Valkyrie Profile (series)
| Valkyrie Profile | |
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Logo of Valkyrie Profile
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| Genres | Role-playing |
| Developers | tri-Ace |
| Publishers | Enix, Square Enix |
| Creators | Yoshiharu Gotanda |
| Artists | Gō Yoshinari, Yō Yoshinari |
| Composers | Motoi Sakuraba |
| Platforms | PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Android, iOS |
| First release |
Valkyrie Profile December 22, 1999 |
| Latest release |
Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin April 28, 2016 |
Valkyrie Profile (ヴァルキリープロファイル Varukirī Purofairu?) is a Norse mythology-based role-playing game series developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix (initially Enix), created by Yoshiharu Gotanda.
Valkyrie Profile draws heavily from Norse mythology, though it takes artistic liberty with the source material and does deviate from it significantly.
The Valkyrie Profile series is developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix (now Square Enix). It was created by Yoshiharu Gotanda, one founder of tri-Ace. Motoi Sakuraba composed scores for the series.
The original Valkyrie Profile was a late-period role-playing game on PlayStation, so it was able to use the console's performance to its fullest.
Several manga have been written based on the series. They are Valkyrie Profile, Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria, and Valkyrie Profile: The Dark Alchemist. A manga anthology called Valkyrie Profile Enix Supercomic Gekijoh is based on PlayStation Portable of Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth.
Overall, the Valkyrie Profile series received positive critical reception both in Japan and the West. The series has sold over 1.56 million copies.
Some Valkyrie Profile games have been included in various lists of top games. In a 2006 reader's poll conducted by Famitsu, the first Valkyrie Profile was voted the 27th best video game of all time.Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth received IGN's award for Best PSP RPG of 2006.Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria received IGN's award for "Best Game No One Played".
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