Rather than a straightforward, linear tale, Valkyrie Profile was instead broken into a series of vignettes, at the end of which a warrior died and was recruited into the titular valkyrie's army. As one of the very best games of that era, it's an RPG that stands tall alongside classics like Suikoden and Final Fantasy 7, and the audacity of its design is a big reason why.įirst released in Japan in late 1999, Valkyrie Profile stood out from its peers in a number of key respects. But it's much more than just a cult curiosity for the PlayStation. These days, Valkyrie Profile is mainly remembered for its rarity in North America, with most copies selling for more than $300 on Ebay owing to its very limited print run. The only hint of what needed to be done was in the title, summed up in a manner similar to the Nerv slogan from Neon Genesis Evangelion: "Should Deny The Divine Destiny of the Destinies," or more simply, "Reject Your Fate."
Long before Dark Souls delighted and baffled fans with its deliberately opaque lore, Valkyrie Profile was making its best ending as counterintuitive as possible.
"I think the fun part of games comes from thinking for yourself," Director Yoshiharu Gotanda is purported to have said of Valkyrie Profile (via an interview preserved by Shmuplations). Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team. This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247.
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