9.2 out of 10

Valkyria Chronicles

 

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  • User Score (162)
    9.4 9.4 from 162 reviewers
  • Expert Score (90)
    8.5 8.5 from 90 reviewers
  • Value for money (3)
    9.0 9.0 from 3 reviewers
  • Gameplay (19)
    9.3 9.3 from 19 reviewers
  • Graphics (23)
    9.3 9.3 from 23 reviewers
  • Sound (24)
    9.0 9.0 from 24 reviewers
  • Storyline (4)
    9.0 9.0 from 4 reviewers
  • Control (5)
    8.9 8.9 from 5 reviewers
  • Lifespan (2)
    9.2 9.2 from 2 reviewers
  • Audio & image quality (2)
    8.5 8.5 from 2 reviewers
  • Appearance (2)
    9.6 9.6 from 2 reviewers
  • Singleplayer (2)
    9.6 9.6 from 2 reviewers
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Users:
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. GameSpot

    8.5/10
    25 November 2008

    But in a game as smart and delightful as Valkyria Chronicles, it's easy to look past these issues and take comfort in its fun and intelligent take on a genre that has plenty of room to grow. Yet while it is a fantastic new step forward for strategy RPGs, it's a lovely and enjoyable game in its own right, and if you own a PlayStation 3, you should also own a copy of Valkyria Chronicles. Read more

    • Exceptionally beautiful visual design, Unique combination of turn-based strategy and third-person movement, Wonderful, subtle soundtrack, Eliminates multiple genre-spe...
    • Foolish AI, Story is very slow to get moving.

  2. PALGN

    8.5/10
    25 December 2008

    The pesky thing about a genre is that it can often be confined to its conventions. Turn-based RPGs don’t allow you to move around too much in the heat of the battle. Shooters don’t allow you to allow take turns or have a break. One way around such inconveniences is for developers is to merge genres together. Often these haven’t come off quite as well as gamers would have liked, as the numerous generic open-ended titles of the past five or so years have shown. Read more

  • User Reviews

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  • Manufacturer's Description

In 1930s Europa, tensions rise to an all-time high between the continentâ.

  • Genre: Action
  • ESRB Rating: T - (Teen)
  • ESRB Descriptor: Violence Mild Language Animated Blood Mild Suggestive Themes Use of Tobacco

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