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2:35 PM on 03.19.2008

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Valkyria Chronicles Japanese promo video shows extended hotness
Dale North

Alright, long video is long, but it does show quite a bit of sexy new footage from Sega's Valkyria Chronicles. I had a chance to play this in Tokyo when it was called Valkyria of the Battlefield: Gallian Chronicles. It looks even better in this video then it did back then, although it seems a bit less scribble-y for some reason.

Scribbles or not, the crazy combination of strategy RPG and real-time action has me hot for this PS3 title. Although in Japanese, it gives us a chance to see gameplay in action. The video shows more details on the Battle of Live Tactical Zone system, or BLiTZ system, which lets you move about and fight to break up the command issuing sections. The story and several other gameplay systems are covered, but I'm really just in it for the pretty pictures.

Any of you that find your buttons pressed with the idea of moving watercolored anime art blended with strategy and action gameplay elements should definitely check this out. Let's hope we hear a release date for Valkyria Chronicles soon.

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naia-the-gamer's Avatar
naia-the-gamer at 03/19/2008 14:35

Now this is the kind of game that makes me want a PS3. That art style is beautiful
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Log1c at 03/19/2008 15:02

Huh, when you said hotness I had hoped for boobies.
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Daynger777 at 03/19/2008 15:05

Yup first time I've been jealous of PS3 owners. Congrats folks, you've won this round!
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nademagnet at 03/19/2008 15:11

I will buy a PS3 for this game...
BigBadJuan's Avatar
BigBadJuan at 03/19/2008 15:18

I'm actually thinking about buying a PS3 just so i can play this game.
Chocobo Knight's Avatar
Chocobo Knight at 03/19/2008 15:58

I definitely want!
animateria's Avatar
animateria at 03/19/2008 16:03

I will probably buy this... Hopefully its as good as it looks.
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TheToiletDuck at 03/19/2008 16:16

Wow, not only does the art look great but it looks to be a pretty varied game (and possible very complicated).
The tank bits looked sweet.
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mistic at 03/19/2008 16:36

Wow man this looks absolutely amazing, I hope they release this in Europe too :-)
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s0lesurviv0r at 03/19/2008 16:57

I'm not much of an RTS guy but that system sounds pretty interesting
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 03/19/2008 18:07

The scribbles seem to be lost in the compression. They are there though.
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 03/19/2008 18:40

This will be excellent when I get my MGS4 PS3...
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HarassmentPanda at 03/19/2008 19:50

The video may be long, but thank God they shortened that title. Looks pretty cool.
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Comrade Snarky at 03/20/2008 11:19

Looks amazing. But alas, I'm done buying consoles this generation.


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