Valkyrie Profile 1999

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tri-Ace's role playing game for the PlayStation, released in December 1999 in Japan and August 2000 in North America, inspired by Norse mythology. You follow the valkyrie Lenneth through Midgard as she collects the souls of slain heroes to serve as einherjar, her companions for Ragnarok, and trains them by fighting monsters and doing extra quests. Dungeon exploration plays more like a platformer: Lenneth is the only visible character and can jump, slide, swing her sword and shoot ice crystals, which make temporary steps, freeze enemies and solve puzzles. Touching an unfrozen enemy starts an RPG style battle, and attacking a visible enemy first gives you the first strike. The world map is a 3D view with Lenneth flying over Midgard. Each outing still has two rhythms, platforming through a dungeon and then switching to battle.