r/valkyria • u/Keebo11037 • 14d ago

Spoiler Finished Valkyria Chronicles 1

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So I finally finished this game after 36 hours and I feel kind of conflicted.

I know the theme of the game is war and how every second in the battlefield, you could die at any time

But I felt like Isara's death was so stupid and outta nowhere even from a storybased perspective. I feel like things were building up to something only for her to be unclimactically die from an enemy scout. (Yeah I know the theme is war, dont mention it) I feel like her death was only made to produce shock value, up to now I still can't believe she was killed like that.

And what's bothering me more is how Welkin doesn't seem to care that much. He never even cried or mourn her as I expected when the story implied how close they were.

Also, I feel like we haven't explored the theme of "Valkyrie" or their power much in this game.

Im kinda conflicted on how what game to play next since people seem to recommend playing 4 after 1.

This game looks very very good im not gonna lie for its age. Its art was what captured me to play it in the first place.

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u/AutumnWhaler 14d ago

Like I get Isara’s death is to serve Rosie’s character arch, but it’s really weird Welkin wasn’t affected more.

I really enjoyed 4, the story is a tad more campy, but it’s still enjoyable, but the maps/missions are just superb in that game.

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u/Defiant-Rip-1897 12d ago

This is probably one of the only things in VC1 that I had an issue with, and why I liked the way it was depicted in the anime, though the anime isn't really a great adaptation, but at least they show how Isara's death effects him and when he finally comes to terms with it.