Selvaria Bles, drawn by bookseve on pixiv (account no longer available as far as I can gather)
An online game code for Valkyria Chronicles is $10 on Amazon, though I’m not sure for how long (I’ll try to update this post once it expires).
From Amazon’s product description:
During the ensuing war the Federation discovers that the Empire possesses a secret weapon, known as the “Valkyria” – an ancient race with special powers thought to exist only in legends.
It’s a turn-based strategy game with a real-time feel and an over-the-shoulder camera, so basically Gear of War’s play style meets Eternal Sonata’s mechanics.
Full disclosure: Haven’t played this one myself yet, but I have played Project X Zone, which features characters from the series, and the Valkyria race seems to provide more than enough bad-ass capacity for heroine-building.
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is the first in the DOA series to see a PC release, and it’s coming it at 10% off until its release on the 30th of March, pushed back from the previous release date of February 17th.
A few key notes before hopping on the shopping train:
This is an untested PC dev team. No guarantees on port quality
The only system specs listed is “Intel i5 Processor”. Nothing is listed for video card, which means either:
The game runs just fine on an i5 with Intel Graphics (makes sense, Intel i5s are about on par with the PS3/Xbox 360 the game debuted on)
They have no idea what the system requirements are yet
Online multiplayer is a no-go until up to 3 months after release. If you don’t have friends to play with, I’d recommend holding off until online is up and running, especially given that 3 months after March 30th is really close to the summer Steam sale.
Team Ninja has not yet confirmed whether the Xbox One or PS4 features will be present in the PC port
With all that in mind, if you’re in the mood for a modern fighting game with a large female contingent (and a pretty nice heroine storyline to boot), you can’t really go wrong with DOA. Note that the primary demographic is male adolescents, so the game will have more than its fair share of fan service, especially in the (optional) costume DLC packs.
This will probably be my mainstay game under deals until its release, as most of the entries for this section of the site are time-sensitive and expire relatively quickly. Hopefully, I’ll find another long-term deal once the game comes out.
