A Beautiful Fusion Of Strategy, Art and Epic Storytelling

At my first impression when I saw the cover of Valkyria Chronicles, I thought, “Oh, here’s another game title trying to make it in the RPG genre for the Playstation 3, i doubt it.” Little did i know that i would EAT those very words of mine after only a mere 2 hours of playing the game. Valkyria Chronicles could easily be the finest and most beautiful strategy role playing game to date, and not only for the current generation of console games. I personally have played a number of strategy games out there, but none could compare to the simplicity of the combat system and the perfectly polished art design of this game.

Set in Europa, a fictional alternate version of Europe, it tells the story of Welkin Gunther and Alicia Melchiot in their struggle to defend and liberate their country Gallia, from the invading forces of the Empire, who seeks the precious and ancient material Ragnite, which is some sort of a multi-purpose energy source. Our two heroes will soon find out the true reason of the invasion and uncover an ancient truth about their country’s history. This plot alone More >