Square Enix is dipping into its again catalog with the launch of Valkyrie Elysium, a brand new instalment within the Valkyrie Profile collection that first appeared on the unique PlayStation in 1999. Announced throughout Sony’s newest State of Play livestream yesterday, the action-RPG is ready to reach in 2022 on the PlayStation 4, PS5 and Windows PCs.
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“You play as a Valkyrie who’s entrusted with the destiny of this world by the All-Father — the very best amongst gods and the ruler of all creation,” the outline states. “Descending to the land beneath, you should battle highly effective foes, and uncover the secrets and techniques behind the upcoming damage.”
The recreation will characteristic “fast-paced fight utilizing quite a lot of weapons,” together with magic skills. It will use points from previous Valkyrie video games like ending strikes and combos, together with a “model new real-time motion fight system that rewards each quick reactions and strategic pondering,” Square Enix mentioned.
The developer is Soleil Ltd (Samurai Jack), with music from composer Motoi Sakuraba (Dark Souls) and character design courtesy of Yuya Nagai from CyDesignation (NieR Re[in]carnation). The most up-to-date recreation within the collection is Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin, a cell title from 2016. Other sequels embrace Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria for PS2 and Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume on DS.