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    Default Valkyrie Anatomia The Origin

    I'm a big fan of the Valkyrie Profile series, played both the original game and Covenant of the Plume and enjoyed both immensely. So I was excited when I heard there was a mobile VP game coming out. I've been playing the English language version for a few months now and my verdict is: get it if you like the VP series. It works (I think) as a standalone game, but the more you know the characters and lore from the rest of the series, the more you will enjoy it.

    The only issues I've had is there is a steep learning curve at the beginning since there is a lot of complexity to how it works. There is a tutorial but some things I had to figure out on my own by trial and error. It doesn't help that the inventory screen does not display the names of the items or what they do.

    My intention is to share what I know about the game and encourage others to try it.

    1) First of this is a Gacha game, where you get weapons randomly by spending gems that you can get through normal gameplay or by purchasing through the App store. While that sounds an awful lot like loot boxes, in this game you can progress normally without buying gems. I only bought gems because I wanted to support the game. The difficulty has been reduced compared to Japanese version so you're not forced to buy them to progress.

    2) Secondly there are several currencies that all are used for different things:

    a) Gems are used to Divine weapons. You can pay for them, but you also get them by completing missions, unlocking achievements, or given as gifts from the game makers when there are glitches that have to be fixed or you participate in some events.

    b) Gold is used to pay for upgrading weapons (offense) and orbs (defense). You can win gold from battles, or by selling inventory.

    c) AP are used to play through missions. Each level of a dungeon has an associated AP cost. You start out with only 27 AP, but by gaining experience you can gain levels to add 3 AP the total every level up. This is where patience comes in, since they regenerate at the rate of one AP every three minutes. You can regenerate them using potions or by spending gems. I recommend the potions once you start amassing them. You can also regenerate them to full once a day by clicking on the AP gauge to open a link to Facebook.

    d) Special Mission Tokens are acquired only by playing through special event missions. The tokens vary in appearance and name but are only tradeable to get items in the exchange booth for that special event. Some weapons that you can divine in conjunction with that mission boost how many tokens you get.

    e) Tickets allow you to divine weapons without spending gems. There are different types that let you acquire different levels of weapons.

    3) Characters fall into groups:

    a) Storyline characters are acquired by playing through the story mode. Usually, you get them by completing missions. Except for Lenneth, they are original to this game. They will form the core of your party early on until you decide to acquire bonus characters.

    b) Bonus characters are completely optional. Some you can get by completing limited stories (which are time sensitive). Others you can only get by getting an iconic weapon associated with that character and then sacrificing it to Odin as tribute. You lose the weapon and get the character. You can get these weapons mostly by divining them by spending gems. Since the weapon drops are random, it could take a lot of tries to get the weapon you need for that character. Bonus characters tend to be from the other VP games.

    4) Equipment:

    a) Weapons increase offensive stats. They range from 1-7 Stars, the higher numbers with more power. The highest you can normally get through divining is 6 Stars. You can specifically divine just 4 Stars, 5 Stars, or 6 Stars, or get a range of all three. You can upgrade any regular weapon with hammers and crystals. Under certain conditions you can upgrade a weapon to the next level, but the higher the level, the harder the conditions needed. I've got four level seven weapons, primarily because you can occasionally purchase upgrading items for Gems.

    b) Orbs boost defensive stats and HP. They also range from 1-7 Stars. Some unique orbs are character-specific, most can be equipped by anyone. Also they are color coded by category and characters have three areas they can boost, so sometimes an orb won't boost stats unless the colors of the orbs and characters match.

    c) Costumes and Accessories are purely aesthetic, they merely change how the character looks, not any stats or abilities. Typically are themed on holidays or beachwear and the like. Costumes can only be applied to a specific character while Accessories can be worn by anyone.

    You can equip up to three weapons and three orbs at a time to any character. The primary weapon has to match the character class (sword, heavy sword, bow, staff), but the other two can be any type. Except for character-specific orbs, any orb can be equipped on any character.

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    5) Upgrading

    a) Party Assist allows you to boost party stats using unequipped party members and weapons.

    b) Potential Force acts much like the Sphere Grid from FFX, where you can unlock nodes sequentially to raise character stats. You can also raise the number of attacks a character performs per round from the default of 3 to a maximum of 6.

    c) Hero Value raises when you win battles, but only applies to Lenneth and other immortal characters. This is a new mechanic, so I'm not too sure what it does.

    d) Limit Break raises the characters maximum possible level. Characters default max level is 25. Items can be won or bought that raise the cap:

    Level I: 40
    Level II: 55
    Level III: 70
    Level IV: 85
    Level V: 99

    A Key of Guidance resets the character back to level 1 again, but the 99 levels of stat boosting carry over, so you can raise the character another 99 levels on top of the first.

    e) XP Beads raise the characters levels. The larger the bead, the bigger the boost.

    6) Combat

    Your default party consists of four characters. Lenneth is the default leader, but any other other recruited Valkyrie or other immortal can take her place. You can even have a party of just Valkyries! You can also bring in another player's favorite character to deliver bonus attacks.

    Your characters' primary weapons will determine elemental attacks and special moves they can do. Some special moves can heal or buff, so those can be as important as offensive abilities.

    You will be placed in a maze-like level, with platforms connected by paths. You often can choose several branches, some of which are mutually exclusive. Moving from platform to platform costs a fixed amount of AP. You can usually explore each platform for the same amount of AP, which will trigger a chest or a fight. Platforms will either have a visible opponent, a chest, or nothing. Opponents appear in three types:

    Black (Weak)
    Red (Medium)
    Purple (Boss)

    To get 100% completion of a level you need to fight all the enemies, although you may have a Crystal or two that you can use to eliminate a Weak or Medium opponent.

    In combat you can toggle between Auto and Stop

    Auto has the characters attack opponents nonstop using regular attacks until they are all used up or all the opponents are dead.

    Stop pauses the regular attacks, but you can still trigger special attacks.

    Special and regular attacks both use the same counter, so using one leaves less of the other available. Regular attacks reset each round, but special attacks are exhausted unless you characters rest within the level or leave the level. Because of this, it is advisable to use regular attacks for small fry and save the special attacks for bosses.

    7) Characters

    Characters I have are in bold.

    From the Original Valkyrie Profile
    Lenneth (Sword) The Valkyrie and Choser of the Slain. This is how she appears in this game.
    Creation Valkyrie (Sword) Lenneth as she appears in the good ending, if (SPOILER)her mortal memories return.
    Summer Lenneth (Sword) Lenneth in a swimsuit.
    Snow Maiden Lenneth F. (Sword) Lenneth in winter garb.
    Silver-Haired Bride (Sword) Lenneth in a bridal gown.
    Awakened Lenneth (Sword) Lenneth as a winged goddess.
    Awakened Lenneth (Sword) Same as above by drawn by a different artist.
    Freya (Staff) Lenneth's supervisor and Odin's right-hand woman.
    Summer Freya (Staff) Freya in a swimsuit.
    Christmas Freya (Staff) Freya in a Christmas outfit.
    Frei (Heavy Sword) Freya's kid sister.
    Christmas Frei (Heavy Sword) Frei in a Christmas outfit.
    Hrist (Heavy Sword) The Dark Valkyrie. Lenneth's grim and fanatical sister.
    Arbiter Hrist (Heavy Sword) Hrist with wings and floating shields.
    Mystina (Staff) A vain sorceress and rival of Lezard's. Instrumental in unlocking the good ending.
    Scholar Mystina (Staff) Mystina in a robe.
    Arngrim (Heavy Sword) A fearsome musclebound warrior. Any resemblance to Guts from Berserk is purely coincidental.
    Arngrim F. (Heavy Sword) Alternate outfit for Arngrim.
    Jelanda (Staff) The brash and bratty princess that runs afoul of Arngrim.
    Lucian (Sword) A young warrior that loved a village girl named Platina, who looked an awful lot like Lenneth.
    Groom Lucian (Sword) Lucian dressed as a groom.
    Lezard (Staff) Everyone's favorite entertaining psychopathic necromancer and alchemist. He's really into Lenneth and wants her no matter the cost.
    Trancendental Lezard (Staff) Alternate outfit for Lezard.
    Calamity God Lezard (Staff) Lezard unlocks some fearsome powers.
    Aelia (Heavy Sword) A brash dragonian warrior who turns into a red dragon when unleashing her finishing strike.
    Yumei (Staff) A half mermaid that wants to find her human father.
    Shiho (Staff) A blind singer who regrets her voice is used for battle.
    Ethereal Queen (Staff) Ruler of the Seraphic Gate Dimension, the bonus dungeon.
    Halloween Queen (Staff) Ethereal Queen in a Halloween costume.
    Odin (Heavy Sword) Ruler of Asgard. In this game, looks like a long-haired bishonen.
    Supreme Deity Odin (Heavy Sword) Odin looking older with short hair as he appears in VP 1.
    Loki (Sword) Trickster god. Helps to care for half-breed children in this game.
    D. God Loki (Sword) Powered up version of Loki.
    Thor (Bow) God of Thunder.
    Brahms (Heavy Sword) Honorable Lord of the Vampires

    From Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria
    Silmeria (Bow) The third Valkyrie and sister to Lenneth.
    Summer Silmeria (Bow) Silmeria in a swimsuit.
    Blessed Silmeria (Bow) Silmeria with wings.
    Alicia (Sword) A princess that happens to be Silmeria's mortal form. They act as separate people.
    Bride Alicia (Sword) Alicia in a bridal gown.
    Valkyrie Alicia (Sword) Alicia appearing as a Valkyrie.
    Divine Knight Alicia (Sword) Alicia in angelic armor.
    Divine Knight Alicia (Sword) Same as above drawn by a different artist.
    Rufus (Bow) Half-elf archer who loves Alicia.
    Groom Rufus (Bow) Rufus dressed a groom.

    From Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume
    Wylfred (Sword) Grim protagonist who hates Lenneth. He blames her for taking his father's soul after he died in battle and everything bad that happened to his family after.
    Celestial Armor Wylfred (Sword) Wylfred in his father's armor.
    Ailyth
    (Sword) Servent of Hel, the goddess of the underworld. Appears a friendly maid to help Wylfred in his revenge quest.
    Garm Ailyth (Sword) Ailyth in her (SPOILER)boss form.
    Ailyth the Shackled (Sword) Ailyth in chains.


    Exclusive to this Game
    Lucia (Staff) A blind half-mermaid that sings song magic. Basically a mash-up of Shiho and Yumei.
    Sennah (Sword) A young girl bent on revenge who trained under a master swordfighter.
    Jeanne (Bow) A young archer who idolized her brother and fought disguised as a man. By wearing a hat and covering her face.

    These three will form your initial party until you replace them with other recruits.

    Dark Flower Sennah (Sword) What Sennah would have become if she had fallen in with pirates instead of training with her master.
    Ingrid (Heavy Sword) A half-berserker girl who befriends Lucia.
    Summer Ingrid (Heavy Sword) Ingrid in a bathing suit.
    Altveer (Sword) A headstrong prince of Trachia, the evil nation in this game, framed for murder.
    Halloween Altveer (Sword) Altveer in a Halloween costume.
    Anelian (Staff) Altveer's calm older brother, also framed for murder.
    Alfio (Heavy Sword) a warrior.
    Alice (Staff) Trachia's secret weapon (SPOILER)against the gods.
    Snow Fairy Alice (Staff) Alice in a snow costume.
    Summer Alice (Staff) Alice in a swimsuit.
    Klaus (Heavy Sword) A cautious and cowardly man who wears a faceless set of armor he never removes.
    Peppo (Bow) a circus performer who carries the soul of her brother.
    Cloe (Sword) a mercenary dragonslayer.
    Mercurius (Sword) a shapeshifter.
    Kurt (Heavy Sword) A cheerful and carefree pirate.
    Caradoc (Sword) a master swordfighter and mercenary who trains Sennah.
    Kokuyo (Heavy Sword) a Replicant created for Hrist who longs to be given a name.
    Kokuyo (Heavy Sword) same as above with different artwork.
    Hakurei (Sword) Another Replicant Valkyrie with memory loss.
    Eventide Hakurei (Sword) Hakurei in a different outfit.
    Eventide Hakurei (Sword) Same as above drawn by a different artist.
    Thalia (Heavy Sword) A brash swordfighter.
    Summer Thalia (Heavy Sword) Thalia in a swimsuit.
    Rebecca (Bow) A serious archer.
    Sadamitsu (Sword) A samurai.
    Gloria (Sword) A swordfighter.
    Marge (Bow) An archer.
    Abel (Bow) A young rich kid kidnapped for ransom, but befriends a barbarian warrior.
    Swordfighter Kabo (Sword) A pumpkinheaded warrior.
    Magician Kabo (Staff) Kabo acting a mage.
    Elle (Sword) A shieldbearer considered a good luck charm by her troops.
    Leone (Sword) A swordfighter.
    Ais Wallenstein (Sword) Another swordfighter.
    Hestia (Staff) A magician.
    Amelia (Staff) A friendly succubus.
    Victorie (Heavy Sword) Abarbarian warrior who befriends Abel.
    Kamose (Staff) A softhearted prince of a nation where the royalty hoards advanced technology to appear divine.
    Ilisa (Bow) a forest creature that can shapeshift into a human form.
    Golden-Garbed Leny (Sword) A kindly elderly nun that cared for orphaned half-breeds with Loki. Her past younger self.
    Hawkeye Bedelia (Bow) An elderly master archer as she appeared in her youth.
    Maya (Bow) A logical tactician for Trachia that can flawlessly calculate odds in battle but is not good at relating with people.
    Yukata Maya (Bow) Maya in a hot springs yukata.
    Nachi (Bow) A holy preistess that can pray for good fortune.
    Ranvald (Staff) A homunculus that longs to live as a normal human.
    Daline (Staff) A necromancer who uses an artifact to bring back the dead for a price.
    Maximillian (Bow) A family-oriented archer who cares deeply for his daughter.
    Kachina (Staff) A half-Rhinemaiden who's touch is deadly.
    Malvina (Heavy Sword) A headstrong princess who rules a country under siege by Trachia.
    Vargo (Heavy Sword) A reckless warrior who fights to protect his sister.
    Nelja (Staff) A magician.
    Norn (Staff) Goddess of Fate. Can see the future.
    Spring Goddess Norn (Staff) Norn in a robe.
    Christmas Norn (Bow) Norn in a Christmas outfit.
    (SPOILER)Proginator God Sephiroth (Staff) No, not the guy from FFVII! Odin's humble manservant who has a tragic backstory.

    From Star Ocean

    Cliff (Heavy Sword) A character from Star Ocean 3.
    Reimi (Bow) A character from Star Ocean 4.
    Myuria (Staff) A character from Star Ocean 4.

    From Fullmetal Alchemist

    Edward Elric (Sword) Everyone's favorite alchemist. Just don't call him short.
    Alphonse Elric (Heavy Sword) Edward's brother, who's soul animates a hulking suit of armor.

    From Bravely Default
    Agnes (Staff) A mage.
    Ringabel (Sword) A fairy.

    From Crash Fever

    Qilin (Staff) Actually a Kirin, since her game is based on the Four Sacred Beasts myth.

    From Other Games
    Olberic (Sword) An honorable swordfighter.
    Primrose (Sword) A combat dancer.
    Aemo (Staff) A young magician.
    Tyro (Staff) A small mage apprentice.
    Rinne (Bow) An archer.

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