Valkyria Chronicles

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Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles logo.svg
The logo for the first game in the series.
Genre(s) Tactical role-playing
Developer(s) Sega
Media.Vision
Publisher(s) Sega
Creator(s)Ryutaro Nonaka
Shuntaro Tanaka
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Web browser, Android, iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, Amazon Luna
First release Valkyria Chronicles
April 24, 2008
Latest release Valkyria Chronicles 4
March 21, 2018

Valkyria Chronicles [a] is a series of military-themed tactical role-playing video games created by Ryutaro Nonaka and Shuntaro Tanaka, and developed by Sega. The series began with Valkyria Chronicles , which was released for the PlayStation 3 in 2008, and later for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch. Two sequels have been released on the PlayStation Portable, with the latest installment, Valkyria Chronicles 4 , released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows, and later for Stadia and Amazon Luna. The series has also been expanded into anime and manga media.

Contents

Setting and gameplay

The main line of games uses a turn based system known as the BLiTZ (Battle of Live Tactical Zones) and is set in Europa, a fictional continent loosely based on Europe. A conflict known as the Second Europan War takes place between the superpowers of the Atlantic Federation, a group of democracies from the western part of the continent, and the East Europan Imperial Alliance, an imperialistic monarchy. Both sides covet the natural resources of the neutral nation of Gallia, which leads to an invasion from the Empire. The first, third, and fourth games of the series follow the exploits of distinct groups of soldiers on different fronts of the Second Europan War, fighting the Imperial forces, while the second game is set after the war. The games were designed using Sega's CANVAS graphics engine, making the visuals resemble pencil drawn paintings in motion. Valkyria Revolution is set in an alternate version of Europa with different lore, characters, and gameplay.

Games

Valkyria Chronicles debuted on PlayStation 3, with the original game later made available on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Sega opted to continue the series on PlayStation Portable instead of on PlayStation 3. However, Valkyria Chronicles 4 was released on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch, and was later ported to Stadia and Amazon Luna, it was the first Valkyria Chronicles game to debut on a Nintendo platform and Microsoft Windows in the West.

Main series

Release timeline
2008 Valkyria Chronicles
2009
2010 Valkyria Chronicles II
2011 Valkyria Chronicles III
2012Valkyria Chronicles Duel
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 Valkyria Revolution
2018 Valkyria Chronicles 4

Valkyria Chronicles

The first main entry in the series was originally released for the PlayStation 3 and later ported to Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. The Windows port was developed by Little Stone Software. It takes place in Europa, a fictional continent based on Europe, during the beginning of World War II. Because of its abundance of Ragnite ore, which takes the place of petroleum in the game setting, the neutral nation of Gallia comes under attack from the East Europan Imperial Alliance, which is itself engaged in a war with the Atlantic Federation. [1] Players take control of a unit of the Gallian Militia, dedicated to repelling the invasion.

Valkyria Chronicles II

The second main entry was moved to the PlayStation Portable platform. Story-wise, it takes place two years after the events of the first game, with a fight that breaks loose against the Gallian Revolutionary Army and the Regular Army in a bid to remove Cordelia from the throne. The game's story focuses on a military academy as its cadets seek to prevent an ethnic cleansing campaign by a ruthless rebel group.

Valkyria Chronicles III

The third main entry was also released on the PlayStation Portable. However, it takes place during the events of the first game. The story follows the "Nameless", a penal military unit serving the nation of Gallia during the Second Europan War who perform secret black operations and are pitted against the Imperial unit "Calamity Raven". Unlike the previous installments, it did not have an official release outside of Japan.

Valkyria Chronicles 4

The fourth main entry was released on the PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in 2018. [2] While taking place during the events of the first and third game, Valkyria Chronicles 4 focuses on a group of Gallian soldiers enlisted in the Atlantic Federation, the other major superpower during the events of the war, that enacts a bold plan to strike at the imperial capital in order to end the conflict.

Spinoffs

Valkyria Chronicles Duel

Valkyria Chronicles Duel (戦場のヴァルキュリアDUEL, Senjō no Varukyuria Duel; lit.Valkyria of the Battlefield Duel), also known as Valkyria Chronicles D or Valkyria Duel, was a browser and mobile game released only in Japan. It was a free browser-based/Android/iOS game, with radically different gameplay, focusing more on character management of war troops similar to sports team management simulations. [3] It was released on July 26, 2012 (August 17 on Android and September 24 on iOS) [4] [5] and shut down on April 22, 2015. [6]

Valkyria Revolution

Valkyria Revolution (known in Japan as Valkyria of the Blue Revolution) was released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on January 19, 2017 in Japan. It is considered a spin-off, with a storyline separate from the main series, taking place in the fictional country of Jutland. It was released in North America and Europe on June 27, 2017 and June 30, 2017 respectively for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Xbox One, making it the first series game to be on a Microsoft console, alongside the PlayStation versions. [7]

Other media

Valkyria Chronicles

  1. Known in Japan as Senjō no Varukyuria (Japanese: 戦場のヴァルキュリア; lit.Valkyria of the Battlefield)

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