Valkyrie Profile
1999 · tri-Ace · Valkyrie Profile · 简体中文 / English / 日本語
In Valkyrie Profile, you take on the role of a Valkyrie, tasked with recruiting the souls of fallen warriors, training them, and sending them to aid the gods in Ragnarok, all while managing a ticking clock and navigating a branching narrative.
- Console
- PS
- Year
- 1999
- Developer
- tri-Ace
- Series
- Valkyrie Profile
- Language
- 简体中文 / English / 日本語
Controls
Navigating menus and character progression in Valkyrie Profile involves using the directional buttons and face buttons to select options, manage inventory, and confirm actions. During exploration, you move Lenneth across environments. Combat uses the D-pad for character positioning and face buttons for initiating attacks and special skills.
- D-Pad
Move / Navigate Menus
- X Button
Attack (Forward)
- Square Button
Attack (Mid)
- Circle Button
Attack (Low)
- Triangle Button
Attack (High) / Special Skill
- Start Button
Menu / Pause
- Select Button
World Map / Item Management
About Valkyrie Profile
Valkyrie Profile is a role-playing game released in the late 1990s for the PlayStation. It blends elements of action, exploration, and strategic unit management with a narrative structure that unfolds through recruiting and developing characters.
The core of Valkyrie Profile involves managing your time as the Valkyrie Lenneth. You explore different realms, finding and recruiting the spirits of deceased heroes, known as Einherjar. Each Einherjar has their own story, stats, and abilities. You must train them, equip them, and send them to Valhalla before their soul energy depletes or time runs out on your mission.
Combat in Valkyrie Profile is presented in a side-scrolling perspective. When you initiate an encounter, you control your party of four Einherjar. Attacks are mapped to different buttons, and success depends on timing button presses to create combos and deal damage. The strategic depth comes from choosing which Einherjar to recruit, how to develop their skills, and which ones to send to assist in the final battle, impacting the fate of the world. The narrative branches based on your choices and the success of your missions.
Tags
- RPG
- JRPG
- Norse Mythology
- Action RPG
- Story-Rich
- Strategy
- PlayStation
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