Why is Valkyria Chronicles good?

[Darc Requiem]

nordlead said:

Darc Requiem said:

badgenome said:

I guess they should have made an AAA game in a different genre. Not that I'm complaining, as I love SRPGs and they are few and far between.

And it has been nice to see the various gaming sites putting an SRPG up as a GOTY contender.

That's nonsense. How many RPGs are on PS3 right now? Better yet, how many exclusive RPG are on the console? There is no excuse for the lack of sales. I wasn't expecting a million seller but damn, VC sales are serious WTF to me. If VC was selling this on 360, PS3 fanboys would be having a field day. They need to stop bitching about SE and what's on 360. They need to run out and buy VC.

 

It performed great in Japan (similar sales to Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn) for the size of the install base however, it has really flopped in America and Europe.

Oh VC did great in Japan, but the performance in the West worries me. Japanese developers are increasingly taking the West into account when it comes to development decisions. I expected VC to do better, especially with the lack of competition. Similar to how Tales of Symphonia sold well on the Gamecube in the West despite the lack of ad campaign. ToS had basically no competition on the GC and since it was quality title it sold pretty darned well. It sold well for an RPG period and it was hamstrung by the North American userbase of the Gamecube.

I was hoping for the same for VC. I really wish more JRPG publishers would follow the example set by SCEA with FFVII and by MS this gen with Lost Odyssey. A strong ad campaign sells games. VC is an excellent game and its unique take on the SRPG genre could appeal to those that don't normally like the genre. The real time elements, cover system, and unique setting could net some unsuspecting fans in the West. Most probably don't even know about the game. Unfortunately the JRPG fanbase is surprising apathetic about the game in my view.