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Valkyria Chronicles sales jump 400% due to price cut photo

There are quite a few fans of Valkyria Chronicles on the Destructoid staff, myself included -- solid gameplay, breathtaking art and a beautiful story is the kind of combination in a game that's hard to beat. At the $59.99 price point, however, the game suffered a little saleswise in the states. After a price cut, however, things have been looking up -- and recently Sega announced a 400% sales increase for April (as compared to March). What a pleasure to see such a worthy game performing so well!

I personally purchased the game at the $59.99 price point and feel that it's more than worth it, but perhaps the current economic climate simply outweighs the human desire to buy every game that strikes one's fancy. At any rate, the price drop is not a permanent one, so if you haven't gotten a copy yet you should do so now while you still can.

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Jack Maverick's Avatar
Jack Maverick at 06/09/2009 20:36
Maybe more developers will follow with this, and they'll cut their prices so they can see a profit as well. Or this game will have enough sales to see the sequel that the creators are interested in doing. I'd be one incredibly happy man if I see either of these two happen soon.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar
EternalDeathSlayer at 06/09/2009 20:37
Yeah, but how many copies did they sell last month?

If they only sold 5, then 20 copies is a 400% increase.

Just being an ass.

Anyway, it's good to see this selling better, maybe I'll finally pick it up myself.
necrozen's Avatar
necrozen at 06/09/2009 20:39
Sweet. The more people who get to experience this fantastic game, the better!
moush's Avatar
moush at 06/09/2009 20:40
It's too bad that other companies (cough Sony) don't understand the concept.
garison's Avatar
garison at 06/09/2009 20:43
400%? That's a big number.

I bought it when it came out too. Probably at $70 up here though.
Los255's Avatar
Los255 at 06/09/2009 20:44
Well, unlike Shinji Hashimoto, I'm sure there are gonna be discussions of a sequel.
Black Nexus's Avatar
Black Nexus at 06/09/2009 20:45
great news.
Milestailsprowe's Avatar
Milestailsprowe at 06/09/2009 20:50
Ok wheres my 360 version?
Solgrim's Avatar
Solgrim at 06/09/2009 20:51
yay
Villanx1's Avatar
Villanx1 at 06/09/2009 21:05
I was planning on buying the game when it's price was cut, but when I finally scraped together $30 dollars to buy it, every retailer jacked their prices back up to $60 dollars. This about a month or two ago.
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gamadaya at 06/09/2009 21:10
My opinion of this game would probably be close to Yahtzee's. I just don't like JRPGs in general. The last one I remember having a lot of fun with was Tales of Symphonia.
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Senger at 06/09/2009 21:14
@EternalDeathSlayer

Also can be said if 5000 were sold, then its 20,000 now.
covah's Avatar
covah at 06/09/2009 21:14
GOOD
Frohike's Avatar
Frohike at 06/09/2009 21:31
That's uncanny. I just got a copy yesterday... and I don't even own a PS3 yet.

I was watching an old Valkyria Chronicles game review and decided it was worth a purchase in the (eventually inevitable) event that I fork out the bucks for a PS3. The $40 price was a very welcome surprise.
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Vedicardi2 at 06/09/2009 21:32
after the PS3 gets a price cut as well I'll tap this
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MrSadistic at 06/09/2009 21:44
I don't mean to be a money-pinching douche bag, but I can't believe a 16 dollar price slash made the sales rise that high.. well jump "400" percent. As much as I want to play the game, I'll probably wait till it hits the 20-30 price range.
Zoel's Avatar
Zoel at 06/09/2009 21:48
Umm, where do I find such deals? I am still seeing it for 70$ here..(Canada)..
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CelicaCrazed at 06/09/2009 22:02
Zoel, I'm not even seeing the game on store shelves let alone the new reduced price >_>
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The Trout at 06/09/2009 22:14
I got it new at Gamestop for $30 a month ago and it swiftly became one of my favorite games of ALL TIME.

For those frightened that it's a JRPG, I can assure that it's NOT. It's a wartime strategy game, akin to Advance Wars or Fire Emblem (only really, really pretty). It's one of THE reasons to own a PS3.
Fleet3000's Avatar
Fleet3000 at 06/09/2009 22:16
i love this game. now i just have to finish it...
Dimly's Avatar
Dimly at 06/09/2009 22:18
Couldn't be happier for this game.
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Magnalon at 06/09/2009 22:32
Honestly, this game completely revived, and changed the SRPG genre forever. It should have sold at least as much as Disgaea 3, and other recent ventures.

That said, I'm still waiting to pick my copy up! I can't find one.
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manasteel88 at 06/09/2009 22:46
If I owned a PS3 this would be one of the top 3 games I'd own. Right next to Disgaea 3 and Cross Edge.
Dan CiTi's Avatar
Dan CiTi at 06/09/2009 22:50
There was a price cut? I thought it was just GameStop doing a sale.
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 06/09/2009 22:53
*sucks in air through his teeth

Still not sure about this one, only because I'm not a fan of SRPGs. God, so tempting though.
Fyrebrand's Avatar
Fyrebrand at 06/09/2009 23:02
Yay! Glad to see more people are buying this game -- it deserves the success.
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DinnertimeNinja at 06/09/2009 23:07
I got this game for $39 by getting a used copy from GS with a 30% off coupon like one month after launch.

This after I tried for WEEKS to get SOMEONE to honor that stupid Circuit City add where it was $40 a week after launch.

CC didn't even have a LISTING for the game in its system and as such, other stores wouldn't price match a game that CC couldn't confirm they actually had AVAILABLE on sale.
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tigerfangred91 at 06/09/2009 23:29
I really want to play this game. However, I really don't want to shell out more money for a PS3.
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lastSKYsamurai at 06/10/2009 00:02
Ya, Now bring it over to the 360 please! Your sales will jump NINE THOUSAND! ,percent!

sorry.... :D
RawwrBag's Avatar
RawwrBag at 06/10/2009 00:45
@lastSKY

Word.
Matt Madeiro's Avatar
Matt Madeiro at 06/10/2009 00:47
I'm not much into SRPGs, but the general love this one inspires convinced me to pick it up whenever I eventually get a PS3. The price drop helps too!

It's faster than the average SRPG battle, right? Part of my problem with the genre is how freakishly slow the combat tends to go.
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coffeesash at 06/10/2009 01:39
I <3 Valkyria Chronicles... didn't play the DLC yet but I did buy the Selvaria one xD
ration's Avatar
ration at 06/10/2009 04:09
oh...

i thought you said 400% price cut, i got all excited
Hitogoroshi's Avatar
Hitogoroshi at 06/10/2009 07:05
Spent $60 on this. 100% worth it.
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Professor Pew at 06/10/2009 08:36
So what is the deal with the "temporary" part of this price cut?
Scientist tz's Avatar
Scientist tz at 06/10/2009 09:12
It shows up as $59.99 on Gamestop (though it is sold out online;) $43.99 on Amazon.

Best Buy doesn't seem to carry it at all. Target doesn't carry it. $39.99 at Wal-Mart but it's sold out online and only one store within 100 miles has a copy. Toys R Us doesn't carry it.

In short, if I wanted to go out and buy the game in-person I'd be paying $59.99 at the local gamestop.
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 06/10/2009 10:03
400% of what? 400% of 1? 10? 100?
DumbUser's Avatar
DumbUser at 06/10/2009 10:26
It really is a damn shame that this game isn't getting nearly as much cred as it deserves. It's Sega finally producing some new IP that isn't complete and utter fail. It's one of the few reasons I picked up a PS3. It's certainly a beautiful game, though I guess it would turn away people who dislike anime-style artwork.

I have to admit that the game's weird mechanic of being shot at only as the character that you're controlling is fairly odd though.
Frohike's Avatar
Frohike at 06/10/2009 14:06
@Scientist tz: Why do you want to "go out and buy the game in-person"? Amazon + free shipping = win.

And lol, %400 discount. They'd be giving YOU money ;)
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The Trout at 06/11/2009 13:00
"A very good game. Worth every penny...except for the DLC."

Everyone should own "Behind Her Blue Flames." The Edy mission is a different ball of wax, since - while I found it fun and hilarious - opinions about it are pretty mixed. And the Hard EX mode is only for the most hardcore of VC nerds (of which I would count myself). But yeah, "Behind Her Blue Flames" is easily worth the extra five bucks.
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