Valkyrie Profile (1999) (VG)

Directors:

Yoshiharu Gotanda
Kunihiko Ikuhara (co-director)

Writers:

Yumiko Awaya (writer)
Sukehiro Tomita (script)

Release Date:

29 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

On a tale based loosely on Norse Mythological tales. Ragnarok is about to begin in the holy world of...

Plot Keywords:

Valkyrie | Ragnarok | End Of The World | Mermaid | Deity

Cast

Megan Hollingshead	...	Lenneth Valkyrie / Lorenta / Platina / Hrist (voice: English version)
Veronica Taylor	...	Freya / Jayle / Aelia (voice: English version)
Tara Jayne	...	Llewelyn / Yumei / Shiho / Nanami (voice: English version)
Jimmy Zoppi	...	Kashell / Badrach (voice: English version)
Eric Stuart	...	Grey / Lucian (voice: English version)
Rachael Lillis	...	Jelanda / Lysaria / Mystina (voice: English version)
Scottie Ray	...	Janus / Jun (voice: English version)
Madeleine Blaustein	...	Arngrim / Lezard / Lawfer (voice: English version) (as Addie Blaustein)
Ed Paul	...	Gandar / Belenus / Loki / Suo / Gabriel Celeste (voice: English version) (as Ed Paul)
Ken Gates	...	Odin / Brahms (voice: English version) (voice: English version)
Kayzie Rogers	...	Iseria Queen / Frei (voice: English version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kae Araki	...	Jierad / Freija (Japanese version) (voice)
Hiroko Emori	...	Yumel / Selia (Japanese version) (voice)
Mitsuaki Hoshino	...	Badluck (Japanese version) (voice)
Shûichi Ikeda	...	Odin / Barbarossa (voice: Japanese version)
Kikuko Inoue	...	Asaka / Arlie / Lyseria (voice)
Tetsuya Iwanaga	...	Kashel (Japanese version) (voice)
Maria Kawamura	...	Frei (Japanese version)
Naoko Kouda	...	Rolenta / Leia / Old Laddy (voice)
Takehito Koyasu	...	Rezard Valis (Japanese version) (voice)
Mitsuaki Madono	...	Loki (Japanese version) (voice)
Rica Matsumoto	...	Rourly (voice)
Mugihito	...	Gannosa / Rolenta's husband / Jake's father (voice)
Atsushi Naitou	...	Lawfa (voice)
Kazuhiro Nakata	...	Belinas (voice: Japanese version)
Kei'ichi Noda	...	Grey / Gabriel Celeste (voice: Japanese version)
Kenji Nomura	...	Brams / Bloodbayne (Japanese version) (voice)
Masaya Onosaka	...	Jun (Japanese version) (voice)
Ai Orikasa	...	Aimee / Clair / Miria / J.D. Wallace (Japanese version)
Daisuke Sakaguchi	...	Rourry / Fuyuki (voice: Japanese version)
Nozomu Sasaki	...	Lucio (voice: Japanese version)
Yuri Shiratori	...	Shiho / Ai (voice)
Rei Takano	...	Jewel (Japanese version) (voice)
Akimitsu Takase	...	Sohou (Japanese version) (voice)
Yumi Tôma	...	Lenneth Valkyrie / Platina (Japanese version) (voice)
Hiroki Touchi	...	Aryuze (Japanese version) (voice)
Norio Wakamoto	...	Jake Linnias / Akhetamen / Ogre (Japanese version) (voice)
Wakana Yamazaki	...	Meltina (Japanese version) (voice)
Natsumi Yanase	...	Nanami / Lemia (Japanese version)

Also Known As:

Valkyrie Profile (International: English title) (literal title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:T

Company:

Enix Co. Ltd.

Trivia:

The game features three different endings.

Quotes:

Lenneth Valkyrie: I annihilate thy form, Divine Techinique.....Niberlung Valesti!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (2003) (VG)

Excellent game, but NOT without its faults!

"Valkyrie Profile" is quite a well-writen and addictive game that is excellent relief from the plague of the repetitive "Final Fantasy" series or the akward "Megami Tensei" games (though Persona subseries was great).

It follows the tail of a Valkyrie on a quest to retrive souls of the recently departed and help them live in the afterlife of Valhallah. As she does this at commands of Frey, Freya and Odin, she suddenly meets a familiar faces of the past and must learn more about it.

The gameplay is quite fun too. Kinda like a combination of the "Rockman" series meets "Super Mario RPG", plus, really vivid graphics and character designs.

But the flaw of the game lies within the voice acting (of both English and Japanese version). The Japanese version, almost everyone sounds really too squeaky or high pitched. Though they use a few TV, as well as seiyuu voice actors and actresses, some stood out more than others, but TURN DOWN THE VOICE VOLUME! Unless you want to hear people talking in pseudo-baratone or pseudo-helium pitched voices. Though the English version is a little bit of an approvement, I feel that the English voice acting is better done in scenarios than it is in the battle fields, when things get quite grating and repetitive!

But other than so-so voice acting, Valkyrie Profile is a classic that stands the test of time.