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 ====== Valkyria Chronicles ======
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 {{ img:b:r:valkyria.png?460 }} **{{ruby|戦場|せんじょう}}のヴァルキュリア**(Valkyria Chronicles) is a Sega franchise focused around turn-based tactical [[lb:games|games]]. The world is a faux-Europe that is about to experience World W- I mean...the **Second Europan War**. Planes don't exist, because they don't understand how flying works.\\  Besides the games there is, of course, other media: [[lb:anime|anime]] and [[lb:manga|manga]]...I think?
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 ===== Reviews =====
 ==== Valkyria Chronicles ====
-I um...should really fix my bad habits, ‘cause I'm not sure how to go about this.\\  Anyhow...the story here is alright. It serves its purpose as a motivator to keep going through the campaign, though it's beyond easy to tell when things were going to happen. The most egregious example that I remember is <wrap spoiler>Isara's death</wrap>, which is just...I mean <wrap spoiler>the chapter she dies in also happens to be the chapter that focuses a lot on her character?</wrap> The setup is so obvious I can’t even. There are apparently some asspulls as well...but...I don't remember what those are. Damn past me for not specifying. Though I can tell I didn't enjoy the story that much, since I don't remember it, though I know it gives me ‘vibes’ which are neutral to bad.\\  The gameplay helps elevate whatever bad the story gives. However, there's a disconnect between how the game wants you to play it versus how most people actually play it. The last thing my notes note is that the final boss is terrible. Yeah, I resorted to using Cheat Engine to beat the boss because I just didn't want to bother...hilariously, I remember this negative experience very well. The boss is overpowered and, due to that, the fight is extremely tedious.
+I um...should really fix my bad habits, ‘cause I'm not sure how to go about this.\\  Anyhow...the story here is alright. It serves its purpose as a motivator to keep going through the campaign, though it's beyond easy to tell when things were going to happen. The most egregious example that I remember is <mark spoiler>Isara's death</mark>, which is just...I mean <mark spoiler>the chapter she dies in also happens to be the chapter that focuses a lot on her character?</mark> The setup is so obvious I can’t even. There are apparently some asspulls as well...but...I don't remember what those are. Damn past me for not specifying. Though I can tell I didn't enjoy the story that much, since I don't remember it, though I know it gives me ‘vibes’ which are neutral to bad.\\  The gameplay helps elevate whatever bad the story gives. However, there's a disconnect between how the game wants you to play it versus how most people actually play it. The last thing my notes note is that the final boss is terrible. Yeah, I resorted to using Cheat Engine to beat the boss because I just didn't want to bother...hilariously, I remember this negative experience very well. The boss is overpowered and, due to that, the fight is extremely tedious.
 ==== Anime ====
-My notes elaborated a little more this time, thankfully.\\  The anime adapts the first game's story and...it's a //significant// improvement. Actually, I'm annoyed that the anime's story is seen as generally inferior to the game's...but, like, this is one of the few examples of an adaptation that improves the story. Why? Well..\\  First, the story is more cohesive overall, though that's all my notes say so I can’t remember exactly what's up. After briefly digging into my own memory...I think it's because the chapters in the game were kinda disconnected from each-other at times...more like a collection of small stories than one cohesive story. The anime actually transitions from chapter to chapter in a reasonable way. Also, the side-missions are (sometimes) integrated into the main storyline, at least I think so?\\  Next, when it comes to setup, the anime is much better at it. No longer is the setup //completely obvious//: now you can actually be surprised. However, my memory and notes only refer to two things: <wrap spoiler>Isara and Alicia</wrap>. Where the set-ups for both of those are handled far better than in the game.\\  There's a character in the game called **Oswald the Iron**, who is an elite unit you will face. In the DLC, he's a main character who interacts with **Selvaria**. In the anime, he's promoted to a major character. He's the character we primarily follow whenever we look at the Imperial side of the story. His presence is a major improvement to the story. The Imperial side is just interesting in general.\\  This is where my notes said ‘there were a few more things, but I can’t remember them’ so I'll leave it there.\\  Might re-watch and re-play later to check it out.
+My notes elaborated a little more this time, thankfully.\\  The anime adapts the first game's story and...it's a //significant// improvement. Actually, I'm annoyed that the anime's story is seen as generally inferior to the game's...but, like, this is one of the few examples of an adaptation that improves the story. Why? Well..\\  First, the story is more cohesive overall, though that's all my notes say so I can’t remember exactly what's up. After briefly digging into my own memory...I think it's because the chapters in the game were kinda disconnected from each-other at times...more like a collection of small stories than one cohesive story. The anime actually transitions from chapter to chapter in a reasonable way. Also, the side-missions are (sometimes) integrated into the main storyline, at least I think so?\\  Next, when it comes to setup, the anime is much better at it. No longer is the setup //completely obvious//: now you can actually be surprised. However, my memory and notes only refer to two things: <mark spoiler>Isara and Alicia</mark>. Where the set-ups for both of those are handled far better than in the game.\\  There's a character in the game called **Oswald the Iron**, who is an elite unit you will face. In the DLC, he's a main character who interacts with **Selvaria**. In the anime, he's promoted to a major character. He's the character we primarily follow whenever we look at the Imperial side of the story. His presence is a major improvement to the story. The Imperial side is just interesting in general.\\  This is where my notes said ‘there were a few more things, but I can’t remember them’ so I'll leave it there.\\  Might re-watch and re-play later to check it out.
 ===== Gameplay =====