KBAM if done right, especially from the tactical view, would be pretty great. Still plays well with a controller but if the setup is decent, it'll work rather well there.
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Valkyria Chronicles for PC [Nov 11, £14/20/$20, has all DLC, 60fps/1080p+, $14 GMG]
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KBAM if done right, especially from the tactical view, would be pretty great. Still plays well with a controller but if the setup is decent, it'll work rather well there.
Well I did it.
If Sega does it right the game should work extremely well with the keyboard and mouse.
skLaFarebear
Member
Controller was fine for me, since there isn't a time pressure to aim with your gun. But you can try both and see what works.
A lot of people seem to be buying this to support the franchise, or encourage Sega to port other games (Vanquish)
So I guess my question is who is working on this port? I heard the Sega team responsible for Valkyria Chronicles is all working on mobile junk, and the VC franchise is basically dead besides Selvaria's boobs popping up in random pachinko machines. Is the PC getting VC2 and 3? Is there any possibility of a VC4 if I gift this to everyone on my friends list during the Christmas sale?
There are so many questions none of this makes sense
So I guess my question is who is working on this port? I heard the Sega team responsible for Valkyria Chronicles is all working on mobile junk, and the VC franchise is basically dead besides Selvaria's boobs popping up in random pachinko machines. Is the PC getting VC2 and 3? Is there any possibility of a VC4 if I gift this to everyone on my friends list during the Christmas sale?
There are so many questions none of this makes sense
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Wow 200 entrants per gift, the desire on GAF is strong.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
To me honest M/KB should be an improvement for aiming so I'd go with that unless they botch the implementation somehow.
blackMamba1187
Member
Ok. I've now done my part.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Valkyria Chronicles has been one of those games that I've really wished I'd played when it was new. I've moved on from PS3 to PS4 as my main console. I'm buying this in the winter during the Steam sale.
But, it makes me wonder: how come more devs don't just release these ports on PS4/XBO also?
But, it makes me wonder: how come more devs don't just release these ports on PS4/XBO also?
The only ones who know that for this game are SEGA. Like with many companies, their release strategy on any platforms will always be invisible.
JawesomeJaw
Member
I'd imagine a lot more overhead is involved getting it on consoles and the legs tend to be shorter.
fluffydelusions
Member
Talking out my ass here but isn't there a bunch of expensive fees to put a game on console? Maybe the game didn't sell well on console so they feel it isn't worth it? I have no idea. I'm probably totally off. Also strategy games tend to do well on PC so there is that.
Haven't played it either, but several have already said that it would be better played with M/KB.
My personal bet is that Sega sees Steam as a less risky investment, VC1 didn't exactly sell like hotcakes on a console originally, and it's a response to the PC petition.
I wouldn't mind seeing it for even more platforms, but I'm super happy this is coming to PC. That a niche PS3 title from 2008 is now getting an excellent PC port is still baffling me.
If only the Dragon's Dogma for PC petition I made some years ago could have been as successful, *sniff sniff*.
chrominance
Member
Without knowing if Sega totally screwed up the mouse/keyboard controls, I'd say the game might benefit slightly from M/KB. The map screen and game menus would be much better served by a mouse, but when it comes to the actual gameplay the controller's totally fine, especially once you realize you can use the d-pad for fine aiming when taking a shot. Hell, even the PSP controls were more than workable for VC2 and VC3. I'd say use whatever you're most comfortable with.
-MD-
Member
Hnnnnnng I need this, Vanquish, Chromehounds and Dragon's Crown.
Full greed mode.
It's honestly not gonna matter. Preference wins on this one.
It'll be fine with a mouse and keyboard, and it really doesn't matter either way. When you are aiming, time stops so you can take your time, and I don't believe the movement was analog speed-wise. So just use whatever your preferred control method is.
You guys think it'll drop more than 14 for holiday sale? Should I wait? I'm too busy w/ bayo/smash right now to dedicate any real time to it. I'm not even sure if this is the kind of game I like or want to play, but code name steam seemed similar to this game, so I kinda wanted to try it out before buying the 3DS game next year.
fluffydelusions
Member
You can buy it from dmix90 in buy sell thread for $11.99 right now!
It's debatable, the menus are obviously very controller oriented, and you have an infinite amount of time to aim so using a controller isn't that much of a hassle.
This is assuming that Sega hasn't made any mkb optimizations beyond the basics of course. Who knows, we might even see the return of the dreaded negative acceleration.
Probably, but I certainly wouldn't do it. That's how the game should look. I plan to downsample it with bicubic
What I'd really be interested in is a fitting (non-photorealistic, ideally using the same stroke texture) AO implementation. We'll see how feasible that is.
Japanmanx3
Member
Same ironically...
fluffydelusions
Member
It's been confirmed to be at least 1080p/60fps so it's already better than ff13 lol.
KimonoNoNo
Member
Who knows, but I suspect this is Sega testing the waters relatively risk free. I would expect if VC does come to consoles later they would have to do a HD remake of 2 and 3, which of corse is significantly more work.
I can't wait to revisit this game. I haven't loaded it up for years, but I still get kind of choked up when I listen to the intro music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJPhasMsayI
I really hope the PC version does well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJPhasMsayI
I really hope the PC version does well.
-MD-
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Haunted
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200 sales for the Steam version confirmed.
Robert J. Sullivan
Member
SHUT IT DOWN
AlphaProspector
Member
BRING IT ON, SEGA. THE MOE, THE VANQUISH, THE BAYOTETAS, EVERYTHING. EVERYONE. And, yeah, I always rate up everything in my blotter, including my own posts, haha!
PC is probably the most financially sound place to put a port (especially for posterity) unless you're investing a shit ton of resources into prettying up the graphics/music, which is essentially HD Remaster territory and a slightly different ballgame from a posterity/nostalgia-based effort.
AlphaProspector
Member
It's Top #15 (checked moments ago) and has been 12, how is that low? It's also competing against a bunch of ridiculously popular stuff like the new Sid Meier titles, the ever-selling CS:GO, Football Manager and other "macho" stuff like Lord of the Fallen (someone please find a way to change the capsule art, that cover is a crime against nature, bald angry dude and all, to think they even had the never of putting a bloody statue of the guy as a collectible, lol), I would say it's doing pretty damn well. Hell, it's quite way above DayZ, another Steam darling.
I also take that sales through other outlets (like GMG) don't count to the Top Sellers within Steam, right? (I bought it on Steam because I had Steam Wallet cash left, heh.)
Anyway, need to get that hype tank rolling, GAF!
-MD-
Member
Not to mention in the middle of the Halloween sale.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Not quite, but we're almost there. A few more games and it's a success!I got your back Sega, thank you for the incredible PC support.
#SegaPCPorts. We did it!
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
First Steam game I've ever pre-purchased.
Best news this week!
Best news this week!
Oracle Dragon
Member
Did I miss something fro $14 at GMG? It's $17.99 but neither SPOOKY-TREATS-GMG20X nor SLICKD-EALS22-OFFGMG work for me.
Wyndstryker
Member
Capcom has been doing pretty damn good lately. We had an excellent port of RE4 this year and REmake release in early 2015.
I talk to their community manager on occasion and he always discusses the financials and pitfals to respective ports. They are always interested in doing goodwill projects such as these, but it generally comes down to funds and timing. Capcom prefers to use internal studios for new, more lucrative projects, and contract out to other studios for these older ports.
It's just awkward timing, but yeah, it's not doing badly. FFXIII had a September pre-order with nothing big around it. Everything in the top 15 is either a huge seller (remember it's revenue-based, so 1 copy of Borderlands/Civilization is three of VC) or super cheap, and indeed GMG copies don't count, even if they're Steamworks. If it can keep up like this until release it might even be pure profit by then, but it would be nice to see it break into the top 5.