Valkyria Chronicles™

I liked most of the story, aside from a few things that didn't make that much sense. I liked the characters of your squad and I like the way you play on the map. It did take some getting used to, as I have not played any game like this before. To me however, the game would be hella annoying, if it didn't let you save during a mission. I basically had to save after every turn, because you sometimes just can't tell how things would play out, the mechanic decides to repair a barricade behind you instead of disarming the mine in front of you, or suddenly a characters aim is way off and misses a shot he should hit 99% of the time and missing it screws your entire turn over. So it has its quirks, but because you can save, you can save yourself a lot of headaches by just slamming save as much as you can. Are you supposed to play a game this way? Maybe not, but if I feel like a game is playing against the player randomly, its the only saving grace. Most of the time it functions fine though, if you weren't able to save whenever you want however, I wouldn't have finished this game. Since you can, I quite enjoyed the story and liked figuring out how everything is supposed to play out. Tho…

Valkyria Chronicles was a really enjoyable experience. The combat system feels unique and gives you plenty of freedom in how you approach each battle. The story was easily one of my favorite parts. The characters were memorable, the emotional moments landed well, and I stayed invested in what was happening from beginning to end. If you enjoyed the game I highly recommend you watch the TV anime version.

Fun war strategic anime game that needs better gameplay to story pacing

Wasn't expecting seeing a concentration camp in a Anime WW2 game

I ran into a few crashes but nothing major. The amazing graphics, gameplay, story, and music more than make up for that minor set back

I played Valkyria Chronicles twice on the PlayStation 3, so maybe that's why I didn't finish my playthrough on Steam. Still, I love the game: Alicia is the best, and the cast in general has great character. It's too bad they relegated most of the other VC games to the PSP or being Japan-only; I wanted to play them!