The Valkyria Chronicles 2 Thread

[Sharky]

Fun fact, the Skies of Arcadia sticker was not in the Japanese version of the game it was added by request of Western community managers like Ruby to the western release by the japanese staff becuase of how well the Skies cast was recieved in the West.

Yep.

[SOUP]

That's pretty cool. That's the sticker I had on my tank for the majority of the game, but I just switched to the Sonic one because it allows the tank to move farther.

Edit: Looks like there's going to be another Skies of Arcadia sticker in it besides the Sky Pirate one.

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New update:

Vanquish Sticker:          BUNLT4EXDS74QRCR
Skies of Arcadia Sticker: WVZLPTYXURS1Q8TV

Lotte Insider 9 & 10:

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I just beat the game, and it was pretty fantastic.
45 hours logged on the game clock.  That's going through every dialogue sequence that popped up, and a good chunk of the side missions.  I skipped most of the skirmishes though.

A little tip to anybody having issues defeating certain bosses that walk around on foot.....Melodist to boost the stats of a Fencer, and you're good to go.  Any mission where you have to beat a boss to win, the faster you pull this off, the easier the mission is.

There's a decent amount of content that unlocks when you beat the game, so I can see myself putting a good chunk of time into this one while I wait for the 3rd game to come out.
I'm hoping that they go into more detail on all the Valkurur experiments that have been hinted at in the first 2 games.

Also: Platinum Games was mentioned in the credits

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Latest update is up:

Edy Nelson Sticker:    R5PT1MXEY3BW8VBE

Lotte Insider 11

[CrazyT]

Hey congratulations in finishing the game man, also thanks for the tip. I'm still at august myself and I remember your previous post about it.... Wow lol. I was kind of getting into the flow, getting only A and B ranks the whole time, this one is pretty challenging but it doesn't look impossible.

Gonna try it later in the evening :D.

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August is probably the toughest mission in the game.

The only way that I managed to beat it was by being a bit cheap in the way that I took out Dirk. Also, taking him out ASAP is a must.

My strategy as follows:
[spoiler:eycrumu0]He always starts off on the one map with the grass beside the base.  I captured the base, and sent a unit there to guard it, then hid a Melodist in the grass right beside it.  On the next turn, he runs over to completely murder that unit, and just stands there afterwards without capturing the base.  On the next turn, I sent a Fencer there, and had the Melodist boost their stats.  After that, probably 3 hits or so, he'll go down. After that, it's all about making sure not to let anybody capture your two bases, while focusing on carefully on clearing out one other map at a time.[/spoiler:eycrumu0]

[CrazyT]

LOl, I finished it just now seeing that you posted the strategy. Tbh I like playing my games without any help from others, but since I finished the mission allready, I read your strategy and I gotta say your strategy is pretty good but kinda different from mine :p.

Basically what I did was.

[spoiler:6qfjzz8m]Defend my 2 bases with the tank, and the other bas with a fencer. I noticed how V2's weren't effective at all against the fencers so it worked up nicely when I did that. While doing so I destroyed everyone carefully without losing my guys, and capturing the bases. When I did I put a soldier defending the base that wouldn't die quick from one of those V2 soldiers, and than killed all the other v2's remaining with gunners and trooper veterans, since they were the only ones that could kill the V2's in one hit.

When it was my turn, i'd recapture the bases and use my turn fully to kill the enemies on the other sides of the base lol. I'd get my gunner, kill the v2's and than put the character on standby and kill the next ones with another gunner or troopers. Also did the same thing with the APC when the coast was clear . Pretty basic strategy, but it worked and got a rank C  [/spoiler:6qfjzz8m]

The cutscene that came after was worth the effort. Story is really getting crazy

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Yeah, that's the main reason I put the strategy as a spoiler. Just there if ya need it.

Sounds like a pretty solid strategy to me. Gunners and Fencers do really seem to be some of the most useful new classes in the game.  I never really bothered with scouts that much.

That cutscene was pretty wild. Big turning point in the game.

Today's Valkyria Update's up:

Alicia Gunther sticker: K1C7XKLJMXUHRD8S

They also said that they'll be unlocking a new character tomorrow.

Issue 12 of the Lotte Insider:

[CrazyT]

Scouts are cool, they're kind of a balance between engineer and gunners. Damage isn't as great as the gunners but still better than engineer, and also the AP is higher than gunners but a bit lower than engineers. I actually use everyone in my group to give them some "credits". Some people don't seem to like the credit system. Don't know how Valkyria 1 worked, but I can understand where theyre coming from. Looking forward to how it's gonna work for VC3

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I used Scouts a lot more in the first game because of the high AP, and excellent range.  The thing is, since the maps are a lot smaller in the second game, I can get away with a stationary sniper in the open areas, and my gunners/fencers are pretty safe when it comes to the up close stuff.  Also, if one of the scouts does run into anyone, they won't be able to kill them in one turn, whereas the Fencers, and Gunners can.  I really like to avoid the return fire if possible.

There weren't any credits at all in the first game. Characters leveled up using that EXP gauge in the drill sgt's section. There Wasn't really any need to customize your character classes, because there were only the 5 or so character classes.
I wasn't too crazy about the credit system at first, but it wasn't too bad once I figured out what unit types gave what credits. It'd still be nice to have an easier way to customize your characters in the 3rd game.

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New code, and this time it's another character :D. Maximilian with a bonus sticker.

Prince Maximilian + Imperial Flag Sticker: H73G4L9GLJR1CHJP

Lotte Insider Issue 13:

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OK, this is a big one.
First off, the DLC is coming out tomorrow in one big 22 mission pack. Also, it's only going to be 4.99.

Today's the second to last batch of codes, so they're really picking up the pace. Four new codes today:

Phantasy Star Zero Rappy Sticker  - HPF2B7ASMWV5798U
Rodin Sticker  (from Bayonetta)    - YLBWA9UFTHQ3ZM1E
Alternative G Cadets                   - NL45TX9F8VRSUKGR
Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik Sticker - GVFX8GA73FDWHQUS

Issues 14-17 of the Lotte Insider below:

[CrazyT]

Wow those are pretty awesome :D. Too bad I borrowed my psp to my brother lol.

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DLC missions are out today, and so are the final codes.
I'll post a list of all the unlock codes in one place with the new ones being the last four at the bottom of the list.  Following that, are the last issues of the Lotte Insider.

Isara Gunther + Isara’s Dream Sticker: 37LRK5D214VQVFYH
Faldio Lanzaat: GWNU95RSETW1VGNQ
Gallian Military Sticker: TXU14EUV74PCR3TE
Selvaria Bles + Witch Profile sticker: 53K8FKGP1GHQ4SBN
Sonic the Hedgehog sticker: CUP34ASEZ9WDKBYV
Yakuza Sticker: QAKVXZTALF4TU7SK
Crazy Taxi sticker: 38WV17PK45TYAF8V
Super Monkey Ball Sticker: 7JMNHZ83TGH7XFKT
Skies of Arcadia Sticker: WVZLPTYXURS1Q8TV
VANQUISH Sticker: BUNLT4EXDS74QRCR
Edy Nelson Sticker: R5PT1MXEY3BW8VBE
Alicia Gunther Sticker: K1C7XKLJMXUHRD8S
Prince Maximilian + Imperial Flag Sticker: H73G4L9GLJR1CHJP
Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik Sticker: GVFX8GA73FDWHQUS
Alternative G Cadets: NL45TX9F8VRSUKGR
Rodin Sticker (Hot!): YLBWA9UFTHQ3ZM1E
Phantasy Star Zero Rappy Sticker: HPF2B7ASMWV5798U

After Burner Climax Tank Sticker: C9SAGP8M7PJ84H5S
Resonance of Fate Tank Sticker: UJH5YB4Z7E33VCJT
Nei (Phantasy Star II) Tank Sticker: 9H1FHVBV2YAZE3A1
Unlockable Character Emelia (From Phantasy Star Portable:2), two new missions, and a Little Wing tank sticker: FSHL2DTP1EVB52AN