![]() While I wasn't too bothered about the High School setting, it's not hard to see why everyone else was disappointed by or out right hated it. VC2 wasn't a bad game from the time I spent on it, but I was turned off by the requirements of class leveling (certificates) and class changes (snipers being now a scout subsection, Fencers/Armor tech in general), among other things. The fact that the game takes place concurrently with VC1 makes it have a extra draw to it for those who enjoyed the story behind the conflict in the first game. While I loved Welkin, Kurt himself is a far more interesting main character, and his cool, collected attitude and tendency to take things in stride make him easy to look up to. The Nameless are a bit like the Mega Man X to Squad 7's Mega Man, in a sense - they're darker and grittier, but they definitely still have that Valkyria charm to them. ![]() Combine this with the Imperial antagonists, and you have a multi-layered story that adds an extra level of intrigue that the first game didn't necessarily have. They have a clear purpose and a chip on their shoulders, and Kurt's transfer to their unit at the beginning sets up a clear personal conflict that you want to see resolved. I might even go as far as to say Kurt and his Nameless Squad are more interesting than Welkin and co. Everything I loved about the first game is back in this installment - an interesting, diverse cast of characters where each unit has a distinct identity, engaging combat in the form of an RTS/TPS/RPG hybrid, a war story with a hint of quirky JRPG goodness to it - it's all here. And let me say.Īside from the graphics and overall presentation, which clearly suffer from the PSP's hardware limitations, this is a sequel to VC in every way, shape, and form. With the recent announcement of VC1 for PC, I decided to pick this up. Having skipped VC2 because of middling reviews and an awkward school setting, and gotten salty over the lack of an official localization for the third title and the move of the series to the PSP, I left this series behind after the first game. Let's drive these Imperials back out of Gallia! Er, wait.
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