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Valkyria Chronicles |OT| Beautiful art meets genre-redefining gameplay
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How did I miss this post? Giolon, you better post an update when this is up for preorder for people like me that forget about checking the varioues websites!Giolon said:
I hope I'll have money to drop on it this time around, since I already missed on the other 2 Selvaria figures =(
Giolon
Member
Lucky bum! I hope mine comes soon.JoeFenix said:
For those of you wondering what's in there, I posted some pics and my impressions of the Japanese version a while back. You can find that here.
I promise, just for you. So, keep an eye on this thread. There's also still a couple of Alter's previous Selvaria figure up on Amazon for about $155, which isn't terrible considering the original 9800yen MSRP @ today's 77:1 conversion rate ($125). Mine's on my desk at work, and I love seeing it every day! The new one, undoubtedly, will have to stay at home...perhaps in a closet lol!Lain said:
(oh no, the closet of shame begins?)
So I finally got the chance to take a look at my copy today. I don't have much time tonight so I just flipped through it to get a sense of what to expect. My initial impressions are that there is a lot more text in this than other art books I own. I'm excited to get a chance to read through all of this but I have to admit that I am a bit disappointed that there isn't any art that I haven't already seen. I really enjoy the art style so I had hoped to see some more of it, not just character concepts and stuff.
I'm also a little bummed that almost all the other Squad 7 members just get like half a page and just a paragraph of text. There's some weird stuff in there too... like for some reason there's a small section on underwear. Some of the artist (?) comments in the character section that I skimmed were a tad creepy too.
The later section on the tanks and weapons looks really cool. I'm not generally into that sort of thing but I'm looking forward to reading through all that.
I'm generally pretty impressed and can't wait to actually sit down and read all of it. I knew it was supposed to be 400 pages or so but for whatever reason I didn't expect it to be so massive. I am totally considering ordering the 2nd art book on Amazon.co.jp. But I assume that one is similar to this one in terms of text, and I can't read kanji very well.
I hope this one sells well enough to convince Udon to localize that one too!
Note: So if anyone who owns the 2nd art book still looks at this thread... I have a question. Does the book have furigana? I'm definitely importing if it does.
I'm also a little bummed that almost all the other Squad 7 members just get like half a page and just a paragraph of text. There's some weird stuff in there too... like for some reason there's a small section on underwear. Some of the artist (?) comments in the character section that I skimmed were a tad creepy too.
The later section on the tanks and weapons looks really cool. I'm not generally into that sort of thing but I'm looking forward to reading through all that.
I'm generally pretty impressed and can't wait to actually sit down and read all of it. I knew it was supposed to be 400 pages or so but for whatever reason I didn't expect it to be so massive. I am totally considering ordering the 2nd art book on Amazon.co.jp. But I assume that one is similar to this one in terms of text, and I can't read kanji very well.
I hope this one sells well enough to convince Udon to localize that one too!Note: So if anyone who owns the 2nd art book still looks at this thread... I have a question. Does the book have furigana? I'm definitely importing if it does.
Snapshot King
Member
Hey guys, I just grabbed this off amazon on sale, are the dlc packs good? How long are they? Appreciate any help yall could give me.
Giolon
Member
Both the VC1 and VC2 Japanese artbooks don't have furigana b/c they're not written for children.
As others have said, just wait for the English release in "January" (and by January, they probably mean August...2012).
Consider the Selvaria pack mandatory (Behind her Blue Flame). The Edy Packs (especially the second one) are decent, and EX Hard mode is for masochists.
You can save all of that for post-game.
As others have said, just wait for the English release in "January" (and by January, they probably mean August...2012).
Snapshot King said:
Consider the Selvaria pack mandatory (Behind her Blue Flame). The Edy Packs (especially the second one) are decent, and EX Hard mode is for masochists.
You can save all of that for post-game.
Ouch my feelings!Giolon said:
I only got the 'Edy Detachment' and 'Behind Her Blue Flame' DLC so I can only comment on those.Snapshot King said:
They were both pretty short. I'm not really a DLC kind of person so I don't really have anything to compare it to though. So I'm not sure if they're shorter than normal for DLC.
But ignoring length, I found 'Behind Her Blue Flame' worth it to get a closer look at the other side. Playing as Selvaria and seeing her interactions with everyone was really cool. I think the 'Edy Detachment' is just one mission where you have to hold a position for X number of turns or something. I didn't really care for that one.
I can't speak for the other DLC, but I would definitely get 'Behind Her Blue Flame' after you've beaten the main game (assuming you enjoy it enough).
Heh, I will be getting a Vita day 1 and I'm looking forward to getting VC2 more than any other Vita or PSP game.Sayah said:
Just to put that in perspective, the only other console I ever got day 1 was the Gamecube, which was totally on accident. "Oh, hey, I'm in KMart and the Gamecube came out today, right? I bet they don't have an-... oh, you have like 90 left? Sure, I'll take on. And Smash. And Luigi."
Yeah I know. I was hoping the 'Giolon said:
' would imply I wasn't taking it as one. I am actually grateful for the response.I thought that there might've been a slight chance there would be furigana since it's for a video game. I hoped that it maybe skewed a little younger to accommodate my elementary school kanji abilities. I'm not all that familiar with actual Japanese texts so it's good to know what I can/can't expect going forward. So thanks for that!
sixteen-bit
Member
Mine finally shipped today. Can't wait to get it. (Target)
seipherzero
Neo Member
Just got an email from Amazon saying that Valkyria Chronicles 2: World Artworks is now available for pre-order.
http://amzn.com/1926778383
http://amzn.com/1926778383
seipherzero said:
I've been haunting amazon.co.jp in hopes that there might be announcement of a similar book for VC3, which would be amazing, but no luck so far.
I have the VC2 book also, and it's pretty good, but not quite the masterwork that VC1's book is. There's a lot of high-school-anime cruft like "what personal pronoun this character uses" and "what does this character call Avan".
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Just received my artbook as well, it's awesome! Now I'll order the recently announced book for VC2.
demosthenes
Member
Hmm, the order has vanished off my credit card and it no longer exists in my open orders on Amazon.
sixteen-bit
Member
That's lame. I believe the same happened to a number of people when the book was delayed originally.demosthenes said:
demosthenes
Member
_dementia said:
I was actually only reminded of it due to the order popping up on my CC and me not knowing what it was for. It was supposed to be a gift for a friend :lol
Onion_Relish
Member
Got mine a couple of days ago.
I'm afraid to open it and touch it, like it's some sort of mythical creature, but the build of the book is great. reliving the story is a nice touch, although its odd that the in game character voice captions cant just be replaced with the english ones, oh well. But yeah, amazing book so far, very happy.
I'm afraid to open it and touch it, like it's some sort of mythical creature, but the build of the book is great. reliving the story is a nice touch, although its odd that the in game character voice captions cant just be replaced with the english ones, oh well. But yeah, amazing book so far, very happy.
bernardobri
Steve, the dog with no powers that we let hang out with us all for some reason
Any impressions regarding the developer commentary? I read a few reviews from the japanese version and it seems that the book features a lot of information...
Octorockin'
Member
I might have to pick up that artbook in time. I just started playing this game and I dig every bit of the art design.
Anyway, I've managed to make it to chapter 9 while amassing tons of D-ranks along the way. >_> Battles give me plenty of grief, but they're still fun to complete. The only thing I feel like complaining about is that the enemy's turns can't be skipped or sped up in any way.
Anyway, I've managed to make it to chapter 9 while amassing tons of D-ranks along the way. >_> Battles give me plenty of grief, but they're still fun to complete. The only thing I feel like complaining about is that the enemy's turns can't be skipped or sped up in any way.
Oh God, just looking at some of these early designs makes me so happy with the final products we got. Alicia and Zaka early works in particular were terribad IMO.
I know VC2 is a bag of mixed feelings but I really enjoyed it. The story may not be as good and the characters not as memorable, but the gameplay is just as great.
Toma said:Yay, finally my game arrived
I know VC2 is a bag of mixed feelings but I really enjoyed it. The story may not be as good and the characters not as memorable, but the gameplay is just as great.
This is more a practical question on DLC.
I bought the Selvaria DLC a while back and I thought it was worth it (If only for the Azure Witch mission despite how the other three missions were pretty frustrating).
How much content do the other DLCs have? (If I'm remembering correctly, it's two Edy DLCs and EX Hard for Skirmishes?)
I bought the Selvaria DLC a while back and I thought it was worth it (If only for the Azure Witch mission despite how the other three missions were pretty frustrating).
How much content do the other DLCs have? (If I'm remembering correctly, it's two Edy DLCs and EX Hard for Skirmishes?)
mjemirzian
Banned
If you found Selvaria's missions frustrating, EX Hard is probably too difficult for you unless you don't mind save/load spamming to proc Invincible or Alicia potentials.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
As much as I loved this game, it kinda sucked how in the end the gameplay turned into pick Alicia run from point a to point b grats you won.
Some of the battles in the game were simply amazing and fun though
Some of the battles in the game were simply amazing and fun though
XxSlasherMcGirkxX
Member
I'm really surprised there aren't more people complaining about the lack of a VC3 localization but instead are praising art books and figurines.
What is this bizaro GAF?
What is this bizaro GAF?