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Sega announces Valkyria Chronicles 4 coming to PS4/XBO/NS


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IRVINE, Calif. -- Nov. 19, 2017 -- Soldiers, strategists, and commanders--the call has come in from the front lines. It's time to rejoin the fight! The beloved Valkyria Chronicles series makes its grand return westward in 2018 with Valkyria Chronicles 4, a new mainline chapter in the saga for PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™, and Xbox One™. Return to a continent ravaged by conflict with a familiar-yet-refined tactical RPG battle system, a vibrant and evocative art style that portrays a living canvas of watercolors, and a gripping World War II-inspired story full of momentous triumphs, heartbreaking loss, and unexpected hope for the human spirit. 

It is the year 1935 EC... 

The continent of Europa is engulfed in the flames of the Second Europan War between the Atlantic Federation and the Autocratic Eastern Imperial Alliance. Although the Federation struggles valiantly against the Empire's forces, the relentless imperial military machine threatens to consume them. With victory slipping away, the Federation executes Operation Northern Cross: a last-ditch attempt to capture the imperial capital and end the war. 

Commander Claude Wallace and his loyal childhood friends in Squad E are sent to fight for the desperate operation's success, but they will have to endure harsh bone-chilling elements, waves of imperial soldiers, and the terrifying Valkyria... and unravel a grave truth that will shake them to the core. 

Valkyria Chronicles 4 Features:

A Coming-of-Age Story in a Time of War - Valkyria Chronicles 4 takes place in the same timeframe as the original Valkyria Chronicles, but focuses on a whole new cast of main characters. Players will take command of the eager, young Commander Claude Wallace, engineer/heavy weapons extraordinaire Riley Miller, hotheaded Darcsen Raz, ice-cold ace sniper Kai Schulen, and more. Together, they will experience the painful realities of war--but will the bonds of Squad E's friendships survive the frozen battlefield?

The Next Generation "BLiTZ" Battle System - The part overhead turn-based strategy, part RPG, and part real-time 3rd person shooter "BLiTZ" battle system returns to the field. New features include an explosive new class called the Grenadier, numerous offensive/defensive battleship support options, chances for a unit to have a "Last Stand" action before death, and more. Plus, fight the imperial threat with more units on larger-scale maps than ever before.

CANVAS Aesthetics - The series' signature hand-drawn visual style is back and overhauled for the newest generation. Inspired by watercolor compositions, the CANVAS Graphics Engine blends visual elements of reality and imagination to create an expressive world filled with colorful emotions. Watch the journey of Squad E unfold like an interactive painting!

The Return of a Legendary Composer - The illustrious Hitoshi Sakimoto, original composer of the Valkyria Chronicles series and countless other emotional epics, returns to provide a sweeping orchestral soundtrack for the game.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 will be available on PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™, and Xbox One™ platforms in the Americas and Europe in 2018. The game is not yet rated by the ESRB. Please visit the official website for more information: 
http://valkyria.sega.com/new.

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I'm such a huge Valkyria fan, so I am thrilled that we're getting a new Valkyria Chronicles with all the elements that made the original game so fantastic. Hopefully the Switch version is able to match the PlayStation 4 version because I really want portability, but I'd also like the prettiest version.

 

Maybe I'll buy both versions.

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Wow, not only bringing things back to be more in line with the original game, but it's getting localized, and on the Switch? I loved the first game but never played the others since I don't have a PSP (and the third game wasn't localized), so I'm definitely looking forward to this.

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41 minutes ago, Eliwood8 said:

Wow, not only bringing things back to be more in line with the original game, but it's getting localized, and on the Switch? I loved the first game but never played the others since I don't have a PSP (and the third game wasn't localized), so I'm definitely looking forward to this.

Sadly yes the third game which was damn good to boot never got localized as VC2 wasn't that good. However the characters from VC3 did make a playable appearance in Project X Zone so that's how I'm familiar with them. To this day I wonder after VC 1 did so well on consoles why did they take a portable stance for the other 2 games. It just seemed like a downgrade. At least they are finally going to do it right now as Valkyria Revolution was very bad but at least it was a spin off and not part of the series.

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I ended up enjoying the approach that portable Valkyria games took, making me feel that I want taking key locations in a wider location, but it was really Valkyria 3 upping the difficulty that made the difference. Valkyria 2 was too easy, making running from space to space feel a tad more like busywork. VC3 made you work for those locations, and it's all the better for it.

 

There is a decent fan-translation of Valkyria 3 available.

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18 hours ago, The Ultimate Mario Fan said:

This is good, but I'm still burnt up that Valkyria Revolution never came to the Switch.  Now outside of FFXV there's actually a PS4 game I want. 

To me you dodge a bullet with Valkyria Revolution. I feel the team should have kept the gameplay they had with the alpha instead of listening to fans and trying to merge with turn base that VC1-3 did. They nail the story and characters good but I felt I was playing a game that had no direction where it wanted to go in the gameplay department.

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2 hours ago, DivineTrinity said:

To me you dodge a bullet with Valkyria Revolution. I feel the team should have kept the gameplay they had with the alpha instead of listening to fans and trying to merge with turn base that VC1-3 did. They nail the story and characters good but I felt I was playing a game that had no direction where it wanted to go in the gameplay department.

But how was the soundtrack?  It was composed by Yasunori Mitsuda himself. That's what got me so excited about it.

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