In North America, Valkyria Chronicles jumped last week to top 5 among PS3 game sales, back on the list at #5, and behind only titles like Guitar Hero and Killzone 2. Considering the game came out last November, it’s an excellent sign that DLC, continued support from SEGA, and amazing support from all the Valkyria fans truly can have a great effect on game sales. Props to all you evangelists who are telling your friends and fellow PS3 owners to pick it up - you have made a difference!
Valkyria Chronicles
Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Apr 22, 2008
A turn-based tactics game with real-time elements, that tells the story of Squad 7 as they rally together to fight for the freedom of their country, Gallia.
High Sales A Slow Burn For Valkyria Chronicles
In North America, Valkyria Chronicles jumped last week to top 5 among PS3 game sales, back on the list at #5, and behind only titles like Guitar Hero and Killzone 2. Considering the game came out last November, it’s an excellent sign that DLC, continued support from SEGA, and amazing support from all the Valkyria fans truly can have a great effect on game sales. Props to all you evangelists who are telling your friends and fellow PS3 owners to pick it up - you have made a difference!
I played this game for a bit but never really got into it after about 2 weeks of not touching it i sent it back to gamefly. Maybe if they added trophies i would try it again
Thank goodness for this news. Maybe Sega will consider releasing Yakuza 3 and making a sequel to Valkyria Chronicles. Plus, I heard the anime is getting great critical reception overseas and, having watched it myself, I have to agree with the positive criticisms.
"I bet the anime has helped sales, as well as the price cut at gamestop for $30"
Yeah, the half price sale probably helped spur sales of the game more than anything else. It sure wasn't the overpriced DLC.
Either way, good to hear. Hopefully sales reach the point where they start thinking sequel.
Game is good but frustrating at the same time. Constant re-loads because of bad luck can get pretty tedious. But still it is a solid game. Here's for a sequel of some sort.
"DragoonKain1687 said:"Best new IP so far this gen. And the DLC is amazing. Well worth the price"You thought so? I felt that both missions are worth 5 bucks, tops. Haven't got the uber hard mode though."
There should have been a $10 pack for everything - $15 for what's there is kind of steep...only Selvaria's DLC is really worth what they're asking.
Extra hard mode is nice and all, but it's just more of the cheap enemy placement from the existing hard mode, plus boosted enemy HP and damage.
If this game had trophy support I'd pick it up. I watched this Quick Look when it was first posted and I was definetely impressed by what I saw. I don't normally play games like this... actually I never do. This looks interesting though. Add trophies Sega. Do it now!
If this game had been ported to the 360, I would have purchased it a long time ago. And I'm sure there are a ton of people on here that can say the same thing.
I actually thought about buying another copy for ebay..... since it was 29.99
but last copy was sold.
"You know you would sell more copies if you put it on 360. "
BS. Many games fail horribly on the 360. The only difference is that those failures aren't amplified by the media, while any Wii or PS3 game failure is dissected for the purpose of promoting the idea that any 360 game is an instant million seller. Nothing farther from the truth.
Oddly enough, Brad and Dave's video WAS the reason I finally pulled the trigger on buying this game. Good call, Brad!
Best PS3 game ever!
Hope this warrants a sequel now!
Also, even though the anime is horribly shitty, I'm sure that helped sales a lot too.
Indeed it was all thanks to Giant Bomb! I'd like to think that I had some small part in it. Half the posts in my Dtoid blog are about promoting the stupid thing.
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