Earlier this year Square Enix finally got around to making another game in the Valkyrie Profile series, though it was somewhat different than what came before it. Valkyrie Profile is a very unique series of JRPGs where you’re a Norse goddess who must prepare for Ragnarok by meeting mortal warriors, learning their life stories, and then recruiting their spirits as “Einherjar” — your army, in other words. Your success or failure at the end of the game depends on how well you trained the people you picked, and your strategy in deploying them.
The newest game, Valkyrie Elysium, ditched most of the story elements in favor of a more action-oriented approach that some fans felt was shallow. If you’ve never played a Valkyrie Profile game before, trust me — you want to start with the original game that came out in 2000, as it’s the whole reason this series has a fanbase in the first place.
Unfortunately playing Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth is not always a task made easy. The original Playstation version had a low print run and now sells for $300 on average. The game was re-released for PSP, but that was also a while ago (you might not even have a PSP anymore, and if you do, all your battery packs have swelled up and expired). But we’re getting to the good news — it’s coming back within days! Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth will be playable on Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 starting next week.
This version of Lenneth will be the PSP version again, which is just a widescreen version of the Playstation original (graphics are the same). This version, however, will include enhancements like a rewind function, a quick save and load, and other features that let you cheat if you suck at the game.
Look for Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth on PS4 and PS5 starting December 22. You’ll be glad you did.
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