We found a small selection of screens on the Japanese Valkyria Chronicles blog, and since we're such nice chaps, we're posting them here. With Dale North away on business, we have nobody to translate the Moon Speak, so unfortunately you'll have to read all the Japanese text yourself.
As you can see, it's obviously not quite as gorgeous as the PS3 original, but it still looks pretty good for a PSP title. Just a shame that the move to PSP has cost the game its beautiful hand-drawn style.
All things considered though, it's somewhat amazing that Valkyria Chronicles is getting any kind of sequel, regardless of what system its being put on. Don't games like this usually slip into fond obscurity, never to be seen again?
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12:40 PM on 07.17.2009
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Seriously, if it never gets a sequel after this, I'll be heartbroken.
Sony's trying to get more people to make PSP exclusives and I'm sure it will cost significantly less to make on the handheld than on the PS3.
I wish they wouldn't do this though. I feel like these PS3 to handheld systems are gimping their quality from the PS3, with their only aim being to support the hardware platform.
Still dissappointed about the PSP onlyness, but will buy a PSP and this for it.
I already have FFT: WoL in my Final Fantasy collection, and will get Prinny, Peace Walker, Portable Ops to help me justify me buying a PSP.
Well, at least it's not been converted into an iPhone tower defense game.
BRACE FOR EPIC!
I hope there's more strategy involved with that, and the whole game combined instead of blindly rushing in sometimes.
Can't wait.
While the move to the PSP seems nonsensical to us filthy gaijin, remember that the PSP is HUGE in Japan, thanks to Monster Hunter.
Taken in light of SEGA's dismal marketing approach in the US, and you'll know that these games are targeted to Japanese as the primary audience, and the moves taken are the ones that will make the most sense to them.
My sentiments exactly.
I just hope they let you control the characters with the dpad. I could see them doing a decent job with that terrible little nub but I'd really like the option just in case. And to get some more buzz for this release (assuming it comes over here) they really should patch trophies in. That'd at least get a lot of people who have already played it back into the series and maybe drive a few more sales of the PS3 game.
Valkyria Chronicles was good though. Very good. I wish they'd have put the sequel on the PS3...
Oh I dunno if anyone has heard this or has any more information to divulge but I guess Sega has been toying with the idea of joining the console market again...?
Any information, please let me know!!! :D (Dreamcast 2, anyone??)