Valkyria Chronicles 4 - PS4, Xbox, Switch

[MonCapitan2002]

I know I am late to the hype, but MAN am I pumped. Also, thank god it is coming to Xbox One. SEGA really came through for me on this one.

Actually, you should be thanking the Suits at SEGA who made the decision to port the game to the XBox One.  Deities had nothing to do with that very surprising decision.  Clearly they didn't have the Japanese market in mind when they made the decision to release this game on that console considering the XBox One was an utter failure in Japan.

I still find it surprising that they are putting it out on the XBox One, though.  Seriously, I can't imagine gamers purchasing the console so they can play the latest and greatest Japanese developed RPG's.  I see the Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch being the primary homes for such games.  Still, I do hope it does well on the console because if it doesn't then other game publishers from Japan will take  its performance commercially into account when deciding whether or not to port to the XBox One.

[Frostillicus]

^ Perhaps the relative success of Japanese titles on PC (which I am very thankful for) has swayed their minds... Still, it is rather surprising.

[Arvis]

"Access is good business."

It just doesn't make sense to lock some gamers out from playing your game.

[MonCapitan2002]

It depends on the expense involved in porting the game.  If the cost is low enough, then it's probably worth it, especially if the game is a digital only release.

[Kevadu]

Well unlike last gen the PS4 and Xbone are practically the same from a system architecture perspective.

[Arvis]

Outside of indie stuff, all game development should begin with a view to making it available to as many people as possible.

[Cosmicdancer87]

I know I am late to the hype, but MAN am I pumped. Also, thank god it is coming to Xbox One. SEGA really came through for me on this one.

Actually, you should be thanking the Suits at SEGA who made the decision to port the game to the XBox One.  Deities had nothing to do with that very surprising decision.  Clearly they didn't have the Japanese market in mind when they made the decision to release this game on that console considering the XBox One was an utter failure in Japan.

I still find it surprising that they are putting it out on the XBox One, though.  Seriously, I can't imagine gamers purchasing the console so they can play the latest and greatest Japanese developed RPG's.  I see the Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch being the primary homes for such games.  Still, I do hope it does well on the console because if it doesn't then other game publishers from Japan will take  its performance commercially into account when deciding whether or not to port to the XBox One.

Yeah, I am interested to see on my friends list how many people will actually be playing VC4 on Xbox when its released. The install base in the states is big enough to send ports to I think at this point. But that was really only the case for the last 2 years. I see why they wouldn't mess with ports on Xbox around 2013-2016. There just wasn't enough out there and the fan base isn't that interested overall in JRPGs. Weirdos like me though will snatch up JRPGs like hotcakes when they get released on that platform.

[Arvis]

Hey @Tooker , your Switch review of VC1 mentioned that "the controls aren't precise enough", but wanted to mention that you can use the left Joycon d-pad to tweak your aim.  D-pad can also move your soldiers at walking speed, so it should help with precision movement, too.

Additionally, VC4 launches into it's plot en media res, basically, and kinda relies on VC1 for much of its world setup and exposition, so I don't know if recommending that people start with 4 is a good decision. But that's just my opinion.

Thanks for your hard work!

[Tooker]

Thanks for the pro-tip, Arvis! I tried out the d-pad and it really does make a big difference. I'm sad they didn't make that clear within the game. Probably would have saved me more than one redo. I'll make an update to the review.

[Arvis]

Full disclosure, someone on the Discord pointed it out and asked that the reviewer be informed.  '^__^