Metareview - Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth

by Chris Powell { Jul 22nd 2006 at 8:35PM }

IGN was one of the first outlets out of the gate with a Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth review as they awarded it an Editor's Choice award, but now, more reviews have been pouring in. While this is another port, which some people don't seem to like, it seems like it's one of the best RPGs yet for our beloved PSP. However, that may not mean a whole lot since the PSP's RPG library is nothing to write home about. Will Lenneth change all that?

IGN (85/10) gets right to the point by saying it's "the best RPG that the PSP has received to date."

1UP (80/100) appreciates the change of pace Lenneth brings to the table. "As an originator, Valkyrie Profile is an inspired maverick in a field of me-too RPGs, beautiful to look at and exciting to play."

Gamespot (75/100) thinks it's a decent game, but only fans of the genre may have fun with it when they said, "A solid port of a one-of-a-kind role-playing game that is endlessly appealing to genre fans who are looking for something different, but it's a bit too dense for everyone else."

So there you have it. While Lenneth doesn't appear to be anything spectacular, it should offer someone itching for some RPGing on the go a lot of fun.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

steve @ Jul 22nd 2006 10:14PM

It is a great port of a great RPG. The thing is we don't need more ports we need original content. Square-Enix simple are capitalizing on the demand for this game (take one look at Ebay prices for the PS1 copy). I have a PS1 copy so I borrowed the PSP release and while it is fun I don't see the real need for this game - other then to raise money for the next Square-Enix project.

Isn't the PS1 emulator coming out soon anyway?

Marco Cano Jr. @ Jul 23rd 2006 4:35AM

I really don't understand all this "Ports are bad" thing that everyone keeps complaining about. I mean yes there are some pretty bad ports of games (WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2006 comes to mind) and it is a lot of ports but I enjoyed Burnout Legends, Monster Hunter Freedom, Street Fighter Alpha 3, etc.

I mean nobody was complaining when Nintendo and Square-Enix was porting all their SNES and NES games to the GBA. I just don't understand.

Wolfrain @ Jul 23rd 2006 6:55AM

The only problem with WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2006 was the tedious loadtimes especially when loading a created superstar. The gameplay was easily as good as the PS2 version.

HarD @ Jul 23rd 2006 7:08AM

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