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Torillian on 14 April 2008

First thing of note is that IGN reports that the game will come with an optional 3.3g HDD install that of course decreases load times.

More importantly though, the information IGN got was apparently gleaned from a much more lengthy and informative article done by Impress Watch, which after much searching with no knowledge of Japanese I somehow found.

There is an article here:

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20080411/valk.htm

As well as some screen shots and what appears to be a character bio here:

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20080411/val.htm

 

I put these up because I would really love if someone who happens to know Japanese could perhaps translate these, I am going to try and babelfish or googletranslate it but I have no high hopes of that working. If nothing else there are some pretty pictures for all of us non-Japanese speaking people.

 edited in:

What I've gotten from translating:

  • Story is told through some kind of "book mode" (yeah I didn't really get that part)
  • Only one story line, no multiple endings (standard JRPG stuff)
  • See the whole layout of a battle in "command mode" and then use each individual unti in "action mode"
  • Seems to be a medic you can call for troops that are too hurt to fight, and a time limit where if you don't call a medic for the troop by then, they won't be usable that fight, and perhaps 2 more fights after that (wording was a little screwey.
  • You train soldiers using Exp points, they can be trained in three types it seems: "reconnaissance soldier, the charge soldier and the antitank soldier"
  • How the members of the platoon feel towards each other seems to have an effect on battles.
  • You can strengthen your weapons at the "research and development" department.
  • Even if you don't install the 3.3g on the HDD the load times are low "around 15 seconds"
  • There is an information section, with random stories. (kinda makes me think of reading the demons' stories in Persona, just a lot of extra stuff that it's cool they put in)
And that seems to be all I'm getting, I hope that was interesting.  If not, it was fun to find out for myself.

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Munkeh111 on 14 April 2008

Should boost the PS3's sales a bit



Yojimbo on 14 April 2008

It should boost but it wont be by much. We are probably going to wait for a long time before it gets to US/EU.



 
aiden.cronus on 14 April 2008

bleh, doesn catch my eye
but i hope it boosts the ps3 sales
is this SE's first ps3 game to be out??

 

Wait nm lol



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Munkeh111 on 14 April 2008
aiden.cronus said:

bleh, doesn catch my eye
but i hope it boosts the ps3 sales
is this SE's first ps3 game to be out??

 

Wait nm lol


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el_ciprés on 14 April 2008
Yojimbo said:
It should boost but it wont be by much. We are probably going to wait for a long time before it gets to US/EU.

US release is already announced, it will be the 30.9.2008

Can't wait to get my hands on these, I really hope the story is as good as the graphic/graphicdesign.

But to be honest...I don't think it will boost any PS3-sales, neither in Japan nor US.

 



akuma587 on 14 April 2008

I definitely like in in SRPG's when the characters are strongly differentiated (I am looking at you Front Mission 3 and Disgaea). It is really annoying when the best class is the best at EVERYTHING (Disgaea) or when the characters really aren't at all different and don't have different abilities (Front Mission 3).



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tombi123 on 14 April 2008

Wow, sounds really cool. I am definetly looking forward to this.



makingmusic476 on 14 April 2008

It's set to hit the US/EU in late summer/fall. I think August alongside Disgaea 3 would be a good date.



akuma587 on 14 April 2008
Soriku said:
This is a Sega game, not SE.

Anyway, this looks to be one of the PS3's best RPGs. I'm not sure how well it'll sell though. This needs to do well in Japan.

When is this released, btw?

 Q3 of this year.  My guess will be mid to late September.



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