Valkyria Chronicles

Set in a fictitious continent reminiscent of the 1930s, Valkyria Chronicles depicts Europe divided in two and ruled by two super powers: the Empire and the Federation. The Empire has set its sights on invading…

90 24 April 2008 from $4.99

Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Tactical Turn-based strategy (TBS) Action Drama Fantasy Historical

Valkyria Chronicles is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Sega WOW, released 24 April 2008 on PlayStation 3. It currently starts at $4.99 at Steam. The main story takes about 47.6 hrs to finish.

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What Valkyria Chronicles is

Valkyria Chronicles is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Sega WOW and released in 2008. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 3 only. It runs on CANVAS Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the year 1935 E.C., the continent of Europa is dominated by two superpowers: The autocratic East Europan Imperial Alliance in the east and a commonwealth of loosely allied democracies known as the Atlantic Federation in the west. The economies of both powers depend on a precious multipurpose mineral called Ragnite. Its growing scarcity results in the Empire declaring war on the Federation, sparking the Second Europan War. The Empire uses its military superiority to quickly put the Federation on the defensive. Emboldened by their progress and momentum, the Empire decides to invade the neutral Principality of Gallia in order to seize its rich Ragnite deposits. When Imperial forces launch…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, drama, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 20 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Valkyria series

Valkyria Chronicles is the first of 75 entries we hold in the Valkyria series. The next entry was Valkyria Chronicles: Edy's Mission "Enter the Edy Detachment" in 2008. Its critic score of 90 is 9 points above the series average of 81. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

Valkyria Chronicles holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 25 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 88, across 144 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 47.6 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $4.99, that works out to about $0.10 per hour of the main story.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo @ 2.0GHz (or equivalent), 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 (or equivalent). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 25GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $4.99 at Steam, 75% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Valkyria Chronicles launched on 24 April 2008, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto IV, Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition, Mario Kart Wii and Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto IV, Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition, Mario Kart Wii, Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Valkyria Chronicles yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Dlc

Valkyria Chronicles: Edy's Mission "Enter the Edy Detachment"

8 August 2008

Valkyria Chronicles: Hard EX Mode

8 August 2008

Valkyria Chronicles: Selveria's Mission - Behind Her Blue Flame

31 October 2008

Valkyria Chronicles: Challenge of the Edy Detachment

26 June 2009

Valkyria Chronicles Remastered

11 November 2014

Expansions

Valkyria Chronicles: Hard EX Mode

8 August 2008

Remasters

Valkyria Chronicles Remastered

11 November 2014

Quick answers

Valkyria Chronicles — frequently asked questions

When did Valkyria Chronicles come out?

Valkyria Chronicles was released on 24 April 2008 for PlayStation 3.

How much does Valkyria Chronicles cost?

The cheapest current price for Valkyria Chronicles is $4.99 at Steam, which is 75% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Valkyria Chronicles?

At minimum, Valkyria Chronicles needs Intel Core2 Duo @ 2.0GHz (or equivalent), 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 (or equivalent) graphics, 25 GB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Valkyria Chronicles?

The main story of Valkyria Chronicles takes around 47.6 hrs.

Is Valkyria Chronicles worth it?

That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $4.99, and the main story takes about 47.6 hrs, which works out to $0.10 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.

How many GB is Valkyria Chronicles?

The PC version needs about 25 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("25 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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