[Mobile Games] New mobile RPG Valiant Force 2 got 1mil pre-registrations, but was it worth the hype?

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I’m a sucker for a beautiful game, so when I saw Valiant Force 2’s anime-looking artwork, I immediately wanted to play it.  

Launched just last month, Valiant Force 2 is a strategy mobile roleplay game.

As the “2” in its name suggests, it’s the second instalment of the Valiant Force franchise created by XII Braves, a Singaporean AAA mobile gaming company.

For those who never played the original game (like me), fret not. The game opens with some reintroduction (voiced in Japanese, like the rest of the game) into the world both instalments of Valiant Force are set in.

And the plot thickens…
The game opens with a fight scene with the Red Witch, who appears to be the main villain of the game. It wasn’t clear at first, but these scenes are actually recapping events from the original Valiant Force.  

After the opening sequence, an intro plays, briefly explaining the current state of Arathos.

Leon, the main protagonist also known as the Crystal Bearer, has suddenly departed to Feldria. Because of this, Arathos is now rife with chaos and vulnerable to unknown dangers lurking beyond its shores.

 

Many seem to hate Leon for leaving and dooming the realm, but some others believe in him still and wait for his heroic return, along with the four Valiants who aided his quest. (Valiants are essentially the heroes in this world.)

Valiant Force 2 follows three young knights Elise, Felix, and Maeve who are expected to rise up and keep the peace and maintain order.

Elise seems to be the main character of this game. According to Valiant Force 2’s website, “Saving the realm will demand great things from Elise, who must weigh all that she holds dear in her quest not merely to be a hero, but to always do the right thing.” 

There’s also a story trailer for the game up on YouTube that explores Elise’s background. Apparently, she looked up to Leon when she was growing up, which encouraged her to join the knights.

Leon’s departure thus felt like a betrayal, and she must now go up against her hero.

 

After a few levels, another cutscene plays, explaining how two years have passed and Leon is expected to make a reappearance. From there, the story continues to develop.

Going into the game blind, though, I honestly felt really confused in the beginning. While I will always choose subtitles over dubbing, all the narration and texts in the opening made my head hurt.

The complex fantasy names threw me off (what’s a Feldria and who’s a Leon Daracan?) and made me annoyed, to say the least, and it took a while (and some Googling) to really understand what’s going on.

So, those who love a rich plotline and want to understand better what’s going on should definitely check out the game’s story trailer online.  

Adorable anime-inspired artstyle
As mentioned, I was drawn into the game mostly by its anime-esque art style. I love the costume designs, finding the ornate style to suit the fantasy world well.

I already expected this much, but what I didn’t expect was that most of the game actually plays out in 3D chibi characters. I find this to be positively adorable, though some (cough, my managing editor Sade, cough) don’t find it as charming as I do.  

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