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Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume represents a bit of a step back in time for the series. Where Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria led the series in a more optimistic direction, Covenant of the Plume returns to the tragedy and gloom of the first game in the series, choosing the theme of sacrifice in contrast to Silmeria‘s hope. The game is designed rather well, and the plot is extremely well written, but an overall lack of consistency and an unfortunate rehashing of artistic elements from earlier in the series drags the whole thing down rather badly. Continue reading ‘Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume – Staff Review’ »

Say, turn this record over, you ain’t heard nothin’ yet! On this side: 7th Dragon, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Tales of Radiant Mythology 2, Arc Rise Fantasia, Blood of Bahamut, and Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume. Continue reading ‘Mass Screenshots, Artwork 02/25/09’ »

Got some rare things for you today, strangah.  In this update: Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume, Shining Force Feather, Dragon Quest IX, Phantom Brave Wii, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time. Continue reading ‘Mass Screenshots, Artwork, Boxart – 02/18/09’ »

European gamers can add a couple more dates to their calendar. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time will ship out for Wii and DS on March 27 while Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume will be headed to DS screens on April 3.

On the heels of the North American release date for Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume for the Nintendo DS, Square Enix announced today that PAL territories can expect the game in spring 2009. Continue reading ‘Covenant of the Plume Floats in PAL Territories’ »

Square Enix updated their 2009 release date list today. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for the Nintendo DS will head to stores on February 17 and has been rated E10+. Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume, also for the Nintendo DS, will ship out on March 17.

Valkyrie Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono for the Nintendo DS has just gotten an official release date. Lucky Japanese gamers will be able to get their hands on it come October 2 for 4,800 yen. So far we’re still waiting to hear about a North American release. In the meantime fans can check out the game’s official Japanese site.

Square Enix has revealed a few details for its upcoming Valkyrie Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono. For starters, the main character will not be a valkyrie as in previous games. This time, the protagonist will be a human seeking revenge against the valkyries. Continue reading ‘New Valkyrie Details Develop’ »

Valkyrie Profile fans may have a while yet to wait for the latest addition to the series, Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One for the Nintendo DS. In the meantime, though, Square Enix has some goodies to offer. The game’s Japanese site has gone live and features character profiles, story details, and screecaps. It also features a very shiny teaser trailer. Continue reading ‘Valkyrie Profile DS Makes Its Online Debut’ »

The pages of Shonen Jump reveal that a third entry to the Valkyrie Profile series is headed to the DS. Though difficult to read, the scan shows the title to be Valkyrie Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono, which translates to ‘The Person that Shoulders the Blame’. Continue reading ‘New Valkyrie Profile Announced for DS’ »