<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
versions	O
include	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
earned	O
numerous	O
awards	O
from	O
several	O
notable	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
spawned	O
a	O
media	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
including	O
several	O
manga	O
titles	O
and	O
an	O
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
:	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
entry	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
unique	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
system	O
called	O
BLiTZ	O
(	O
Battle	O
of	O
Live	O
Tactical	O
Zones	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
roles	O
include	O
Shocktroopers	O
(	O
assault	O
infantry	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Lancers	O
"	O
specializing	O
in	O
anti-tank	O
warfare	O
,	O
snipers	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
engineers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foot	O
soldiers	O
(	O
Scout	O
,	O
Shocktrooper	O
,	O
and	O
Sniper	B-Protocol
)	O
are	O
effective	O
against	O
slower	O
anti-tank	O
units	O
,	O
anti-tank	O
units	O
can	O
quickly	O
destroy	O
tanks	O
with	O
a	O
well-aimed	O
shot	O
,	O
and	O
tanks	O
are	O
generally	O
devastating	O
against	O
infantry	O
,	O
whose	O
anti-personnel	O
weapons	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
inflict	O
any	O
significant	O
frontal	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
urban	O
level	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
snipers	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
sent	O
onto	O
rooftops	O
to	O
eliminate	O
unsuspecting	O
enemies	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Welkin	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
issue	O
various	O
Orders	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
artillery	B-Application
strikes	O
,	O
supervising	O
medics	O
,	O
and	O
improving	O
offensive	O
or	O
defensive	O
capabilities	O
of	O
various	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welkin	O
and	O
Alicia	O
soon	O
become	O
romantically	O
engaged	O
,	O
but	O
tragically	O
,	O
Isara	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
an	O
Imperial	O
sniper	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
create	O
his	O
own	O
empire	O
,	O
Maximilian	O
uses	O
a	O
"	O
land	O
dreadnought	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
Marmota	O
,	O
to	O
break	O
through	O
Gallia	O
's	O
defenses	O
and	O
steal	O
a	O
giant	O
Valkyrian	O
lance	O
from	O
inside	O
Randgriz	O
Castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Alicia	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
Squad	O
7	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
board	O
the	O
Marmota	O
and	O
send	O
Maximilian	O
to	O
his	O
demise	O
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
dreadnought	B-Application
and	O
ending	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
concept	O
for	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
during	O
discussions	O
between	O
director	O
Shuntaro	O
Tanaka	O
and	O
producer	O
Ryutaro	O
Nonaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
were	O
part	O
of	O
neighboring	O
teams	O
working	O
on	O
different	O
games	O
;	O
Nonaka	O
was	O
leading	O
production	O
on	O
Nightshade	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Tanaka	O
was	O
completing	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
but	O
knew	O
they	O
would	O
face	O
restrictions	O
if	O
they	O
created	O
something	O
within	O
that	O
series	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
created	O
a	O
new	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonaka	O
and	O
Tanaka	O
later	O
said	O
the	O
many	O
similarities	O
to	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
were	O
mainly	O
because	O
of	O
shared	O
development	O
teams	O
and	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
rather	O
than	O
conscious	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
early	O
concept	O
stages	O
,	O
no	O
platform	O
had	O
been	O
decided	O
;	O
Nonaka	O
vaguely	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
for	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
been	O
principally	O
developing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
considered	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
was	O
revealed	O
and	O
internal	O
discussions	O
began	O
about	O
its	O
use	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
Nonaka	O
suggested	O
that	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
could	O
be	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
titles	O
for	O
Sega	O
,	O
including	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
was	O
both	O
liberating	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
increased	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
,	O
and	O
challenging	O
due	O
to	O
working	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
best	O
use	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonaka	O
attributed	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
dual-natured	O
gameplay	O
from	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
tactics-based	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
the	O
action	O
game	O
Nightshade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
name	O
and	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
story	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Gaul	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welkin	O
's	O
name	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
his	O
storyline	O
were	O
derived	O
from	O
Gaulish	O
chieftain	O
Vercingetorix	O
who	O
united	O
Gaul	B-Application
against	O
the	O
Romans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
made	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
proprietary	O
game	O
engine	O
dubbed	O
CANVAS	O
,	O
which	O
produced	O
stylised	O
graphics	O
modelled	O
on	O
watercolor	O
paintings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonaka	O
wanted	O
to	O
blend	O
traditional	O
animation	O
style	O
with	O
CGI	O
elements	O
,	O
something	O
he	O
had	O
previously	O
experienced	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Neo-CGI	O
"	O
used	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Paris	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
?	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
graphical	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
emulation	O
of	O
hand-drawn	O
artwork	O
,	O
was	O
picked	O
by	O
staff	O
once	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
figure	O
in	O
the	O
engine	O
's	O
development	O
for	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
Hirotaka	O
Kanazawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
did	O
not	O
fit	O
with	O
Nonaka	O
's	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
non-photorealistic	O
presentation	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
natural	O
evolution	O
from	O
the	O
styles	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Hitoshi	O
Sakimoto	O
,	O
a	O
composer	O
noted	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
and	O
other	O
projects	O
through	O
his	O
company	O
Basiscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
by	O
Nonaka	O
,	O
who	O
contacted	O
him	O
about	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
when	O
it	O
still	O
had	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
and	O
had	O
not	O
entered	O
full	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakimoto	O
assumed	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
small-scale	O
game	O
for	O
a	O
portable	O
console	O
,	O
so	O
its	O
development	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
came	O
as	O
a	O
shock	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
project	O
Basiscape	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Juju	O
to	O
rework	O
the	O
song	O
so	O
its	O
tone	O
and	O
lyrics	O
fitted	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
held	O
a	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
pre-launch	O
event	O
at	O
the	O
Sony	O
Metreon	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Press	O
and	O
public	O
were	O
invited	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
used	O
a	O
raffle	O
to	O
give	O
away	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
figurines	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
matted	O
art	O
posters	O
signed	O
by	O
Nonaka	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
80	O
GB	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supplemental	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Edy	O
Detachment	O
's	O
Formal	O
Challenge	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
retails	O
stores	O
under	O
its	O
The	O
Best	O
label	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
¥	O
3,900	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
console	O
version	O
runs	O
at	O
1080p	O
and	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
and	O
includes	O
both	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
audio	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlet	O
Crash	O
Landed	O
praised	O
the	O
remastered	O
versions	O
visuals	O
and	O
still	O
stellar	O
gameplay	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
functionality	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
has	O
received	O
very	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
numerous	O
sources	O
,	O
including	O
writers	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
RPGFan	O
,	O
G4TV	O
's	O
X-Play	O
,	O
and	O
GameTrailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
weak	O
initial	O
North	O
American	O
sales	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
recovered	O
with	O
sales	O
sharply	O
increasing	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
following	O
a	O
price	O
cut	O
and	O
the	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
of	O
an	O
anime	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
shipped	O
1million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2014	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
exceeded	O
its	O
publisher	O
's	O
expectations	O
,	O
topping	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
sales	O
charts	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
then	O
also	O
recently	O
launched	O
games	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
about	O
700,000	O
copies	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
has	O
sold	O
about	O
940,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
sold	O
39,071	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Artistic	O
Graphics	O
"	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
recognized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
RPG	O
on	O
a	O
Console	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
several	O
RPGamer	O
awards	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
was	O
recognized	O
by	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
