Valkyrie Elysium (PC/PS5/PS4) - Action RPG - September 29, 2022

[6souls]

Developed by Soleil Ltd. (Naruto to Boruto/Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time)

SQUARE ENIX® announced today that VALKYRIE ELYSIUM™, an all-new action-RPG in the VALKYRIE series, is coming to PlayStation®5 (PS5™) and PlayStation®4 consoles and STEAM® this year. Developed by Soleil Ltd., VALKYRIE ELYSIUM draws on the richness of Norse mythology to present an original story set in a world on the brink of destruction, full of danger and fast-paced action combat.

The trailer provides a first glimpse of the game’s protagonist, a young Valkyrie who is entrusted with the fate of the world by the All-Father, the highest of gods and ruler of all creation. She will face various enemies on her quest and must utilize a variety of weapons, magic and the power of her allies to prevent Ragnarok—the destruction of the world. VALKYRIE ELYSIUM calls on its roots with music from series regular Motoi Sakuraba while driving the series forward in a fresh, new direction with classic combat mechanics, such as finishing moves and combo systems, reimagined for an action-RPG. The game also features character designs by Yuya Nagai of CyDesignation, Inc.

https://valkyrieelysium.square-enix-games.com/en-us/
https://soleilgamestudios.com/en/

[arus2001]

Me: Valkyrie Profile isn't dead?!
<2 minutes later>
Me: ...yeah, it's dead.

[Gokulo]

Me: Valkyrie Profile isn't dead?!
<2 minutes later>
Me: ...yeah, it's dead.

Pretty much

[Tyrath]

Did anyone want this? lol

[Julian]

Did anyone want Valkyrie Profile 3: Hrist?

Fuck yes.

Did anyone want *this*?

Fuck no.

[Tyrath]

Ya thats what I meant lol

[JeanClaudVanDamme]

This looks bland/vanilla as fuck, but I'll still buy two copies just so they can take my money with the eventual hope of them investing it into a real proper VP3.

And you all need to do the same.

[Tyrath]

So they will make another bland sequel to this lol

[JeanClaudVanDamme]

So they will make another bland sequel to this lol

Lemme correct that for you, bro:

This looks bland/vanilla as fuck, but I'll still buy two copies of this AND the sequel just so they can take my money with the eventual hope of them investing it into a real proper VP3.

Not buying anything related to anything that can potentially lead to VP3 is not an option.

[Kirin]

Im willing to give them a little leeway here. At least it isn't a mobile title. Certainly needs a fair bit of polish to release this year though, looks prime for a "early 2023" delay during the summer.

[arus2001]

I'm harsh precisely because they tainted the franchise with a short-lived (global) mobile game. No amount of pity buys is going to convince them a proper VP3 should come of it when they're now 2 games in the hole on the "Nobody asked for this..." meter.

Aside from doing zero to endear me to the potential plot of this entry, I'm going to say the graphics almost looked PS3 era as an extension of them giving as zero fucks as possible. I know RPG fans like to say they don't care, but they do, and the distinction lies in the quality of the stylization. Throw away the logo and a mention of valkyries and would we notice any meaningful difference? Nah, there's generic waifu protag at best.

[Kirin]

I'm harsh precisely because they tainted the franchise with a short-lived (global) mobile game. No amount of pity buys is going to convince them a proper VP3 should come of it when they're now 2 games in the hole on the "Nobody asked for this..." meter.

Aside from doing zero to endear me to the potential plot of this entry, I'm going to say the graphics almost looked PS3 era as an extension of them giving as zero fucks as possible. I know RPG fans like to say they don't care, but they do, and the distinction lies in the quality of the stylization. Throw away the logo and a mention of valkyries and would we notice any meaningful difference? Nah, there's generic waifu protag at best.

It does look like one of the "lets test a new engine/artstyle" type of game that SE likes to do when they don't know what to do with a franchise and they want to recover whatever R&D costs exists associated with the new tools.

[Kaslo]

https://twitter.com/Gear_Project/sta...BhwzENsYM6QMOQ

[Kirin]

Ok yeah, thats not encouraging.

[Lucavi]

Man, Tri-Ace sucks these days.

[BWYuko]

I mean, is it not impressive that they found the means amid the pandemic to totally mutilate both of their cherished legacy IPs in the span of a few months? If nothing else it's a legendary way to end the studio, like trying to suicide by cop, or getting impeached twice.

[Koul]

Let's get rid of our unique RPG gameplay mechanics and just make it a generic action RPG

[Julian]

Let's get rid of our unique RPG gameplay mechanics and just make it a generic action RPG

That's... sort of the strategy nearly every series has been doing. Not necessarily the action RPG part, but making their games generic for the point of mass appeal. Die hard fans are gonna buy anyway, who cares about appeasing them - find new people to buy and enjoy, and hope more people like the turd you put out than liked the original. I guess that's a business win...?

[Ayn]

I'll still give it a try; at least it's not a mobile game.

And if they give us FF Origins level of memes, then day 1.

[Tyrath]

Not enough Chaos in this