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Homeworld Remastered Collection on Steam. Will be $29.74 until near the end of February.

Quote from: Sirus on January 25, 2015, 11:42:51 pm

Quote from: Lightningfalcon on January 25, 2015, 10:39:56 pm

What are the opinions here on the Valkyria Chronicles?  Any issues with it?  I would do a bit more research on it, but I'm busy with schoolwork for the next day or two. 

I like it. Takes a while to get used to the mechanics but but it all works pretty well. Be advised that it is VERY anime in artstyle, character design, and (not so much) plot, so if that's an issue for you I would give it a pass.

+1 here. Takes a bit to get used to the mechanics, and some things are a bit annoying, like the fact that the AI doesn't need to take any real time to aim meaning that while they get to shoot at you while you are aiming, your guys don't really get to shoot at them, but overall it's rather good.

Single most annoying part that I've encountered, right here. On the other hand, it encourages better tactics like flanking and using explosives to force enemies out of cover.

The game also has a permadeath system, a little like Fire Emblem or maybe X-COM. Each of your soldiers have unique stats and abilities, and while they don't die instantly when they run out of HP, they ARE killed for good if either three turns go by before they get medical attention or if an enemy soldier manages to get close enough to touch them.

BTW: I greatly recommend a controller. I haven't been able to get a mouse to work with it very well, and aiming with a keyboard (aiming is manual in this game) is a pain :/

Well, please do something before Haspen comes back so he can run the full turn :l

What are the opinions here on the Valkyria Chronicles?  Any issues with it?  I would do a bit more research on it, but I'm busy with schoolwork for the next day or two. 

I like it. Takes a while to get used to the mechanics but but it all works pretty well. Be advised that it is VERY anime in artstyle, character design, and (not so much) plot, so if that's an issue for you I would give it a pass.

+30 evade is pretty redonkulus

Sorry. Would love to help, but the Neutronium Golems are currently smashing my army units to scrap. The one small blessing was that the rebellion is currently limited to a single planet and I had managed to demolish all ground-to-space weapons before evacuating. Now I just need to grind the rebels into dust. Slowly. I mean, as we all know Neutronium Golems have HP totals that require scientific notation to display properly.

Ahh. Did you have fun? How many noobs did you snipe?

Bumpty bumpty BUMP
C'mon, let me coup-de-grace that soldier already.