[DS] Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One announced for DS

Originally Posted by Monkey King

Augh! Hel, not Heru. It's not some name they just made up, it's a mythological reference!

It's not just a mythological reference either; it's an established character in the series.

Brahms mentions at the end of the first game that Queen Hel will not sit idly by while there's a bit of a regime change in Asgard, and she was responsible for the Mists of Niflheim that killed a couple of people who joined you as Einherjar in Valkyrie Profile 2 (she tortured Dyn for helping shut the gate between Niflheim and Midgard).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The little verse going around the Valkyrie logo is "Destiny by sinner sought, tragedy by power wrought."

The CG looks nice. I can't overstate my satisfaction in seeing the older style of Yoshinari artwork.

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The Yoshinaris have been character designers for all three games; they just didn't handle the Einherjar designs in Valkyrie Profile 2.

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I was waiting for somebody to post that, since I made three or four double-posts yesterday. That's not the good scan I saw, though.

It's nice to see the game plays out mostly the same way as in previous titles. It'll be kind of neat to use the VP battle system with some new sprites and characters since it'll be much harder to recycle attacks for multiple characters when everything's drawn.

That's what I liked about the original-- everyone used their own, unique attacks.

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New scan. Freya confirmed, along with a new guy named Theodore (the guy who gets taken away by Lenneth in the teaser trailer). Bunch of new Einherjar seen in the tiny screenshots.



New info, too:

Quote:

· Accused One takes place on a smaller scale than the original VP because, being a human, Wilfred lacks the ability to fly over the whole world in a flash.
· VP2 focused mainly on just Silmeria. VP1 focused on the einherjar. People liked that a lot, so they're bringing it back.
· However, they hope there will be a heightened connection to the mortal characters as you interact with them human-to-human rather than through the cold detachment of Valkyrie objectivity.
· They also think you'll feel a greater connection as characters may live or die or become allies or enemies by the choices you make in the game. At the end of chapters, you'll make decisions that cause the story (and Wilfred's role) to diverge.
· The einherjar are all new, and there are a considerable number of them -but they won't say how many yet.

Second, fourth and fifth points are absolutely fantastic to hear.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I doubt they meant the Einherjar are all new, but rather that the casts in previous games aren't being recycled.

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It's not a direct translation of what the interview said. The quote was relayed by the person who translated it, so don't get too hung up on the wording.

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Yes, because it's not like it's the other way around, where people would have to buy a PSP to play it.

Please stop.

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It plays like the original Valkyrie Profile, but seems a lot like Star Ocean 2, visually. I also like the little nod to the original VP with the beginning of the battle theme.

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The game's been out for a couple days, and it's certainly interesting. The game's Strategy-RPG elements are sort of overshadowed by the traditional VP battle system, which plays out exactly the same as in the original. Moving units out on their own is not recommended (at least in the beginning), as they will get quickly mauled by focused attacks from enemy units.

The feather is effectively worthless since most people aren't going to kill off a party member just to decimate the current map they're on. Maybe because of this, the game's decently hard initially.

My favorite aspect so far is how much effort went into making the game a big nod to the original Valkyrie Profile. A return to the original art style by the Yoshinaris, and toooons of music from the first game.

Also, here are the secret characters obtained in Seraphic Gate:

Spoiler:

2F - Kristoff (peaceable but naive Prince of Artolia)
3F - Langrey (cunning but hawkish Prince of Artolia)
4F - Royenburg (not entirely sure, probably one of the main villains)
5F - Ailyth (servant of Hel who presents you with gifts from the Queen of Nifleheim)
6F - Lenneth
7F - Hrist
8F - Arngrim
9F - Freya

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Yeah, the Japanese version was released on November 1. Nothing announced for other regions yet, unfortunately. It will be interesting to see how they handle any localization, as virtually every bit of dialogue in the game is voiced.

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So the game is getting a US release, as the awkwardly-named "Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume".

I've been chipping away at the game, and it's still pretty hard. I'm a little surprised! From what I can tell there's few returning characters from the first game, and even fewer actually join you. Somewhat disappointing, since the game is a side-story of VP: Lenneth and takes place entirely in Artolia. Still, it's damn enjoyable, and Gwendal is a very compelling replacement for Arngrim.

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So, the game's out in the US. Anyone pick it up?

Just started it, but the writing is fantastic. It's pretty fanciful, but it seems appropriate for the setting. The voice acting is... okay. Gwendal is now a scotsman, which is hilariously awesome.

I was speaking idiomatically.

There's actually like a dozen stages where you have to protect someone from dying (my personal guess is that you're talking about the Camille branch with Earnest at the execution grounds). Over the course of the game, you realize many of the branches offer little variety of story except in what characters join you.

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