Well I've only played half or Radiant Dawn and yet to start Valkyria Chronicles so can't say I'm completely qualified for this discussion despite getting a message about it. But from videos I've watched and knowledge of the FE series and a little insight on VC I can say a few things. First of all, the FE setup is your classic SRPG in about every way or form and it works flawlessly no doubt. VC is of course a different kind of SRPG with some more options. However, FE is one of the hardest series in the entire industry and Radiant Dawn is no different while VC probably doesn't even come close.
That's pretty much all I can say about it now is that the main difference is old school versus something new and of course the extreme difference in difficulty. From what I've watched in videos though, I must prefer the setup that FE provides because I guess I like the classic setup. I'm also tempted to say that FE is more for your hardcore SRPG gamers while VC can be enjoyed by lots of people but won't be definite on that. Or you can ask Outlaw how I tease him about it haha.
