Valkyria Chronicles

Valkyria Chronicles is a Tactical Action RPG with First Person Shooter elements, developed by Sega for the PlayStation 3 and released in 2008.

Plot
The game is set in a fictional world of Europa based on Europe during the events of World War II.

Two vast nations are at war, but due to running low on a super fuel substance known as Ragnite ore, the once neutral and peaceful country of Gallia is being invaded by a desperate Imperial Alliance hoping to claim this useful resource to advance their take over of Europa and overcome their enemies, the Atlantic Federation.

The Gallian town of Bruhl is invaded at the same time Welkin Gunther is visiting his adoptive sister, Isara. Soon Welkin finds himself joining forces with the town watch captain Alicia Melchiott as they attempt to put up a resistance against the Imperial forces attacking their peaceful home.

Gameplay
Players take control of their units on their turn. Selecting a unit allows the player to take control of them, and manuever them across the battlefield. During this free roaming turn, enemies will continuously shoot at the likes of Welkin and Alicia as they traverse.

Players can interact with the environment somewhat such as hiding behind sandbags that will make their soldiers immune to headshots and take less damage overall.

Once a player is in a good position, they can line up a shot on the enemy. The enemies will stop shooting at the player during this time, and retaliate if they survive the encounter. There is a counter that reveals how many bullets are needed to kill an enemy, with headshots doing far more damage, but at long distances are much more likely to miss.

There's also what is essentially a stamina bar which dictates how far the player can move. If they are out in the open when the stamina bar hits 0, they will be likely shot apart by enemy fire upon the opponents turn.

Players will be awarded for taking less turns to get the mission complete, although they must also try to avoid getting their soldiers killed on the battlefield.

Trivia

 * Skies of Arcadia's Vyse, Aika and Fina all appear as allied troops in this title, albeit with slightly altered personalities and looks. Fina is one of a set of triplets for example.
 * Welkin Gunther, Alicia Melchiott, Largo Potter and Selvaria Bles from this title all appeared in SEGA Heroes.
 * Selveria Bles also appears in Project x Zone as an antagonist.
 * Selveria Bles was also due to appear in the cancelled title Sega Blast Heroes.