Dark Rose Valkyrie - PlayStation 4

This is a great turn based game. The characters are neat and the skills are fun to use. It is getting so very hard to find good turn based games anymore. DRV is a very good and solid game. don't forget to grind! only a little is needed but it sure helps. edit: more info: Do not waste marks (money) on keeping your uniforms fixed early in the game. Marks are hard to get and the costs are way too high early in the game. There is a nice Formation you can get to increase marks and decrease experience. Suggest around level 10 to start using it. Early on you need the XP and monsters for not drop much money so lvl 10+ is good for that formation. Always save before you buy a new formation since they take precious Medals to get. Use the Triangle button on the controller to access a huge page of information. This is not explained well in the pop up help menus. Unlike other JRPG's you get to train your characters' statistics! woo-hoo! Be careful what you train as the stats have different costs in BP. (build points?) PP (power points?) can be used to train stats for any character while BP are character specific. Add on items can be developed. Others are drops from monsters. I was confused on how to get Missile attacks for each character. The lady English voices are really sweet. Not like Star Ocean Last Hope at all. These voices are very anime. Great game!

Dark Rose Valkyrie is an enjoyable JRPG with typical elements such as character affinity, turn based combat, stat boosting, side missions, and boob jiggling- yes I said it. To start, the graphics are ok and the frame rate is a little crappy at times, but it's understandable due to the studios low budget. The frame rate issue is primarily in the over world, which is larger than most compile hearts games from what I know. During combat- the frame rate is smooth and so are your character actions, so have no fear. The character design and art look amazing as they brought on some artists from the "Tales of" series. Overall graphics- 6/10- which is standard for JRPG's like this. The combat is smooth and is allot of fun, even when grinding. You can boost various stats such as strength, firearms, skill, agility, and etc. that in turn boost certain characters attack, defense, and speed. Upgrading stats also unlocks skills, which there are a ton of. It should be noted that these weapons you wield are huge, similar to god eater weapons. These weapons are cool and can double as guns to hit the enemies long range. Setting up battle formations is important too as you can set the support characters in the back and the attackers in the front. Overall combat- 8/10 NOW- for the Jiggling boobs....after when the battle, depending on who got in the last blow, they will show an animation of them twirling around or what not. During this, the girls boobs jiggle perfectly. SO if you like that, there ya go. It should also be mentioned that once your uniform takes so much damage, it will be blown off, thus making you fight in your undies until you get it repaired. This is rare and has not happened to me as I repair my stuff frequently. Overall fan service- 7/10- LOL As for the story, I will not spoil it but you are apart of a military force that fights monsters that have spawn and are destroying the world. As you go along with your team, you will discover a traitor and you will have to discover who it is. This is interesting because most compile hearts games do not have this kind of stuff. The mystery element really makes this games story allot better, and makes you wonder who you should get close too. There is also an affinity scale in which you can tighten your bond with the ladies through interaction. Do not compare this to Persona 5 or you will be let down. But remember this is a much different game with a much lower budget. Overall story- 7/10 The translation is very good and Idea Factory deserves praise for a job well done. The voice acting fits the characters very well and did not annoy me at all. Overall localization- 10/10 Overall this is a good game that has been getting bashed on due to its low budget and the high standards set by Persona 5. If you can look past that and truly enjoy JRPG's, then pick this game up and give it a chance. Also, there is a ton of free dlc that can help you out allot if you like playing harder modes. Id give this game a 7/10 and a 4 on Amazon (I like it).

Its a boring game, non inspired, a lot of dialogs, fights are weird, many skills that who knows what do, in general is bad.

This is a very solid jrpg told in a still frame novel format. The combat is the real draw for the game. It allows insane combos and deep strategy, overall a great experience for a turn based rpg on the new generation of console

Crap game that plagiarizes its predecessor's sound effects, battle mechanics and monsters. It is almost an incredible sight to see how much it plagiarizes from previous titles (Record of Agarest War SFX, Omega Quintet battle mechanics, etc.) This is coming from a veteran of Compile Heart/Idea Factory games. Don't even get me started on the bland plot, unappealing characters, and its terrible pacing.

I was eagerly awaiting this game and I must say that it's disappointing. Both the plot and story-building parts of the game come off as weak. The combat system seems interesting at first, but immediately becomes dull and repetitive. I've played plenty of games where you need to grind exp where it never gets boring. This game isn't one of them. It does have its good points. The social interactions between squad members are well done and the characters themselves are generally charming. I like the idea of the combat system more than the execution of it (if that makes any sense) If I could give 2 & a half stars, I would certainly do so for this. Since I can't, I'll give it the benefit of a doubt and round up. I'd recommend picking this up when it goes on sale.

The fighting and story can get a little bit boring, it's a real slow story which makes for a good long game. I hate really short games.

I bought this as a gift for my grandson. He loved it