Hi all, this is a bit of an oddball video - I didn't plan to make it, it just .. happened! 😁 I guess I got valkyried by this extraordinary game. I hope you enjoy this look back at what classic games got so right. Just a note about the difficulty setting: yes, I know about the differences between Normal and Hard; for this playthrough, normal was my choice. I doubt it will remain the only time I play it! I look forward to hearing your experiences with VP. Please remember if you wish to comment, it does help if you watch (at least some of) the video first. 😀

@zockeromi1970

5 ай бұрын

i think i have played this a little ages ago, but not quite sure

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

@@zockeromi1970 probably on PS1? I had a strange memory failure myself - I was *convinced* I had played VP on the PSP years ago .. but now I see I obviously hadn't! 😲 I kept the case of Lenneth by the PSP at the time, and realise I conflated two games - it was another game I played! 😆

@zockeromi1970

5 ай бұрын

@@Food4Dogs good question, maybe 🤔

One of my favorite games of all time. So many memories playing this as a kid with my brother and I wish there was another game with similar gameplay to this.

Two videos in one night?? 😍😍😍 Did Christmas come early? 😉

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Ah haha ... my planning is abysmal. 😅 I have so many half-finished projects on my hard drive, it ain't funny. I actually wanted to get a *different* video ready for this weekend ... but hey, tomorrow is another day! 😀

Loved this game on PSP, even if I was absolutely awful at it 😅. The 3D parts were added for the PSP version, it had a different opening from the PS one too (I remember trying to look it up and finding the original anime one). Nice to know it's on PS4 now!

I'm disappointed that Square-Enix has not released an HD remaster of Valkyrie Profile Lenneth on Nintendo Switch and PS5, I'd even love a HD 2D remake of the game, if only SquareEnix would make it

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Yep, they clearly only wanted to do the minimum, and the easiest way (the PSP port). I doubt we'll ever see a better remaster, sadly.

Thanks for taking me back in time as I beat this game two decades ago. I also was fascinated by norse mythology as I rarely read books but these games exposed me to new worlds. Combat in this game kept me engaged and the stories were a nice touch.

Looks excellent! I recently replayed Valkyrie Profile 2 on PS2 (I had the game as a kid, but I recall getting stuck on a lever puzzle in an early dungeon and never finishing it) - Truly an under-discussed classic on that console! I never played any of the other games in this series, so this video is largely my introduction to Lenneth (She appears in VP2, but I mean the actual game)

@Food4Dogs

4 ай бұрын

VP2 is still in my backlog - I hope to get around to it one day and there's no doubt I would want to cover it here.

I've been meaning to play this game for so long

I love Valkyrie Profile series so much! The first time i played it and finished it 4 yeard ago, i couldn't help but play it again for like 5 times lol. I was so engrossed with the unique battle system and the music. Also the story is really great, it's just that the need for guide to get the true ending was a little excessive. One event missed and the true ending won't be available anymore. But all in all it's a really great game

Thanks for sharing Britta! This is about as far as I have played the game. I picked it up on PSP ages ago. I really should spend the time to play it properly, I've heard great things about it over the decades!

Love the artstyle. So timeless

Did not expect this but am absolutely pleased as punch to see you post a video extolling my favorite game!!😊

Many hugs and blessings to you my grandmother

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Thank you - but I am not your grandmother 😀

I really enjoyed this! I always wanted to play this game and now I think I’m finally going to give it a go!

A few years back I bought Valkyre Profile Covdnant of the Plume. It was the hardest game I ever played. Maybe because I was too young to understand the mechanics of battle and english isn't my first language, but I barely finished the first fight. I stopped playing because everyone died and I couldn't do anything in the Prologue. Your review makes me want to play it again and see if I can do it this time. I love the Pixelart! And your voice is very soothing, I enjoy all your videos!

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

I salute you, you are very brave! I tried to play Covenant of the Plume and I struggled so hard with the battle system .. it drove me crazy. I confess I gave up. If you go back and say "it can be done!", then I feel honour-bound to do the same! 😀

You are very good at narrating, sounds like an audio book.

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I did a project a while ago, narrating/voice-acting the visual novel Hakuoki. I envisaged it as being like an audiobook, and many people told me that they use it like that.

huge coincidence you make a Valkyrie profile video, when i bought vp 2 in a used video game store haha, super good find, with a dot hack game that i would also recommend unless you have already played one of the games

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

I managed to get hold of 2 dot hack games years ago, before prices went up. But the other 2 I'll sadly probably never get - they go for well over 100 dollars here. I also can't see them ever remastering the series. 😑

@rayzojams

5 ай бұрын

@@Food4Dogs i managed to get dot hack infection, with the manual and dvd that comes with it for less than 30€, outbreak was also there but it was over 80 so i couldn't get it, so far i really like both, they scratch the itch i had with dark cloud

Wow, Valkyrie Profile, you have such good taste. I played this game as a child-teenager and loved it. I Loved Lenneth, Arngrim and Lawfer, but Nanami is definitely my favorite character. I played it recently because I bought the remaster. I actually liked it a lot. It's the same game that I loved with some quality of life features. 😁

I played the latest Valkyrie game, so I’m really interested in its history with these games.

thanks for the video on vp britta. Jelanda is one of my favorite princesses in gaming , she is such a spoiled brat but she's iconic because of it 😂😂

@SeventhheavenDK

5 ай бұрын

And despite having limited screentime she actually has a good character development.

I really like this game both in gameplay and story. Teen me, who has no background on Norse Mythology made me obsessed with the concept of an angel inviting a fallen warrior to join the war of the gods. The only thing I didn't like was that there was no way to naturally get ending A without a guide.

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Yes, a lot of people have commented about that "guide needed to get ending" issue.

Hello Britta! I jumped here to hear your thoughts because I recently started a new playthrough of this game after more than 10 years, luckily I bought the new port on PSN. This time I’m doing my best to get the “A” ending, apparently the true ending. This game has always stayed in my mind, last year I beat VP Silmeria on ps2 which is greeeeat, this series is gameplay challenging and from the narrative viewpoint it has very VERY interesting proposals.

One of the best games EVER!

I miss old Tri-Ace games like this. Valkyrie Profile 1 and 2 really stand out as some of the darker and stranger JRPGs to come out in the west. I never master the battle system so I've only gotten the normal endings in this game.

@Food4Dogs

4 ай бұрын

The battle system does look a bit convoluted. I'll probably cheese my way through .. 😄 Yes, there is something about these older games, they're just unique. Tri-ace did such interesting, creative stories. Nowadays, companies are wary to allow anything that isn't pre-market-assessed and fits into "what's successful right now".

i always wanted to play this on psp so learning that its on ps4 is awesome! i really love the art style and the pixel art of the characters, and the writing seems really good too. i got jumpscared hearing the voice actor for brock from pokemon! that voice is embedded in my memories after probably 100s of episodes from when i was a kid :D

I loved this game when it first came out on PSOne. I remember beating it on Hard for the best ratings and unlocking all the characters… was SO FUN! They really don’t make them like this anymore. I still love the battle system!! The 2D sprites are astounding and it also has some of the most beautiful music in a game. Star Ocean 2 comes close too. Speaking of the Star ocean games there were a bunch of hidden bosses in those that were from Valkyrie profile. I always liked those cameos. One more thing is that I also really prefer the anime opening of the original PS1 game rather than the CG opening of Lenneth.

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Ah, the opening .. I haven't seen the PS1 opening, I need to track that down here on YT.

This is game straight up a masterpiece yo glad she's playing it yo.

amazing story, but so sad.

The different voices were quite fun to listen to. Hearing the stories spoken out loud kind of makes them hit differently. I guess it made me feel for a bit why stories were mostly preserved orally in history. The personal tragedies of the human characters feel even more human because they're being told to you, instead of read about? That makes me think VP is a great choice for this type of video.

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, that's great feedback, really helpful. Yes, I am a *big* believer in stories being read *aloud*.

After the star ocean second story remastered this is the game I want the most to receive the same treatment.

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Yea, you're not the only one - other commenters also expressed this wish. Sadly, I don't think we'll get it. 😥

One of the games I still consider the best game ever. The Cerulean Lapis story is a tearjerker and while Jelanda/Angrim story belongs in CK2

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

CK2? Crusader Kings 2 🤔?

@JohnDoe-ug3su

5 ай бұрын

@@Food4Dogs yes, Crusader Kings 2, Jelanda tale belongs in one of the (many) betrayal events in Crusader Kings 2

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Oh, that's interesting, thanks. I never played CK so am not familiar with the happenings.

@JohnDoe-ug3su

5 ай бұрын

@@Food4Dogs please continue playing, Valkyrie Profile is one of kind game and the stories in the game are worth it. So many memorable characters

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

@@JohnDoe-ug3su No worries, I certainly will!

I love all the Valkyrie Profile game even the recent off shoot Valkyrie Elysium, my favorite has to be Silmeria though, the art style is amazing. If you like it I recommend another game by the same developer called Resonance of Fate.

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I know Resonance of Fate (although I haven't completed it yet). I haven't played Silmeria yet, I'm really looking forward to it sometime.

One of my favourite PS1 games, probably TriAce's masterpiece

I played the original PS1 version of the game. It's beautiful, fun, memorable, and expensive =_= While I did enjoy it, it's one of those games you need a walkthrough guide for. I unfortunately never finished it due to being annoyed I needed to continuously look up how to advance the story proper. I sold it just before COVID, which I started kicking myself over because the price skyrocketed to nearly 500$ during the pandemic =_=

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Ah yea ... those prices. Things went crazy there. You're right about this type of game being tricky. I often need the help of a guide with older games bc they relied on deliberate obfuscation so you would spend maximum amount of time figuring it out! Back then, from what I hear, young people often only had maybe 2-3 games per year, and those games had to last them months. I very much believe they were constructed "to last the distance"! 😁

@neonnwave1

5 ай бұрын

@@Food4Dogs Well the reason for that is because the home console games of that era - pre-PS1 - operated like arcades (some where just straight up ports). Arcade games were made very difficult on purpose in order to get people's money, so naturally the home console games would be just as difficult. Most of those games had an average length of 45 minutes if you were good and never died once, but the difficulty is what made them last so long. Due to their difficulty, it would take children months on average to get good enough to beat them. There's also the fact games back then were $60, which was considered expensive at the time. Not every family could afford to buy a new one every month like today.

That’s a lot to happen in just the prologue

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

Amazing, isn't it!

When will they remake this for modern consoles ❤ I really liked the original game my Dad bought it for me and I still have it!

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

I think what we got on PS4/5 is all Square Enix is gonna do. Sadly.

Are you going to do a review of the game? I watched through the video but would like a more concise thought of the whole game

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

I have no plans for doing a full review. I would recommend checking some of the channels dedicated to retro games for that. I only ever do videos on a purely personal basis (as my About page makes clear).

@HMNNO

5 ай бұрын

@@Food4Dogs Gotcha, thanks for the response!

How did you find the music?

@Food4Dogs

5 ай бұрын

I think it's good! I tried to let it shine through in bits as much as I could in this video. It's quite traditional, but that of course suits the story and suits my taste too.

i feel like u would enjoy persona games granny

This is my favorite game of all time. 🩵🤍🖤