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The stunning vistas of Valhalla Knights concept art


PSP is getting yet another exclusive RPG in the form of Valhalla Knights 2. IGN has some stunning concept art on display, showing the various locales players can expect to visit whilst on their quest. However, we remind our readers that unfortunately, the game doesn't look quite as detailed as the art. Hopefully, the majesty featured in these stills will find its way into the spirit of the game's storytelling.

Valhalla Knights 2 feels primitive in new vid

Valhalla Knights 2 is striking PSP later this year. RPG fans may be glad to get a brand new game to play on the handheld, but we can't help but feel underwhelmed by the presentation. After games like Crisis Core have spoiled us with its lush visuals and plentiful voice acting, we have to say that this looks a bit ... primitive. The N64-era textures certainly don't help either.

More Norse than before, Valhalla Knights 2 screens

If you didn't get the chance to play the Valhalla Knight 2 Japanese demo, then better do so now. If you don't have time to play demos, then check out these screenshots from the game instead. You do have time to do that, right?

Anyway, there are shots of the CG cinematics and some battle pics. Also check out that Japanese box art. The game comes out in Japan on May 29.

Valhalla Knights 2 downloadable demo


Time to get your Japanese skills back in action, as another downloadable Japanese demo is available for your enjoyment. Valhalla Knights 2 continues this PSP-exclusive RPG franchise. This demo should give you a small taste.

1. Download the demo zip file.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file.
3. Connect your PSP to your computer using a USB cable.
4. Go to the PSP/GAME folder.
5. Copy ULJS00138 folder into the GAME directory. Make sure there are no sub-directories in this folder.

Check out our demos site:
demos.pspfanboy.com

XSEED and Marvelous join in co-publishing agreement


PSP fans will be familiar with both Marvelous Entertainment and XSEED Games. Both have been key supporters of the PSP through a number of niche games for the handheld. The two companies have announced a new partnership, in which XSEED will support Marvelous Entertainment in bringing their titles over to North America. Valhalla Knights 2 for the PSP will be the first title to be released under this partnership, which is scheduled to launch in Fall 2008.

Valhalla Knights 2 is a follow-up to the previous PSP-exclusive action RPG. The sequel adds new races, job classes, weapons, magic spells, foes, armor, and more. Players will be able to partake in real-time 6 on 6 battles. The game supports 2 player ad-hoc network play, which enables co-op and versus modes.

Expect more details on Valhalla Knights 2 and other titles from this partnership in the future.

New Valhalla Knights 2 class revealed

Normally, you know everything you need to about a game well before its release nowadays. Back when the internets were just a series of tubes in a cradle, we had to rely on magazines to feed us information only on select titles -- often after the games were released. So to hear that Marvelous waited until a month prior to their release of Valhalla Knights 2 to talk about one of their character classes (something that should be a major talking point) is a surprise.

The new class is a martial arts sort of group who call themselves Akatoki. Apparently, neither the male nor female class really enjoys wearing a top. But of course, the latter has to for fairly obvious reasons. This game hasn't been picked up for localization outside of Japan yet, but the natural course of things dictates that sequels will normally come out, regardless how the first title sold. Do you hear us, Nippon Ichi and Namco-Bandai? We want Ar Tonelico 2. We won't forget. We also want this.

A quick Valhalla Knights 2 promotional video [update]

As you may or may not know, Valhalla Knights 2 is approaching its release date in Japan. May 29 isn't that far away, folks, so the onslaught of Japanese TV advertisements has begun. It's a short clip, blazing through cinematic and battle scenes so fast you might've thought you saw some sort of Valkyrie Profile clip. But you did not. You saw Valhalla Knights 2. And you were still impressed.

[Update: fixed video positioning; apologies for that!]

Have a better look at Valhalla Knights 2 in new trailer

So, Valhalla Knights 2 gets a new trailer in preparation for the game's Japanese release on May 29. It's still a loftily long way until then, even more so for a hypothetical (read: unlikely) North American release. But, that won't stop us from enjoying trailers, right? We love trailers. So watch.

Imports: Pre-order Valhalla Knights 2, get soundtrack

If you live in Japan (most probably not) and plan on picking up Valhalla Knights 2, you might want to pre-order and grab the free soundtrack bonus offer. Titled "Sounds of Valhalla Knights," the soundtrack contains 20 songs from the game, and most of which come from former Square Enix sound editor, Shohiro Nakaoka. Nakaoka has worked as a sound editor on such games as Final Fantasy XII, Front Mission 4, and Xenogears.

For those non-Japanese interested in getting this sequel to the fantasy-themed RPG Valhalla Knights, we're hoping that your favorite import sites will carry the pre-order bonus. If not, there's always Ebay.

[Via PSPHyper]

Valhalla Knights 2 crawls into dungeons this May

While the first game had lukewarm reception, there wasn't much in terms of dungeon crawlers on the PSP at the time. It was okay. Now the title is getting a sequel and it's hitting shelves in Japan on May 29th. Marvelous boasts the game will have over 80 quests in the main story and it can be assumed more stuff on the side. Humans and Halflings are confirmed for playable characters, but everything else is a mystery. We'll keep you posted as more stuff pops out of the dungeons, so to speak.

TGS07: Valhalla Knights 2 trailer shows ... artwork

What can we say? The first Valhalla Knights game was okay at best. We can't tell if the stuff that hampered the first title will be ironed out in the sequel unless we get to sit down and play the darn thing. Since that's not likely for a while longer, we digress. In any case, check out the trailer even if it's sort of difficult to hear from all the TGS hubbub. You won't see much, though. Artwork, some blurry action, and lots of crystals. Pretty, pretty crystals and arcana circle things.




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