Recap of Valkyrie Profile (RECAPitation)

[@indigof.467]

Ah the infamous bridge between the realms the Beef Roast.

[@t-square725]

I was trying to figure out what you're trying to say. I was like, what does beef roast have to do with realms? 😂😂😂😂

[@killerjoke2945]

Guarded by the all seeing Heim---- Gordon Ramsay!

[@Moondramon]

Huh, I heard Beeroost. lol

[@joadore2479]

lmao after hearing that I went straight to the comments. It was an honest mistake haha

[@Sporkmo]

I came here to say this, but knew it had already been said

[@drzerogi]

Valkyrie Profile is the most underrated and ambitious JPRG ever made. The story, the battle system, the music, all superb. Anyone who loves this genre should play this game.

[@Ramsey276one]

FULLY AGREE

[@OniBlackMage]

Reminder: The game uses many actual Welsh, Icelandic and Norse pronunciations... not Marvel MCU and God of War 2018 interpretations. :) Thanks to the Patrons for voting for this one for the month of July! Let me lead with saying its hard to say Welsh names for a non-speaker, so for one in particular, it was the best take I could get (lol). I also want to say I cannot think of a better game with it sprite art detail and fluidity, Valkyrie Profile is really top-tier in that respect. At first, I didn't want to talk about all of the Einherjar, but there are only 24 and many of them are just set up, collected and that's it. It's not like its Suikoden and its over 100 mini stories to worry about. Great dungeon designs, good soundtrack and I really liked the unique battle system. I recommend this, and personally prefer the anime cutscenes of the original vs the CGI of the re-release. Next RECAPitation is: TBD

[@wesleyharris1723]

Hooo boy! I've always wanted to see a recapitation of this game. Truly a great underrated game in the Square's library and hopefully a revival of the series can once again breathe new life in this generation of video games. "To my side, noble Einherjar!"

[@laelhochberg9497]

Wild Arms and Vagrant Story, right?

[@wesleyharris1723]

@@laelhochberg9497 Yes!

[@davidmaxwell4696]

Yeah that Welsh LL is always so hard for me to pronounce lol Apparently its pretty close to the TL in Nahuatl...which I also can't pronounce lol (Great video btw! Since they released that new Star Ocean a couple years ago, I've been hoping they revisit Valkyrie Profile. Beyond just that mobile game)

[@HendriS_1707]

IIRC, Badrach was named バッドラック in the Japanese version, which is roughly translated as "Bad Luck"... (which, he IS)

[@LovingJill2005]

One of the BEST jrpg i ever played, always have a very special place in my heart.

[@quentindevlay3359]

Absolutely. It's a real masterpiece.

[@HMNNO]

Incredible game, it’s a pity vp2 wasn’t as good but then again it would be hard to top the original

[@LovingJill2005]

@@jaymoneyyy110 Why salty kid? Need attention or something?

[@quentindevlay3359]

@@LovingJill2005 troll gotta troll. Look up his comment history, you'll see.

[@LovingJill2005]

@@quentindevlay3359 Thanks man, i guess it's best not to feed the troll further so i'm just gonna ignore this kid now even if he do respond.

[@Silvergun_Raven]

I'm still waiting for that one day when Valkyrie Profile: Hrist is announced.

[@Ramsey276one]

FUND IT! Even if it will be probably be the last...

[@Ailurophile900]

Sony and blue point started something with god of war remasters for remasters And when they remade shadow of the colossus Everybody started to realize that’s where the money money is at Dino crisis, Castlevania, metal gear, are some of the games that are speculated to come back So of course let companies know we want these games

[@SergeCruso]

Hrist was the best Valkyrie!

[@thedarksavior0]

She'll always be playing second fiddle. 🎻

[@ZenKrio]

@@SergeCruso She was and is a bitch.

[@OdinsWyrd]

In my opinion this VP was better than FF it was so well done. I have memories of spending hours and hours uncovering every secret and every branch to the story. I am gonna dig my copy out and play it again.

[@jonathanabgrall6075]

This is one of my favorite games ever, impressed you go through every single Einherjar recruitment sequence too, there's a lot of them.

[@ANunes06]

I never even managed to do that WHILE PLAYING. And I tried to get through this thing at least half a dozen times. Only ever made it as far as the clockwork labyrinth and realized every time that I had ... chosen poorly.

[@jonathanabgrall6075]

@@ANunes06 Tbh finishing the game completely without a guide was near impossible since the seal value system is never explained at all and the game makes you believe you're supposed to keep Lucian with you.

[@HendriS_1707]

IIRC, to get the Ending-A, you have to remove the Valkyrie equipment (forgot the name), recruit every Einherjar and send only 1 or 2 or them to Valhalla every period so the seal won't get stronger too much. Then visit the places in certain periods to trigger events that can also reduce the seal... until it reaches 10 , then it will lead to the event where Lenneth find the earrings and break the seal. Ending C was the easiest as you don't need to do anything and skipped everything until Freyja appeared to punish you.

[@jonathanabgrall6075]

@@HendriS_1707 If you do everything else right you don't really need to bother with removing the Nibelung Ring. It also doesn't really matter if you send 2 up during the first 3 chapters, you can (and should) dump all your seal value during Chapter 4. It doesn't trigger automatically once you dump it either, you need to keep it under 36 until the beginning of Chapter 7 (while making sure you have sent Lucian up in either chapter 5 or 6). A Ending is also hard if you're a new player as you need to go through some pretty hard dungeons to get it, notably Lezard Valeth's tower who's a massive difficulty spike from what you've faced up to that point (outside maybe the Caves of Oblivion if you were unlucky as they're literal randomizers).

[@ElvenRaptor]

Yes, curious that Square-Enix is just sitting on this even after the Thor movies made words like "Valkyrie" trendy.

[@WingZX1103]

ElvenRaptor huge miss for those guys

[@ayuvir]

Out of the last two games, one is a gacha game and the other wasn't a very good game. I think I know why they didn't pick this franchise up again.

[@ElvenRaptor]

@@ayuvir Still, it's a shame, because it might actually have a shot in this day and age.

[@ayuvir]

@@ElvenRaptor Again, the gacha game was made in 2016 and the last title was made in 2008. "This day and age" is closer to "this decade". It's not like Valkyrie Profile is a 50 years old franchise.

[@ElvenRaptor]

@@ayuvir That before Thor Ragnarok did gangbusters at the box office, defeating even Justice League.

[@wesleyharris1723]

WE BACK BOIS!! We're getting a new Valkyrie Profile game this year along with a new Star Ocean game.

[@Officialchristophermorris]

Ikr! From all of the Yoshiharu Gotanda Franshises, Tales of Arise was understandable, Star Ocean 6 was Unexpected, but the 5th VALKYRIE PROFILE was DEFINITELY UNEXPECTED🤯Yoshiharu is on a Roll this Year😍🙏💯

[@fleetingflash2515]

This video was the exact reason why I decided to play this game on the PSP, and I can definitely say that it was an amazing experience. 1000/10.

[@seraph_dalgon_9216]

What must a man do for this guy to continue the RECAPitation on the Tales franchise. Tell me?!

[@OniBlackMage]

Best way is to keep asking for it like you have. Your patience will be rewarded Very soon :)

[@nickhalfmann8397]

Oni Black Mage you’re a 🐐 bro, keep up the good work!

[@quentindevlay3359]

Unspeakable acts of internet commenting and the sacrifice of the tears of a thousand KZbin trolls might be a good starting point. 😝

[@april5356]

@@quentindevlay3359 Who are you supposed to sacrifice the tears to.

[@God-T]

God Damn, I can tase the Lore 😁

[@ArchsagePent]

This is so weird. The PSP was trending on Twitter the other day, which made me think of this game, a couple of weeks ago I started rewatching a 12 year old Valkyrie Profile Let's Play, which I finished last week, and I caught an urge to play the other two games again, even though it has been over a decade since I played either one of them. I wonder if other people are feeling this weird pull to the VP series - it seems the Patrons were! I hope Square does too some day - I want more out this series (that isn't a mobile game).

[@kingty2550]

Playing it on my vita as I type this

[@rivalx288]

Well were in luck. Valkyrie Profile Elysium is coming.

[@jlwest23]

Strange how Argrim keeps showing up throughout the games. Also this makes me want to play valkyrie 2 as i never finished that game.

[@Raiden3651]

This explains why. He has history with Hrist. Only place they give this info in the franchise. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWjYqX-ji5lpjbM

[@MrMangaCarta]

Jesus playing this game as kid. I missed so much plot.

[@SergeCruso]

That combat was game changing though!

[@HendriS_1707]

@@SergeCruso yeah, taking turn-based to another level.

[@derkz4145]

Coming in only now. I played this game blindly and was amazed at the complete plot that I missed all those years ago.

[@caaltaes732]

A beautiful recapitulation of a great RPG, hopefully one day we'll see a Valkyrie Profile collection.

[@GekidoXIII]

This man does not miss....keep dropping the nostalgia

[@Chadthechad33]

I remember talk of Valkyrie Profile: Hrist some time ago, but nothing new ever since.

[@ElvenRaptor]

Would have been nice to see Hrist come into her own under the rule of King Rufus.

[@Kamuyy]

I couldn’t click fast enough! Thank you for this video. I’ve replayed this one so many times, and I always reset until I get Nanami on Chapter 2 since the Dragonbane weapon she gets just annihilates early game enemies even though it doesn’t have Great Magic. Ahhh memories.

[@Stryder467]

This is quite an excellent story on its face, although I am wondering for myself how the gameplay works out. Your description, while serviceable in my mind's eye, makes me curious because this type of game, involving four party members that attack individually but only on your command, is simply a new experience for me. Now that I know the story (And I am impressed by a game of this age having voice actors *and* multiple endings), I definitely want to experience it for myself and see how the gameplay elements measure up, as I view it as a bold departure from the relatively standard gameplay that you see in a lot of other RPGs. Thanks very much for the RECAPitation, and I'll meet you on the next battlefield.

[@The_Morpheus77]

If you've ever seen/played the game "Indivisible" it takes the battle system from this Valkyrie Profile. It's timing based, kind of like a fighting game in some instances.

[@eiplays2768]

OH MY GOD YES. I played this game a long long time ago at my cousins house and loved it but could never remember the name of the game. Finally 18 years later i stumble across this video Thanks for helping me find it. I had given up

[@brentgarlick9605]

I love these old ps one RPGs such great memories. I think it would be great to get a recapitation of the Lunar games and Alundra.

[@nicolas-ebr88]

OMG i love your videos, i always thought i played this games but with your narrations i fully understand their history now. Waiting for VP 2: Silmeria

[@boinkohh8394]

I remember reading magazines in Germany advertising this game. Jesus the nostalgia has me in tears

[@domen2]

celia the faith of being alive is more tragic than death

[@lens_hunter]

Third favorite game of all time. I always felt really, really bad for Celia.

[@lordshadow19]

She probably has the saddest story of any character in the game. You go through the whole game watching her slowly lose all of her friends to the point where she's ready to embrace Gray, someone she had considered an enemy because he's now the only person she has left... only to find he too has died.

[@BowToYourKing]

To My side,My Noble Einherjar It shall be engraved upon your soul! Divine Assault, Nibelung Valesti! Such is your fate

[@Ramsey276one]

"No matter how many are defeated, MORE APPEAR?!" "They say not to speak ill of the dead so I'll say... Nice try "

[@noway4879]

This is the best game ever made imo, I absolutely love this game. From time to time, I pick it up and get totally get immersed. The story, characters, battle system, secrets, sprites and everything else is just amazing.

[@keithbarakchan]

Awesome video! Next do a video on Valkyrie Profile 2!

[@Ramsey276one]

And Covenant of the Plume!

[@Raiden3651]

Anatomia was helpful. Didnt think Brahms and Arngrim had history even before VP2 happened, but certain elements in their dynamic made way more sense.

[@Ramsey276one]

I guess I will have to WikiSurf Since I have no phone to play that... Or money for a gacha

[@SpecialBeam]

Ya know, its always bittersweet when you cover a game I've really wanted to play. Luckily, with this game I feel like it'll still be worthwhile to go back and play it myself someday. The story was so wide and varied.. and it clearly involves a lot of emotion that you can't exactly get from a recap video. I've always heard good things about this game, so its awesome to see that it actually seems to live up to the hype.

[@caaltaes732]

Well if you can't play the original from PS1 play the PSP version.

[@edenromanov]

Man the story to this game is way darker than a was expecting, it definitely has me interested in the series though.

[@stahnlion]

Finally I waited sooo long for this. Thank U. So VP Silmeria next? :)

[@ayuvir]

What's with these old rpgs? The worlds, the stories, the sets and the characters all tell this really amazing story. Dark, sad, you name it, it all feels like going on a massive adventure, from a humble beginning to saving the world... Nowadays I just don't feel it. I'm talking Octopath and Bravely Default. There's a "safe" feeling to those games as if every plot "set" needs to fit a specific mold or trope. It might be the visuals, how fights are more "spectacular" straight away. But then, in Valkyrie Profile, the fights are a spectacle from the start. It's just this really strange feeling.

[@wildinstinct1585]

you are correct, things have been watered down

[@fmm876]

You're right, I've put down Octopath a few hours in, it's just so plain compared to the good old rpgs (Valkyrie Profile, Xenogears, FF Tactics..etc.)

[@ayuvir]

@@fmm876 Right? Games like Skies of Arcadia, Xenogears, Grandia, Breath of Fire just have an instant charm that makes you want to play them.

[@isaacgraff8288]

I miss the old games. Story line, character development, PLOT... Now? Not only are they watered down, there is so much focus on graphics they feel empty.

[@belias360]

If anything, games like Octopath and Bravely Default are great because they're nice callbacks to the older RPGs. You're entitled to your own wrong opinion, but those games aren't watered down in the least.

[@dannkateadkisson2366]

Dope. You do amazing work.

[@MrBingogogo]

The art and the story were so good.

[@itsdioandn]

Thank you so much for this! This brings back so many fond memorie playing back then

[@XxBeatexX]

The good ending ! Many have missed this ending , when you play the game only 1 time you get generally the bad one. There are many conditions to unlock as having a low seal value , send lucian in valhalla , and to go where platina dies at the good act. Also there the end game dungeons where you will pass most of the time. For perserverants , if you kill the iseria queen 10 times you get angel slayer , do it 2 more times to get 2 extra swords for 2 other swordsman. This sword has 20K atk but have a awful trust, but still OP. Coupled with guts and revival (angel curio) and you are near inmortal

[@Ramsey276one]

Ah yes I remember my neighbor going through all the hoops to get the ending I still bought the DS game Still don't regret it

[@nicknackpattywhack3485]

Once again, great job.

[@bubblepopshot6891]

One of my favorite games, awesome to see you do this one!

[@KlayMoReH]

Thanks for clarifying everything, i accidentally messed up the part on lezard's tower and couldnt find him, so it changes the whole story (if i am not mistaken)and makes the game end up killing Surt. I am glad i played this even in 2022 cause it was such a great experience!

[@ThePatriciaagbulos]

One of the best and underrated JRPGs ever made. I miss playing games like this.

[@skyMcWeeds]

Good God I miss these kind of RPGS absolutely awesome!! Even when the PS2 was released I was still playing this game so much

[@KarmaTube5]

There’s so much content, you’d think this would be an anime series

[@josecruz8803]

Absolutely loved this game and I forgot just how amazing the story was. Where I did not get my tattoo for the love of this game (got it due to my military experience), the Valkyrie tattoo on my back is based on Lenneth's Valkyrie form.

[@skyrander]

I never undestood HOW Lenneth was able to turn the tides at the end. Having all the expidisions explained really helped to dexine how this was achived. Thank you for this episode.

[@alarsenal10]

This is a delight to watch. Thank you very much for this.

[@maximillionroivas3893]

I remember seeing this game for sale at a local GameStop back in 2004 for about $90 or so. I never played the game until the PSP port. A very good RPG.

[@martinhennigan1113]

One of the few games I have played 5 times happily. It's like revisiting a favorite book.

[@julianrestrepo6209]

Does anyone else tear up at Yumei's story?

[@toddonhigh]

My #1 favorite PS1 game! Thank you for making this!

[@ossiliere]

This Rpg is a masterpiece. The story is full of beauty and sadness

[@Iamkitkatbar]

I never got to play this game when it came out, this video helped me alot.

[@MythicVS]

Thank you for the video. It was a nice recap after playing Valkyrie Elysium :)

[@Ramsey276one]

28:30 Lezard Valeth This game's Aleister the Invoker

[@da_pawz]

Thank you for this, I haven't play this game for years, and even back then I never managed to finish it, so the story really fill the gap. :D

[@_princessmatcha]

I never got to finish this when I played it as a kid. Hope they make remaster of this

[@abdoul5176]

16:20 Do we ever find out the identity of this person? They appear a couple of times in the game.

[@HendriS_1707]

I still remember Arngrim's name in the Japanese version is Aluze? (アリューゼ).

[@Extrastagecomic]

Fantastic video !!!!! Ya kinda missed something at 20:21 "And then they went through an Egyptian catacomb to fight a CHEAP HIGH LV SPELL CASTING FULL HP RECOVERING on critical state FKING MUMMY!" Hahahahaha god that hard mode boss was a real pain in the ass. Woulda loved to hear your opinions on the seraphic gate hahahha like an odd bonus : "And the party ventured to POST LEVEL SUPER DUNGEON to fight 2 Star Ocean bosses while recruiting Lezard, Brahms and fking chun li...erm...Freya" lol stay awesome ! cant wait for whatchu got next!

[@Dzzy123]

This game is getting remastered once Valkyrie Elysium releases later this year. The story sounds good; I'll play it some time after re-release.

[@TheHaddonfieldRegistry]

You should absolutely cover The Darkness 1 and 2

[@neogriff]

The story of jrpg always kept me coming back for more. Sadly, I didn't finished this one since back then, my PS1 died. Now I know the full story and have my closure.

[@ViolentNoctis]

I absolutely adore this gem of a game. This is where I learned Norse mythology and my love for lezard, guys a badass

[@ignatiusdavinhernando7595]

Great job thank you very much. Cant wait for the other installment

[@manofcultures]

would be the best if theres recap continuation Valkyrie Profile 2....

[@Ramsey276one]

And Covenant of the Plume!

[@miranaluna5750]

My most favorite game of all time! I hope that the movie industry will make a movie out of this game.

[@ernestt8398]

I always loved the graphics of this game; it still looks aesthetically pleasing today

[@Sin606]

What a recap. Will you be doing more VP vids?

[@OniBlackMage]

Yes, but as always I cannot guarantee how soon it will be :)

[@Sin606]

@@OniBlackMage Yes is better than No👍

[@Ramsey276one]

@@OniBlackMage I will wait NO MATTER WHAT

[@chellome]

I'm glad people actually remember this

[@xeroone151]

Do Silmeria asap please!

[@otarthemad1782]

@Oni Black Mage Your videos are always great.

[@sunnyg7038]

This game is ssssoooooo good i bought it on my phone. It was overpriced but i love the story and .mechanics. seriously recommend

[@ivanhoe6612]

Tbh this game was a bit confusing for me, still absolutely loved it even though I didn't get to finish it because I was annoyed at my weapons breaking. Thank you for this.

[@tsonic73]

wow i had no idea how deep this game really is, i have it on psp but i didn't play it much, but after seeing this i'll have to play it fully

[@bobgray6498]

wow. what a story. poor celia

[@justsomeokami8867]

Prepare to pay an arm and leg for a physical copy now 😭😭😭😭 So chronologically, it would be: Covenant of the plume (accursed one in Japan), Silmeria, and then Valkyrie profile; correct?

[@SuperBadadan]

this was the first real JRPG I ever played. 10/10 game

[@catrinelwc]

Can you do a what happened for " Ephemeral Fantasia" couldnt finish it cuz it kinda sucked... Or shadow hearts which was pretty good

[@EmeraldEdge72]

Do you have a discord? You and I have to talk. I never knew this story in particular but thoroughly enjoyed this video and knew what was to come following the pattern I will state in simple terms. Valkyrie was Fix it Felix and Loki was Wreck it Ralph. The numbers are their rank. 3 Destroy 1 Create

[@mark6302]

Fun game. AMAZING soundtrack.

[@shipovnik89]

This game is one of a kind feelings roller-coaster

[@leonoliveira8652]

Geez, this is the secret ending, I think I'm gonna play this again when my new Raspberry arrives.

[@leonoliveira8652]

Barbarossa taught me that no matter how much actin this game had, proper strategy was always there to be used to achieve victory. Never had I expected to use two mages with some lame magic I never used before to win in five turns with all the finishers possible, before Barbarossa himself casted great magic, crushing my probably underleveled team.

[@MarkCerqueira]

Great video about a fantastic game! Thank you!

[@wcjerky]

*"I shall cleave unto your flesh! Behold, my godlike power! Nibelung Valesti!"* Different game, still needs to be yelled.

[@PedroAntiGamer]

a recap from the first suikoden would be very nice too

[@666.goth.kitty.]

There's a reason why this game costs over 300$. It's that bloody good.

[@rambolamb8440]

ooh if they can release this on Switch. please do so please! I love the music and the characters so much, i would kill to play this again!

[@Spooknight]

I wish the good ending was easily attainable but it feels like you really need a guide for that.

[@OniBlackMage]

Honestly, you really do, the good ending has such intuitive criteria it's like one of those secrets meant to sell guides. :0

[@batosai85]

I've only played the 2nd one. Now after watching this video lezard part in the prequel makes sense. Does this timeline becomes obsolete cause of the prequels ending?

[@OniBlackMage]

It's unclear, because the first game says time travel only affects your same timeline, but the second game says time travel can also cause a parallel timeline.

[@patrickperez3095]

How did only platina die but not Lucian?

[@ericasencio9515]

Omg this is easily my 2nd fav game of all time.

[@fallenwing25]

Outside of final fantasy, this is one of my favorites

[@mosb7398]

nothing like finding out I've missed half the game even though I've "beaten" it multiple times.

[@yusukeminazuki9109]

Yooo can’t wait to play this again this year

[@rickster008]

i remember playing on the psp during high school, i never got to finish the game back then

[@Oggystein]

So, Valkyrie Profile II: Silmeria, what is that? A reboot, alternate universe? I've never understood how it fits into the world of VP lore, especially as it goes back it time and rewrites everything in the first story. I know Lenneth goes back to the future, but as everything changed in the past, is she still the Lord of Creation? I just never understood the story as a whole.

[@retrogamernes3121]

In Valkyrie Profile, when playing on the hard difficulty, there's a city/dungeon called the lost city of dipan. It's destroyed, empty and dilapidated in the present time, Lenneth stumbles upon a machine in the castle that transports her to the past, when the kingdom was most glorious. This is also where we first meet Hrist, though her name is known yet. We also see past versions of Mystina, Arngrim and Llewelyn. Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria takes place during that time before the downfall of the kingdom

[@thedarksavior0]

At the end of VP1, Lezard uses the time machine in Dipan to travel back to Alicia's time. At the end of VP2 Lenneth arrives and tells everyone that the Lezard they've met is the madman who sacrificed the Philosopher's Stone from her era. VP2 changes the time-line of the series to become the true canon. Covenant of the Plume is a prequel to all the games.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

I fucking LOVE this game. I hope to GOD I can play this on the PS5.

[@ionmeth2031]

23:46 best scene in whole game

[@CL-zg6rh]

I hope that one day the less well know science adventure games like chaos;child and robotics;notes will get their own episodes.

[@Ramsey276one]

Same