Valkyria Revolution Is Coming West

Sega today announced that Valkyria Revolution, announced earlier in Japan as “Valkyria: Azure Revolution,” will release in the west physically the PlayStation 4and Xbox One and digitally on the PlayStation Vita in Q2 2017.

[TheColbertinator]

So at last Valkyria is coming to Xbox. This is a great occasion for all.

[dead_pixels]

That really surprised me as well. I'm glad more people will be able to experience the latest entry in what I feel is one of Sega's finest series.

[dead_pixels]

Of course I realize that, but I'm not so daft as to write a game off before I've played it.

[dead_pixels]

Reading comprehension indeed. The game is Valkyria Revolution, the latest entry in the Valkyria series. It doesn't matter if it doesn't follow the conventions of its predecessors - it's still very much an entry in the series in the same way Final Fantasy XV is a Final Fantasy title despite being profoundly removed from previous games in the franchise both thematically and mechanically.

Franchises evolve and change. How acknowledging the game for exactly what it is would throw anyone off is beyond me.

[christocolus]

I'm actually surprised to see Sega bringing this over to Xbox One. Nice

@Edmix

Agreed.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed I'm surprised to see SEGA bringing this to Xbox as well as other games to the West I hope this new Venture works out for them because they're normally pretty conservative on their releases of platforms and regions.

I trust that Sega has ran all the numbers and feels confident about this release not only to the west but on the Xbox one simply because they've been extremely conservative and careful on their releases

[rainslacker]

Same. But if it helps the sales then I'm all for it. I'd love to see better support for the Valkyria series. Sega has been all over the place with it and it's gotten rather annoying keeping up, even if you own all the pertinent consoles. I'd love to see Sega actually release more games in the series....maybe taking it back to it's more SRPG roots on the next installment.:)

Still holding out hope for a VC2 and VC3 HD remaster for PS4 after VC:R came out.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Nice, that's really surprising considering SEGA has been pretty conservative.

I hope all of this works out for them. I want to see more entries of this game series

[derkasan]

Glad it's making the jump. It'd be great to see VC3 localized too.

[dead_pixels]

I've been waiting ages, man. I know there's an English patch out there, but I don't feel like going through all of the trouble. I'd rather play it on original hardware without jumping through hoops.

[DA_SHREDDER]

Not as long as I have been waiting for a sequel to skies of Arcadia 2 💔

[_-EDMIX-_]

I would love for Sega to bring over all the other portable games to console and PC.

I don't think it would cost them that much in regards to porting them and I think they might be able to get a respectable return if anything those alone would market the series at a really reasonable cost.

[UCForce]

Good to hear !

[XXanderXX]

Very cool and great move for Sega & the Xbox crowed that enjoy these types of games. To those in charge be mindful of the Xbox group you cant just expect them to all jump at this game after having been ignored for some time

[bluefox755]

I think the reason they're ignored is because Jrpgs generally don't do that well on Xbox consoles.

[XXanderXX]

Again due to studios not giving the Xbox fan base a decent chance, time to experience the game properly .
The minutes sale are not huge they just dismiss the base and forgo them for the next game, but then expect them to just rush out to buy a game that has been absent on the platform for some time.
Sorry but that's not going to win them any kind of sales numbers .

[_-EDMIX-_]

Yes, to be fair some at least sold pretty good like blue dragon and Lost Odyssey still sold extremely well because most Japanese RPGs do not move near a million units and both of those got pretty close.

I personally feel it had more to do with not enough effort by Microsoft as a publisher to bring in those type of games especially knowing that their system already wasn't appealing to that market I believe if they for a long time or always nurturing this install base it would be pretty even on both platforms.

[rainslacker]

PS home console gamers have kind of been ignored with this series as well. Series has been all over the place, so took some effort to actually play the series.

This game would be a good starting point to jump in though, since it's not very reliant on knowing the prior games.

[bluefox755]

This is cool, though I'm still kinda bummed that they moved away from the turn based strategy of the first game.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Well to be fair this is subtitled it's not really called valkyria Chronicles 4.

[Jimkahn]

My problem with people who keep saying its a spin off is that its like "Hey you know Half-Life that next game you've wanted for so long? Well we're Bringing it Back, but were calling this Half-Life:Fishing, a game where you can fish for hours in the half life universe!!".

If they were still making valkyria chronicles games i wouldn't care about a spin-off but one console release, then the sequel on psp, then a never localised psp 3rd one(thank the guys for the fan translation patch) it irk's me. 8 years still no full console release sequel.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@jim- well I don't disagree with you in regards to how you feel about not having a direct sequel to the third valkyria Chronicles but that's sort of irrelevant to the point of this game being a spin-off and not really a direct sequel to valkyria Chronicles

@Gr- I have no clue what you're talking about this is still part of The valkyria Chronicles series it's simply not a direct sequel...

Sooooo I don't know lol

I'm not entirely sure why you're trying to argue about semantics lol

[DigimonMaster]

Woohoo! Half a dozen xbox fanboys are rejoicing. Can't wait to see the sales split between Ps4 and bone versions. *yummy*

[dead_pixels]

Or we could just...I don't know...let people enjoy what looks to be a great game on their system of choice and be glad no fans of the series are being left in the cold?

[DigimonMaster]

Fans of the series are on PS and Steam, not Xbox. JRPGs will never sell on xbox, that is a fact.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Lol agreed even though I'm a huge PlayStation fan at the end of the day I'm still a gamer that needs games and I'm happy to see this series go to Xbox just like I was happy to see it go to PC because the more platforms it goes to actually means the more likely next weekend can you to get sequels.

If valkyria Chronicles stayed on the PlayStation 3 we likely would never even be seeing a fourth title simply because the PC sales eclipse the PlayStation 3 sales.

This is coming from a huge PlayStation fan but at the end of the day you could only like a platform as much as the games that release and there's no point to having valkyria Chronicles exclusive to the PlayStation if it also means it dies on the PlayStation 3...

This is one of those situations where we need to Champion the smaller publisher on more Japanese RPGs being released everywhere simply because it's a struggling genre.

It's why I've been saying for a long time I want Persona 5 on PC at least, the more successful these games are the more likely to continue to see sequels.

It's no benefit to the PlayStation gamer if the game never gets a sequel, I completely understand that these games are expensive to make and that the developer or publisher that owns the intellectual property may not feel confident they can make a return on multiple platforms but I at least like the effort in them trying to release it on other platforms.

I completely understand that releasing a game multi-platform is a luxury that only a few of the top Publishers can do constantly, releasing on multiple platforms is a big risk the developers that just don't have the funds to make such a risky Investments

So when I see someone like SEGA doing this I have the upmost respect for the risk that there now partaking in simply because they could have took the easy route and just released on one platform and ported at a later date based on the success there now very much risking lots of money on a multi-platform release that may not go their way but I like them at least trying.

[Daoshai]

Obvious troll, but you do realize that many people own both consoles and personally I would buy it on the console I own the previous game on. Not because I prefer one console over the other.

[DigimonMaster]

99% of the people will buy this game on PS4, rightfully so. And quit calling me a troll when you know it deep down that what I am saying is the truth.
#DealWithIt.
Sorry if I hurt your feelings, xbox fangirl. You can go cry in a corner somewhere.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@dig- ehhhh no.

99% is a pretty exaggerated percentage. I'm sorry but even as a huge PlayStation fan I do not agree with that. This is simply based on facts it's not about anything subjective at the end of the day Final Fantasy 15 sold at least something on the Xbox One even blue dragon in Lost Odyssey both moved a little bit over 800,000 units which is actually very good the best selling RPG on the PlayStation 3 that isn't Final Fantasy was Nino Kuni and it moved 1.1 million.

That actually means that both platforms actually perform around the same in regards to Most Japanese RPGs and they only get skewed when the most popular RPGs get released like Final Fantasy.

I completely agree with you that the PlayStation definitely sells better on average in regards to Japanese RPGs but I disagree with you on the percentage of that is just exaggerative.

Consider that SEGA is even releasing this on the Xbox I don't really believe they're just going in blindly clearly their figures had to have made sense to release this on Xbox one as this is their money, not yours

For them to have been as careful financially and as conservative as they've always been I feel this is a big deal coming from a company that is very careful like them I believe they crossed the t's and dotted their i's they have great reason to release it on a platform if they feel they can make money.

Edit?

Troll? I don't disagree that the majority of RPG fans are in the PlayStation I'm simply saying it's not 99%...

[rainslacker]

Then I'm happy for those half a dozen xbox fan boys.

As a fan of the series, I'd prefer it sell well, and not disparage one's system of choice because it's not my preferred system. The reason I do this is because I'd prefer to see more games in the series, because it's one of my favorite franchises.

So I encourage Xbox fans to keep an eye on the game. The series is really good, and while I can't speak to if this game will be, I'm hoping it does.

[Auron]

I have both systems but I will be purchasing it on my xbox one s.
Screw fanboys like you.

[Blu3_Berry]

So why is it not coming to PC via steam then??? Valkyria Chronicles was a pretty big hit on steam selling just about 900K copies. For a niche series that pretty impressive and I absolutely enjoyed it. Hell, I thought that because of the success of it on steam made Sega decide to create a new entry, yet its not coming to steam? Makes zero sense.

[TheColbertinator]

It will happen eventually down the line.

[Blu3_Berry]

Personally I think it should launch alongside the consoles. At least announce it and say it will be released later.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I think it's going to happen eventually as that game was very successful on PC.

I think the reason that they're not making it day and date is because it's too costly.

[TheOtherVitaOwner]

I'd be far more excited if this game wasn't a spin off but hopefully this means that any future Valkyria games get localized as well. I'll definitely get this game either way though

[Relientk77]

Nice, glad it's coming West

[Kashima]

SEGA looking for 5 copies sales on Bone.

[StrykerDragoon]

Isn't this a continuation of the first VC? That means it might be coming too.

On the other hand... I highly doubt it will sell well but there's an option for Xbox players

[nodim]

Great, one for the vita version.

[buttcheeks]

What are the months in Q2 ?

[dead_pixels]

April, May, and June.

[buttcheeks]

Thanks

[DivineAssault]

It better come to the west.. Theres a way bigger population and possibility to sell more copies.. As for xb1 owners, rejoice.. The first two games were great, though this one seems to have a different style to it.. Im not expecting much in the graphics department since its able to scale down for the vita.. Still a fun game is a game worth buying.. Now if people who own the xb1 dont buy this, dont expect to get much else from japanese dev teams.. Your being extended an olive branch to play something PS owners usually get because its supported on there..

[rainslacker]

I'd expect it to be better than the VC remaster for PS4. Heck, even the original PS3 graphics hold up well today. The graphics are stylized, so do look great if you can accept not everything is hyper realistic. It has that nice warm cell shaded look which makes it look more like an anime, and I love it.:)

Jury is still out on the actual game play. I'm not loving the change based on what I've seen, although I won't say it sucks or isn't fun without playing it. Would still prefer the SRPG format, but whatever. Love of the series will make me give it a chance.

[Fist4achin]

I don't know what to be more fearful of, her well endowed chest or her sickle...

[DarXyde]

This was all the news I needed this week

[Rangerman1208]

I don't know why everyone is surprised that a Playstation exclusive japanese game will also head to the XBO. Didn't Tecmo Koei also have done this with Attack on Titan? Not to mention that since this is a spin off, the Persona series has also gotten a fighting game spin off that was released for the Xbox 360. However, even though the game was well recieved on both consoles, the main Persona series still remained as Playstation exclusive (though they did got another spin off for the 3ds).

Also, doesn't the XBO have Stranger of Sword City, which the first JRPG the console got?

[joethetimelord]

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