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Valkyria Chronicles 4
A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.
Details
- Released
- March 21, 2018
- Developer
- Media.Vision
- Genres
- Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Tactical
- Publisher
- Sega
How it plays
Time to beat · 3 player times (IGDB)
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Valkyria Chronicles 4 Reviews
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With over 50 hours of awesome Characters, story, music, and ever-evolving game mechanics, Sega Shines brightly once again and proves that they are still cap ...
Truth be told, I've been wanting to play a Valkyria Chronicles game since I first saw the box for the original on that other side of the local GameStop. I was obviously thrilled when SEGA announced Valkyria Chronicles 4 was coming to the Switch, but has it been worth the wait?Read More
As a story and as a turn-based strategy, Valkyria Chronicles 4 is another amazing entry in a beloved franchise.
As I stated in my preview of Valkyria Chronicles 4 at the start of the month, I absolutely loved Valkyria Chronicles when it came out on the PS3. What captured me was a host of highly engaging characters featured in one of the most charming and visually appealing games I've ever had the joy of playing. I thought and still think it was impeccable.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 is what happens when you safely positively iterate on a beloved game. It doesn’t pull any punches and returns to the series’ roots in a way that is both nostalgic and new. By adding more character depth, a new class and expanding the battlefields, Sega has really managed to capture my attention again. It might be too safe, but it’s great to see such a solid new addition to a series of games that have had a few missteps.
Believe it or not, it's been an entire decade since Sega's turn-based strategy war series debuted. Valkyria Chronicles 4 brings the franchise back to its roots but does it hold up in 2018?
If you didn't like Valkyria Revolution, or any entry since Valkyria Chronicles 1 for that matter, you're going to love Valkyria Chronicles 4. If you've always missed out on this series, but want something to whet your Fire Emblem appetite and enjoy a pseudo-WWII setting, you're in for a treat. Valkyria Chronicles 4 shows that SEGA does listen to the fans and that the series has plenty of life left in it.
Soldiers, strategists, and commanders - the call has come in from the front lines. It's time to rejoin the fight in Valkyria Chronicles 4, the next installment of the tactical RPG franchise.
More a remake than a sequel but still a welcome return for one of the most original and distinctive genre mash-ups of recent years.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 rights the ship after Valkyria Revolution almost sank it. Fans of strategy RPGs should definitely try the demo out and see if the game is right for them.
What remains, even still, is a sense of contradictory emotions. I do love Valkyria Chronicles 4 for many reasons. Its characters are more endearing than any I had encountered in the series thus far and its systems and mechanics are still as engaging as ever. However, there is still plenty going against even its most positive attributes. Unable, or simply refusing, to acknowledge its own identity as a product of anti-fascist ideals, I can’t help but find its story underwhelming. More concerned with its own past than its future, I also can’t help but find its systems simply more of the same. Tha...
Valkyria Chronicles 4 is a game of extremes. Its romantic attitude towards soldiers clashes with a desire to tell a tale of mass violence and corpse-laden battlefields. It is as intimate as it is loud, and each moment captivates even if the parts are often greater than the whole.