'd talked about what you thought of the storyline, if there were any bugs, if the lack of trophies effects the game etc...

    Even before I got the game, having read that review, it really wouldn't have helped me at all, because all that you did was spend your time telling us how the battle system works, which if anyone was interested in this game as I was, I'd have known. It'd have been fine if you talked about the other things as well as what you did, but for a review, it was awefully short and felt more like a preview.

    And a 6 for Originality? Show me one game that is like this. This indeed is an original game, and most agree that though Advance Wars and Fire Emblem could be mentioned, the game is a very different thing.

    All in all, I'm not pleased with this review, had I have waited for a review such as that, it would do nothing to help me decide whether or not to get the game.

    This isn't just a Tactical Strategy game, but an RPG as well, and the most important part of any RPG (arguably) is the Storyline which you hardly touched upon except for it's setting.
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    kevcothirtythree Nov 13, 08
    I'm probably going to be getting this game in the next few days. From what I've read at other places, I don't agree with some of this review, but this site's always been though on it's scores - especially for originality - so a 6 is pretty good!

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