Valkyrie Elysium Reveals Three New Characters
One of probably the most stunning reveals from Square Enix this 12 months got here throughout a PlayStation State of Play occasion, as the corporate introduced Valkyrie Elysium, a brand new entry within the long-forgotten JRPG sequence Valkyrie Profile. Valkyrie Elysium is an motion RPG primarily based on Norse mythology, transferring away from the franchise’s tactics-based roots. It’s additionally trying to be its personal standalone journey, having no connections to earlier entries within the sequence.
Despite these modifications, a whole lot of the sequence’ parts are nonetheless current within the battle system, the place gamers should recruit Einherjar to battle alongside the sport’s protagonist, the titular Valkyrie. Alongside a solid of different characters, the Valkyrie shall go on a journey to find the secrets and techniques of the approaching Ragnarok. Square Enix just lately shared extra info relating to the sport in a weblog put up, revealing three new characters within the course of.
The first of those characters is Armand, a human that Valkyrie meets by probability on the bottom whereas adventuring. He is seemingly trying to find one thing on this planet of Valkyrie Elysium, although he has amnesia and does not know what it’s that he is trying to find. The different characters that had been revealed are the Einherjar, that are lifeless warriors that the participant can summon to combat alongside Valkyrie.
Whenever Valkyrie summons an Einherjar in Valkyrie Elysium, she turns into the identical ingredient as them and positive factors buffs to her assaults. Any Divine Arts carried out by the participant will even acquire a bonus if the summoned Einherjar is of the identical ingredient. Some of the already revealed Einherjar embrace the previous knight Egon, who wielded an enormous sword, and the androgynous bow wielder named Cipher. Two extra Einherjar had been unveiled on this weblog put up, one being a former princess referred to as Kristoffer and one other being a mage that goes by the identify Taika. Major characters just like the Valkyrie, Odin, and Fenrir had been additionally proven off in screenshots.
Valkyrie Elysium will launch September 29, 2022 for PS4 and PS5, and on PC November 12, 2022.