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    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

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    Brad

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    Edited By Brad
    Every time I post something about Valkyria Chronicles--be it news of disappointing sales, or the release of downloadable content--I figure it's the last time there will be anything to say about the game. But (let's play the hyphen game) the scrappy-little-alternate-history-quasi-turn-based-action-strategy game for the PlayStation 3 keeps rearing its head.

    And this time it's good news. Sega posted on its own blog a report that Valkyria, newly discounted in Japan, was the number-one seller on Amazon.com in that country last week. What's more,  the game ain't doing too shabby in the U.S., reemerging at number five on the domestic PS3 chart.

    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!

    Good for them and good for Valkyria, which really is a pretty neat game. Though I'm a bit put out they didn't cite what we all know to be the true reason for this slow growth in sales.


      



    Hey Sega, think you could do us a solid and patch in trophy support now?

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    #1  Edited By Brad
    Every time I post something about Valkyria Chronicles--be it news of disappointing sales, or the release of downloadable content--I figure it's the last time there will be anything to say about the game. But (let's play the hyphen game) the scrappy-little-alternate-history-quasi-turn-based-action-strategy game for the PlayStation 3 keeps rearing its head.

    And this time it's good news. Sega posted on its own blog a report that Valkyria, newly discounted in Japan, was the number-one seller on Amazon.com in that country last week. What's more,  the game ain't doing too shabby in the U.S., reemerging at number five on the domestic PS3 chart.

    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!

    Good for them and good for Valkyria, which really is a pretty neat game. Though I'm a bit put out they didn't cite what we all know to be the true reason for this slow growth in sales.


      



    Hey Sega, think you could do us a solid and patch in trophy support now?

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    #2  Edited By Heartagram

    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

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    #3  Edited By Gunblader

    I bet the anime has helped sales, as well as the price cut at gamestop for $30

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    #4  Edited By suneku

    That's great news for VC. I really want to play it but I can wait till the price drops some more.

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    #5  Edited By Dolphin_Butter

    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.

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    #6  Edited By OmegaPirate

    Awesome news, been playing this non stop all week -moar people buy- MOAR I SAY!

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    #7  Edited By trophyhunter

    Valkyria Chronicles endurance run!!!!!!!!!

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    #8  Edited By Nizzleworth

    I JUST bought this game.

    HOOOOORAY FOR MEEE

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    #9  Edited By DJ_Lae
    Gunblader said:
    "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.
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    #10  Edited By Eelcire

    Good showing for Valkyria Chronicles, glad to see it get continued sales. I'd certainly like to try it out at some point as it looks like a lot of fun.

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    #11  Edited By zitosilva

    Those are good news. But that DLC still shouldn't be so expensive.

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    Word of mouth

    I think 5 people told me how awesome this is in the last 2 weeks.
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    #13  Edited By DragoonKain1687

    Best new IP so far this gen. And the DLC is amazing. Well worth the price

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    #14  Edited By zitosilva
    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.
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    #15  Edited By stephengotlost

    I just picked up Valkyria Chronicles last weekend.

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    #16  Edited By ShaunM

    I wanna call it here, Endurance Run: Valkyria Chronicles once Persona 4 is finished.  Valkyria is a fantastic game, and it's good to hear that the sales are picking up again.

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    #17  Edited By OllyOxenFree

    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.

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    #18  Edited By DJ_Lae
    zitosilva said:
    "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.
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    #19  Edited By PLWolf

    Trophy support would be awesome!!

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    #20  Edited By InFamous91

    Glad to heard that

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    #21  Edited By irishjohn

    The scrappy-little-alternate-history-quasi-turn-based-action-strategy game that could! I love this game.  I did get stuck at one point though, I need to go back and break through.

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    #22  Edited By GozerTC

    Argh.  I want to play this game so bad but no PS3.  Too bad it won't get an Xbox port.

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    #23  Edited By Reverseface

    I want to PURCHASE this game at some point........yes it will make a excellent PURCHASE

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    #24  Edited By crunchmonkey

    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!

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    #25  Edited By Cerza

    It's good to see Valkyria Chronicles is finally getting the sales and recognition it deserves. It's an amazing game.

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    #26  Edited By nick_verissimo

    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.

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    #27  Edited By TheGamerGeek

    I second your final statement Sir Brad!

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    #28  Edited By RenegadeSaint

    Actually, the renewed sales are thanks to the $30 price tag at the GameStop GameDays sale.

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    #29  Edited By RHCPfan24

    I need to really play this game. It seems like it is at a great price so I should grab it while I can.

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    #30  Edited By MeatSim

    You know you would sell more copies if you put it on 360.

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    #31  Edited By bartholomew999

    Trophies!!!!!!!!

    Of course I'm still really enjoying the game.

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    #32  Edited By TriangleHard

    I actually thought about buying another copy for ebay..... since it was 29.99

    but last copy was sold.

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    #33  Edited By thiago
    Meatsim said:
    "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.
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    #34  Edited By CarolinaFan3515

    Oddly enough, Brad and Dave's video WAS the reason I finally pulled the trigger on buying this game.  Good call, Brad!

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    #35  Edited By sloppyjoe

    maybe they should market it next time..... just a thought

    good call on the trophies too kthx

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    #36  Edited By Luke

    I own this game like a gewd boy should :p

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    #37  Edited By Wright

    It might of helped that they made an anime out of it.

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    #38  Edited By Media_Master

    Not my type of game

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    #39  Edited By vidiot

    Fantastic news, perhaps one of the best experiences I had in 2008.

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    #40  Edited By Nasar7

    Hopefully this sends the right message to the right people at SEGA...more games like this, less crappy sonic games.

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    #41  Edited By StormTrooper

    the quick look is absolutely the reason i bought this game.  and it is awesome.

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    #42  Edited By brocool

    No doubt I bought it cause of you guys!

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    #43  Edited By alConn

    The damn thing was $30 at Gamestop...I nearly picked it up, even though I have no interest in playing, just based on the fact that so many people have said it is great.

    Too bad I am cheap as hell.

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    #44  Edited By DeVeAn

    Finally justice has been served. Glad to this gem jump to the top.

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    #45  Edited By ArbitraryWater

    If I had a PS3 I would get this game. It sounds pretty awesome.

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    #46  Edited By rargy

    Wouldn't mind playing through it again for trophies. 

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    #47  Edited By ChrisTaran

    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.

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    #48  Edited By FCKSNAP

    I think everyone is forgetting something. The fact that $15 for all three different DLC packs is terrible; unless they included trophies or something.

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    #49  Edited By unangbangkay

    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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    #50  Edited By Vorbis

    When looking at the DLC I had no interest in HardEx, but after the other packs I got sucked in and bought it, can't get enough of it now. Glad to see more people are picking it up after Segas failed attempt at advertising it.

    Also desperatly wanting trophy support.

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