<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Media.Vision	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
fictional	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
strategy	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
for	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
retry	O
if	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
turn-based	O
action	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
active	O
combat	O
system	O
where	O
actions	O
and	O
decisions	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
control	O
one	O
character	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
behavior	O
of	O
their	O
allies	O
can	O
be	O
influenced	O
by	O
chosen	O
"	O
Priorities	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
before	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Priorities	O
range	O
from	O
basic	O
commands	O
like	O
using	O
melee	B-Application
attacks	O
,	O
to	O
more	O
specific	O
commands	O
like	O
guarding	O
allies	O
at	O
low	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
carries	O
a	O
melee	B-Application
weapon	O
,	O
long-range	O
weapon	O
,	O
a	O
grenade	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
item	O
pouch	O
for	O
single-use	O
restorative	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
weapons	O
and	O
alchemy	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
and	O
switched	O
out	O
among	O
every	O
character	O
between	O
battles	O
at	O
Basil	O
's	O
Workshop	O
in	O
town	O
,	O
but	O
melee	B-Application
weapons	O
are	O
permanently	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
specific	O
characters	O
wielding	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melee	B-Application
weapons	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
at	O
Basil	O
's	O
shop	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
stats	O
and	O
alchemic	O
affinities	O
,	O
but	O
extra	O
alchemy	O
must	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
upgrade	O
them	O
instead	O
of	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
told	O
in	O
medias	O
res	O
as	O
a	O
Jutland	O
student	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
paper	O
about	O
"	O
The	O
Five	O
Traitors	O
"	O
seeks	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
their	O
history	O
and	O
the	O
war	O
between	O
Jutland	O
and	O
the	O
Ruzi	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Molda	O
,	O
an	O
orphanage	O
was	O
burned	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
Ruzi	O
Emperor	O
Klaudiusz	O
and	O
his	O
four	O
Grand	O
Generals	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
visiting	O
nearby	O
Valkyria	B-Application
ruins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Basil	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
Amleth	O
formed	O
Vanargand	O
within	O
the	O
Jutish	O
army	O
,	O
knowing	O
that	O
any	O
attack	O
on	O
Klaudiusz	O
would	O
be	O
pointless	O
if	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
defeat	O
the	O
Valkyria-esque	O
Reaper	O
guarding	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
their	O
combined	O
efforts	O
,	O
the	O
Vanargand	O
unit	O
just	O
barely	O
fought	O
off	O
the	O
Reaper	O
,	O
but	O
ended	O
up	O
ripping	O
off	O
her	O
outfit	O
to	O
reveal	O
a	O
Valkyria	B-Application
woman	O
wearing	O
a	O
pendant	O
that	O
bore	O
a	O
strong	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Maria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
battles	O
later	O
,	O
Vanargand	O
assisted	O
the	O
Jutland	O
Army	O
with	O
a	O
push	O
at	O
Kovaltis	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
themselves	O
facing	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
another	O
drawn	O
out	O
battle	O
,	O
Amleth	O
stayed	O
his	O
hand	O
,	O
hearing	O
Maria	O
's	O
voice	O
from	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
was	O
about	O
to	O
strike	O
Amleth	O
,	O
Godot	O
threw	O
himself	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
her	O
scythe	O
,	O
sacrificing	O
his	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
empire	O
kidnapped	O
Miss	O
Maria	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
vessel	O
for	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Brunhilde	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
squad	O
finds	O
out	O
about	O
Amleth	O
's	O
true	O
motivations	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Traitors	O
and	O
they	O
initially	O
distrust	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
thanks	O
to	O
Ophelia	O
,	O
The	O
Traitors	O
and	O
Anti-Valkyria	O
squad	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Ruzhien	O
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
wanting	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
new	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
series	O
;	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
they	O
considered	O
making	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
but	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
real-time	O
role-playing	O
game	O
instead	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
thought	O
more	O
people	O
would	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ozawa	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
there	O
are	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
mostly	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shimosato	O
saw	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
within	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
franchise	O
;	O
he	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
Kakumei	O
(	O
"	O
Revolution	O
"	O
)	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
previous	O
Valkyria	B-Application
games	O
the	O
Senjou	O
(	O
"	O
Battlefield	O
"	O
)	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
songs	O
were	O
sung	O
by	O
Sarah	O
Àlainn	O
,	O
who	O
Mitsuda	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
with	O
previously	O
on	O
the	O
ending	O
track	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
hymns	B-Application
,	O
Àlainn	O
attempted	O
to	O
express	O
the	O
song	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
mystic	O
yet	O
dark	O
feeling	O
to	O
the	O
singing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
themes	O
is	O
death	O
;	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
if	O
characters	O
would	O
not	O
die	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
not	O
feel	O
fear	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
what	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
;	O
Sega	O
gathered	O
feedback	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
people	O
who	O
play	O
the	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kozawa	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
thinking	O
of	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
customize	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
their	O
allies	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
direct	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2015	O
alongside	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Western	O
releases	O
,	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
both	O
physically	O
and	O
digitally	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
digital-only	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Americas	O
,	O
pre-orders	O
and	O
limited	O
launch	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
physical	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
came	O
packaged	O
as	O
the	O
“	O
Vanargand	O
Edition	O
,	O
”	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
in-game	O
specialized	O
unit	O
of	O
anti-Valkyria	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sega	O
,	O
the	O
reason	O
they	O
changed	O
the	O
title	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
original	O
was	O
that	O
a	O
direct	O
translation	O
of	O
Aoki	O
Kakumei	O
no	O
Varukyuria	O
(	O
"	O
Valkyria	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Blue	O
Revolution	O
"	O
)	O
seemed	O
"	O
unwieldy	O
"	O
and	O
difficult	O
to	O
handle	O
graphically	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
punctuation	O
in	O
Valkyria	B-Application
:	I-Application
Azure	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
also	O
was	O
a	O
hindrance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
two-word	O
title	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
but	O
different	O
enough	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
would	O
stand	O
"	O
equal	O
but	O
apart	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyria	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
