Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria for PlayStation 2 Reviews by Gamers

Explaining this game to someone whom has not played Valkyrie Profile on the Play Station system, might be a fruitless task.

The battle system in this series is unique and has a harsh learning curve. There are literally dozens of things you can do during battle sequences that can easily get confusing.

Being released by Square-Enix you would expect great graphics, and they delivered in that department. The graphics are beautiful when displaying through s-video, the details are crisp and clear. The only downside to the graphics is that this is a 3D scroller game. Therefore you can't fully explore the beautiful land. You move left and right when traveling, but during battle you can move wherever you please.

There are multiple side quests, and "side-quest items" that you can obtain, but are not necessary to further the storyline although I suggest they be obtained as they make the game much easier.

At any given time in the game you could have 15 different characters to level, which can be somewhat overwhelming, but if you stick with a "normal" group layout (Main Character, Warrior, Mage, Archer) you can easily phase out other characters and "release" their spirits as they obtain the required level. Just make sure that you level your main characters, because you end up losing four "semi-main" characters mid-game, and if you do not have other characters leveled properly then your in a deep hole.

The item system is the most confusing aspect of this game and this requires lots of practice to master, you can find yourself changing items, skills, attacks, armor, or weapons almost every battle if you please.

I recommend this game to the older gaming crowd as it can be confusing to someone of younger age, but if you love beautiful graphics, a good storyline, great voice acting, and good game play, then you should definitely check this title out.

For my group setup in the final chapter I had (Light Warrior, Heavy Warrior, Heavy Warrior, Mage/Archer)