Valkyria Chronicle 2 is out

[magus]

i have an allergy both to SRPG and to sega games so the idea of playing a sega SRPG makes my skin crawl
still i guess somebody else might care so i tought making this thread would be a good idea

[FatalT]

Downloading now along with Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Convoluted Shitty Plots.

[iconoclast]

Got it a couple days ago but it's going to be a while before I start it. Going to wait until I have to leave my Xbox on to get the 'play for 100 hours' achievement in DOA4. Then it's VC2 all day every day.

Kingdom Hearts is out too? Might download that and try it out as well. Never played a Kingdom Hearts since they've always looked like babby games to me, but might as well see what the hype is about.

[FatalT]

Got it a couple days ago but it's going to be a while before I start it. Going to wait until I have to leave my Xbox on to get the 'play for 100 hours' achievement in DOA4. Then it's VC2 all day every day.

Kingdom Hearts is out too? Might download that and try it out as well. Never played a Kingdom Hearts since they've always looked like babby games to me, but might as well see what the hype is about.

If you ignore the actual story and just enjoy the fact that it has Disney and the occasional Final Fantasy character in it along with a pretty fun battle system then you'll enjoy Kingdom Hearts. Just for all that is holy, do not pay attention to the story.

[Bebpo]

How can you guys have missed KH all these years?  It's the biggest arpg series since like...Zelda.

[demi]

icono sucking jap cock but saying KH is babby... you aint foolin anyone

[iconoclast]

I haven't missed it, I've just had no interest since it looked like a babby game.

it just always seemed like KH was Square Enix trying to make a "My First RPG" type game.

[naff]

Will wait for VC3 on PS3

[Van Cruncheon]

vc2 is fuck amazing, better than part one mechanically

[magus]

kingdom hearts is out?
i should rename this thread for the superior psp game!

[bork]

How can you guys have missed KH all these years?  It's the biggest arpg series since like...Zelda.

It's a Square game.  That usually means an automatic pass from me!

[Rman]

I wanted to get into KH, but the first one was really lackluster.  I lost interest in the series from the get go.  Might get BBS because it's portable and the praise it's getting.

[Joe Molotov]

Should I get VC2 or Ys 7, Evilbore? KH is off the table. 

[Don Flamenco]

How can you guys have missed KH all these years?  It's the biggest arpg series since like...Zelda.

seems pedo

[Bebpo]

Should I get VC2 or Ys 7, Evilbore? KH is off the table. 

Are you gay for VC1?

if not get Ys, it's good.

[Van Cruncheon]

vc2 and ys7 are both pecker-rockin' awesome. ys7 is great save for the initial 15 minutes and the last boss fight, and vc2 can be a bit too animu for its theme, but both are great purchases.

[magus]

i'm playing fucking monopoly with cinderella and when we end up on a bonus square,the fairy godmother appears says "bibidi-bobidi-bu!" and then gift you money!

if this isn't the greatest game ever i don't know what it is
making an official thread like right now!

[Joe Molotov]

Should I get VC2 or Ys 7, Evilbore? KH is off the table. 

Are you gay for VC1?

I haven't played VC1.  I decided to pick it up and play that this weekend instead.

[The Sceneman]

okay pir8 n00b here: I'm dl'ing the english psp iso of VC2. I can just extract this from it's archive, and bung it onto the game folder on my memory stick? I've got custom firmware. It runs emus and PS1 games, I've just never actually stolen a psp game before.

[demi]

Quit pirating, poor.

[The Sceneman]

I can't afford a $60 PSP game at the moment.

[demi]

This is $60? Jesus PSP sucks

Ok I can't help since I dont have a PSP, but look up "Prometheus"

[The Sceneman]

45 greenbacks. 60NZD from Play-Asia. If I bought it locally they are asking for 100NZD 

[The Sceneman]

are there spoilers for the first game in VC2? Will I have anything ruined for me if I play the 2 games side by side?

[The Sceneman]

Will wait for VC3 on PS3

I would expect VC3 to be cross platform.

[bork]

This is $60? Jesus PSP sucks

Ok I can't help since I dont have a PSP, but look up "Prometheus"

Going into more detail, Sceneman, make sure you have upgraded to the latest version of GEN-D (4 IIRC) and then upgrade to Prometheus from there if your PSP isn't up to date.  Prometheus will play just about everything ripped with no need for patches of any kind.

[magus]

sooooooooo in the end did anybody play this one?
does nobody here plays with his psp once in a while?

[Van Cruncheon]

almost beat it

this is one busted-ass game

fun, but it is dirt fuggin' D U M B

[FatalT]

sooooooooo in the end did anybody play this one?
does nobody here plays with his psp once in a while?

I'm enjoying the hell out of it. It's the only real "game" I have time for between class and work other than of course Peggle XBLA and Plants vs Zombies XBLA.

I'm only up to March, though.

Oh and I'm disgustingly addicted to League of Legends on PC.

[Rman]

almost beat it

this is one busted-ass game

fun, but it is dirt fuggin' D U M B

Brainless A.I or broken mechanics?

[iconoclast]

I'm gonna start this today after I finish Fallout 3.

[Van Cruncheon]

rman, both, and how

[bork]

sooooooooo in the end did anybody play this one?
does nobody here plays with his psp once in a while?

I am still playing Persona 3 Portable and also have MGS Peace Walker to get through.  I'm getting Phantasy Star Portable 2 this week...would rather play that than Valkyria.

[Bebpo]

I played the first month and that was enough to tell me what I needed to know as someone who is not a huge fan of the series. 

Mainly that:
-enemy turn speed is fast, so game is finally playable and not slooooooooooooooooow.
-main strategic game is great like the first
-graphics/music are great
-anime story is mehtastic

spoiler (click to show/hide)

like the first game :O

[close]

-very grindy in having to do tons of non-story missions to advance
-and that giving stuff individually by character post-battle is a dumb change.

Which was enough to tell me:
-I can skip this and play Layton 3 and go back to Narikiri Dungeon X for my portable gaming for the month.

[iconoclast]

I just started this and I can already tell the story will suck compared to the first game. It's like SEGA tried to mix Bleach or some other shounen anime into the game to appeal to a wider audience. Ugh.

Also small maps suck compared to the giant maps in the original. Fucking portables.

[Bebpo]

Giant maps just meant every unit sucked besides Scout since they could only run a tiny distance each turn.  I think smaller maps balances the classes better.

[iconoclast]

Not entirely true, since most of the giant maps that involved lots of battles had multiple bases. So you can start the mission out with only your captains, run your scouts to a base further ahead and deploy the rest of your squad there. And larger maps also give multiple ways to get to your next target, giving you lots of strategic options to consider, which is a huge plus.

But on missions where you are trying to run from point A to B ASAP, yeah the other units were worthless.

[Bebpo]

You couldn't spawn a tank though!

[Rman]

The PSP really is having a good little run right now.  A lot of must plays.  Still got to get Y's 7.

Drinky, did you play the first game?  It's similarly broken.  I'd thought they'd fix these issues.  Oh well.

[Van Cruncheon]

the engineer and tech classes are beyond useless. all you need are gunners and scouts, with the occasional lancer.

[Bebpo]

Valkyria 3 is on psp


 

[iconoclast]

SEGA

Not buying it. Will pirate until SEGA moves the series back to console or until it dies.

[Rman]

Any famitsu scans?

[magus]

http://videogamerx.gamedonga.co.kr/zbxe/1517957#1