Valkyrie Profile Elysium Story, Staff Details Translated, Screenshots

Square Enix announced a brand new Valkyrie Profile console game, Valkyrie Elysium, at the State of Play March 9, 2022, for PS4, PS5, and PC via Steam – We translated below the first story and staff details.

On the latest State of Play, Square Enix announced Valkyrie Elysium, the first Valkyrie Profile console game since 2008. Back in 2020, Tri-Ace’s president Yoshiharu Gotanda stated that fans should ask Square Enix for more Valkyrie Profile, and now it’s happening. However, Tri-Ace itself is not involved in the development of Valkyrie Elysium and is focusing on Star Ocean 6.

Valkyrie Elysium official press release translated

“What will you choose in this absurd world?”
“Valkyrie Elysium is the latest game in the Valkyrie series, which focuses on death and gods in a unique world inspired by Norse mythology. Elysium is the series’ first-ever action RPG, bringing its iconic combos and techniques into a 3D field, with high-end graphics, and an OST by Motoi Sakuraba.”

Story introduction details translated

“Once upon a time, the world was on the verge of ruin due to the Ragnarok. With the slight remnants of his power, the god of all gods, who governed all, created the “Apostle of Salvation”, entrusting her the fate of the world.
A new “Valkyrie” story begins…”

Valkyrie Elysium release date estimate, staff details and information rundown

• Release date estimate: Scheduled for 2022
• Platforms: PS4, PS5, PC via Steam
• Developer: Soleil Game Studios
• Composer: Motoi Sakuraba
• Character designer: Yuya Nagai (v8)
• Genre: Action RPG
• CERO and ESRB ratings: Undecided yet
• Price: Undecided yet
• Japanese official site
• Japanese Twitter account

The man born with a synthesizer: Motoi Sakuraba

Motoi Sakuraba is the usual composer of the Valkyrie Profile series, the Star Ocean series, and the Tales of series. Sakuraba has an easily recognizable style, with an heavy use of synthesizers and the organ. Motoi Sakuraba regularly composes OSTs for many different indie and mobile games as well, and sometimes shows up where you except him the least, like on the Higurashi mobile game.

Valkyrie Elysium is developed by Soleil, led by ex-Ninja Gaiden director Hiroaki Matsui

Soleil is a studio that was established in 2008 by Yoshifuru Okamoto and Hiroaki Matsui, who worked at Koei Tecmo on Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden. Hiroaki Matsui was one of the directors of Ninja Gaiden (2004), and its sequels Black , II, and Dragon Sword. Soleil so far participated in the development of Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time, and Ninjala.

Valkyrie Anatomia The Origin artist is back for Elysium: introducing Yuya Nagai

Yuya Nagai, also known as v8, was one of the artists working on the mobile game Valkyrie Anatomia. Yuya Nagai is part of CyDesignation, Cygames’ group of artists led by Hideo Minaba, the character designer of Granblue Fantasy. V8 also works on Granblue Fantasy, and worked on NieR: Automata by Yoko Taro.

As a side note, NieR: Automata‘s main character designer Akihiko Yoshida is also part of CyDesignation.

Valkyrie Elysium reveal trailer and screenshots

A key visual was reveled as well, showing the protagonist and Hrist Valkyrie

Note that the Japanese trailer of Valkyrie Elysium is also using the English dub. The Japanese dub was no revealed yet.

What are you thoughts on this new Valkyrie Profile game? We already knew a new game was coming seeing “Valkyrie Elysium” was spotted by Japanese trademark bots several months ago. But we didn’t know until now if it was a new console game or a mobile game. Are you hyped? Tell me in he comments below!