Star Ocean 3, Valkyrie Profile 2 and Radiata Stories are all well beloved games of high quality. It was the HD era that did them in, not just 3d.Tri-Ace was responsible for Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile for Enix, I'm shocked that they were never acquired by Square Enix.
Then again, Tri-Ace as a brand dipped in quality ever since they got involved with 3D gaming with the only exception being Resonance of Fate.
I have a physical copy of this for PSP. Did they release it digitally? Heck if I know where my PSP is or if it even still works. I do know my Vita still does though.
Only on iOS/Android. We've not seen a release on consoles since Covenant of the Plume.
The weirdest part of the HD era of tri-Ace to me was when kinda out of nowhere they showed thisStar Ocean 3, Valkyrie Profile 2 and Radiata Stories are all well beloved games of high quality. It was the HD era that did them in, not just 3d.
Star Ocean 3, Valkyrie Profile 2 and Radiata Stories are all well beloved games of high quality. It was the HD era that did them in, not just 3d.
The weirdest part of the HD era of tri-Ace to me was when kinda out of nowhere they showed this
And everybody was like ''Oh shit that's clearly for a new Star Ocean!'', and then they made Star Ocean 5...
I wouldn't say that.Star Ocean 3, Valkyrie Profile 2 and Radiata Stories are all well beloved games of high quality. It was the HD era that did them in, not just 3d.
It's well regarded, but difficult to find a decent copy of.
The OG PS1 release has *always* been rare as hell and gone for absurd amounts of money.
The PSP re-release is inexplicably UMD only, which means you need an older PSP model to play it.
Square never bothered with a digital release so it's not available on PSN and can't be played by the Vita.
There's a smartphone release but...touchscreen controls with that aren't a good idea because there's some precision platforming in it.
a great game held back by bizarre release decisions by the publisher.
I get there are critics of the games, but their PS2 titles all sold reasonably well, were well reviewed, and are constantly brought up in recommendation threads. As far as can be judged from an "objective" point of view, their downfall absolutely started with HD gaming. When judging the downfall of tri-Ace, is anyone really going to argue it started with one of their best selling titles, Star Ocean 3, or Infinite Undiscovery?I wouldn't say that.
Star Ocean 3 got a lot of blowback in the fanbase because of its major plot twist, which reveals that the entire Star Ocean universe is just a computer simulation.
Valkyrie Profile 2...I don't know about the larger fanbase, but I despise that game. I count the original Valkyrie Profile as one of my favorite games of all time, and while the gameplay and aesthetic of Valkyrie Profile 2 are top notch, it's story is ultimately an insult to me. I dropped it like a rock the moment I realized that it was a time travel plot to overwrite the events of the original Valkyrie Profile.
Radiata Stories I enjoyed, but as a one-off, it just vanished from discourse not long after it left store shelves.
Can't you use a bluetooth controller on the mobile port of it?
Can't you use a bluetooth controller on the mobile port of it?
I'm not even sure where my controller is so I can't check but the Google store does say partial support.
- Download and install Bluestack https://www.bluestacks.com/download.html
- Set up a Google Play account via Bluestacks and buy and install the game
- Connect your controller to your PC. If you use a Dualshock 4, I suggest using DS4Windows that also allows you to customize the trackpad and other things. https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/releases
- Set up Bluestacks Settings to the following: Under "Engine", first choose OpenGL, then scroll down and select the 'ABI setting' to 'ARM'. Then go to 'Preferences' and enable "Use game's inbuilt gamepad controls"
- Launch Valkyrie Profile Lenneth in Bluestacks with your controller connected. Menus are mouse-driven/trackpad-driven, combat and platforming are controller-driven.
uh that's a major spoiler for the OP who hasn't played VP2 yet.
Yes
You can even play the game on a PC as a regular console game
This is how the mobile version looks on PC: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwggmlL7Cxd6Y4Z3hxnn0RrRBI30Nm8U7
Is this something I can safely use my Google account with then? I already own the game and don't want to have to buy it again but I've never been able to stick with it playing on my phone.
Yeah I'd just never looked into any Android on PC stuff, wanted to be sure it's legit. I guess the menus are why there was only partial support, that's silly but won't be an issue. Once I finish up God of War I can stick with my Norse gaming and replay this on my PC now, cool.You mean if Bluestacks would compromise your account? I have not heard about such a thing. It worked fine for me. You can google search Bluestacks to see if it's safe?
Only thing is that menus cannot be operated with the controller, so you'll have to use your mouse (or touchpad as mouse if you have DS4 and use DS4windows).
Another thing I had forgotten to mention. It would typically sound very jarring on paper, but the contrast of exploring Midgard in 3D overworld, and then going to a dungeon to find that it's a 2D-platformer set-up is so much fun to me. I usually hate exploring dungeons in RPGs because of the random encounters, but Valkyrie Profile having spawns and interesting dungeon pathways, made it incredibly fun.
Yes it's very difficult!
Are you using a spoiler-free ending guide on how to get Ending A, MegaManTrigger ? I really recommend getting Ending A, it makes a huge difference in how great of a main narrative it is.
This game is now going for $300+ dollars for a physical PS1 copy. Insane.
Hopefully someone will get around to porting the Mobile version of the game one of these days.
It's bizarre why it hasn't really been re-released otherwise.
PS1 Copies are pretty hard to find.
It also doesn't help that there's stories about how the disc production quality was low, meaning that people run into Disc Read Errors b/c of random scratches or stuff missing from the top layer of the disc.
It's a freaking masterpiece and its only major flaw is that you can't get the A ending without a guide.
I am. I've gotten a checklist devoid of any spoilers and only shows what I have to do to accomplish it. For shits and giggles, I have an alternate save file of Ending C, so that ended up being hilarious seeing Freya smash me to smithereens for my insolence. And I was told the difference between B and A is that A had significant plot points, so that it's more logical to go through A than to play through both endings A and B. So far I've managed to get my seal value down to 41, and I've got a couple of periods left to explore one more dungeon (Cave of Thackus) before Chapter 4 ends.
I think that's not giving the game enough credit. You're not getting the A ending on your first playthrough without a guide, but the game is designed to be replayed and cleverly hints to the player what they need to do. So like 1-2 playthroughs to figure out "Hey, what if instead of doing X, I try to do Y?" and then another 1-2 playthroughs to try and figure out how to do Y.
Or to put it more concretely:
You need to figure out that you're supposed to rebel against what the game is telling you to do so that you can break the seal on the main character. Then it's just a matter of figuring out how to lower the seal stat & making sure you do any important story-related events.
I think you're missing out on the true genius of the game's structure if you just cheat and look up how to get the best ending without trying to figure it out for yourself over a couple playthroughs.
I think that's not giving the game enough credit. You're not getting the A ending on your first playthrough without a guide, but the game is designed to be replayed and cleverly hints to the player what they need to do. So like 1-2 playthroughs to figure out "Hey, what if instead of doing X, I try to do Y?" and then another 1-2 playthroughs to try and figure out how to do Y.
Or to put it more concretely:
You need to figure out that you're supposed to rebel against what the game is telling you to do so that you can break the seal on the main character. Then it's just a matter of figuring out how to lower the seal stat & making sure you do any important story-related events.
I think you're missing out on the true genius of the game's structure if you just cheat and look up how to get the best ending without trying to figure it out for yourself over a couple playthroughs.