Valkyria Chronicles 2 launched a substantial DLC pack yesterday which will net you 22 new missions for the price of $4.99 on PSN. This pack contrasts with how the DLC was released in Japan where you could purchase each mission separately for about $1. Not bad in way of savings.
The original Valkyria Chronicles is one of the finest Strategy RPGs ever made, but can the series survive a platform downgrade and still live up to our expectations? Adding co-op to the mix sure is a good start- read on to find out!
If you're headed to PAX Prime in Seattle next week and you happen to the proud owner of a PlayStation Portable, fan of co-op Games, or just like donuts - the PlayStation Blog and IGN.com are putting on an event just for you!
Valkyria Chronicles was released for the Playstation 3 a couple years ago, enhancing the turn based RPG formula with 3rd person action elements and an impressive visual style. The game is thought rather highly of; I know our own resident artist, Mike, is a big fan. Coming later this month is Valkyria Chronicles II, which will be released for the PS3's smaller, more portable sibling, the PSP.
We've been chatting about Valkyria Chronicles 2 for quite some time, excited by the prospect for co-op play in the beautiful tactical RPG sequel. Now we finally have some concrete details on just how the mode will work thanks to a PlayStation Blog video interview with Sega's Aaron Webber.
A while ago we caught wind of a sequel to the successful, yet under appreciated PS3 game Valkyria Chronicles. Now, we have a few screenshots of Valkyria Chronicles 2, which will be a PSP exclusive.
Many were shocked to hear that a Valkyria Chronicles sequel was in the works, and furthermore, were shocked to hear it was going to have a cooperative mode. But everyone's collective jaws hit the floor when they found out the game was going to be a PlayStation Portable exclusive. Why would Sega choose to go this route for a sequel to one of the most beautiful PlayStation 3 games available?
The news from the Tokyo Game Show keeps rolling in, bringing with it some more good co-op news for PSP owners. Regular listeners of our podcast likely know by now that Mike and I have touted the virtues of Valkyria Chronicles, an action jRTS game released for the PS3 last year. The one downside to the game? No co-op. Well it seems that that particular problem will be fixed in the sequel. 1Up reported today from the show floor that the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles 2 will feature custom characters, multiplayer mode, and co-op. When asked about the new co-op mode, director Takeshi Ozawa had this to say:
