R2 is a typical FPS game for PS3, it is the sequel to the PS3 launch title Resistance 1 Fall of Mankind, develop by Insomniac. Graphics does improved frm the first game, and certain upgrade has also been done to the controls and play style. You now get to sprint by holding down the L2 button and you can carry only 2 weapon instead of having them all on your back.
The manual book for R2 has a 50-60s look and does remind me of the recent title Fallout 3..... anyway those are less important.
Insomniac did a great job with their online play, now it can have 60 players competitive and a maximum 8 player online cooperative. As for the offline cooperative you get to have 2 players games but it aint the Story mode 2 player co-op
It is now some sort of alternative view point of the war frm some other grunts. But i really miss the single player story mode coop like the first game.... that was the best coop game i had.
Now lets have a look at VC, this is an innovative SLG + FPS + RTS type of game. First ever in the market. It has those beautiful Japanese design character great voice over and for those Europe or USA region game you get to choose the voice over as JP or English. The JP voice over senyuu for Alicia is Marina Inoue (known to be the senyuu of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann's Yoko & Kana Minami from Minamike). VC is also gonna be produce into an anime next year by A-1 Pictures.
The install function which will increase your loading speed but required 4gb HDD spaces
Anyway lets talk back about the game Valkyria Chronicles. It was develop by Sega and it was one of those PS3 exclusive title (yah exclusive title just like Resistance 2 up there). The style of the art is like those cartoon 3D (like Okami or Dark Cloud 2 frm PS2). The game story is play through a book, where you get to watch those nice animated character doing the story telling.
Alicia, Isara and Welkin (from left to right)
Unique art style
VC is really unique in its own way, the battle system is like what i said earlier SLG + FPS + RTS, you get the standard JP SLG style of choosing and planning your move at every turn, but once you choose a character you need to move him/she in real time mode which enemy will shoot you and you need to dodge them and take cover, when you choose to attack then you will enter those FPS mode where you need to aim the gun yourself.
FPS mode? This is some type of hybrid game....
Superb game and definitely one that most PS3 gamers that like Japan anime and games must own! Strongly recommended.
This two game are really a good comparison of Westerner and Japanese games. And if you said i were to choose between this 2 game, my first choices will go for Valkyria Chronicles.