If there's anything that could possibly piss me off more than you putting Final Fantasy VII behind Hannah Montana, Superman 64, and Guitar Hero 72, it's keeping Valkyria Chronicles so far back. I loved the characters and you kinda stop getting the silly outbursts once you get to the part with the Concentration Camps. Sorry if that spoils it for anybody but you should really smack yourself in the back of the head if you haven't played this game yet.

Glad it's at least here and in the discussion. I really adored the artwork, the world, the way the colors are used, vibrant greens or gloomy greys, such a big contrast in a time in gaming where you were either a brown/grey/black shooter or something trying its hardest to be the opposite and failing for that superficial motive. I hated the cell shading trend on the PS2 for so many years, in the same way I hate smartphone indie games today. But Dragon Quest VIII completely made me a believer, which was incredible, but Valkyria went even further, which I didn't think was possible. This game is art. The music was tight - it's Hitoshi Sakimoto, no matter what you say about him he's the ultimate composer when it comes to scoring a video game about war. Straight up and down. And of course the gameplay. I've gone on about how revolutionary it all is, I'll just say it's really awesome when you're in those maps, figuring out exactly how you're gonna take this, and moving ever farther into the unkown. I really can't smurfing wait to replay this game, especially after playing the excellent VC2.

Overall I understand why people don't like the story at first, and yeah, there are some silly outbreaks, but people should stop being so serious, it's not that game breaking, it reminds me more of Studio Ghibli's Sherlock Hound, both serious and silly at the same time in a magical, almost surrealistic way. When I first started the game, I wasn't 100% into it and kinda kicked myself for being so hyped for the game when I just wasn't enjoying it that much. But then it started kicking in; I think it builds up like a snowball until it's this awesome force and you appreciate what the game stands for artistically. This is a horrible explosion of random thoughts but I don't care, it's Valkyria.