Lol, of course.
Up to chapter 7 now. Slowed down to do side stuff. There's definitely waaaay more talking head conversations compared to the first, but the cutscenes they do have are pretty well done.
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Valkyria Chronicles 4 |Import OT| Winter Soldiers
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Up to chapter 7 now. Slowed down to do side stuff. There's definitely waaaay more talking head conversations compared to the first, but the cutscenes they do have are pretty well done.
Alright, I got confirmation my 10th Anniversary Memorial Box is on its way.
See you all in 2-3 weeks when it's finally in my hands.
See you all in 2-3 weeks when it's finally in my hands.
Makes sense. I'll do what I did in VC3: try to use every character in the story instead of specifically grind for side missions.
Some of the scenes in early ch. 5 look like they were meant to be animated, but ended up as in engine stills...
The writing is a poor match for the scenario. It might as well be a school again.
Edit: oh my god, this is the initial battle scenario, what? -_-
The writing is a poor match for the scenario. It might as well be a school again.
Edit: oh my god, this is the initial battle scenario, what? -_-
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Hell, I just want to know if it's as good as Valkyria 1. So? Guys and gals..... Is it? Please say yes!
Gameplay wise I'd say much better. Can't talk about the story until I've seen more. The talking head does feel cheaper than VC1's fully animated scenes though.
Looks like my copy comes in today. So much for getting into Monster Hunter World, lol
Is there no way to get 60fps out of the game?
Is there no way to get 60fps out of the game?
Streaming my run from the beginning https://twitch.tv/starcreator
EDIT: Wrapping up for now. First impressions: this was pretty much everything I ever wanted after the first game.
EDIT: Wrapping up for now. First impressions: this was pretty much everything I ever wanted after the first game.
Grenadier having interception fire strikes me as ridiculously good.
Almost pulled off a three turn victory on chapter 1 but came down to a scout having to run past two Shocktroopers in cover, which, uh, didn't happen lol
Almost pulled off a three turn victory on chapter 1 but came down to a scout having to run past two Shocktroopers in cover, which, uh, didn't happen lol
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At chapter 15. I like the balance of the game. Direct command and transfer vehicle really make classes with short range viable. I find myself using all the classes provided by the game.
I suppose you can still scout rush, but that's not the way I play. I always try to clear the whole map while getting S.
I suppose you can still scout rush, but that's not the way I play. I always try to clear the whole map while getting S.
The placement of the "Two Kais" chapter doesn't feel like it makes sense.
A ship appears, then suddenly Raz and Laylee are sharing coffee in the middle of the mountains again ???, and then after the recounting of what went down is over, the characters are aboard the ship. What?
It's pretty interesting how the Empire in this has more of a Russian/Soviet influence in regards to certain things like their newer tank models and certain lategame infantry weapons
They also used scorched earth tactics in a few instances and they don't take too kindly to collaborators. Plus, General Winter affects the Federation troops as they advance until they regroup and reequip themselves
The more I play the game, the more I like it. They really found a creative way to continue the series with the winter angle; it's better than the last two titles.
I feel like it's pretty generous. I tend to get As.
I feel like it's pretty generous. I tend to get As.
Are you guys taking into account the localization of the original game shifted all the letters downward? An A in VC1US is an S in VC4, a B is an A, etc.
I personally love the fact that it's apparently easier to get S rank now. I prefer to set my own challenge to F. Ex. Use a variety of tactics to clear all or most enemies while getting an S rather than just use one cheese tactic to speed run every level. It would be nice if they could somehow make the rank take other stuff than speed into account but this sounds much better than Vc1 at least. All those one turn S missions...
Oh yeah, it certainly seems more possible to wipe out every enemy while still getting S ranks. Makes it all the more fun :)
Yeah, I mean I can definitely see the argument that it should be difficult to get an S rank, but I'm someone who really wants to go for them but at the same time it gets really old to just bee line past most of the enemies, and you often skip so much of the well-crafted maps and missions in Vc1 if you decide to do that. It's a shame.
Not to mention reloading missed shots.
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Is it similar to VC1's hard mode where it applies to skirmishes only? Or is it applied to the entire game like VC1's rebalance mod?
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Would be cool if it acts something like a NG+, where enemies are buffed to around endgame levels from the get-go and you can continue with your final squad from the first playthrough.
So since the trophies are translated into English, and trophy cert is usually one of the last things done in localization, it probably means the localization is done, and they're waiting for their porting teams to catch up. Then they'll release on all platforms in a grand fashion.
Having a lot of fun by the way, I keep screwing myself over with bad mission placement in the beginning but it works out somehow.
Having a lot of fun by the way, I keep screwing myself over with bad mission placement in the beginning but it works out somehow.
I'm pretty sure the trophies were in English as soon as I played FFXIII in 2009.
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Here's hoping that the 'grand fashion' includes a big and flashy collector's edition because I'd be all over that.
Glad to hear you're having fun, too!
Busard, an acquaintance who is probably the most knowledgeable person the planet regarding VC, recorded a video showing off the brand-new Lancer team attack in action.
For those who don't know what I am talking about, in previous VC games Lancers were unable to join in "team attacks" where you could use two friendly units in close range to fire simultaneously. But now they can. As far as I can tell it only works if you do it with other missile-firing teammates like other lancers or the tank.
Unfortunately he showed it during chapter 5 (?) which is a minor spoiler, so I'll place it in spoiler tags.
I will be very disappointed if Sega does not make an LE for VC4 in the west!
For those who don't know what I am talking about, in previous VC games Lancers were unable to join in "team attacks" where you could use two friendly units in close range to fire simultaneously. But now they can. As far as I can tell it only works if you do it with other missile-firing teammates like other lancers or the tank.
Unfortunately he showed it during chapter 5 (?) which is a minor spoiler, so I'll place it in spoiler tags.
I will be very disappointed if Sega does not make an LE for VC4 in the west!
Judging that I only have 7 characters not getting any episode yet, 17.
(Got all unit trophy)
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Judging that I only have 7 characters not getting any episode yet, 17.
(Got all unit trophy)
So there's 29 Character Stories (i.e: Fragments)?
They come in set with 3 or 2 people, so you don't need to grind all 40-50s characters. just /3.
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So is there 16, 17, or 29 fragments total? Do you know yet for sure? (Asking for the eventual western OT, come Fall 2018)
https://wiki2.h1g.jp/valkyria4/?隊員断章の出現方法
This wiki will complete it, keep checking.
Where was 29 come from? That's too much lol.
Giving up now, challenge difficulty oftens 1 hit kill is so tiresome.
This wiki will complete it, keep checking.
Where was 29 come from? That's too much lol.
Giving up now, challenge difficulty oftens 1 hit kill is so tiresome.
I think there are 17 in total. The wiki currently has 13, I have 3 that are not on the wiki, and there is exactly one character left and I've heard she has her own fragment, so a total of 17.
I'm still at post game. From what I heard, people in general like the gameplay, but many of them have problems with the story and characters. I think the they are fine though, but I kinda have a weird taste regarding those things.
My biggest complaint is production value. The game needs more cut scenes and fewer talking heads. It also needs more original music.
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17 + 12, I was adding together you and Ater's posts, but there was likely a ton of overlap.
17 sounds good considering the size of the roster and the interesting stories that could be represented in that number of side missions.
Chapter 12
At least the gameplay is fun and the missions are generally varied. The game isn't one that's uninspired, but the scenario department is lacking. Even if they managed to an exciting one for the characters to experience. It does a good job, at least post Ch. 5, of depicting a journey into the heart of the empire.
Chapter 13
The story has taken a real turn for the worse, since the arrival of Ange. Of course we would go full "child Valkyria," if the one in 2 wasn't young enough. Then there's the spy stuff with Kai, which the writing is predictably unable to deal with, so it's going through hoops for as to why it's not going to be addressed now. "Please don't ask her!" Ugh.
At least the gameplay is fun and the missions are generally varied. The game isn't one that's uninspired, but the scenario department is lacking. Even if they managed to an exciting one for the characters to experience. It does a good job, at least post Ch. 5, of depicting a journey into the heart of the empire.
Chapter 13
Is Ange the "あれ" that belongs in the "door not to be opened?"
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I agree. I think the story has some interesting ideas, which is what I care about the most in a videogame story, but the writing can really use some improvement. Like, I get what the writer wants to say, but it can be told in a much better way. Most people I talked to hated the last few chapters, but I think those chapters actually show an interesting angle . But the writing is so bad. I totally understand if they rub people the wrong way.
I've seen people saying the protagonists look more like villains. I think this is exactly the writer's intention, but the writing itself is so bad people might just call it inconsistent writing.
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The game seems to want to be both a feel good, heartwarming story and a story of war, as well as
spies and betrayal,
and the result is just really contrived.
Also, someone at these game companies needs to spend some time around some actual human children. It's jarring when you actually do spend time around Japanese children, and then come across characters like Ange in the game.
Didn't really care much for VC1's story it was pretty generic IMO but good enough to set up gameplay scenarios. So as long as the gameplay is good that's fine.
Re: music is there a lot rehashed from across the games, or just VC1 or what?