While it's a relatively niche series, especially in the West, Valkyria Chronicles has a dedicated fanbase. With the original and Valkyria Chronicles 4 - which story-wise is around the same timeline as the first game - both available on Nintendo Switch, meanwhile, we've been able to enjoy this quirky take on turn-based strategy/combat.
Anyone unconvinced in Japan, or those that have a valid Nintendo Switch Online account for the country, will have the chance to try out the first game in a Trial from next week, between 5th - 11th July. After the trial concludes both the original and 4 will be discounted by a third on the Japanese eShop.
We're certainly fans of both games, though presumably due to porting challenges the newer title actually performs better on the Switch; that said, considering the genre you can certainly enjoy the original despite some occasionally choppy frames.
Of course, the game trials in Japan don't always sync up with Western markets, as highlighted in the comments - this writer missed it initially - Fuser arrives this week on Nintendo Switch Online in North America and Europe.
Would you like Valkyria Chronicles to get a Nintendo Switch Online trial outside of Japan? Let us know in the comments!
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I have it anyway, but it's certainly one of the cooler trials otherwise. Amazing game regardless of the fandom's bellyaching about balance.
Excellent game. It's also not suuuper long so a week is enough to play through the whole game if you're committed enough. Worth actually buying though.
We already have an upcoming NSO Game Trial for Europe and NA, Fuser from June 29th to July 5th:
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1407385822081454086
https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1407247814493626368
Man, that game is one of my biggest disappointments. Way too many anime clips before and after each battle and the battle system itself isn't that good, seemingly giving a bonus to the reactive side. There's a tabletop game called Infinity that has a similar combat system but implemented way better. Probably because being a miniatures game it doesn't try to be TBS and an action game at the same time.
Shame cause I really like the tank design.
Amazing game. Also hope they port 2 and 3 someday. I've heard they're not as good as 1 and 4, but it'd still be nice to have 'em.
These games are brilliant and I’m always hoping for 5. The more people who play this series the better, and this would suggest that Sega at least still have some sort of interest in it.
One of the most dull and boring JRPG i ever played.
I tried to like that Game so hard, but "one Way and no other" and Time restricted Missions are making me sick.
Why can't i do my own Strategy?
Sorry, bad Game Design.
Well they have been discounted here in the UK many times and last week they had TWO thirds discount, and have always had favourable reviews. They will be back in the next sale. Like Lego City, Dragons Dogma and others. The price is high so they can give what seems like a high percentage discount in the sale. It's always the same games. Just saying.
Advance Wars vs. Valkyria Chronicles, they could call it Valkyria Chronicles: Enter the Advance Wars. This game needs to exist, make it happen Nintendo and Sega. Use element from both if you can, the tactical field and terrain should be in AW style but the battle scenes and cutscenes should remain faithful to VC.
@SmaggTheSmug I'm a big fan of the series I played them all and I just press start during the cinematics. The game system is definitely the strong point of these games, not the story.
@iuli I completely agree on the style front. IMHO, Valkyria Chronicles is quite possibly the best a true 3d anime has ever looked, at least to me. Everything else either doesn't emphasize it, or just looks wrong to me, in a way that I just can't get over. (Except for the modern Dragon Ball games. Who knows, maybe more of it could look decent to me, but my impressions of 3D anime are mainly based off of what I've seen of RWBY, which just looks awful to me.)
❗This USED to be my favourite Switch Game...
...Until I played 'The Outer Worlds'.
This is a regional version of the game which is only available in Japanese, and Chinese.
@Azuris I agree with the time limit.
We should be able to play a Mission UNTIL EITHER all of the soldiers are dead or until a Base Camp is captured.
@iuli Yeah, if you're into the story it's probably great. But sitting there watching some mediocre anime for 15 minutes before the first battle makes me annoyed. I'm of the opinion that a game should be pulling the player with gameplay before exposition, otherwise you're better off with a movie or a book. And I like story heavy games, even when it's all text. But not when it's the cart before the horse.
This game is amazing, one of my favorites ever
Too bad this series is dead along with Sakura Taisen
Loved this game, it has its flaws to be sure and it isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I thoroughly enjoyed the gameplay itself. Enough to A rank every mission and sidestory.
@Wheeler
What makes you think either of those series is dead? Valkyria Chronicles 4 came out in 2018 and a new Sakura Wars came out in 2020. Those series sound prettt active to me.
@RushDawg See you weren't aware of the low sales and the death of the Sakura gacha
@Wheeler
Valkyria has always had low sales. Hasn’t stopped them from making 4 mainline games and a spin-off in a little over 10 years. Seems pretty alive to me. Compared to most SEGA IPs, that’s positively thriving.
I’ll admit I didn’t know about the Sakura gacha shutting down since I don’t really care about Sakura.
@Deppasois strange really as The outer worlds is one game i couldnt get in to. Tried it on ps4 twice now and have come to the same conclusion on both occasions.
@Kidfunkadelic83 I loved 'Fallout 3' and 'New Vegas'.
@Deppasois
Ahh stop talking, i am everytime so tempted to buy Outerworlds since i spend so much time with fallout 1-Vegas haha
But i have no Time.
And yes, i could live much better in Valkyria without time limit.
But in that way, i can save some space at the harddrive on my PC
@Deppasois shame Fallout3 never made it to the switch.
@Kidfunkadelic83 Despite loving this Game, I'm not sure I'd want to play it again so soon as I bought a Switch to play new Games and the PS3 was my last Home Console.
Though saying that, I DID re-buy:
*Burnout: Paradise
*Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
*Crysis
*Deadly Premonition
*Double Dragon: Neon
*Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
and I had all these on the PS3.
@Deppasois last time i played and enjoyed a fallout game was 3 on the ps3 and that was years ago. Xbox one owners got fallout 3, free via a code with fallout 4 as it was backwards compatible.PS4 owners unfortunately didnt have that option.
I nearly went for Crysis last week but then i see the trilogy announcement and held off 😝
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