It has been some time since I last posted here, although I am sure being overseas for about 3 months had something to do with it.
A lot of things have been happening since I last posted here. (more…)
Tagged: RPG
28May
The first screenshots from tri-Ace’s latest titles, part of their recent publishing deal with Konami for the 3DS and PSP have been finally released.
For a fresh, new JRPG franchise like Valkyria Chronicles it’s no surprise that to this day, nearly a year later, there are still fans that are opposed and refuse to support the franchise due to Sega’s decision to move the franchise to the PlayStation Portable (PSP) rather than continue the success of the first game1 by releasing sequels of the game on the PlayStation 3 (PS3).
The argument at the time that Valkyria Chronicles 2 was announced for the PSP was that Sega wanted to increase the fan base of the franchise. (more…)
- Which to this day has sold nearly 1 million copies worldwide thanks to a price drop in North America which lead to the game selling 631 748 copies in that area alone) [↩]
So I tried out the Valkyria Chronicles 3 demo, via Anoop at AndriaSang.com (4gamer.net), and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I am devasted that I will have to wait nearly a year to play this game, hopefully with the option to choose English subtitles and Japanese audio this time. (more…)
So as I sit here, having finally completed the story mode of Valkyria Chronicles II, I feel a little empty and even a little surprised at the outcome. It’s taken me about a little over half a week of game play (109-110 hours) to finally beat it, yet I don’t feel all that satisfied now that I am done and have to pretty much wait another year until Valkyria Chronicles III which is revisiting the story of the Imperial invasion of Gallia.
On the bright side I was slightly surprised at what happens once you do finish it. (more…)
I wanted to link all nine (I picked a low, random number here) of you who read this excellent review of Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles 2 for the PSP by J.D. I’ll be writing a more exhaustive review myself soon, especially now that I have gotten further in the game.
Riera, Kurt and Imuka – Valkyria Chronicles 3's Troika
It wasn’t that long ago that we heard that a new Valkyria Chronicles was in the making, heck, it wasn’t all that long ago that we got a new Valkyria Chronicles, so imagine my surprise when just 2 days before Sega is to release information about their latest Valkyria Chronicles game when it’s been leaked via scans of an upcoming issue of Japanese gaming magazine, Famitsu. (more…)
Valkyria Chronicles 2's hero, Avan Hardins
It’s been a pretty interesting last few days for Valkyria Chronicles fans. Not only has the sequel to the cult classic PS3 title, Valkyria Chronicles, finally hit North American shelves and the PlayStation Network, but there have been rumours of a Valkyria Chronicles 3 title. The rumours of Valkyria Chronicles 3 started last week when it was discovered that Sega had purchased the domain name valkyria3.jp. These rumours further gained substance when a teaser site was opened up at http://code1935.jp/ which currently features a single image with the silhouettes of character classes and tanks from the franchise and a date, September 16th, which just happens to be the first day of the Tokyo Game Show this year. (more…)
It seems like it has been forever since Sega announced that Valkyria Chronicles 2, the sequel to cult classic Valkyria Chronicles for the PlayStation 3 (PS3), would finally be coming to North American stores on the PlayStation Portable (PSP). It has only felt like forever since Sega has been pretty silent regarding the title, besides creating a website for the game and posted a release date of Summer 2010. However, recent posts on Joystiq and PlayStation Universe claim that Sega has made an official announcement of August 31st as the game’s North American release date. This isn’t all that unlikely considering that not only Sega has included a Valkyria Chronicles 2 section to their E3 Expo booth this year but the E3 Expo is still ongoing with today being the event’s last day.
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When I last mentioned Arc Rise Fantasia here on Axis of Bozz it was in a somewhat festive mood. At the time not only had the game won an award from IGN at the 2009 E3 Expo as the Best Wii RPG, but the North American localization and publishing rights were transferred to Ignition Entertainment, the company responsible for the localization of Muramasa: The Demon Blade, from previous license holder Xseed Games. Although my interest in this series has waned over the course of the last several months, my initial interest was due to the presence composer Yasunori Matsuda and character designer Kenichi Yoshida amongst the game’s staff, I was devasted when I first learned that the English audio for the game was fairly awful. After hearing the news I couldn’t help myself from asking, “If it’s true, how could things have gone so wrong?” (more…)