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Valkyria Chronicles 2 Site Live, New Screens and Info

The Japanese site for Valkyria Chronicles 2 is now live and full of new content.

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hay5400d ago

Yeah, I sure hope for some sweet unique PSP functions that the game can take advantage off.

Xulap5400d ago (Edited 5400d ago )

Yeah, something like the connectivity Resistance: Retribution had with the PS3.

Like, the ability to use the DualShock 3 with the game, unlockables between both games(PS3/PSP), and such things.

UltimateIdiot9115400d ago

Agree, more games need to take advantage of the PS3 and PSP connectivity. I'm happy to buy VC2.

-MD-5400d ago

Why does this have to be PSP exclusive? Sigh. Would have liked another PS3 VC.

wazzim5400d ago

after the terrible PS3 sales nobody expected a sequel.
I hate people that complain about things like this, they are screwing 500k fans but gaining 1mil.

UltimateIdiot9115400d ago

The sales was not that terrible. For a niche new IP title, I would say it did pretty well. Even Sega thought so.

Obama5399d ago

it sold almost twice as much as TOV, so the sales definitely is not a big issue.

jrsenkbe5400d ago

I dont have time for a PSP and this is my favorite game for this gen and the anime is great as well. Why does SEGA have to screw their loyal fans? Its just like with Yakuza. Maybe if they could improve the Sonic games to at least good status they would make more money.
I loved the days when it was Mario vs. Sonic.

LeShin5400d ago

....so you expect them to take a risk again by spending more money on developing a PS3 version which might sell as badly as the first one making Sega loose even more money in the process? I don't think so lol I'm a huge Valkyria Chronicles fan but even I can't blame Sega for this. If I was them, I'd do the same. We're even lucky to be getting a sequel.

Good thing I've got a PSP, first day purchase!

name5400d ago

sold badly? it sold over 700,000

UltimateIdiot9115400d ago (Edited 5400d ago )

I wouldn't say screw most of their fan. Every single PS3 owners I know except one has a PSP. So maybe like 1 out of every 20?

If you think about it, this might turn some PSP owners into PS3 owners.

Chubear5399d ago (Edited 5399d ago )

^^ exactly and a game like this didn't even need 500,000 to start making profit. I think a lot of newage gamers have been severely jaded by halo type 9mill sales. Very very few games sell 7-10mill life time and games that sell 3-5mill are considered a massive success.

These newage gamers actually think games NEED to sell like halo to make profit when in actuality, only very high end games need to sell 1 mill to start reaping profit. The average game this gen only needs btw 500thou-700thou and a game like VC obviously didn't have insane resources put into it like a gears or even resistance both of which probably only needed 700thou to reap back initial investment (if that much to begin with)

Games like MGS4 and Killzone 2 obviously are the kind of game that need to sell 1mill to start making profit.

The only tough thing for a lot of developers is after the game makes profit they're often left with a tiny sum after publishers and royalties are paid up so the more a game can sell beyond that 500thou threshold (or whatever bench mark threshold for their initial investment) the better for them in being able to have money in their pockets and invest in a sequel.

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artgamer5400d ago (Edited 5400d ago )

probably won't be the same without the characters from VC1. But the Valkyria Chronicles gameplay is perfect for traveling.

Just wish they would have called it VC:PSP, that would have explained the style change to tacky regular anime.

Perkel5399d ago

wow , gt mobile, gow chains of, mgs peace walker, and now Valkyria Chronicles on PSP ....

the best year ever for psp..

now psp is must have...

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The Best Games You Can't Officially Buy Anymore

From Xfire: "It's been estimated that roughly half of the video games ever released on the market can no longer be downloaded or purchased. Whether this is exactly correct is not the point. Rather, we think that either way, the video game industry, as a whole, has done a terrible job at preserving video games and making older titles available to play for future generations."

Terry_B1075d ago

You can play all of these games still lol. The headline is just misleading. Funny is that there is not one game in the list that you really can't play anymore due to it being online only games.

CorndogBurglar1075d ago (Edited 1075d ago )

Its not about games you can't play. Its about games you can't officially buy anywhere.

Terry_B1075d ago

The author changed it actually

Army_of_Darkness1074d ago

Who needs to buy these games anyway? Most of them are average at best and won't really be missed.

littletad1075d ago (Edited 1075d ago )

It says buy, not play though. You can't purchase Deadpool or the Simpsons game anymore. Unless you have a 360 for the simpsons or a physical copy of deadpool, or purchased it before it was delisted.

shuvam091075d ago

Look at his comment. It's from 9 hours ago. Article goes back 4 hours. Title might have been changed after realising the mistake

isarai1075d ago

One you actually legit cannot play AT ALL is Noby Noby Boy. I miss turning my brain off and messing around in that game, was so psyched to re-download it when i rebought a ps3 slim, but you cant, even if it's in your downl library, along with a few other obscure PS3 games i had.

NecrumOddBoy1075d ago

The original memes to the moon game. Loved NNB on PS3.

FreeckyCake1075d ago

I would replace Transformers Devastation with War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron tho.

Knightofelemia1075d ago (Edited 1075d ago )

Transformers Devastation was good but not as good as Fall and War of Cybertron they should be on the list. SH 2 I can play any time I want since it came free in a $10 Xbox I bought used. The Simpsons Arcade I have on my PS3 surprised the Xmen Arcade game is not on this list or the Turtles arcade game either.

CorndogBurglar1075d ago

I had the X-Men arcade game on my 360. I don't know if Xbox Live is still a thing or not, and of it is, I don't know of they still sell X-Men. But it was deinitely on Xbox Live at some point.

Knightofelemia1075d ago (Edited 1075d ago )

If you had X-Men before you can redownload it from your transaction history on the 360 Microsoft did not castrate the 360 from online. That is how I was able to redownload the old TMNT arcade game to my 360 you can't play it on XB1 or Series X but you can still access it for sure on the 360.

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7 JRPGs With a School Setting If You're Feeling Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Twinfinite Writes: With Fire Emblem Three Houses the series takes its first leap into a school life game, but there are other great JRPGs out there with a school setting.

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bluefox7551732d ago

Currently playing through Trails in the Sky SC, after spending 60 hours finishing the first. I want to jump into Trails of Cold Steel, but was told by several people that it's better to play the previous games first.

Positivelypositive 1732d ago

Trails of cold steel is great to jump right into. You won't feel like you missed anything. I am sure there is more to get out of the 3rd and 4th TOTS games but I don't see any reason to wait to play Steel.

DarkZane1732d ago

There are some mentions of events in Trails in the Sky in the first 2 trails of cold steel, but not much. You should definitely play Trails in the Sky completely before Trails of Cold Steel 3 and 4 (which are yet to be released), because there are characters from that series in those games.

You might also want to play Trails of Zero and Azure, which are the 2 unlocalized games. There are translation patches for them out there that are 100% done.

bluefox7551732d ago (Edited 1732d ago )

Interesting, thanks for the tip. I heard TITS 2 was the best one in that series, so I think I'll still finish it. Depending on the ending though, I may jump into TOCS after, mainly because the gameplay looks way better, and obviously the visuals as well. The TITS combat is a little shallow IMO.

Outlawzz1732d ago

Cold steel 1 was my first trails game. There were certain parts where I could tell they were referencing previous games but other than that it was a complete and separate story. It was great and I never felt like I missed out on anything just small mentions of other events.

Teflon021732d ago

doesn't matter which you play first as the games directly involving the story of Sky aren't even all released here to even worry about order. You'll miss alot of references no matter which way you look at it. Just play which ever ones you want in any order as long as 1s before 2. They're self contained stories by name for the most part.

AnnaDea1732d ago

Finished Cold Steel II today.

I have some time now to finish the Crossbell games before Cold Steel III arrives in late October. I can't sing enough praise for the Legend of Heroes series. I have only beaten Sky FC a little earlier and gonna play SC soon too. I feel sorry for the fans of jrpgs that misses this hidden gem of a series.

I have been a great fan of Nihon Falcom since the elary 90's. One of the strongest japanese developers out there. But and support their games Kreygasm.

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How Does Fire Emblem: Three Houses Stack Up Against Other Games With School Settings?

So how does Fire Emblem: Three Houses compare? Well, it doesn't offer the agency of Bully, but it does feel more expansive than Persona, even if the choices you have to make aren't quite as interesting. Its strength is in how well-realized and expansion it all feels, its calendar peppered with a multitude of fun events like feasts and dance festivals. Where Valkyria Chronicles 2's academy feels like a series of rote menus, Three Houses' setting feels fully integrated into the gameplay and story.