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Valkyrie Profile 2 dated News

PlayStation 2 News by Robert Purchese

6 July, 2007

Square Enix has finally decided on a 7th September release date for the excellent Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria.

It's a sumptuous role-playing game from developer Tri-Ace, which sits neatly as a prequel to the original on PlayStation One.

Unsurprisingly it's based around the Valkyrie from the vaults of Norse mythology. These are the servants of Odin that choose and then appear before the bravest and best mortal men at their moment of death - to invite them to serve the Gods in battle as Einherjar.

In this particular story, the youngest of three ethereal Valkyrie sisters is banished from heaven by big boss Odin to exist as a soul in the body of Alicia, Princess of the Kingdom of Dipan, which soon turns out to be a bit cramped as the two souls fight for space. The story kicks on from here, as a confused Princess talks to herself on a street corner and eventually decides to help her other self on a quest for vengeance.

Every aspect of the game is well executed, and the mixture of action with high-level statistical and strategical balancing makes it an extremely seductive package - not to mention the inclusion of co-operative play for you and a friend.

Simon Parkin heaped praise on it when he played the US import late last year, and strongly urges anyone with even a passing interest in Japanese role-playing games to buy this.

Head over to his Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria review to find out why.

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kissthestick
06/07/07 @ 16:05
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every1 buy this
toy_brain
06/07/07 @ 16:05
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Yay!
Chaote-Imagicka
06/07/07 @ 16:16
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*has a happy*
RedPanda
06/07/07 @ 16:30
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:D
Raziel
06/07/07 @ 17:33
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Didnt expect to have to hook up my PS2 again a year after I got a 360...
Mortified_Penguin
06/07/07 @ 18:08
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Great news! Can't wait!
ShadowMountain
06/07/07 @ 18:31
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Already have the NTSC version of the game. Still, I hate it when companies do this, I wish they'd say whether or not the game will come to europe when they release it in other regions. Had I known I would have waited
Steroyd
06/07/07 @ 18:35
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Woohoo my PS2 still has a reason to live.

Live damnit LIVE!!
chicknstu
06/07/07 @ 18:45
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The first one was mind-blowingly complicated....

And you could mess it up with still 20 or so hours to go, without your knowledge, until the end. Whichj was annoying.
Zoro
06/07/07 @ 18:53
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Pff, ban this sick filth. Give me Persona 3 instead.
Mr.Psycho
06/07/07 @ 19:23
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Yeh! I actually have my PS2 plugged in now, not my 360 (Battlefield 2 + Dragon Quest VIII), so double yeh!
agparrot
06/07/07 @ 19:45
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Mint!
CitizenGeek
06/07/07 @ 20:31
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Can't wait! I'm really enjoying the first one on PSP, so looking forward to this! :)
itamae
06/07/07 @ 21:23
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"not to mention the inclusion of co-operative play for you and a friend."

Say what now? Is that a PAL-only bonus, something I was too stupid to notice in the US version or simply a misinformation?

But anyway, I agree with the first poster.
Hughes.
06/07/07 @ 21:36
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I think not wanting this game should be punishable, maybe with writing lines on a blackboard, or removing fingers with an arc-welder. Something like that.
dirigiblebill
06/07/07 @ 23:39
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/looks glumly at the space under the TV which his ps2 would occupy if he hadn't sold it months ago
/checks bank
/contemplates selling relatives/passport/sexual favours
FabricatedLunatic
07/07/07 @ 08:39
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Say what now? Is that a PAL-only bonus, something I was too stupid to notice in the US version or simply a misinformation?

Two players can participate in battle. Player one controls movement, while attacks for the four characters are split between both players. I never tried it and I can't see it working too well...
azmol01
07/07/07 @ 08:47
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Didn't really like the first one on the PSP, I hope this is better.
CitizenGeek
07/07/07 @ 12:43
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Looks like only 20 people want this game - better start that punishing Hughes.! :D
Hugundo
07/07/07 @ 13:07
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"confused Princess talks to herself on a street corner"

Maybe it sounded poetic in Japanese?
LonesomeRoad
07/07/07 @ 14:12
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Ilost interest in the first after chapter 3 so I hope this one keeps me interested.
hybridial
07/07/07 @ 14:49
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i've actually got an American copy, and this game isn't all that good to be fully honest. It's just not particularly fun to play.
Scimarad
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I thought the same for a while (and the graphics seemed very 'shimmery' when moving) but once it clicks it becomes utterly compulsive. Certainly not the most intuitive and user-friendly game to get to grips with...
Hughes.
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HUGHES. SMAHS!
Blerk
09/07/07 @ 08:00
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Did anyone point out that it's actually arriving on the very same day as the much-belated PAL version of Rogue Galaxy yet? :-)
ZuluHero
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.. but this had a better review score than Rogue Galaxy. VP2>RG IMO.

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