![]() I will give credit for the devs giving players multiple endings that are accessible in the same playthrough though, rather than forcing players to start new playthroughs. You’re just on the main quests and side content for the Valkyrie powerups and combat options, not so much for the characters and story payoff. In fact, most of Valkyrie Elysium’s story is a dumbed-down retelling of 2000’s Valkyrie Profile story, but with different names and none of the intrigue and Einherjar backstories that made the original as epic as a Völsunga. However, you’ve seen this plot a number of times in other JRPGs and Japanese-made action titles. ![]() The game has a story that unfolds over time and it involves a conspiracy involving your Norse warrior role and the Einherjars involved. The game’s presentation, many talking head moments that could have been meaningful in-game cutscenes, cookie cutter level design, and story isn’t anything to shout about, nor is it gripping and enthralling. While I applaud developer Soleil for putting their efforts into the one core aspect that matters -the fighting and combat- it’s clear as they that the team had to allocate a majority of their budget onto this portion. And if you’re terrible at it? You can practice at the game’s training stage, and the levels have generous checkpoint spots so that restarting your progress is only just a few minutes’ worth of lost time, much like your Devil May Cry and Bayonetta entries. When the fighting gets intense, you’ll start using all your tools to the fullest all this plethora of action and fighting is Valkyrie Elysium at its finest. Pretty soon, you’ll be doing a lot of Soul Chain shenanigans, while also dodging and parrying blows and attacks to get the game’s version of Bullet Time/Witch Time, slowing down time to a crawl while you attack and combo enemies like normal. At first, you only start with a basic dodge and attack kit, but as you progress and level up, you can get Attack, Defense, and Support upgrades to equip and peruse as you see fit. #Devil may cry 5 walkthrough zipShe also has a Soul Chain that lets you grapple and zip to enemies far away from you. Your Valkyrie’s spells can also deal Elemental damage and status effects use a fire wall spell on enemies weak to fire, and you’ll stun and cripple them, making you either wail on them easily or focus on other active threats. Less Final Fantasy VII Remake and more Nier Automata/Devil May Cry, where your Valkyrie can evade, parry, dodge, and counterattack enemies with stylish and hard-hitting moves with various weapons she collects in her holy pilgrimage. As you can tell, this is Square Enix’s retelling of Norse mythology but as an anime RPG it even has backstories involving your main character that needs uncovering via the collectibles in each of the game’s many chapters.įrom start to finish, you fight enemies in real-time action combat. You also get to recruit and summon Einherjars -fallen warriors- to aid you in purging the undead and all sorts of monsters threatening the human realm of Midgard. ![]() The gist of Valkyrie Elysium’s story is this: you’re a new Valkyrie who has to release and purify souls for your boss Odin The All-Father. Such is the case of Valkyrie Elysium, a fun action game that’s a spin-off of a legacy Square Enix franchise that is unfortunately saddled with presentation restrictions, making it look and feel like it’s a second-rate game. ![]() When your Square Enix title (mothership or spin-off) has the Final Fantasy name anywhere, the sky’s the limit. ![]() Genre: Action RPG using the Valkyrie Square Enix legacy brand Platform(s): PlayStation 5 (version played), PlayStation 4 ![]()
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