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Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 seamlessly combines RPG and Simulation elements, delivering an engaging and immersive experience. The game's multifaceted challenges, from roster management to strategic combat and diplomatic relations, keep players thoroughly engrossed.
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67%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
68% User Score Based on 78 reviews
Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

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About Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 is a single player tactical role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. It was developed by Agate and was released on March 30, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Not all heroes are born, many are forged by the finest Hero School. Take command of the faculty, nurture a unique and ever-growing roster of students, and earn your place among the most prestigious schools in the world of Valthiria.

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68%Audience ScoreBased on 78 reviews
story7 positive mentions
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  • Charming and vibrant art style with appealing chibi character designs and nice background music that enhances the fantasy atmosphere.
  • Engaging blend of school management and turn-based RPG adventure offering satisfying progression through student training, academy building, and missions.
  • Accessible gameplay mechanics that allow relaxed pacing suitable for players who enjoy steady progress and customization without high-intensity strategy.
  • Combat system criticized for lacking depth and strategy, becoming repetitive and favoring use of strongest character over team synergy.
  • Technical issues including bugs, freezes, occasional crashes, clunky UI, and lack of manual save system that disrupt player experience.
  • Slow and restrictive early game pacing with limited students and grind-heavy resource gain that can feel tedious and frustrating.

  • story

    69 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    10% positive mentions, 86% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions

    The story in Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 offers a warm, engaging premise centered on managing a hero academy and guiding students through missions, with charming character interactions and a mix of RPG and simulation elements. However, it is often criticized for simplistic, sometimes disjointed storytelling, lack of meaningful impact on gameplay, pacing issues, and rigid, predetermined events that limit player freedom. While some enjoy the narrative's blend with gameplay, others find it shallow, repetitive, and occasionally frustrating due to quest design and cutscene sequencing problems.

    • “The core premise is engaging: you are tasked with rebuilding and strengthening an academy during a period of uncertainty, and everything you do—from nurturing students to completing field missions—influences both the institution's reputation and the fate of the wider realm of Valthiria.”
    • “For players looking to oversee a fantasy institution, guide generations of quirky students, and explore a realm shaped by their decisions, Hero School Story 2 offers a charming and memorable journey.”
    • “I'm at the part where one of the story-driven students graduated, and as his graduation was approaching, he said his goodbyes to his new best friends—not to mention the tidbits from the teachers at the school, all lovable characters with their own quirks and pasts.”
    • “The story was terrible, I mean, really and truly awful.”
    • “The story doesn't even impact the game, as things happen in the story that imply impacts on your school, but there is never any impact.”
    • “Another issue with the tasks is that a task can be given to complete a certain quest but that quest is not available and how to access that quest is not explained.”

  • graphics

    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 62% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The game shows a clear graphical improvement over its predecessor, featuring charming chibi-style art, vibrant colors, and detailed environments that contribute to a cozy, anime-inspired aesthetic. While visuals are generally praised for their appeal and polish, some users note minor issues like occasional lag, pop-ins, and limited graphics options. Overall, the graphics effectively enhance the game's atmosphere and player experience despite budget-related limitations.

    • “With a major graphics improvement from the first game, this game is a must have for management game lovers.”
    • “More vivid colors, nice chibi designs, and better art style.”
    • “Unlike the first game, this one features turn-based combat, more detailed maps, much higher graphics quality, and includes story and event elements, making it visually and gameplay-wise more engaging.”
    • “Can't change graphics options (not quality, frame rate, nothing).”
    • “Some lag in the initial cutscene where the graphics stopped appearing but you could still see the text.”
    • “Graphic wise, it's serviceable.”

  • gameplay

    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    17% positive mentions, 66% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The gameplay of Hero School Story 2 offers a charming mix of school management and RPG adventure with accessible mechanics and relaxing progression, appealing to players who enjoy simulation and creativity. However, the combat system is widely criticized for being poorly executed and unengaging, detracting from the overall experience. While the gameplay is visually appealing and beginner-friendly, some users find it somewhat bland and in need of more variety and depth.

    • “Even with uneven pacing and some mechanical shallowness, Hero School Story 2 has a strong appeal for players who enjoy a relaxed blend of simulation and adventure.”
    • “Its vibrant world, endearing academy-building mechanics, and approachable combat create an experience that rewards patience and creativity.”
    • “With satisfying progression and engaging gameplay mechanics, it provides a relaxing and enjoyable experience.”
    • “The whole combat system is just a mess. Beyond being turn-based, this is turn-based RPG mechanics done completely wrong.”
    • “Not that I'm a creative director or anything, but I think there's still some work left to do in order to improve the gameplay and add variety to what you can do while you wait for the next story mission.”
    • “I found the gameplay somewhat bland and not very engaging, but this may change with future developments and updates.”

  • music

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The music in the game complements its lighthearted fantasy and cozy atmosphere with relaxing, fitting, and charming tracks, especially in areas like the academy and town. While the soundtrack enhances the overall theme and blends well with gameplay, some users feel it lacks variety and could benefit from additional tracks.

    • “The game features appealing art and a fitting soundtrack that enhances its theme.”
    • “Music's pretty cool so far, music blends well from exploration and battle.”
    • “The music for the academy/town is relaxing and a bit mysterious.”
    • “The music isn't terribly varied.”
    • “Add more music to the game.”
    • “Sound design and music reinforce the lighthearted fantasy atmosphere, though they rarely take center stage.”

  • grinding

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is notably slow and repetitive, especially in the early stages due to limited resources and basic missions. Combat is turn-based and inherently grindy, with lengthy farming required to accumulate gold, leading to a tedious experience. Players express a desire for faster combat options and better resource balancing to reduce the monotony.

    • “The early hours can feel slow, as you are limited by resources, stuck training small groups of students, and grinding through basic missions until the academy becomes fully operational.”
    • “The combat itself isn't anything to write home about and is extremely grindy.”
    • “Other than that there needs to be some resource balance as I can't seem to keep enough gold without spending copious amounts of time grinding enemies, which becomes very boring and repetitive needlessly.”

  • stability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game's stability is mixed, with notable bugs, glitches, and occasional performance issues impacting the experience. While it runs smoothly on newer hardware, lack of features like manual saves and unbalanced combat diminish overall stability.

    • “Big thumbs up for resource management gameplay, 40 minutes in and already hooked with the resource sim. The game runs great on a newest-gen AMD processor even with many background tasks open.”
    • “Only to be met with a buggy, unoptimized, uninspired mess of a game.”
    • “Buggy, glitchy and some of the boss fights just don't feel balanced or fair.”
    • “No manual save option, random bugs and glitches galore, combat gets too easy with the student simulator.”

  • optimization

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The game's recent major update significantly improved performance and resolved many bugs, earning positive feedback on optimization. However, some users still encounter issues, describing the game as buggy and unoptimized despite these improvements.

    • “After the huge update fixing literally all the bugs and performance issues, I recommend this game.”
    • “The new update enables getting all the achievements and the performance improved overall.”
    • “Only to be met with a buggy, unoptimized, uninspired mess of a game.”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's charming art style, sound design, and music create a lighthearted, cozy fantasy atmosphere that enhances the overall chill and inviting vibe without dominating the experience.

    • “Sound design and music reinforce the lighthearted fantasy atmosphere, though they rarely take center stage.”
    • “It's got charm, the art style looks great, good music, and a chill atmosphere all give it a cozy game vibe.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is highlighted by amusing minigames and a deliberately complex skill and stamina gain system that players find entertainingly absurd.

    • “Pretty funny minigames.”
    • “The skill gain system and stamina gain system are hilariously obtuse.”

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The character development is praised for its appealing and well-crafted character design. However, detailed growth or depth of the characters is not extensively discussed.

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find that changing play styles enhances the game's replayability, offering varied experiences that encourage multiple playthroughs.

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65%Critics’ scoreBased on 2 critic reviews
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Play Times

23h Median play time
17h Average play time
3-30h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 2 analyzed playthroughs
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Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 is a tactical role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. Common tags for Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 include turn-based, trading, isometric, early access, combat and others.

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

On average players spend around 17 hours playing Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2.

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 was released on March 30, 2022.

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 was developed by Agate.

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 is a single player game.

Similar games include Edge of Eternity, Adventurer Manager, Cris Tales, Earthlock: Festival of Magic, Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story and others.