Square Enix preps Valkyrie Profile for the DS [Joystiq]

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From the pages of Japan's Jump magazine comes news that Square Enix is giving tri-Ace's RPG franchise Valkyrie Profile a touchable makeover, with the series' latest sequel heading to the Nintendo DS. So says the translation sages at IGN (http://ds.ign.com/articles/859/859321p1.html), the game will carry the cumbersome title of Valkyrie Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono, and will introduce a new hero named Wilfred alongside unspecified series regulars.

The game marks the series' second official sequel, and the third title since 2006 (http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/09/valkyrie-profile-returns-in-2006/) following Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria for the PlayStation 2 and Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, a remake of the PlayStation original for the PSP<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/09/valkyrie-profile-returns-in-2006/" />. Unlike those games, however, Toga wo Seou Mono looks to adopt a three-fourths perspective on top of the 2D side scrolling profile view for which the series is known. That said, we're creatures of habit; we fear change -- but with tri-Ace again at the helm we're excited to see where the devs take the Norse mythology-based RPG franchise next.

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[PapaStu]

Huzzah!

Another 39 buck DS title! Thanks Square.

That being said, i'll still get it when it comes out.

[GrandAmChandler]

Does this mean the PS1 version will come down in price?

Please?

[PapaStu]

Does this mean the PS1 version will come down in price?

Please?

NO. :p

The PSOne version would have dropped in price due to the PSP release last year. If that hasn't happend yet it wont happen. This will be a NEW Valkyrie Profile.

[Sothy]

I still dont understand how this became expensive.
They were all over the place when it came out, I assumed it was a sucky RPG or something. We got so many traded in it was a $7.99 used game which was as cheap as they got other than Sports crap at my store.

[consolecrusader]

I can't wait to get this game it sounds like a hoot. I have played through the previous VP games.

[Ed Oscuro]

I read that as Wiifred.

[FantasiaWHT]

*drools* I got bogged down in the second one, though... had this massive stretch where I played for 2 hours without seeing a save point and then died. Gotta get back into that.

[Sudo]

Cool, I'll definitely be picking this one up when it's released. I hope they release a PS3 sequel eventually, though.