Valkyria Chronicles must have done something right, because it got editor Sammy Barker to actually play a strategy game. The PlayStation 3 title is adored by many, but clearly, SEGA reckons that the series needs shaken up, and so here we are with the playable demo of Valkyria: Azure Revolution.
Japanese players nabbed the demo along with Valkyria Chronicles Remastered - which is due out later this year in the West - and, to be totally honest, we're not too keen on what we're seeing. We've known for a while that Azure Revolution would be different from its predecessors, but even so, the 40 minute gameplay video that the publisher's released isn't exactly filling us with confidence for the finished product.
Your turn based tactical battles are gone, and in their place is a combat system that's sat somewhere between being a hack and slasher and a weird third-person shooter. You move through a linear map bit by bit with a party of three, taking down groups of enemies as you go. In short, we're just not sure what to make of it - this certainly isn't the Valkyria Chronicles that we know.
Take a look at the aforementioned video that we've embedded, and let us know how you think it looks in the comments section below.
[source gematsu.com]
Comments 27
i dunno, i think it looks pretty fun but then again i enjoy those kind of games
It looks really, really, really slow.
It's a spin off, not a sequel - but yes I am not feeling the gameplay...
I'll wait for a review in that case. Definitely getting the HD remake though.
@LieutenantFatman yes, me two! The first one is just amazing.
p.s. I am too shy to post over there but...Guys what happened to the layout on Nintendo Life? Please don't follow them , it's confusing
Once again classic turn based combat being 'refined' into mind-numbing hack and slashers. Final Fantasy has gone that way too. I guess I'm just not a fan, I stopped playing Dragon Quest Heroes halfway through because the combat became tedious for me.
I've got the HD remake pre-ordered. Is there any concrete word on localization for this one? I'll definitely wait for the review if it's getting localized; like most, the look of the gameplay makes me uneasy.
And...there goes my instabuy. Still gonna grab the remaster/remake/moneygrab/whatever, because that first game was so unique and good. This, though, looks so...standard.
Just remake VC 2 & 3 for ps4 please
@Feena We'll be adopting the Nintendo Life layout soon, so it's important you tell us what you don't like about it here or over on NL. I've opened a thread for that:
https://www.pushsquare.com/forums/help_feedback_suggestions/nintendo_lifes_been_redesigned
As angry Joe always screams: they f*cked it up
Language - get2sammyb
Huge fan of the first Valkyria Chronicles. One of the main reasons why I enjoyed the game so much was the strategy aspect. Not so sure about this, now. Also, I couldn't really tell base on the gameplay video but does the sequel still use the Canvas Engine?
@get2sammyb
Really? It's really uuuhmmm sterile and empty looking. Also it didn't do well on my phone.
@get2sammyb thank you, will do on the forums!
They should have kept what works.
But if it gets localized, assuming it doesn't get atrocious scores, I'll probably still buy it.
Looks great I'll take 7 copies please.
I don't know, looks lame, but maybe playing will be good. And the sad part is, I really want to love this game!
There's a pretty good reason they're doing this - for all the love heaped on Valkyria Chronicles by hardcore fans (myself included), it didn't sell that well. In fact, name a strategy game that has sold well on PS4. Tropico and Grand Ages Medieval hardly set the world on fire, which is fine, as they're relatively small budget. XCOM isn't even getting a sequel on consoles because of poor sales. If you expand it to include strategy RPGs, I don't remember Divinity or Wasteland selling huge numbers.
I mean, there might be exceptions, but in general, turn-based strategy RPGs are a niche genre. And as much as I understand the frustration... I also understand why SEGAs changing the gameplay. The fact that they didn't even localise the third game shows that they just don't sell that well over here.
I prefer turn base games for rpg, but they are slowly disappearing
It's still turn based just not as noticeable. Will be getting it
Also go for weird Japanese titles.
It looks just amazing!!!! Those graphics ^^ And the gameplay looks also good - maybe a change over the past titles gameplay but: so what?
Im gonna get the HD remaster and the new one ^^
Nope, dislike it, VC is a STRATEGY game, spin-off or not. This just looks like a run-on-the-mill Tales of clone. Hopefully the feedback from the users will be enough, because they did state that SEGA would listen to the Feedback from users.
Don't honestly understand why developers have so little confidence in their products that they feel the need to change the genre of their games so that it can reach a larger audience. Most examples of this happening may bring higher sales but completely miss the point of why the original game sold in the first place, and why the sequel (or in this case spinoff) is being made.
The graphics and art style looks good, but looks VERY linear. Will need to keep an eye on review scores for this one.
The only thing wrong with the original Valkyria Chronicles is that Sega insisted on releasing the sequels on platforms that nobody wanted
I think it's really okay~
But he played it bad and make it looks bad...ugh.
I can't stand watch it till the end.
WTH SEGA... Valkyrie Chronicle is one of the most innovative & unique genre on PS3... And they just gonna dispose it...
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