VAlkyRIA CHROnIClES 4

Sega’s cult strategy series recovers from last year’s misguided spin-off Valkyria Revolution with painterly panache. Its story runs concurrently to the decade-old original, tracking a squad of likeable young soldiers on a high-risk operation behind enemy lines. Combining real-time manoeuvres with thoughtful strategy, its scenarios are as riveting as they are varied, while its distinctive watercolour art and comic-book framing look better than ever. CS