Sega Says No Valkyria Chronicles III For Western Gamers
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I am also in the "if it had been ported to PS3 I would've bought it" crowd. I hunted down the original as soon as I got a PS3. Even drove out of my way to find a shop with it.
...Still need to finish it. The climbing difficulty curve was getting to me.
...Still need to finish it. The climbing difficulty curve was getting to me.
Shame I really liked both of the games but the move to the PSP system was unusual it still worked well as a game even if the story wasn't as good but wasn't it clear that system jumping was always going to cause a seperation in the fanbase that resulted in worse sales? Especially when the PS3 game looked so much damn prettier?
Regrettably I don't know shit about speaking/reading Japanese so I can't play this game now.
EDIT: I'm surprised at all the hate for the PSP here, I think it's a decent system (regrettably with only one analogue) with some great games for playing co-op with friends.
Regrettably I don't know shit about speaking/reading Japanese so I can't play this game now.
EDIT: I'm surprised at all the hate for the PSP here, I think it's a decent system (regrettably with only one analogue) with some great games for playing co-op with friends.
I have played it they fcked over the story big time felt more like an alt universe thing that was just pooped out.xXDeMoNiCXx said:I'll bet anything you barely even looked at the game much less played it so keep the ignorance to yourself.ZippyDSMlee said:
Ironically I was just about to buy VC 2 when I saw this.
The story was a bit silly how Galia is suddenly in civil war but overall I thought the game was good, when it comes to Valkyria Chronicles I'd say more of the focus is on the gameplay and that's where the meat of VC 2 is at.ZippyDSMlee said:I have played it they fcked over the story big time felt more like an alt universe thing that was just pooped out.xXDeMoNiCXx said:I'll bet anything you barely even looked at the game much less played it so keep the ignorance to yourself.ZippyDSMlee said:
Ironically I was just about to buy VC 2 when I saw this.
Wait, does the PSP have region coding? Handhelds usually don't, so couldn't you just import it? You'll probably need a translation guide, but that comes with the territory.
Sega of Japan wanted to capitalize on VC's popularity in Japan as quickly as possible, and the best way to do that was to develop VC 2 on the PSP (which I think portables are popular than consoles in Japan). Granted, I agree with your viewpoint on the matter that Sega should have just released VC 2 & VC 3 on consoles, even though I own the first two Valkyria Chronicles games.hermes200 said:
Wow, what the fuck. Sega is pulling a Legends here? Fuck it.Earnest Cavalli said:
Goddammit Sega. I want to love you for publishing Resonance of Fate, Bayonetta, Yakuza, and all that other good shit I haven't played, but fuck! You're breaking my balls here.Sega said:
But develop a non-Kinect, non-Sonic game, and we'll see if I can let this slide. I even legally bought a physical copy of that clichefest that was VC II, so don't gimme that shit about not supporting it Sega. Fuck, I even bought Alpha Protocol for fuck's sake! Throw us a bone here!
WHY DON'T THEY RELEASE IT ON A PLATFORM THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY USE THEN? LIKE, I DUNNO, WHAT'S THAT THING THEY RELEASED THE FIRST ONE ON AGAIN?
Honestly, what the hell are they doing?
Honestly, what the hell are they doing?
That is pretty much it in a nutshell. Funny thing is by trying to cash in on the popularity, they ended up sending the series to an early grave. Nothing they did made the series sell better in Japan; they've successively sold worse each time.coates32 said:
See Sega... the reason why the first game sold so well is because it was a good game. You didn't advertise, and word of mouth spread about the first because it was a GOOD game. The graphics and textures were impressive, the battles were epic, and the characters were sympathetic.
Every... single... one of those qualities you removed in the second one. Graphics are PSP-quality and the filters disappeared, the maps were sectioned and small, only 6 people were allowed on the maps at any time, only one tank, and you set it in a glorified HIGH SCHOOL. Then you add monotonous grinding to the upgrade system because you couldn't even leave the RPG aspect of the game alone and not Japanify it. It was a mess... a shallow, weak, fraction of what the original was.
I own it... and I can't even be motivated to get past April. I HATE everyone and their cliche schoolgirl anime TV tropes. It's like taking all the best parts of Valkyria Chronicles and replacing them with footage of Azumanga Daioh. Blah!
Well, I confess to being unhappy about this on a lot of levels. I liked Valkyria Chronicles II quite a bit. I would have preferred they did III on a full-sized console (PS-3) though.
Truthfully, I suspect there might be more to this though. As I've mentioned in other posts, the motivations for game releases between Japan and the US/West are not always about business no matter what excuses are presented.
Truthfully, I suspect there might be more to this though. As I've mentioned in other posts, the motivations for game releases between Japan and the US/West are not always about business no matter what excuses are presented.
Uhh.. Why cant they put it on a Digital Distribution service. Hire a company to do some english subs. And then push it out, if they hire the right guy it would take 500 bucks. Servers would only cost what was used aka there would be a guaranteed profit from there. After servercost we have to earn 500 bucks.. Nomatter how shit the game is and even if it is subtitles and translated menu's I dont see how 500 bucks cant be achieved. Aaaaand everything from there is profit. Youknow, if they put it on PC... Or PS3.. Or PS2.... Or Xbox.
I'm with the other intelligent people of this thread.
They're idiots if they simply assumed people didn't buy VC2 because no one liked it. It's because of the goddamn PSP. I absolutely fucking LOVED VC1. It is in my top 5 favourite games of all time. But when I saw VC2 was on the PSP I couldn't give a fuck (and I actually own a PSP).
When I'm commuting I don't whip out a handheld so I can be the ridicule of all on the bus, I listen to music on my iPod.
When I'm at home I'm playing PS3 on my nice, big (it's not really all that big, but still) television.
As far as I'm concerned, all handhelds are good for is Pokemon.
They're idiots if they simply assumed people didn't buy VC2 because no one liked it. It's because of the goddamn PSP. I absolutely fucking LOVED VC1. It is in my top 5 favourite games of all time. But when I saw VC2 was on the PSP I couldn't give a fuck (and I actually own a PSP).
When I'm commuting I don't whip out a handheld so I can be the ridicule of all on the bus, I listen to music on my iPod.
When I'm at home I'm playing PS3 on my nice, big (it's not really all that big, but still) television.
As far as I'm concerned, all handhelds are good for is Pokemon.