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Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Excellent sequel/prequel in the Valkyre series, the PSP shines at this console interpretation of the game. Fun, challenging and no need to play previous or later Valkyre series to appreciate.
Violence is on par for this style of game and I would recommend it to any age that understands sometimes fighting for whats right is the only means.
I look forward to more of the series in the future albeit PSP or any Playstation console version.

Good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

althought the graphics are a bit lame at times and the voices can make you want to kill your self the game over all is a great buy for the hardcore rpg player the cut scenes are nicely done and the story is very deep it starts off a bit slow but give it time and you wont be able to put it down.

Rent Before You Buy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Back in '99, I owned the original copy of VP, but sold it to Game Stop to purchase Suikoden II a mere three days after the purchase. The amateurish voice acting really grated on my nerves, as well as having a "time limit" to play the game, topped with a lack of true world exploration and character interactment.

Over a course of seven years, I heard the game was EXCELLENT from many gamers, so I thought I had really missed out on something special due to my quick judgment. The original game, retailing at an astounding 100+ dollars made the title even more alluring. Years later, I picked up Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria, thinking I would never play the original and this would be the next best thing. As fate would have it, VP was ported to the Playstation Portable!
Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this game. Playing felt like a chore.
For those of you who sold your copy with the same mindset I had, or have always been curious about the title, but refuse to pay a ridiculous price for the original...you may want to rent this first before you buy.

Here are the Pros and Cons of this game:

Pros:
-A unique revision of Norse Mythology. You can really use this game as a tool to cause Norse Myth buffs to "spin on their eyebrows" and the liberties taken with the Pantheon (Heh,heh)
-20+ recruitable characters
-Clean CGI visuals
-No random battles
-No need to worry about "money farming" to purchase arms and items

(*More of a personal "pro", for those of you who have played the PS2 prequel before this...Brahms. Oh, LAWD, Brahms! <3*)

Cons:
-PAINFULLY repetitive
-Lackluster sound track
-Bad voice acting (with the exception of the new CGI cut scenes), poorly delivered lines.
-Timed.
-Little to no world exploration
-Not much of a story, really. Why were the Aesir and Vanir fighting one another? I was disappointed by the lack of appearance by Hel, Goddess of the Norse Underworld (..Hel).
-Virtually no character interaction. Coupled with the lackluster story, this feels very hollow and boring if you're accustomed to playing traditional RPGs, and this missing element really formed my opinion about the game. Lenneth is the only character that really shares her thoughts (which is usually the same "ice princess" kind of attitude).
I liked VP2: Silmeria in this respect, as a certain degree of camaraderie was felt between Alicia and the core Einherjar. Many "main" characters were flat, had virtually no dialog or purpose, and back stories and motives went unexplained, even if one has played the PS2 prequel, VP2: Silmeria. For example, how and when did Lezard come to become so sickly enamored with Lenneth? What was the depth of Brahms's and Silmeria's relationship? Lezard and Mystina? During a certain event in the game, you'll be asking yourself, "Why are Arngrim and Mystina even emotionally affected by this?"
-One DUD of an ending. (I received the "A Ending", i.e. the "best" ending)
-Voices CANNOT be muted
-Cutscenes involving einherjar recruitment can't be skipped, and can be quite lengthy.
-Items cannot be sufficiently organized. Searching your inventory for an Elixir can be a real annoyance if one has too many items
-Providing you meticulously preened your Seal Rating during certain chapters to receive the "A Ending", the 3 final bosses on Asgard Hill have an extreme advantage against you (As much as I'm ashamed to admit in this review, I wasn't able to defeat Bloodbane and reach the true final boss, and had to resort watching the ending via YouTube, despite cutting down every single boss and enemy I had encountered with relative ease--except the Mandragora in the Forest of the Elves. Oh, GOD, AVOID THE MANDRAGORA! RUN or use a Tome of Alchemy if you encounter them!)

All in all, rent this game before you buy. The original PSone version certainly isn't worth a price tag the size of friggin' Jotnar (a little Norse Mythos geekery for you guys). You might consider playing the prequel for the PS2, Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria instead. That game too, has its rough spots, but can be enjoyable nonetheless.

For those of you who are Square-Enix fans, looking to play the good 'ol classics of Enix and Tri-Ace, I recommend Star Ocean 2 (which is being ported to the PSP with major improvements). It's a real blast!

NOTE: *If any other reviewer can shed light or correct me on some of the things I've said about story elements or characters, I would be greatly appreciative and edit my review accordingly.*

A Better Deal than You Might Think

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Lenneth is more than a port of a seminal RPG for the PSOne. The aesthetic improvements in the current edition are substantial. New cut scenes make the basic game graphics seem almost primitive by comparison. What's more, the sound, soundtrack, voices and effects are leagues better than those in the original, and a preview of the prequel, Valkyrie Profile 2, is also included. If style matters to you as much as substance, then you'll like what you see and hear.

A few minor qualms: Unfortunately, Lenneth PSP doesn't incorporate the improvements in the American PSX edition (the most important of which is *visual confirmation of the weapon the protagonist is carrying*). Since Lenneth PSP was ported from the Japanese edition, the PSP version's improvements are built on an earlier revision of the game. Also: Basic gameplay graphics and mechanics have remained fundamentally unchanged, which is why some of the battles feel dated.

That said, the remapping of the controls is not refreshing, but neither is it obtrusive or limiting. And while the game is not new, it remains fresh and innovative if you don't find the old school mechanics daunting. Given the rarity and singular niche of the original game, this current version remains an excellent deal.

(Dramatic pause.) Why do I say Lenneth is an excellent deal when it seems to be OOP and various vultures on eBay and elsewhere are selling the PSP version for as much as $90? Because what they don't want you to know is this: The company that published Lenneth still sells it. You heard me correctly: the game is still in print! Why no second-party vendor has had it in stock for five months is a mystery (Amazon: take note!), but I received my own copy last week for the original price and in perfect condition.

If you love RPGs, get this one while you can. Take a break from Persona 3 and Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness. Rediscover this elegant post-feminist exploration of Nordic myth -- at turns majestic and morbid -- before it disappears. It isn't as rare as vultures want you to believe, but if you wait too long, it is likely to slip from your grasp.

Valkryie Profile Brilliance i think so

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Where to begin. As stated in other reviews. The price tag you can pick up Valkryie Profile for around 30 bucks for the psp. If you're lucky 100 for the ps 1. So price wise great move by sony bringing back a classic. Taking it to the psp means i can take it where ever I go. I've heard the gripe about long load times. I've never encountered the problem. Maybe it's their psp's or could be their copies of the game. My psp loads this game faster than my PSone did when i rented the game when it was out. I'm a fan of cinematic cutscenes. So if you're not a fan of them you're in for a bit of frustration. I noticed nice cut scenes that i thought brought alot more flavor to the game. Such as the Jelanda/Demon scene. If you're not up for detailed scenarios this game isn't for you. There is a bit of hack and slash but there's much more storylines to be had. This game is the same as Valkryie Profile for the PSone there is no additional story to Lenneth. If you haven't played it for PSone or PSP and love RPG's this is a must grab. If you have rented it or don't have it for PSone anymore i'd reccomend just picking up this for 30 bucks for your psp. Sure I love a full screen game. I loved the detail of Lenneth's special attack on a tv screen it was more detailed but i'd rather pay psp price than 100 and some bucks just for that.

my first really good rpg

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i spend hours playing this game on the easy, normal, and hard mode. so when i get stuck in one part and need to cool off, i just go to a different mode to hibernate.
really good graphics...although i have to complain about the fact we are not given a choice to cancel the conversations, also, it does not automatically save after each period. I made a mistake of exiting my game without saving...painful thing to do. then i had to go through the battles i already conquered.
all in all, its a very challenging and interesting game. one of the best on the psp.
p.s. i'm playing it right now (chapter 4, hard mode, Dark Tower of Xervah)

annoyed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: May 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this game seems very fun but i cant even figgure out how to get out of the first dungeon ive tryed multiple times and now its just anoying the first dungeon shouldnt be difficult well at least not so hard to where you cant get out anyway it seems like a good game but is hard really hard and the way its set up its hard to cheat by looking at a game guid too lol the graphics are pretty amazing during cut seans

My review for Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I really enjoy this game. I enjoy how the battle system is in this game. The graphics are great on the PSP. I am still in the middle of playing this game, and am enjoying it greatly. Also the plot is very enjoyable.

An original RPG that helps alleviate from the cluster of cliche titles out there!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

With so many cliche RPGs riddling the market over the past few years, Valkyrie Profile is a welcome installment in any RPG fan's library. Tri-Ace(the developers) chose to make this game something that many have strove for yet few have reached; that is original and still compelling.

To help the reader find just what they are looking for I will separate this review into 5 parts: Graphics, Storyline, Battle system, originality, and audio.

*Graphics*
The new CG sequences that have been added to VP: Lenneth are absolutely stunning. They occur quite frequently as well, and you can watch each one of them whenever you want from the main screen! The character sprites are also highly detailed as well as the environments and enemies.

*Storyline*
Valkyrie Profile's plot is a welcome entry in the genre in that it is a fresh idea. Just a summary of the game proves that point (you play as Lenneth, a valkyrie who Odin has charged with collecting the dead to become Einjeriar in the battle of Ragnarok) The entire game is working up to one moment at the end of time, and Lenneth must act quickly to collect as many souls as possible. This makes things all the more interesting by adding time limits to the game. Don't worry, there's more than enough time to do it all, you just have to be tactical in your approach. Also, with so many different characters it is usually hard to develop each one of them, i.e. Radiata Stories, but Tri-Ace does an excellent job of letting the player connect on an entirely new level with each one.

*Battle system*
VP: Lenneth also houses a unique battle system that is easy to learn, but takes the entire game to master. The effects in battle are dazzling, my personal favorite is Nibelung Valesti, and every character has a certain strength and weakness. There are also a TON of distinct weapons, armor, and accessories to bring to battle.

*Originality*
There's almost no purpose to this category if you've read the ones above it, but I feel that I must stress just how original this game is! One interesting aspect that is pulled off nicely is that the game is a side-scroller. This makes for some mind-bending puzzles throughout the entire game. There are also three different endings for the game, but the best one is almost impossible to get, and I personally had to use a guide to do it!

*Audio*
This game features an excellent soundtrack that seems to reverberate throughout your being the entire game. From fast paced dungeons to creepy hovels to war-torn towns the music is always well-done. The voice-acting is also fairly well put together as well.

And there you have it, a 5-step breakdown of the artwork that is Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth. If you get anything from this review, I hope it is the appreciation of what Tri-Ace spent so long to put together, and if love RPGs and are in need of a challenge you definitely need to pick it up for yourself!

Ok, but very slow going

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: January 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I really like the action part of this game, but the parts that you have to go to so it can tell the story move really, really slow. I wish there was a way you could speed up these portions.

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