Lusipurr.com – Presenting the Sundry Opinions of Lusipurr and Friends

Lusipurr.com kicks off its Christmas 2009 site-wide playthrough of Valkyria Chronicles today!

Valkyria Chronicles is a PlayStation 3 strategy RPG which abandons the grid-based methods of other genre predecessors in favour of an over-the-shoulder battle system. Though the grand overview of battles occurs top-down with the assigning of units to the field, the actual battle takes place in this semi-real-time third person mode, where the player controls the units directly. Placing the player directly in the action not only speeds up the traditionally slow gameplay of a strategy RPG, but provides for a new and engaging story-telling experience.

This week, we will focus on the prologue and first four chapters of the story proper. Please comment on the music, graphics, characterisation, battle system, and especially the story through this point. What are your opinions: what could be improved, do you have a favourite scene or character, do you feel invested in the storyline? We want to know what you think! Your comments will be used on the 21 December episode of the Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast, so listen in for further discussion from our panel of panelists!