It was Gametrailers what sold me the original Valkyria Chronicles.

I always hated the "fewer turns = better score" scoring system of the previous games, even though I enjoyed them a lot. It limits creativity and rewards cheap tactics (scout rushing, etc.). I had hoped that they would've changed it this time around...

The nostalgia of the Gametrailers voice....I missed you man

I'm getting PTSD recalling some missions from the first game.

Please buy this game people. The franchise is to underrated

Pumping out those reviews - great job allies!

Great review. Im so looking forward to VC4. I loved the previous games and still play 'em whenever I get the chance. I never get tired of 'em.

I remember pulling out a sketch book and redraw the entire area and planned my strategy after hundreds of failed attempts with my pops and bro. Good times good times! Now I cant wait to pick up my collectors edition on the 25th

Easily one of my favorite games of all time. A true sequel and the best game in the series! It's fantastic, charming, thrilling, emotional, gut wrenching, heartbreaking and exciting.

I'm really glad secondary troops have their own events like in VC2 and 3, I was fearing this would be a step back if they didn't have it.

This was a great review. Amazing script and fluid editing.

I just beat chapter 6 from the first game and I'm hooked. Took me an hour to nail down without a guide, but once I learned about the sandstorm, I'd clear 2 paths so 2 scouts could split, one snaking along the outer border and once blitzing from the middle. Once the sandstorm hit I took a gamble and sent my middle scout along the left border where I panicked because the base was guarded by a general shock trooper! I managed to lob a grenade, almost killing the shock trooper. I swapped to the outer scout and moved in, with barely enough AP to get within range. Shot him down with a few much needed headshots, and then Alicia was free of fire to take the base, all in 3 turns with CP left to spare.

I love the placement of out of context quotes to emphasis points of the review. Just fun stuff. I loved it when GT was still around and I still love it now.

The most underrated series. Hope this will get more attention and love

7:21 I see what you did there

Appreciate the review Damiani. Excited to dive in in a couple weeks.

Bloodworth wasnt kidding. I'm impressed 2 new reviews just on Monday alone! Thanks Easy Allies

Great review. Damiani always delivering!

do you have a recommendation as to which console to play it on? I'm between ps4 and switch.

7:18 I can’t hear that without thinking of PBS. :)

Good review, guys!

Great editing on the video.

Awesome review!

Really excited since I loved VC1 so much! I promised myself I wouldn't preorder games anymore but I had to make an exception for VC4. Also pretty surprised to see that people had a good amount of difficulty in VC1 not trying to put people down but I've always thought the game was a bit easy for a SRPG game even on the first playthrough

Is there any difference to late game class balance compared to the first? Wondering if Scouts still become 1 man wrecking crews again.

I have only learned two things about that Raz character from this video, and it feels like i already know waaay too much! 1. He is guilty of sexual harassment. 2. He REALLY likes Bacon.

This has been 10 years coming... and its almost here.

Really looking forward to this.

anyone tried the switch version? how is it - is it close enough to the ps4 version?

Watching this again after playing the game. Think the review is spot on. Credit to damiani for doing a great job

Thank you Damiani!!

Can we get release dates on the review vids?

Is there a new game + feature for this game? 'cause VC1 kinda has it too

Surely I will buy this! I love the original Valkyria C. so much that i'm so addicted to it. I'm Gonna love this too

I thought this game wasn't out until the end of september. How did Easy Allies get a review copy so early?

Does anyone know how the Switch version compares to the PS4/Xbox? Are the diferences only related to performance (fps/resolution)?

Damn, its so similiar that if you tell me this game was released a year after the first one i would totally believe it.

Played the heck out of the demo, release can't come quick enough.

Day one buy for me!

Thank you Playing the demo felt very much like the original but like you said, when it's a 10 year old sequel this is a good step forward

Two 8.5 in one day. Nice.

Just remember target usually has buy 2 get one game free in November. Usually a week before Black Friday

ITS BACON TIME

But this game isn't out for weeks! Tomb Raider review is up too? Damn you guys are fast!

1:29 - Hey, that's Dahau from VC3. He's the main antagonist in that game.

Been playing since the 1st and its so funny how war and killing people can be so bright and friendly

Never cared much of the "japanese" look or the story of the Valkyria Chronicles-series, but boy the gameplay is absolutely brilliant! Will most certainly buy it, thanks for the review!

Can't wait for my switch special edition to arrive :)

Can't decide if I'm in love with Mortar Waifu or Sniper Waifu

Great review as always, but WOW, how surprising Sega was so confident in it to let the review embargo lift up 2 weeks before the game comes out?!?! That is VERY RARE these days! 10 years ago Gametrailers sold me on Valkyria 1 & again for this one (the demo helps strongly as well lol)!

It was already released?

God damn all the reviews coming out this month For some reason i always associate Valkyria Chronicles to Radiata stories

I think that this is a good first step in the right direction. They've made a new game for consoles, now we just wait for the next game that irons out all these issues.

As a newcomer, do I need to know the first game's plot to understand this one? Or is it basically stand alone?

This is ridiculous... In the best possible way; how can one month hold such goodness? I'm still finding my way through Dragon Quest XI, then an old friend literally comes up to say Hello. Will see about doing a series marathon on the PC.

5:54 Y'see, why is this questionable or so upsetting it will rub people the wrong way? It's time people realize fiction is fiction. Just because characters act in certain ways does not mean it is the narrator condoning or promoting said actions. It's fucking weird how we all rightfully accept violence and murder in video games as pure implementation of a fictional narrative, yet people potentially will go apeshit over a guy grabbing a girl's ass in a fictional display.

Can you still abuse a scout to become invisible like alicia did?

Graphics and framerate comparison between PS4/Xbox and Switch? !

Just finished this on switch, I loved it for real, put someone from this game In smash !

I want a Valkyria Chronicles focused on the war at sea.

Swimmin' in 8.5's this year

AWW YEAH! IT'S BACON TIME!!! VC4 FTW!

Does this game have new game plus?

AWW YEAH! IT'S BACON TIME! Raz is the best character in the series now, just by default.

I AM SO HAPPY

never able to finish the first game it just to hard but i really like the story so i just go and watch the anime version, see this one have easy difficulty option and i try the demo version it was damn good, gonna get this game ASAP.

Question: I haven't played the original Valkyria Chronicles. Can I play this one without missing too much on the story?

I pre-ordered it on amazon for switch back in May. But now that i've got a PS4Pro.. I'm not so sure about it... though, i received a 20% off by pre--ordering it in advance. Ugh..decisions..

Man, my wallet can't handle September this year.

This series is awesome, extremely addicting and hard to not finish once you started. However, even at it's 4 installment, the game suffers from too many game design issues that could have been fixed if more focus was put on playtesting. Many things here have been solved in 2007, but you can still see them in a game from 2018. Here are the examples: 1. No auto advance in dialogs. This easily brings the game down from being a user friendly experience to an outdated experience. 2. The interface is designed poorly and doesn't respect the players time. Buying upgrades and training units takes too many clicks, skipping the same exact 3 lines of dialog. You can't see in advance if new upgrades where unlocked or not so you have to manually browse, and the menu doesn't remember position when going back. 3. The movement is not clear enough. Tanks and APC constantly get stuck in terrain, it's sometimes not clear how the infantry can get from point a to point b. Movement is the most important part of the combat system because of how deadly interception fire could be. 4. The RNG on the shooting feels very weird. Sometimes units are landing perfect headshots and sometimes they miss 3 times in a row. It is also very strange how you are encouraged to basically shoot enemies in the head from point blank range to get good results. 5. The classes are not well balanced. The scout is easily the most important class, most others are very situational. 6. The tactical map is great for feeling like a tactician, but falls flat when trying to figure out what is going on the battlefield. This often means that you will have to make the first run just to learn the level, then restart and blaze through on the second run, when you know where all of the units are positioned. 7. The potential system is superfluous. I don't feel like I want to bother with finding out which characters like each other for bonuses like bonus accuracy, when I will just shoot at point blank and one shot anyway. The negative ones are also too inconsequential to care about. The good thing is that a lot of these issues are not game breaking, and could be fixed if the game was more popular by the modding community.

40 hours plus 10 of content? O.O that's like, double the first game lol. also i'm surprised reviews are coming out so early. doesn't it release at the end of the month?

I want Brandon Jones to murmur sweet game reviews in my ear.

Does this game include a Japanese audio option?

Its beautiful :')

GOD I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!

the problem wiht the AI is, it supposed to be playing the defender nearly everytime, every Battle has its same characeristics, you deploy, you advance, you kill Imperials. If the AI would be supposed to do really something then there should had been battles inclouding were both Factions are fighting for a strategic position like for a citiy were you have to capture importan buldings which are neutral at the beginning, and the first Army that captured all objectives wins the battle. Well the game is more focused on a storyline, but maybe the can make once a really great strategy game out of it with a campaign map were you send the Armys from point to point, also an Multiplayermode or even a Coop would be great.

AAAAWWWWWWW YEAAAAAAHHHHH! ITS BACON TIME!!!!!

I’m picking this up! looks so jolly! I just hope it’s okay for newcomers.

First game was released for switch eshop

Wouldn't be surprised if some comments just straight up say shit like "CDPR should make a game like this" Definitely picking this up

6:12 But what about the sense of pride?

I got a switch, this one or the original ?

"Aww yeah! It's bacon time!" ...what?

The hardest thing in here is not having Alicia for NG+ in order to ace missions lol

This game is pretty great!

Finally after so long.......

i hope vyse and aika get a dlc release they won every battle in vc 1 for me

Can't wait to play this on Switch, preordered it the second it came up for sale.

I am so ready for this game! it's been a long time! interesting we haven't seen a valkyria yet.

This is exactly the reason why I love PS. They have almost every genre for every type of gamers. SEGA also doing great. There Yakuja franchise is incredible n most underrated games ever.

I hope 4 does well enough for 3 to come to switch or all consoles

Hitoshi sakimoto is a genius

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAH IT'S BACON TIME!!!!

best reviews on net

I wish it has a PvP mode

Game looks ok. Once I’m done with FF15 I will have to take another look at the original on steam.

IT'S BACON TIME

Love this game

That white border though