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One of the best games ever made

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is unique, something not found in the FF series. You play as a valkyrie that collects the souls of dying warriors to help in the war in Asgard. Once you get these souls, you have to go through dungeons to level them up before you can send them. The game doesn't really pick up until halfway through, but after that it is awesome. The A ending is great, the first time I ever felt something in a video game.

The most depressing videogame EVER.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: July 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Our main character is an abused child who is about to be sold into slavrey by her mother. So she and her boyfriend run away, and they freeze to death in a poppy field.

That's before the opening credits, folks.

Valkyrie Profile has the most unique plot you will ever see in a video game. Characters must die (sadly and tragically) before they can be selected by the Valkyrie for battle in Valhalla.

These are deaths so sad you'll want to lie on the floor. Melancholy, lachrmose, morose, just plain ose.

But it's an unmissable opportunity.

Much like Final Fantasy Tactics, this had a small print run, and demand has long since outstripped supply. I bought if for 40 when it came out, sold it for $150 and it'll cost me $300 to play it again, as I bought a PSP for the exress purpose of playing this game again. It is that much worth it.

Worth every penny...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: June 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought VP right away when it came out and i'm happy i did. If you can get it, get it regardless of how expensive it is, it's worth it. Who wants to play it on the tiny PSP screen? It just doesn't do it any justice...

If you wish to own it wait

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It will be rereleased on the psp and will have a sequel on a console system. Though they have not been announced in the states it may be better to wait and see instead of shelling out $100 for a used copy of the PS edition. It is by all means one of the best PS1 games and should be atleast tried by all rpg fans

PERFECT....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Is she not perfection... this game was amazing. GREAT STORY, good game play, interesting combo attack system. Maybe the most enjoyable game I have ever played.Several endings based on how and when you do events. Very expensive now but if your up to spending for these overpriced playstation games this is the one to get.

Love the ending

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just completed this game, I played it twice because ending B left me longing for more so I tried for the A ending, and wow I'm surprised, so much drama I loved it. Hoping for a sequel, if you read the reviews on this site you will notice how different this game is, I wish I would have bought this game when it came out in 2000, it's 2005 now, I truly regret not buying it, this game is amazing, so amazing I rank it up there in my list 1.Xenogears 2.Final Fantasy Tactics(tie)Valkyrie Profile 3.Chrono Cross. If your tired of the same boring stuff like the Final Fantasy Series I suggest you get this game, it has a good storyline which the FFS (except FF3)lack. Like Xenogears this game will become an underground classic beloved by those who have it and played it.

Who needs Final Fantasy when you can have the real deal?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: September 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Much like one of the lost souls in this game that are recruited and trained, Valkyrie Profile has been given a chance for life again in the secondary market. Although it was hugely successful in Japan, this American version bombed stateside. It is only now that the game has faded into oblivion that gamers have caught on to the charm and appeal that it offers. Valkyrie Profile will surely go down in the annals of video-gaming history as one of the best (and best-loved) RPG's ever to hit the market.

I can't remember much hype surrounding the release of this title, as it came out in the wake of the genre-redefining Final Fantasy VII and its sequels. And that is such a shame, because there are so many positive things to say about this game. Although it is billed as an RPG (role-playing game), Valkyrie Profile effortlessly combines elements of the best side-scroller, action, and adventure games that even the most casual of gamers will recognize.

In the tradition of the Final Fantasy series, Valkyrie Profile creates a cohesive and compelling storyline that pulls you in and keeps you there until the final credit has faded. It has characters that you literally grow to love as you, as the eponymous Lenneth Valkyrie, gather and train lost human souls to fight as Odin's einherjar at Ragnarok, the cataclysmic battle at the end of time.

The segments of the game where you control your character and roam around complex, confusing dungeons are reminiscent of the ever-popular Super Mario games. These side-scrolling adventures are the meat of the game; in them you encounter not only monsters to engage in battle but also characters that become your party, and ultimately, the einherjar. When you initially encounter each character, a flashback sequence kicks in and tells you how and why that character died. Then your job as Odin's army recruiter begins and you convince them to join your party. From then on it's off to run into monsters and level up!

Like Diablo and its sequel Diablo II, how you equip the members in your party determines how powerful they are and how quickly they level up. As Valkyrie, it is also your job to make sure each member is adequately equipped with armor, weapons, and accessories. You choose three einherjar to fight by your side at any given time. If you have more than three einherjar, you are given the choice of whom to put in your party. And this is where Valkyrie Profile sets itself apart from other RPG's: not only is it important about whom you put into your party, but it is also important where you place them in your attack formation and when you have each character attack the enemy! Given all these options in battle, it is no wonder playing this game is so much fun!

The game's visuals are just stunning and the sounds are music to your ears. You have about 15 minutes to look and listen to the first cinematic sequence that opens the game. In this time you can soak in the majesty of the images that were used to illustrate the story and its characters, and you can lie back and hear the carefully composed instrumentals that emphasize the mood of each scene. (Incidentally, you can even buy the soundtrack to this beautiful game!)

Obviously, a lot of time and thought went into the making of this game; do yourself a favor and experience it. The secondary-market prices may be a bit steep, but they're a testament to the complexity and replayability this game offers. So, pick up this title that fell by the wayside, give it a good working-over, and make it a prized part of your video game collection--before Ragnarok comes!

Eternal Shine

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When I bought this title a few years ago, I really didn't expect anything overly special. This is one of the few times I will gladly report that I was dead wrong. I am not a big gamer, but this is the only RPG I have played where you fully control your own destiny. Not only are there three main ways to play (easy, medium, hard), but every thing you do and every decision you make counts for something here. The designers did themselves and everyone else the greatest of favors by paying attention to the slightest details, in the gameplay and in the graphics. Overall, a wonderful experience that won't lose it's shine no matter how many times you play.

Man! Some games really cost big bucks!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This one is worth it, though! I was lucky; I got mine for twenty bucks from a Walmart a few years back. An interesting and unique title which I still put in and play today, Valkyrie Profile will disappoint you if you can get a hold of it. Personally, I wouldn't let my COMPLETE, MINT game go for less than two hundred, though (that is to say, you ain't gettin' it!).

Valkyrie Profile follows the last days before ragnarok, the end of the world. You play as Lenneth, one of three valkyries who must gather the souls of the powerful slain to fight for the Aesir in their final struggle against the Vanir (yeah, I know, they were SUPPOSED to fight the giants, but give 'em a break). Along the way, however, you may uncover clues to your own clouded existence (the choices are up to you), and in any case, you will meet many reprehensible characters who will fight by your side.

The games development system mirrors that of Star Ocean 2 (another fine game from the same makers), and the combat is incredible. Unbelievably enough, an RPG finally understood that yes, combat and levelling up COULD be interesting. In fact, no part of this game is boring. Strategic combat, good storyline (the intro is a little lengthy, however), multiple endings, choice-driven role-playing - what more could anyone ask?

But apparently, many people DID want more. This game bombed over here (unfortunate, since obviously the makers had sequel in mind, judging from the endings), but you would be very lucky to play this now. So let me say: Should this game ever find its way into your local used game store, snap it up! You'll be quite happy you did.

Please Don't Miss It

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the second best RPG EVER (Square Final Fantasy VII being the best of all time).
Why? cuz it has a great great story and wonderful characters. Lenneth is the greatest heroine ever. i cared for my characters so much like they were real and not fictitious. I WAS LITERALLY LIVING THE GAME. What else do you want form your RPG?

And the gameplay, is actually fun. This is the only RPG besides Vagrant Story that has a cool and original battle system. All the other software companies are copying from Square. Hell,even Square in some way or another is copying from its older games with the exception of Vagrant Story and few others.

the other reviewers have mentioned how great the graphics and the soundtracks are, and i totally agree with them. Don't let the 2D side-scrolling turn you off. It's really beautiful. Valkyrie's animation is much better than Alucard's in Symphony of The Night and she moves smoothly like a Disney character.

The soundtarck is, hands down,the best RPG soundtrack ever. Better even than that of the much acclaimed Final Fantasy Tactics.

Please do yourself a favor and play this game.
If you are an RPG gamer, believe me you won't regret it.

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