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NEWS: Valkyria: Azure Revolution Game's Teaser Video Reveals Winter 2016 Release

Okay, I'm not gonna lie, this teaser and the few screenshots they've released are making me consider importing the Remaster just for that demo.

It's practically a guarantee we'll get the remaster outside of Japan with that demo.

On the visuals: yeah it doesn't look exactly the same as "VC," but I don't see why people are saying it looks nothing like "VC."

And a Valkyria for some reason attaching beach balls to her outfit.

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the small southern European nation of Jutland launched an assault against a base of the Rus Empire, one of the world's great powers. In accordance to its principles, the Rus Empire retaliated with an economic blockade and embargo and in time Jutland was impoverished. Jutland proclaimed "independence and liberation from the colonialism of the great powers" and declared war on the Rus Empire, who employed a Valkyria in its ranks. The young men and women who participated in what would later be called the "Miraculous War of Liberation" will be judged to be the greatest criminals in history.

Just how much is this chapter going to be anti-american? xD
As far as I can see this is exaclty WW2 seen from a very japanese prospective...

Ambimunch wrote:

It's practically a guarantee we'll get the remaster outside of Japan with that demo.

I agree that it's pretty much a guarantee we'll get the remaster (given the game's recent success on Steam) as well as "Azure Revolution" (I mean, it's a PS4 exclusive; if they have no intention of releasing it in the West, that's probably stupid), I'm not so sure about the demo. Besides, I've already played the original in English, so importing a copy from Japan would be a new experience (I know the US version has Japanese audio, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't include Japanese text).

On the visuals: yeah it doesn't look exactly the same as "VC," but I don't see why people are saying it looks nothing like "VC." If I had never seen the two games before or knew their titles, and looked at the screenshots they've released so far against the same number of screenshots from the original, I wouldn't be surprised to learn they're from the same franchise. It doesn't even look like they're abandoning the militaristic element, just the specific WWII-esque stuff around it, while amping up the fantasy elements that were already there. And as for the "giant sword" complaint, not only can you see the male character also using regular guns like the rest of the soldiers, but this isn't the first "Valkyria" game where a main character used a rather unrealistic weapon.

If we're talking about art, then yes, it looks very similar. The cel-shadings and colors all resemble Valkyria Chronicles 1. But if we're talking about the feeling of the game, then no, it doesn't feel the same. Keep in mind that the entire game was circulating around WW2, so changing that detail makes the game look different, which prompts a lot of people to claim that it looks nothing like VC.

Yes he uses a gun, but the sword will likely be his main weapon. If it isn't, then why did they bother adding it?

And I may be alone on this front, but I dislike chaotic battlefields. I prefer the slow, assassination, infiltration type of gameplay instead of huge battles. Judging from the teaser, they're going to have you run out into the middle of a giant gun battle and fight. Not something I like personally.

It really is just the "nothing" statements that get to me. Maybe I liked the aesthetic of the original in a different way than others, but in the broad strokes, this at least seems more than similar enough to believably be called "Valkyria." And speaking only for myself, so far (acknowledging this game was literally only announced a day or two ago and we haven't seen much of it, so I could easily change my mind) it's got a good combination of "familiarity" and "freshness." And all this is only referring to the visuals; I don't expect the gameplay to feeling anything like the original.

Fair enough. It's mainly that people are fixating on the swords to the point that I'm pretty sure I've seen comments like "where are the firearms?" or "so it's all magic and no technology?" (paraphrasing, of course), all while there are screenshots of characters using guns, or running through a stream of bullets, or targeting a freaking scorpion mech with what appear to be Gatling guns instead of pincers, and I can't help but think they have very selective sight.

Also fair enough; different strokes for different folks. Not really sure I have a preference for one or the other, though if they're going an action route, I'm kind of curious what it would be like if they essentially ripped-off the combat from "FF Type-0," added tactical elements, and tweaked everything as necessary to properly fit the feel of the world. Though there's no way they'd actually do that.