Valkyria Chronicles

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 396 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 311 out of 396
  2. Mixed: 46 out of 396
  3. Negative: 39 out of 396

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  1. bigsilverhotdog
    May 1, 2016
    2
    VK looks great but plays terrible. The "critical acclaim" is almost entirely from people more interested in JP culture, humor, and memes than gameplay, because the gameplay is simply terrible. Like several reviewers have noted this is actually a puzzle game, not an RPG, and it's a very bad puzzle game, full of nonsensical design decisions, bugs, bad AI, and exploits. You will be wastingVK looks great but plays terrible. The "critical acclaim" is almost entirely from people more interested in JP culture, humor, and memes than gameplay, because the gameplay is simply terrible. Like several reviewers have noted this is actually a puzzle game, not an RPG, and it's a very bad puzzle game, full of nonsensical design decisions, bugs, bad AI, and exploits. You will be wasting time doing (almost) the exact same things over and over and over and over and over AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER while you attempt to game the broken system that underpins this mess merely so you can advance the story and pass whatever awful broken level you're currently trying to slog through. After about 5 of these idiotic set piece puzzle disasters I threw in the towel and deleted this trash.

    If you love poorly written JP tales of World Wars and girls in miniskirts wielding massive weapons then you might give it a look, but you'll have to love the story and characters a whole lot to force yourself through the mind numbing, incredibly annoying, absolutely awful "gameplay" to actually see them.

    Uninstalled.    … Expand
  2. quickster6243
    Jan 16, 2016
    4
    This game gets a 3 because I'm highly dissapointed in it's difficulty. The grinding needed to get through this game was completely unnecessary, and made this game a chore to play through.

    I actually loved the game itself. It's a mixed between turned based, and real time combat. The bad part of this game is that it's real time, and their should be an option to turn it off. The enemies    This game gets a 3 because I'm highly dissapointed in it's difficulty. The grinding needed to get through this game was completely unnecessary, and made this game a chore to play through.

    I actually loved the game itself. It's a mixed between turned based, and real time combat. The bad part of this game is that it's real time, and their should be an option to turn it off. The enemies are super overpowered. You literally have to grind and grind on the repeatable battles to gain levels, and upgrades just to have a chance on the campaign battle to come.

    The game is original, and that I loved. The turn page campaign was pretty sweet. The story is cheesy as hell, but it's what you'd come to expect from a Japanese writer.

    Next time, give the game campaign an easy mode for people that play for the story. I don't like buying a game only to find out that it's too hard. I'm a casual gamer, and don't think this game is good enough to be putting so much thought into strategy.    … Expand
  3. Kluge
    Dec 13, 2014
    2
    I didn't find it to be terribly engaging. It plays a good bit like the XCOM reboot (and I'll mention I thoroughly enjoyed the XCOM reboot), but without any of the base-building mechanics or quick gameplay, instead favoring a focus on individual character development, so maybe a bit more like Jagged Alliance or Wasteland. I had trouble understanding the point of the upgrade system overI didn't find it to be terribly engaging. It plays a good bit like the XCOM reboot (and I'll mention I thoroughly enjoyed the XCOM reboot), but without any of the base-building mechanics or quick gameplay, instead favoring a focus on individual character development, so maybe a bit more like Jagged Alliance or Wasteland. I had trouble understanding the point of the upgrade system over something which happens automatically by soldier experience -- the way they do it is to have all units of the same type upgrade at once, but all units' points go into one pool of experience you can use to upgrade units. The upgrade names, by the way, are about as unimaginative as you can... well... imagine (upgrade 1, upgrade 2, upgrade 3). It's still tedious like customization, but doesn't really "feel" like customization because the changes are either very broad or applied to the tank.

    Voice-acting and situations feel both generic and inorganic. The story as a whole didn't stick with me... I'm pretty sure I'm already confusing it with Ys. The art-style is interesting and it's a refreshing exploration of the time period reimagined in a partial fantasy setting, but it has trouble overcoming its graphics being fairly simple images with a fill and a few filters applied. The UI in the game is awful, a good few steps backward from current-gen titles -- you're constantly digging through menus, confirming commands, and pointlessly re-selecting people.

    The combat style is interesting, though the difficulty curve is ridiculous -- it starts out incredibly difficult while you're underequipped and then, for the rest of the game, suddenly becomes easy once you unlock the HQ. Enemy NPCs can shoot at you while you run in first-person (with a very unique fatigue system), while your units can also shoot back when the enemy moves (however, the enemy AI is much more efficient at moving and doesn't get stuck on walls or not know which objects they can climb over).

    Overall, I was disappointed and quit mid-way through. There's obviously a target audience which'll love this game, but I'm not in it.    … Expand
  4. PCforever
    Mar 1, 2015
    0
    - Impossibly hard brutal gameplay
    - No fun in this game as you are forced to fight a time limit (20 turns)
    - Blurry, washed out consolitis graphics
    - No difficulty option. If you like reloading a billion times to win one mission, and if you have no life and live in your basement and love spending weeks trying to win one mission this is the game for you

Awards & Rankings

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#21 Best PC Game of 2014
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#72 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#74 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Ragequit.gr
    Dec 6, 2015
    81
    Valkyria Chronicles is a good strategy/RPG that blends different gameplay elements together with an enjoyable outcome. Its story wraps up themes about war, friendship and racism, while its comic-style graphics age well, and its music is memorable. SEGA also delivers a decent port with all previously DLC included.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 18, 2015
    90
    A long-awaited port of the PS3 classic. The game has aged incredibly well, thanks to its beautiful cell-shaded graphic style and well thought mechanics. It takes some time to get used to cheerful anime cast of characters in what is essentially tale of World War 2 horrors, but once one is over that hurdle Valkyria Chronicles is a thoroughly enjoyable light strategy game. [Feb 2015]
  3. CD-Action
    Feb 7, 2015
    85
    We waited for the PC version so long, but it was worth the wait. It’s a game that just doesn’t get old. It still looks great, sounds great and above all plays great. [01/2015, p.64]
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