Valkyria Chronicles

Having just finished 2 amazing games: Fallout 3, and Resistance 2, I was eager to continue my unparalleled streak of good luck with games, and try the really interesting looking Valkyria chronicles for Playstation 3. So far it seems my luck is holding out, and then some!

Valkyria Chronicles is a Japanese Tactical RPG in the vein of the Disgaea, and Final Fantasy Tactics series. I have never played any of those games before, though I used to be into both JRPGs and Turn based strategy games way back in the 16 bit era, though I have completely lost interest in the former in recent years.

Valkyria Chronicle's presentation, novel setting (an alternate world fantasy take on WW 2) and the fact that the main character isn't a whiny kid, where enough to make me want this game.

So after pawning off GTA 4 and Bioshock I picked up the game. So far I am extremely impressed the battle system is fun and innovative. The mixing of real time movement with turn based strategy works perfectly. Facing an enemy tank on foot is truly fearsome. There is a real sense of tension on the battlefield.

The presentation, and story are both so far very good. The English voice track is very good, though the original Japanese is available as well if you want. (Gotta love that extra Blu-ray storage).

This is truly the greatest time to be a gamer. I have never seen so many stellar games come out in such a short time. I will write a full review of Valkyria Chronicles once I beat it.