Valkyria Chronicles (video game)

This article is about the video game. For the video game series, see Valkyria Chronicles.
Valkyria Chronicles
European cover art of Valkyria Chronicles
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)
  • Shuntaro Tanaka
  • Takaharu Terada
Producer(s)Ryutaro Nonaka
Designer(s)Takeshi Ozawa
Artist(s)
  • Raita Honjou
  • Hirotaka Kanazawa
Composer(s)Hitoshi Sakimoto
SeriesValkyria Chronicles
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Release
  • PlayStation 3
    • JP: April 24, 2008
    • UK: October 31, 2008
    • NA: November 4, 2008
  • Windows
    • WW: November 11, 2014
  • PlayStation 4 (Valkyria Chronicles Remastered)
    • JP: February 10, 2016
    • UK: May 17, 2016
    • NA: May 17, 2016
  • Nintendo Switch
    • JP: September 27, 2018
    • NA: October 16, 2018
    • EU: October 16, 2018
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Valkyria Chronicles[b] is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 in 2008.[2] A Windows version was released on November 11, 2014. A remastered version for PlayStation 4 was released in Japan on February 10, 2016, with a Western release on May 17, 2016. The game was released digitally for the Nintendo Switch on September 27, 2018, in Japan[3] and on October 16, 2018, in North America and Europe.[4] The later versions include previously released downloadable content.

The game is set in Europa, a fictional region loosely based on Europe during the early years 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 war with the Atlantic Federation.[5] Players take control of a unit of the Gallian Militia, dedicated to repelling the invasion. The game's visuals, which use Sega's CANVAS graphics engine, resemble pencil drawings in motion.

Valkyria Chronicles earned numerous awards from several notable video game publications and has been cited as one of the greatest video games of all time. The success of the title spawned a media franchise, including several manga titles and an anime series. Two sequels were released for PlayStation Portable: Valkyria Chronicles II in 2010,[6] and Valkyria Chronicles III in 2011.[7] A spin-off, Valkyria Revolution, was released on January 19, 2017, for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One. The fourth entry, Valkyria Chronicles 4 was released in 2018 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows, and Xbox One.

  1. ^ 戦場のヴァルキュリア リマスター (in Japanese). Media.Vision. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Valkyria Chronicles Game to Get TV Anime Next Spring". Anime News Network. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  3. ^ Sato (June 20, 2018). "Valkyria Chronicles 4 And Valkyria Chronicles Remastered On Switch Release September 27 In Japan". Siliconera. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Giuseppe Nelva (September 1, 2018). "Valkyria Chronicles Releasing for Nintendo Switch on October 16th". DualShockers. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sega and PS3 Valkyrie of the Battlefield 独特の世界観・時代背景の詳細を紹介 Unique view of the world to introduce detailed historical background". www.watch.impress.co.jp (in Japanese). 2008-02-20. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  6. ^ Brian Ashcraft (15 July 2009). "Valkyria Chronicles 2 Is A PSP Game". Kotaku. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  7. ^ "Valkyria Chronicles 3 confirmed for PSP". Siliconera. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-16.


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