Valkyria Chronicles character trailer 6 and info

A new character trailer has been released, this time featuring Alicia, this time however more than just the trailer has been released. The “book” style apperantly plays into the gameplay and story as the game menu is a book and the story follows a single story, likely a diary of one of the characters. In battle it is a curious mix of real time with pause and strategy, where you run around in real time but attacks are made in a paused mode and you make each unit’s move in turn using this method. Being defeated doesn’t immediatly result in death, instead the character will be “pushed down” and a medic can be called to recover them. Inbetween battles players can train their troops, and do R&D to improve weapons for the characters or upgrade the tank. An interesting tidbit is that the game can be , but apperantly does not have to be installed on the harddrive, coming in at a whopping 3.3 GB, and with load times at a paultry 15 seconds without an install one has to wonder what the point is.

Without further ado, Alicia: (more…)

Valkyria Chronicles New Character Trailer

Yet more Valkyria goodness. This video introduces Zaka “the Mosquito”, leader of the group. I’d be interested to learn how he got that nickname! Apperantly Zaka is also related to Isara, making it one big happy family. It should be interesting as family dynamics are rarely explored in RPGs. (more…)

New Valkyria Chronicles Trailer

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Here’s a new trailer for Valkyria Chronicles. It showcases one of the main characters, Largo Potter, a gruff, ugly guy with a big gun. When I first saw screenshots for this game, I was rather turned off by the art style and the color palette, but I’ve changed my mind. It works and I’m really looking forward to it. It’s due out on the PS3 in Japan on April 24th and is slated for US release in the Fall.