Valkyrie Profile Silmeria

[Black Mage]

(SPOILER)
-Mission to Deep Space. It actually sounds a lot different this time around. I do like it though, and it definitely goes with the rest of the game's music (Which I also really enjoyed.)

-As for the optional bosses, I've really only run into two so far, and one was Gabriel Celesta. The other was Dirna Hamilton. She's from that sidequest on Gemnity in the battle arena in Star Ocean 3 I believe. I'm sure you'd probably remember better than I would. :-)
And Iseria was listed in the credits, as Iseria and not Ethereal strangely enough.

I'll update on the other bosses as I go through the gate.


And while that cover art is nice, the Artifact Box came with a different one to replace it with, which I thought looked nicer. I hope they choose the alternate one for the English release.

[Zeromus_X]

I have another question, sorry to bug 'ya.

- Was the game difficult? I loved the first game to death, but it was really easy. (Battle-wise, some of those puzzles made me throw my controller at the television set.*)

*Don't get me started on those damn fireballs

[Black Mage]

It's no bother at all.

The game's difficulty was a pleasant surprise. Many of the battles were very difficult. I'd definitely say the difficulty was much higher than that of the original. For one thing, Guts still exists, but it's not the game-breaking skill it used to be. And, so far as I've been able to find, Auto-Item no longer exists. So no worries there.

But many of the battles are very difficult, of course if you're not over leveled. I had to sit down and spend some time leveling up in order to continue, and other times I had to fight against bosses repeatedly before I was able to win.

As for puzzles, I didn't find anything too difficult. There is one which would have been tough to do without any knowledge of Japanese, as you had to put certain things in certain places, but that won't be a problem with the English release.

All in all, I'd say it had a challenging difficulty, but never to the point of infuriating frustration.

[black orb]

>>> Some questions:
(SPOILER)Are there some of the old dungeons?
Any Bloodbane action?

[Black Mage]

(SPOILER) Yeah there are a few. I'm not sure if you want me to list them or not, so I'll put them in a different box. The returning Towns and Dungeons are in the next spoiler box.

Start of List
(SPOILER)Dungeons:
-Castle Dipan/Lost City of Dipan
-The Forest of Spirits
-Palace of the Dragon
-Tower of Lezard Valeth
-Seraphic Gate

Towns:
-Coriander
-Crell Monferaigne
-Villnore
-Solde (Kind of. It was a dungeon, Solde Catacombs in the original)
-Dipan

I don't think I missed any, but I'm going from memory so it's possible.

End of List

(SPOILER)
And nope, no Bloodbane.

[black orb]

(SPOILER)
And nope, no Bloodbane.

>>> .

I cant wait for this game.

[ValkyrieWing]

o_O

*is fangirling*

[Black Mage]

Alright, I managed to complete the Seraphic Gate a few days ago ((SPOILER) And I can't believe that it expects you to play through it 9 more times to get the Angel Slayer. The final boss was merciless enough on first time through, and it gets more difficult each time you clear it. It seems impossible!) and here is a list of the Seraphic Gate's bosses:

(SPOILER)
-Dirna Hamilton
-Gabriel Celesta
-Odin
-Lezard Valeth
-Freya (Frei/Fray)
-Iseria Queen
-Serious Dirna Hamilton

There are also dog houses along the way, and each time you visit one you get to see a scene from the game recreated by Dog (Inu) versions of the characters. They include Alicia, Hrist, Rufus, Brahms, Odin, Freya, Arngrim, Lenneth, Silmeria, and Lezard.

It would also appear as though an unconfirmed English Box Art has popped up for Silmeria.



I think it's alright. Much better than VP:Lenneth's PSP box art.

[ValkyrieWing]

O_O

Pretty.

I never got to complete the Seraphic Gate on the original game...not even once.

[Zeromus_X]

I've watched a few Holysar videos of the characters' ougi, and some of them look pretty badass. And Iseria Queen looks pretty cool. Different, but cool.

Were the (SPOILER)secret bosses really that tough, BM?

Edit: And yes, I've seen the dogs before, they're pretty funny.

[Black Mage]

To answer your question, Zeromus:

(SPOILER) I had a pretty difficult time with Freya, Iseria Queen, but especially Serious Dirna.

The first fight with Dirna wasn't too bad, nor was Gabriel Celesta, Odin, or Lezard.

Freya only took me two tries, but the it was on the second that I learned the power of certain skills that were essential and made fighting a lot easier.

Iseria wiped me out when I was in the low 80's the first time I fought her, but I then maxed out and she wasn't much of a problem. Serious Dirna, dozens of attempts, and I really only beat her due to luck.

Of course, there's a particular sealed stone that makes all of the fights much easier, but is a ridiculous cost that I couldn't afford. I'm sure it's much easier if you have that stone.

[ValkyrieWing]

Talking about this makes me want to play Valkyrie Profile all over again...and Star Ocean 2. ^_^

[Black Mage]

Well, thought I'd revive the thread as today is Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria's English release date.

Most stores will get it in tomorrow, as today is the ship date.

Most of the English voices have been heard at this point, so there really aren't any surprises in that regard. I'm sure at least a few of you are going to be picking it up, so here's to the game's release.

[black orb]

>>> Alright, Since Im broke I guess I`ll just use someone else credit card to buy this game, Valkyrie Profile is worth the risk..

[ValkyrieWing]

Freaking AWESOME. I work tomorrow too, when it comes out, so I'll get to take a good look at it.

Hooray for VP!