Valkyrie Saga

Un juegazo que tiene movimiento tan satisfactorio y un mapa grandote donde poder probar todos los movimientos. AME este quasiregalia y disfrute caleta haciendo todo lo q se podia hacer. Sacar el ultimo ending fue una mierda solo pq nunca se me habria ocurrido que en el area mas minijuego opcional del mundo hubieran metido un prerequisito para el final "verdadero".

wont be great if you're expecting a deep 3d platformer but is very fun if you want an interesting exploration game. lots to find and lots more even deeper secrets beyond those

Charming world and fun gliding mechanics once you get the hang of them. Some things can be a little janky, like the wall cling ability, but it hardly got in my way. Good time :)

Cute simple and fun platformer, fairly easy to end up skipping big chunks of the platforming but it somehow doesn't feel unintended, must try

Valkyrie Saga, a very retro style platformer. Early style 3D platformers aren't really a genre I enjoy, I don't have nostalgia for it (I'm an NES/Genesis/SNES era kid and skipped the PS1/N64/GC/PS2 era for college and early career). I find the very low resolutions hard to see, harder to follow in motion, and I don't enjoy the oftentimes janky movement skill and combat mechanics of the time. That said, I did enjoy Valkyrie Saga. The movement mechanics were pretty responsive, and getting upgrades really felt well. The combat is as janky as I expect but it fits with the feel and aesthetic of the game, I tried to avoid most of it unless necessary. The speed you could get with upgrades was pretty great! There's a lot of content, I got the "normal" ending but there are others, some much more violent and grim. There a fair chunk I didn't do or find as well, so if you like exploration you will probably like it. In line of its retro aesthetics, you don't have things like a quest tracker, a detailed map, a list of NPC's, or anything besides environmental guidance. You will likely need to write things down you will need to come back to. I didn't write something down and never managed to find one of the npc's that wants orbs again after I initially found them (40 orbs one), There are a few issues with the game, there are a few places that'll get you stuck in terrain. This happened about 5 times through my full 8 hour play, and only once was I able to attack dash out. Every other time I had to use the return to last statue option (accessed from the prayer button). Finally the graphics and feel was a problem for my vertigo. I could only play for at most an hour at a time. At least unlike the games that inspired it, it has a consistent and good frame rate! There are some nice options for visibility, I just wish I could adjust the Field of View a bit more to make the fast and tight movements less dizzying. Overall, while there are issues and while it doesn't scratch my nostalgia, it's a decent game and worth picking up if you do like that era of games. Roll's also cute!

peak

OK some bug I've noticed that should be fixed, and a few things I'll suggest here but THIS IS A FANTASTIC GAME. Growing up with Spyro gave me a desire for platformers that are all about gliding and thinking about height and distance. This has been a hole in my heart since the last spyro game was released on the ps1. Since that time platformers have been obsessed with making 2d tunnels filled with spikes where you just memorize the correct direction. Valkyrie Saga not only has fantastic gameplay with very relaxed open ended exploration, world building is fantastic, the atmosphere is built on the moments of music, the characters, your mission, all together and they come together wonderfully. Now a few bugs I noticed that I'm sure will get fixed. There's a few parts right outside the dock that make Roll "stuck" when you Sprint through them. There's a few platforms that spawn doubles, not sure what triggers it, I've seen a few windmills that overlapp and leave no gaps between each other. The only recommendations I have is to allow Roll to cancel a slam because quite a few times I've been mid flight somewhere and the lightest press of my trigger started the slam undoing all my progress when climbing something. Then there's that one magic spell that seems to lock you on a certain path, while I love the dungeon and consequences I wasn't really prepared to go through with it and wanted to undo the decision. But once you cast the spell there's no going back, and since the spell button is so easy to press the second time was a complete accident...By then I rolled a new save and started over. Thank you for creating this. I hope to see more.