Hey all, and nice to meet you! I’m Aaron Webber, also known as RubyEclipse over on the SEGA Blogs, and I’m the community lead at SEGA of America for all things Valkyria Chronicles.
As of today, SEGA is proud to announce Valkyria Chronicles II – the sequel to the legendary PS3 epic – is coming to the West exclusively on the PSP! Join the battle once more in the next addition to the Valkyria franchise – created by the same team behind the original.
The year is 1937 EC.
Two years later, the ashes of the Second Europan war still glow in Gallia’s history. But even peace is a fragile happiness – and hearts that once fought side by side are not forever friends.
In the midst of this peace appears a group known as the Gallian Revolutionary Army, swearing to topple the current government – in a lightning fast coup, they arm themselves with the best of both Gallian technology and soldiers.
What was once a small but strong unified country is instantly plunged back onto the battlefield. But the day and age of the last war’s heroes is already fading out – with families to protect and children to raise, they are the ones who must now be protected. While numbers split and tensions rise, the spotlight shines to a handful of up-and-coming students at a Gallian Military Academy.
As civil war begins to rage across the country, morality and war clash with passion and ideals. But this time the distinction between blue and red is not so simple – nor will it ever be. Gallia once stood as a defiant beacon of hope against a giant empire… but can the country now defend against its own?
Valkyria Chronicles II will be arriving Summer 2010 – until then, you can follow all news Valkyria on the official Facebook and Twitter pages!
Finally, we’d like to give a special shout out to all the fans – those who put a fantastic game back into the spotlight, and continue to show their dedication and support for the series. This one goes out to all of you.
Just to make it clear, it wasn’t because of lack of trophies that I didn’t buy the game. It was because I suck at strategy games, and I didn’t do too well in the demo. But I think trophies might give me the extra incentive to at least play the game for the story.
I’m thinking that the portable version will be a little easier to pick up and play.
No worries, I can see where you\’re coming from – the full game has some pretty difficult moments later on, but once you play through the demo about 3-4 times, you should really start to improve. I wasn\’t even a huge strategy RPG guy before Valkyria, but I fell in love with the hybrid FPS / Strategy feel that the game uses. (And the visuals, which are always worth a mention!)
I\’d actually suggest replaying the demo a few times, trying different strategies and learning as you go. Once things start to click, it\’ll all come together and the addicting factor will skyrocket.