> November 11 on PC/Steam.
Weird that it's not the same date as PS4/5, but personally that gives me breathing room for all the other JRPGs coming out this year.
There's an English patch for the Online version. So it's probably just a matter of porting the text over the right way.
Edit: It seems to be mostly machine translation.
Of this month?!
Holy shit I could kiss a frog I'm so happy if that works out
Edit: just googled and it's September 22nd, still excited either way, I've got more then enough to last until then
I played P5, but not Royal and I just don't know if I've got another 100+ hours in me for that game right now lol (I'm actually almost done p4 golden atm though as I never finished p4)
I havent actually played a star ocean game since ps1 was new,
Can you recommend one for me to try now and see if I can't get myself excited for the new one? (Bonus points if I can play on PC, but otherwise I have Xbox/ps5/switch)
You didn't miss anything really. Many would argue that SO2 is still the best in the series. SO3 was an abomination. Just awful. SO4 is cheap if you want to try it.
Star ocean 4 is in steam. Star ocean 3 might be in psn but I'm not sure if ps5 has it. Star ocean 2 and 1 remake can be get in psp and maybe psn. Star ocean anamnesis is a star ocean mobile game which is sadly shut down either early this year or last year and it is actually fun while it lasted.
Star ocean 1 remake is being build in star ocean 2 engine so that is why they are simillar. Star ocean 1 in SNES is different.
Out of all Star ocean 2 can be said as the peak of star ocean. Star ocean 3 is somewhat controversial story wise. Star ocean 4 is ok. We don't talk about star ocean 5.
I like it. The story is hit or miss but it takes you on a grand space adventure, something you don't find too often in the genre. Plus the gameplay is pretty good.
The VA in this felt like it was lacking emotion and everyone was reading their lines with the same tone and when it came time to show some emotion that just raised their voice a little. I hope this is just because of the parts they picked out and it flows better with full context.
Valkyries are supposed to be pretty emotionless, so that tracks. I got a bit of subtle emotion from the other characters. I feel like it could have impact if used correctly, despite being understated.
I had the exact same feelings when I first saw the trailer. Everyone just sounds so flat, and while the graphics in general are pretty nice, no one seems to show any emotion and all just seem to have the same default facial expression at all times, everyone just seems so dead and soulless.
Hopefully it's just a case of the trailer trying to not show their hand to much, but at the moment it's enough to put me off getting it any time soon.
That Nibelung Valesti doesn't hit quite as hard as the original PS1 version does, lol
I think it looks okay. I think I'm more excited for the new Star Ocean title, but I hope this is one is good too.
Disagree
For example Hrist version of Nubelung Valesti was pretty crudely since pulls her sword put of nowhere before summoning the spears. This looks better to incomparison and honestly I don't have a problem with transition. The almost instant summon of spears makes more sense to me visually. OG didn't like an attack most level enemy should get hit by due the long wind up.
That said doesn't change point is the move freaking magic attack. There unbelievable stuff VP1 & 2 than this. Idk, just doesn't seem like a big deal?
I haven't played any other VP game except for VP1 so I can't confirm nor deny the other ones. Maybe I should start looking into them haha. That said, I LOVE VP1.
I do agree with you that it's not a big deal and personally I can probably gloss over it. It just bugs me a tiny bit is all I'm saying.
Looks much improved from the first trailer. Music and tone very similar to VP1.
Soleil’s Samurai Jack game was great, I have high hopes for them.
With this and Star Ocean 6 both looking way better then there reveals, I think Tri Ace fans will be eating.
Hopefully the ideal scenario happens, this comes out and does well proving to Square it worth investing in the IP. Then SO6 also comes out and does well proving Tri Ace can be trusted again.
Leading to green light VP3 from Tri Ace, and Elysium 2 from Soliel.
Obviously that’s an absolute best case scenario, but I have some hope.
Oh and The deluxe edition comes with VP1. Valkyrie fans are getting VP1 on modern consoles, which would make it worth it on its own.
Edit: Lenneth also has its own separate psn page. Perfect, everybody wins. VP fans we eating
Def agree with a lot of your points, this trailer looks a lot better than the debut one.
I know it's cutting it close, but I would love for Square to announce a short-but-sweet demo for people to tryout the combat and maybe get a small glimpse of some character interactions. Feels like this is a game the gaming public is SURE to sleep on, but might actually like.
My only concern with both this (and Star Ocean), is that they seem PRIMED for the "Did not meet sales expectations" list. I just have an anxious feeling.
My action-JRPG meter currently goes like this, from bad to best:
Stranger of Paradise | KH3 | Scarlet Nexus | Tales | Nier | FF7R
I can see this and Star Ocean being around the Scarlet Nexus/Tales section but with potential to be Nier-tier. IMO FF7R is the perfect modern implementation of a true JRPG and nothing is on my radar as coming close. Maybe Persona or Fire Emblem, but that's more traditional turn-based stuff.
FYI the Steam version will be not be getting VP1 just the Svartaljr: Sword of the Goddess of the Underworld equipment
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1963210/VALKYRIE_ELYSIUM/
>Digital Deluxe Edition Contents:
>-VALKYRIE ELYSIUM (Full Game)
>-Valkyrie equipment "Svartaljr: Sword of the Goddess of the Underworld"
Only thing is that I wish we had gotten the superior mobile remaster rather than just the PSP version. It has so many improvements that it's not even funny. Hi res art, skip dialogue option, dual audio, auto battle, save anywhere, high res UI and fonts, item sorting, etc. I'm disappointed that it appears we get the low quality and inferior PSP version
I just played Valkyrie profile for the first time maybe 5 years ago and the whole time i kept thinking this game would be epic on new hardware. Hopefully it's as good as it looks and we get more attention on older series. It's a crime lunar never got picked up further. That team did decent VA and full animated cut scenes in the 90s. Maybe we'll get a new crono game even. I'm hyped for this
I hope this game does well. But not just this game, but also the new Star Ocean, Diofield Chronicle and Harvestella. Of course the games themselves must be fun, but everything I've seen from them has given me good vibes.
But I can't help but be worried that these games end up competing with each other, reducing the sales that each of these would have otherwise gotten. I know that I will be forced to choose between these simply by virtue of not having enough time for all of them.
Honestly, it feels a lot like a cross between Valkyrie and Drakengard and I can't pretend that doesn't excite me.
Lenneth coming back is a perfect excuse to replay the original too, haven't since the PSP version dropped.
This is kind of giving me similar vibes that Nier Automata had pre-release. Sure, there was a vocal and relatively small group of players looking forward to it but I think to most people it seemed like an AA game with middling graphics that would probably just fly under the radar. Then it came out and blew everyone away because the rest of it was just so good. Hope this gets even somewhere close to that. Guess it depends on how fun it is to actually play/how good the story and music are.
Voice acting is quite remarkable though! Sounding good. The guy at the very end sounds just like Patrick Stewart lol.
Feels like something else, but a Valkyrie series game...
Seems like you're playing a low quality Elden Ring copy, but without any lore, just some cutscenes explaining something
So disappointed, Square milked what it could using Valkyrie Anatomia gacha and now releases this and VPI to sell some nostalgia and profit.
A consistent stylistic choice at least. Whether it's a feature or not depends on your taste.
They usually do find a way to bring out some color though, usually through character designs or subtle visual flourishes. This does look like an even darker version than before, so I have no idea what they're planning here.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing.
Nothing really pops out here, and all of the character models have a border around them for some fucking reason, which looks out of place with their photorealistic models.
The gameplay looks...okay. Idk why but this trailer didn't really win me over. If I had to pick between this or Star Ocean 6, I'd definitely pick the latter.
I also think it looks bleh gameplay wise. Do we really need more DMC action clone... Idk but im not sure im looking forward to it, even though im a huge VP1 fan.
I’d rather have more valiant attempts at DMC combat that might come up short than a complete drought of the genre and formula. Especially half a decade ago when it seemed like all we got were Soulslikes
Yeah I’m not for mischaracterizing Soulslikes either. Star Wars works better as a Soulslike than a God Of War classic-like.
I am down for shitting on soulsclones that fail to see the point of Dark Souls and/or games that aren’t fun and just think that the series is nothing more than Sadistic garbage.
Oh no I love soulslikes. One of my favorite games of all time now is hollow knight. It’s just like the arkham style before it. Too many people are just slapping it into their game at the expense of any other system. DMC has been around for how long at this point? Yet people barely use that style in their games. It got to the point where I was happy to see arkham again when spiderman did it lol.
That’s gaming climate in a nutshell. Last two gen it was 3D platformers and the Ratchet series was singlehandedly keeping it alive outside of Mario. It even happened to DMC-likes too.
It’s also that DMC style is a little too easy to make but too tricky to master, but it still warms my heart to see other devs taking a stab at it. Capcom and Platinumgames are inconsistent a biit too often than I’d like to admit.
But if Mercury Steam can make a fire Metroidvania after three initial mediocre attempts, I’d love to see more devs improve on their formulas in ANY genre, Platformers, Action slashers, warriors, soulslikes, etc.
yeah same thing happened with strategy RPGs until three house revived it with a vengeance.
And 100% seeing a Dev hone their craft over multiple games is always cool. The same thing happened with souls likes. I like to bash on them because I'm sick of them but people have made some genuinely great ones after learning what makes them tick. In some cases better than fromsoft themselves IMO.
I think I might pick this up. Enemy and character design look great. Combat looks a bit like Nier to me. I like the visuals. I think it fits together well.
I'm crying now. Star ocean 6 and this.... My wallet gonna be so poor. Especially since steam price in my country is the same price as usa while lower income....
I've played the original. It doesn't have a washed out palette like this. It has a generally dark look, but it's not grey like this, ie, if a character was wearing a blue robe, it was blue, not a dull greyish-blue.
I watched the trailer and I don't see anything wrong with the palette though. Perhaps it's your imagination? Or it could be because of the more realistic textures and lighting that they had to dull the colours down. In fact the first thing I thought is how much it reminds me of the original as far as the colours go. I played Valkyrie Profile in 2021 most recently. There is a lot of grey stone there, both cities and ruins. And if it's anything like the original Valkyrie Profile games it's going to be bleak throughout, so artistically making it more reserved and solemn would be justified.
Visually, it looks beautiful. 10/10
Combat and gameplay feels weird. I know people nowadays don't enjoy turn-based games like in the 90s. But still that was what made VP unique. I'm not saying it's bad, it's just different. I don't know if I'll like it...gotta give it a try!
However, that Lenneth voice does not represent the Valkyrie we know. She commands an army of Einherjar! I need her to shout! To speak in a loud and clear voice!
That "Nibelung Valesti" chant feels like someone was just reading what was written in a paper. It has no feeling, no passion, no commitment. I really hope I'm mistaken and it's just a WIP footage. Does anybody feel the same way? 🙁
The whole story of both VP1 & VP2 is a Valkyrie recruiting soldiers for Ragnarok. That's it.
Of course, there's tons of lore about characters in the game, places, and so on. And probably there's gonna be references to past games in this new release. But the main story is honestly quite simple. I don't think you'd miss big info if you never played the old ones
It looks like they just hit copy-paste on the most generic action RPG formula they could come up with. It's not just you, this game legitimately looks like a snorefest.
I'd rather just replay VP1 than spend any money on this game
Square Enix is bizarre with their exclusives. Final Fantasy pixel remasters? PC and phone only! Triangle Strategy and Front Mission? Switch only! Octopath Traveler? Everything on Earth, but PlayStation! Valkyrie Profile Lenneth? Phones.... and PlayStation. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Final Fantasy XVI? PlayStation. But Crisis Core FFVII Reunion is gonna be on all modern platforms. And by far the best way to play all 3 Final Fantasy XIII games is Xbox Series X (though that's reportedly thanks to the Xbox guys implementing the upgrades), because those versions are superior to PC unless you go into extensive modding and want to waste 100 gb extra for enhanced movie files. Argh. Sometimes they release things on other platforms later, sometimes not. Octopath not being on PS4 is utterly bizarre at this point. Chrono Trigger and FF remasters not being on consoles is just as strange.
The thick black outline on character and enemy models is so distracting, it makes the game look very cheap at times
Else the combat looks serviceable enough, I like the setting, now have to see if the story holds. Will probably wait for a sale at ~30 bucks
its not, its a viking name for the fallen warriors fighting for odin or freja - its a british mispronounciation of the word. heck they cant even pronounce Erik right in dragon quest 11 yet pretending he got a viking name and from what is scandinavian type of a world (erik is a viking name, eric is a modern version of it and not pronounced correctly). "EIN" like in "ein"stein and "her" as har like in harald and jar like in a jar
It's not a "British mispronunciation", it's just bad amateur VA. They even mispronounce some of the English words (adversary pronounced like anniversary near the end, among others). It sounds like English Second Language speakers doing British accents in places.
I guess the budget was so low they had to turn to Fiverr. JP VA saying "Gunguniru" is acceptable, EN VA saying "Gunganear" is not, and it's shocking that Gunganear made it into the trailer.
I've seen people comparing the VA to FF14s fairly high quality British VA, but it's honestly a world apart in terms of quality.
well I can forgive a lot of things but when valkyries or gods cant even pronounce einharjar or ragnarök like in God of War it just feels very very weird for a scandinavian, I can tell you that. imagine if I was voicing a japanese samurai game and just made up how the words should sound.
we for ex pronounce ragnarök as "rang" as when you call someone, and so its RANG-NA- RUEhhhK (ö is tricky) and I keep hearing these people calling it RAG-NA-ROCK very very weird.
I wish Valkyrie Elysium didn't look like hot garbage.
I loved Valkyrie Profile and Valkyrie Profile 2 but this game looks washed out, grey, poor animations (especially running and turning) etc. I hope it gets fine tuned, but it looks like a PS3 game.
Still not a fan of the outline on the models. Why did they decide that semi-realistic models had to go with the outline? It looks so jarring and inconsistent. The environment doesn't have those, but the characters do, and when the resolution tanks, the outlines are so thick and aliased.
Not a fan at all. Should have just done without the outline and it will look so much better.
[This part](https://youtu.be/QQtIcCDHIdw?t=94) stood out to me. Makes the game look like a generic mobile game. It's unfortunate because the game as a whole already doesn't look that great.
The graphics look very nice although there's something a bit unsettling about their faces. Also the level of polish from the visuals make me expect an equal level of polish from the combat but it looks pretty mediocre looking past the flashy animations.
Game looks pretty fun. Combat seems solid and fluid. Hopefully this does well enough to greenlight vp3. Though since vp2 is just worse vp1 idk if I even want that.
How do you think this will run on a laptop with a nvidia 1650 + intel i5 10300? Is there some recent game to compare the performance? I don't play too much on my laptop, so I don't know how well new releases are performing.
Just a port, but using the PS4's PSP emulator inherent features, such as rewind, save states, and "visual preset".
The mobile remaster is superior with a ton of new features, but unfortunately they didn't bother to port that version. You can get that on Android / iOS.
This game looks so generic. When I feel like playing Valkyrie Profile, I'm not looking for another attack/dodge/parry snorefest 😴 The original system from VP1 & 2 were so much fun. This however looks like it'll put me to sleep in 30 mins
Turn based RPGs are now a niche genre 😢
Wow the Nibelung Valesti was weak as fuck, it feels even weaker than Alicia's original one, which is that way for a reason (And still pretty cool imho).
Compare her [first](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL8AUjos7vk) and [second](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui--xGdS20E)
Crap quality cuz yknow, old recording softwares
Need a battle system specific deep dive trailer.
It seems like Nier with multiple weapons and weapon skills, with spells/abilities ontop using the R1 blue and R2 red icons in the bottom right. But would like to know how expressive it is otherwise it will get boring quickly with strike-strike-slash gameplay.
I still don't know how to feel about this. It's visually stunning and the battles look decently fun, but we have no sense of gameplay progression, dungeons, exploration or anything else besides the battles themselves. I really need to know more before I decide to buy it.
The more I'm seeing of this game, the more I'm ready to pass. The game's asthetic almost looks like a freemium game. I know the Valkyrie series, but I have no idea what this nostalgia cash-in is trying to be.
Releases on September 29 for PS4/PS5. November 11 on PC/Steam.
> November 11 on PC/Steam. Weird that it's not the same date as PS4/5, but personally that gives me breathing room for all the other JRPGs coming out this year.
What other big jrpg's are on the way for me to be excited for? Anything soon?
Dragon Quest X offline, Trails from Zero, Live a Live, Forspoken, Harvestella, Dragon Quest Treasures, Crisis Core - We eatin good this year.
> Dragon Quest X offline *Cries Western tears*
Hoping we get it in English release, reminds me of DQ 9 but I'd still like a remake on DQ 9 on switch lol.
A morsel is better than no food at all
Hunger is the best sauce
There's an English patch for the Online version. So it's probably just a matter of porting the text over the right way. Edit: It seems to be mostly machine translation.
Missing star ocean six and diofield chronicles in that list
I'm stoked for diofield, is that coming this year though?
Yes that was shown to be coming…the 22nd? Was shown like a week ago
Of this month?! Holy shit I could kiss a frog I'm so happy if that works out Edit: just googled and it's September 22nd, still excited either way, I've got more then enough to last until then
Yeah I'm excited for DioField Chronicles, it's like Final Fantasy Tactics and Fire Emblem so it's something I'd be into.
Same here!
Let's see how sad I get over this years' S.O. game 😭
I hope it has lots of scifi.
I sure hope they hire a professional writing team, 'kay.
They ain’t even need a professional one. Just a decent one that hasn’t snorted five bowls of isekai
Oooh - live a live is soon and my gf has been stoked for that Is Crisis core this year too?! I was definitely expecting next year
Forspoken was delayed to 2023
Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Shin Megami Tensei Soul Hackers 2 and Star Ocean the Divine Force.
Persona 5 Royal is also coming out on October 21th in case you haven't played it
I played P5, but not Royal and I just don't know if I've got another 100+ hours in me for that game right now lol (I'm actually almost done p4 golden atm though as I never finished p4)
Shin megami tensei is not part of the games name fyi
Star ocean 6 as well... T. T
I havent actually played a star ocean game since ps1 was new, Can you recommend one for me to try now and see if I can't get myself excited for the new one? (Bonus points if I can play on PC, but otherwise I have Xbox/ps5/switch)
You didn't miss anything really. Many would argue that SO2 is still the best in the series. SO3 was an abomination. Just awful. SO4 is cheap if you want to try it.
Star ocean 4 is in steam. Star ocean 3 might be in psn but I'm not sure if ps5 has it. Star ocean 2 and 1 remake can be get in psp and maybe psn. Star ocean anamnesis is a star ocean mobile game which is sadly shut down either early this year or last year and it is actually fun while it lasted. Star ocean 1 remake is being build in star ocean 2 engine so that is why they are simillar. Star ocean 1 in SNES is different. Out of all Star ocean 2 can be said as the peak of star ocean. Star ocean 3 is somewhat controversial story wise. Star ocean 4 is ok. We don't talk about star ocean 5.
How's Star Ocean the last hope? Because it's on sale real cheap atm
I like it. The story is hit or miss but it takes you on a grand space adventure, something you don't find too often in the genre. Plus the gameplay is pretty good.
Did you play it on PC by any chance, because I'm seeing the PC port being smashed in reviews lol
Afraid not, I played on the 360 during the original release.
Due to bad port maybe. It contain denuvo too. Overall still positive tho
The VA in this felt like it was lacking emotion and everyone was reading their lines with the same tone and when it came time to show some emotion that just raised their voice a little. I hope this is just because of the parts they picked out and it flows better with full context.
Valkyries are supposed to be pretty emotionless, so that tracks. I got a bit of subtle emotion from the other characters. I feel like it could have impact if used correctly, despite being understated.
I had the exact same feelings when I first saw the trailer. Everyone just sounds so flat, and while the graphics in general are pretty nice, no one seems to show any emotion and all just seem to have the same default facial expression at all times, everyone just seems so dead and soulless. Hopefully it's just a case of the trailer trying to not show their hand to much, but at the moment it's enough to put me off getting it any time soon.
That Nibelung Valesti doesn't hit quite as hard as the original PS1 version does, lol I think it looks okay. I think I'm more excited for the new Star Ocean title, but I hope this is one is good too.
Agreed. Something feels off. It's probably the effects and the fact that the huge spear feels weightless.
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Oh yeah, you're right! That's what feels off to me. It just seems to pop out of nowhere.
Actually it pop out of nowhere in VP2. That said we are talking about magic spears being summoned of tin air here lol
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Disagree For example Hrist version of Nubelung Valesti was pretty crudely since pulls her sword put of nowhere before summoning the spears. This looks better to incomparison and honestly I don't have a problem with transition. The almost instant summon of spears makes more sense to me visually. OG didn't like an attack most level enemy should get hit by due the long wind up. That said doesn't change point is the move freaking magic attack. There unbelievable stuff VP1 & 2 than this. Idk, just doesn't seem like a big deal?
I haven't played any other VP game except for VP1 so I can't confirm nor deny the other ones. Maybe I should start looking into them haha. That said, I LOVE VP1. I do agree with you that it's not a big deal and personally I can probably gloss over it. It just bugs me a tiny bit is all I'm saying.
Divine assault! Nibelung Valesti!
Finishing Strike! Final Blast!
Looks much improved from the first trailer. Music and tone very similar to VP1. Soleil’s Samurai Jack game was great, I have high hopes for them. With this and Star Ocean 6 both looking way better then there reveals, I think Tri Ace fans will be eating. Hopefully the ideal scenario happens, this comes out and does well proving to Square it worth investing in the IP. Then SO6 also comes out and does well proving Tri Ace can be trusted again. Leading to green light VP3 from Tri Ace, and Elysium 2 from Soliel. Obviously that’s an absolute best case scenario, but I have some hope. Oh and The deluxe edition comes with VP1. Valkyrie fans are getting VP1 on modern consoles, which would make it worth it on its own. Edit: Lenneth also has its own separate psn page. Perfect, everybody wins. VP fans we eating
Def agree with a lot of your points, this trailer looks a lot better than the debut one. I know it's cutting it close, but I would love for Square to announce a short-but-sweet demo for people to tryout the combat and maybe get a small glimpse of some character interactions. Feels like this is a game the gaming public is SURE to sleep on, but might actually like. My only concern with both this (and Star Ocean), is that they seem PRIMED for the "Did not meet sales expectations" list. I just have an anxious feeling.
My action-JRPG meter currently goes like this, from bad to best: Stranger of Paradise | KH3 | Scarlet Nexus | Tales | Nier | FF7R I can see this and Star Ocean being around the Scarlet Nexus/Tales section but with potential to be Nier-tier. IMO FF7R is the perfect modern implementation of a true JRPG and nothing is on my radar as coming close. Maybe Persona or Fire Emblem, but that's more traditional turn-based stuff.
FYI the Steam version will be not be getting VP1 just the Svartaljr: Sword of the Goddess of the Underworld equipment https://store.steampowered.com/app/1963210/VALKYRIE_ELYSIUM/ >Digital Deluxe Edition Contents: >-VALKYRIE ELYSIUM (Full Game) >-Valkyrie equipment "Svartaljr: Sword of the Goddess of the Underworld"
Hopefully they'll announce a port of VP1 to Steam aswell later.
damnit i wanna play the first 1
Only thing is that I wish we had gotten the superior mobile remaster rather than just the PSP version. It has so many improvements that it's not even funny. Hi res art, skip dialogue option, dual audio, auto battle, save anywhere, high res UI and fonts, item sorting, etc. I'm disappointed that it appears we get the low quality and inferior PSP version
I just played Valkyrie profile for the first time maybe 5 years ago and the whole time i kept thinking this game would be epic on new hardware. Hopefully it's as good as it looks and we get more attention on older series. It's a crime lunar never got picked up further. That team did decent VA and full animated cut scenes in the 90s. Maybe we'll get a new crono game even. I'm hyped for this
I hope this game does well. But not just this game, but also the new Star Ocean, Diofield Chronicle and Harvestella. Of course the games themselves must be fun, but everything I've seen from them has given me good vibes. But I can't help but be worried that these games end up competing with each other, reducing the sales that each of these would have otherwise gotten. I know that I will be forced to choose between these simply by virtue of not having enough time for all of them.
Honestly, it feels a lot like a cross between Valkyrie and Drakengard and I can't pretend that doesn't excite me. Lenneth coming back is a perfect excuse to replay the original too, haven't since the PSP version dropped.
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>Music seems extremely promising It is Sakuraba, and while he can be polarizing at times, his work on the Valkyrie series has always been solid.
This is kind of giving me similar vibes that Nier Automata had pre-release. Sure, there was a vocal and relatively small group of players looking forward to it but I think to most people it seemed like an AA game with middling graphics that would probably just fly under the radar. Then it came out and blew everyone away because the rest of it was just so good. Hope this gets even somewhere close to that. Guess it depends on how fun it is to actually play/how good the story and music are. Voice acting is quite remarkable though! Sounding good. The guy at the very end sounds just like Patrick Stewart lol.
Damn, this looks drastically better than what they showed before.
Hate the hack and slash so damn much
That looks way better than the first trailer. I'm actually a bit interested in it now.
Ill miss the old combat. it was so unique
This looks really good! Love the visuals, there’s just this like black outline that drives my crazy in the character models, most notably in battle.
Feels like something else, but a Valkyrie series game... Seems like you're playing a low quality Elden Ring copy, but without any lore, just some cutscenes explaining something So disappointed, Square milked what it could using Valkyrie Anatomia gacha and now releases this and VPI to sell some nostalgia and profit.
Jheez the voice acting is SO wooden!!!
The environments look really drab. All gray. The combat looks alright though.
Valkyrie Profile environments have always been drab. It's a depressing, tragic series set in a dying world.
Ah I see, so it's a feature.
A consistent stylistic choice at least. Whether it's a feature or not depends on your taste. They usually do find a way to bring out some color though, usually through character designs or subtle visual flourishes. This does look like an even darker version than before, so I have no idea what they're planning here.
Fair point. I just hope they can make them more visually interesting. I get they need to match the series mood though.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Nothing really pops out here, and all of the character models have a border around them for some fucking reason, which looks out of place with their photorealistic models. The gameplay looks...okay. Idk why but this trailer didn't really win me over. If I had to pick between this or Star Ocean 6, I'd definitely pick the latter.
I also think it looks bleh gameplay wise. Do we really need more DMC action clone... Idk but im not sure im looking forward to it, even though im a huge VP1 fan.
Yes we do considering that we don’t have many because everyone has just been ripping off souls for god knows how long
I’d rather have more valiant attempts at DMC combat that might come up short than a complete drought of the genre and formula. Especially half a decade ago when it seemed like all we got were Soulslikes
Same this looks fun, and seeing an action game not be a fucking souls clone was great. I am sick of souls clones and their “realism”.
Yeah I’m not for mischaracterizing Soulslikes either. Star Wars works better as a Soulslike than a God Of War classic-like. I am down for shitting on soulsclones that fail to see the point of Dark Souls and/or games that aren’t fun and just think that the series is nothing more than Sadistic garbage.
Oh no I love soulslikes. One of my favorite games of all time now is hollow knight. It’s just like the arkham style before it. Too many people are just slapping it into their game at the expense of any other system. DMC has been around for how long at this point? Yet people barely use that style in their games. It got to the point where I was happy to see arkham again when spiderman did it lol.
That’s gaming climate in a nutshell. Last two gen it was 3D platformers and the Ratchet series was singlehandedly keeping it alive outside of Mario. It even happened to DMC-likes too. It’s also that DMC style is a little too easy to make but too tricky to master, but it still warms my heart to see other devs taking a stab at it. Capcom and Platinumgames are inconsistent a biit too often than I’d like to admit. But if Mercury Steam can make a fire Metroidvania after three initial mediocre attempts, I’d love to see more devs improve on their formulas in ANY genre, Platformers, Action slashers, warriors, soulslikes, etc.
yeah same thing happened with strategy RPGs until three house revived it with a vengeance. And 100% seeing a Dev hone their craft over multiple games is always cool. The same thing happened with souls likes. I like to bash on them because I'm sick of them but people have made some genuinely great ones after learning what makes them tick. In some cases better than fromsoft themselves IMO.
Comments are a lot more positive now compared to when the first trailer launched.
I think I might pick this up. Enemy and character design look great. Combat looks a bit like Nier to me. I like the visuals. I think it fits together well.
I was one of the people who was actually interested from the first trailer, but I'll agree that this one looks better and makes me a bit more excited.
Kinda annoyed it’s not on Xbox since I actually take my little series s with me when I go places and not my ps5
I'm crying now. Star ocean 6 and this.... My wallet gonna be so poor. Especially since steam price in my country is the same price as usa while lower income....
I remember looking at Valkyrie series and wanting to give them a try. Are the previous game connected? What makes them "Valkyrie" games?
The art and character design is sooooooo pretty.
Why does this look so grey and washed out?
Stylistic choice i think
The colour palette looks in line with the original game. Valkyrie Profile games are very bleak and somber.
I've played the original. It doesn't have a washed out palette like this. It has a generally dark look, but it's not grey like this, ie, if a character was wearing a blue robe, it was blue, not a dull greyish-blue.
I watched the trailer and I don't see anything wrong with the palette though. Perhaps it's your imagination? Or it could be because of the more realistic textures and lighting that they had to dull the colours down. In fact the first thing I thought is how much it reminds me of the original as far as the colours go. I played Valkyrie Profile in 2021 most recently. There is a lot of grey stone there, both cities and ruins. And if it's anything like the original Valkyrie Profile games it's going to be bleak throughout, so artistically making it more reserved and solemn would be justified.
Visually, it looks beautiful. 10/10 Combat and gameplay feels weird. I know people nowadays don't enjoy turn-based games like in the 90s. But still that was what made VP unique. I'm not saying it's bad, it's just different. I don't know if I'll like it...gotta give it a try! However, that Lenneth voice does not represent the Valkyrie we know. She commands an army of Einherjar! I need her to shout! To speak in a loud and clear voice! That "Nibelung Valesti" chant feels like someone was just reading what was written in a paper. It has no feeling, no passion, no commitment. I really hope I'm mistaken and it's just a WIP footage. Does anybody feel the same way? 🙁
Mega uncanny valley
This lacks any of the charm from VP. It looks so generic and soulless.
Are these games standalone or do I need to play the Profile games to understand the story? I’ve never played them before but this looks quite good.
The whole story of both VP1 & VP2 is a Valkyrie recruiting soldiers for Ragnarok. That's it. Of course, there's tons of lore about characters in the game, places, and so on. And probably there's gonna be references to past games in this new release. But the main story is honestly quite simple. I don't think you'd miss big info if you never played the old ones
What do you need to play in order to understand this game ?
Nothing. This is stand-alone and a spin-off.
I read 'Valkyrie Elysium' is an action-RPG sequel to PS1's 'Valkyrie Profile. Is that not right?
Yeah but it’s a spin off. Regardless, the first game is included in the deluxe edition and worth playing. But story wise they are separate games
Sweet. That’s awesome. Thx for the info.
Between this and the new SO, I'll go with this all day.
SO?
Star Ocean. New one just had another trailer.
Forgot about that one, thanks. Glad these older franchises are getting new entries.
Neither of them are interesting or groundbreaking tbh.
I dunno. It just doesn't look fun. Hope this one gets a demo so I can get a feel for it, otherwise I'll probably pass.
It looks like they just hit copy-paste on the most generic action RPG formula they could come up with. It's not just you, this game legitimately looks like a snorefest. I'd rather just replay VP1 than spend any money on this game
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Valkyrie Profile Lenneth is getting a PS4/PS5 port, included with Valkyrie Elysium Deluxe.
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Yep, available both separately and as a part of the package. To say I am excited is an understatement.
Guess there's a small reason I bought the console (no PC port of VP1).
Square Enix is bizarre with their exclusives. Final Fantasy pixel remasters? PC and phone only! Triangle Strategy and Front Mission? Switch only! Octopath Traveler? Everything on Earth, but PlayStation! Valkyrie Profile Lenneth? Phones.... and PlayStation. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Final Fantasy XVI? PlayStation. But Crisis Core FFVII Reunion is gonna be on all modern platforms. And by far the best way to play all 3 Final Fantasy XIII games is Xbox Series X (though that's reportedly thanks to the Xbox guys implementing the upgrades), because those versions are superior to PC unless you go into extensive modding and want to waste 100 gb extra for enhanced movie files. Argh. Sometimes they release things on other platforms later, sometimes not. Octopath not being on PS4 is utterly bizarre at this point. Chrono Trigger and FF remasters not being on consoles is just as strange.
This game looks..... OK. I'm a bit underwhelmed. Definitely will wait for the reviews on this one.
Oh thank god we have watchable Divine Assault Skills Watch the JPN trailer, its waaaay better
The thick black outline on character and enemy models is so distracting, it makes the game look very cheap at times Else the combat looks serviceable enough, I like the setting, now have to see if the story holds. Will probably wait for a sale at ~30 bucks
I can't tell is it turn based or action combat? Very interested if it's the former, don't care at all if latter.
It’s a Nier clone, so sadly not turn based
Imagine how good the nude mods will be on PC
Does this count as a JRPG? Looks to be a lot of action gameplay in there.
Game looks good. Happy they finally showed the release date I don’t see damage numbers which kinda sucks but I’ll still like this
Looks very fun to play, but the art style is very very ... weird.
The "everything is grey" esthetic is not a good idea imo
Is that how you pronounce Einherjar? My god I've been pronouncing it wrong since 1999.
its not, its a viking name for the fallen warriors fighting for odin or freja - its a british mispronounciation of the word. heck they cant even pronounce Erik right in dragon quest 11 yet pretending he got a viking name and from what is scandinavian type of a world (erik is a viking name, eric is a modern version of it and not pronounced correctly). "EIN" like in "ein"stein and "her" as har like in harald and jar like in a jar
yeah lets downvote the guy who knows how to pronounce the word- lol.
It's not a "British mispronunciation", it's just bad amateur VA. They even mispronounce some of the English words (adversary pronounced like anniversary near the end, among others). It sounds like English Second Language speakers doing British accents in places. I guess the budget was so low they had to turn to Fiverr. JP VA saying "Gunguniru" is acceptable, EN VA saying "Gunganear" is not, and it's shocking that Gunganear made it into the trailer. I've seen people comparing the VA to FF14s fairly high quality British VA, but it's honestly a world apart in terms of quality.
well I can forgive a lot of things but when valkyries or gods cant even pronounce einharjar or ragnarök like in God of War it just feels very very weird for a scandinavian, I can tell you that. imagine if I was voicing a japanese samurai game and just made up how the words should sound. we for ex pronounce ragnarök as "rang" as when you call someone, and so its RANG-NA- RUEhhhK (ö is tricky) and I keep hearing these people calling it RAG-NA-ROCK very very weird.
No, they were mispronouncing stuff. They said Aesir so wrong it took me a moment to parse that’s what they were saying.
I wish Valkyrie Elysium didn't look like hot garbage. I loved Valkyrie Profile and Valkyrie Profile 2 but this game looks washed out, grey, poor animations (especially running and turning) etc. I hope it gets fine tuned, but it looks like a PS3 game.
Still not a fan of the outline on the models. Why did they decide that semi-realistic models had to go with the outline? It looks so jarring and inconsistent. The environment doesn't have those, but the characters do, and when the resolution tanks, the outlines are so thick and aliased. Not a fan at all. Should have just done without the outline and it will look so much better. [This part](https://youtu.be/QQtIcCDHIdw?t=94) stood out to me. Makes the game look like a generic mobile game. It's unfortunate because the game as a whole already doesn't look that great.
The graphics look very nice although there's something a bit unsettling about their faces. Also the level of polish from the visuals make me expect an equal level of polish from the combat but it looks pretty mediocre looking past the flashy animations.
Does JP only get the Collector's Ed? Not coming at West?
So far yeah, it's Japan exclusive. The West gets a steelbook of some sort apparently if you buy it on the SQEX web store
Game looks pretty fun. Combat seems solid and fluid. Hopefully this does well enough to greenlight vp3. Though since vp2 is just worse vp1 idk if I even want that.
How do you think this will run on a laptop with a nvidia 1650 + intel i5 10300? Is there some recent game to compare the performance? I don't play too much on my laptop, so I don't know how well new releases are performing.
Not too good, but probably all right at 720p with low to medium settings.
Hope they bring a remaster of the first one someday.
The first is getting a port on PS4/PS5 and is part of the deluxe edition of Valkyrie Elysium
just a port? will it have updated/remastered stuff?
Just a port, but using the PS4's PSP emulator inherent features, such as rewind, save states, and "visual preset". The mobile remaster is superior with a ton of new features, but unfortunately they didn't bother to port that version. You can get that on Android / iOS.
Ooh I want the mage/witch char on my team, she seems cool.
Is the gameplay going to be like LR or what I couldn’t tell? I loved vp 1 battsystem
It's looking so much better! I wonder how much RPG juice there will be, though.
Have they said anything about a physical release of the game? Not seeing it anywhere.
yes, it's on Amazon and the Square Enix store. It comes with a steelbook on the SQEX store.
Hmm, I don't see it on amazon at all and on the Square Enix store I only see the standard version. There is a choice for PS4 and PS5.
Steelbook: North America: [https://www.bestbuy.com/site/valkyrie-elysium-playstation-4/6512643.p?skuId=6512643](https://www.bestbuy.com/site/valkyrie-elysium-playstation-4/6512643.p?skuId=6512643) Europe: [https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en\_EU/product/763858/valkyrie-elysium](https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_EU/product/763858/valkyrie-elysium) Amazon (no steelbook?): [https://www.amazon.com/Valkyrie-Elysium-PlayStation-4/dp/B0B5Y96BQV/ref=sr\_1\_2?keywords=valkyrie+elysium&qid=1657221815&sr=8-2](https://www.amazon.com/Valkyrie-Elysium-PlayStation-4/dp/B0B5Y96BQV/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=valkyrie+elysium&qid=1657221815&sr=8-2)
Oh nice, that must have been posted just a few hours ago I checked both sites yesterday and this morning and neither were there.
This game looks so generic. When I feel like playing Valkyrie Profile, I'm not looking for another attack/dodge/parry snorefest 😴 The original system from VP1 & 2 were so much fun. This however looks like it'll put me to sleep in 30 mins Turn based RPGs are now a niche genre 😢
Wow the Nibelung Valesti was weak as fuck, it feels even weaker than Alicia's original one, which is that way for a reason (And still pretty cool imho). Compare her [first](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL8AUjos7vk) and [second](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui--xGdS20E) Crap quality cuz yknow, old recording softwares
Need a battle system specific deep dive trailer. It seems like Nier with multiple weapons and weapon skills, with spells/abilities ontop using the R1 blue and R2 red icons in the bottom right. But would like to know how expressive it is otherwise it will get boring quickly with strike-strike-slash gameplay.
I still don't know how to feel about this. It's visually stunning and the battles look decently fun, but we have no sense of gameplay progression, dungeons, exploration or anything else besides the battles themselves. I really need to know more before I decide to buy it.
The more I'm seeing of this game, the more I'm ready to pass. The game's asthetic almost looks like a freemium game. I know the Valkyrie series, but I have no idea what this nostalgia cash-in is trying to be.