Valkyria Chronicles 4

Valkyria Chronicles 4 is the sequel I’ve been waiting for, returning to the roots of what made the first game so special. It adds a handful of new and interesting mechanics to its tactical battles, nearly all of which improve the formula in tangible ways, but otherwise plays it fairly safe. The story can feel a little bit impersonal and disconnected from the rest of the series, but the way it makes even the smallest characters important and alive is remarkable.

Ultimately, this is a return to form for the Valkyria Chronicles series as a whole. It stays so true to the franchise's first iteration that it'll feel as if almost no time has passed in the decade or so since the original game first came out. In revisiting the concerns and the environments of the first, it makes the most of those parallels and invites comparison in a way that highlights its strengths.

More concerned with its own past than its future, I also can’t help but find its systems simply more of the same. That even at its best, I’m still reminded of how it could have been better. Though, to be clear, that doesn’t make Valkyria Chronicles 4 bad. All it does is force me to admit that we can all sometimes become prisoners to our own nostalgia.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 has an entertaining and beautiful core unfortunately covered by a flawed shell. You have to break through that shell repeatedly if you want to get to the really good bits and the bits are fantastic, sure, but the in-between moments are incredibly annoying.Four titles into the main series of games, Valkyria Chronicles has an established formula that can carry the series along for much longer.

What you need to know though is that this is a stunning and immersive experience that will keep you playing for hours. It offers plenty of challenge, gives you a story to think about, and it's well worth spending the time it asks you to invest. We loved our time fighting against the empire, and it lives up to the expectation we had as fans of the franchise.

Ha perdido factor sorpresa, visualmente ya no impacta y en cierta manera da algunos pasos atrás en cuanto a mecánicas para recuperar la esencia simple y directa, pero nadie que haya disfrutado de la saga quedará decepcionado por la cuarta entrega principal. Con esta secuela, volvemos a confiar en que Valkyria Chronicles tenga el futuro y el reconocimiento que se merece.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 es un juego casi perfecto, cuyo principal problema es la cámara en determinados momentos (incluso llega a parecer que estamos en primera persona, con el pequeño descontrol que eso supone) y algunos momentos de frustración al mover el cursor en el mapa o cuando el personaje se te queda enganchado en alguna esquina mínima y te hace perder barra de movimiento o sufre más ataques enemigos de los necesarios.

Teil vier braucht daher eine Weile, bis er spielerisch Fahrt aufnimmt und befindet sich vor allem erzählerisch nicht auf dem Niveau eines modernen Spiels – weil man aber unterhaltsame und angenehm vielseitige Rundentaktik erlebt, ist er dennoch gerade noch ein gutes Spiel.

Si tel n'est pas votre cas, les interminables scènes de discussion souvent insipides et une ergonomie de menus venue tout droit des Enfers auront vite raison de votre patience. C'est d'autant plus dommage que le mode facile rend cette fois l'expérience à la portée de tous, mais la victoire semble bel et bien être à ce prix.

Se amate il genere e giocate prevalentemente su console le scelte non sono poi così tante, ma faremmo un torto al lavoro di Sega se dicessimo che solo per questo motivo dovreste dare una possibilità al loro ultimo lavoro: ciò che vi suggeriamo, piuttosto, è di provare la demo se anche non foste appassionati del genere, perché potreste scoprire un universo meraviglioso.

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