Ludography
Valhalla Knights 3 cover

2013 · Adventure · Role-playing

Valhalla Knights 3

PlayStation exclusive

Valhalla Knights 3 marks the return of the gritty action RPG series, now taking full advantage of the powerful PS Vita hardware to provide intense real-time battle and smooth seven-on-seven party-based combat. After creating a main character and field-worthy party members from one of seven races such as human, elf and beast with a myriad of customizable physical traits, each character is assigned a job class from the twenty available such as fighter, mage and priest. As battles are won each customized character earns various loot from the countless items, weapons and armor available, as well as skill points towards unlocking job-specific skills. Powerful pre-existing warriors can also be persuaded to join your battle party by showering them with gifts and creating a strong personal bond.

Released
23 May 2013
Platforms
PlayStation Vita
Genres
AdventureRole-playing
Developers
—
Publishers
Marvelous
Series
Valhalla Knights
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionFantasy
Country
Japan
Age ratings
CERO DESRB M
Composers
Motoi Sakuraba

About

Valhalla Knights 3 (Japanese: ヴァルハラナイツ3) is a role-playing video game for the PlayStation Vita published by Marvelous AQL. It is the sequel to Valhalla Knights 2 and is the fourth game in the Valhalla Knights video game series. The game was originally planned to be released in Japan on January 31, 2013, but was delayed, and eventually was released on May 23, 2013. XSEED Games published the game in North America on October 15, 2013, and Europe on October 23, 2013. An enhanced version of the game titled Valhalla Knights 3 Gold (ヴァルハラナイツ3 Gold) was released in Japan on February 27, 2014; however, XSEED Games announced that they have no plans to release Gold in other regions.

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player creates a battle team and then can challenge other players in a 7-on-7 battle. The game features seven character races, which are Human, Elf, Hobbit, Dwarf, Nightmare, Beast and Machine, and seven character classes, which are Fighter, Mage, Prisoner, Thief, Priest, Akatoki, and Archer. Each character also has eight "active" skills and four "passive" skills, the skills depending on the character type. Additionally, there are also different personality traits, which are given at random to a character.

The character's personality influences their behavior. By winning, the player obtains arena points which can be used to buy weapons and armor. The game also features a "red light district" where the player can recruit female party members by paying them then raising their affection, as well as trigger side-quests. The player must also earn skill points, which are necessary to upgrade and unlock abilities for his/her team.

Story

The protagonist of the game comes from a far-away place in search of a legendary treasure left behind by a spy charged with treason. The player can choose between one of four races in the very begin either as a human, elf, halfling or a dwarf. After you roll through the opening cinematic you are shown a scene of your character along six other prisoners arrive at the Plaza of Carceron prison. You and the group enter the High Town of the game only to be attack by other prisoners of the prison that work for one of the main families in charge of the prison.

You and your fellow spy by the name of Carlos. You are both tasked to locate a great treasure hidden somewhere in the prison called "W. Flockhart's" treasure by order of the emperor though your character has not chose but to obey. You are branded with the "Mark of Death" which will activate if the branded fights against the will of the brander.

Reception

Valhalla Knights 3 has received mixed reviews. 50% on GameRankings and 48/100 on Metacritic. Four Famitsu reviewers gave Valhalla Knights 3 scores of 8, 7, 7 and 8, for a total of 30/40. 5/10, saying that Valhalla Knights 3 "has some high points, but they soon give way to glaring faults."

Pocket Gamer rated the game a 7/10, praising the RPG aspects of the game, calling it "a strong and compelling RPG hidden under mountains of fan service." 5/5, commending the customization options and online features, but the presentation, graphics, load times and story were criticized. 5/5, praising the concept and multiplayer, but criticizing the presentation and single-player mode.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation Vita23 May 2013Japan · North America 15 October 2013 · Europe 23 October 2013

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
PlayStation VitaPCSB00432Europe—
PCSG00076Japan01.03
PCSE00244North America—

Editions and related releases

Expanded editions
Valhalla Knights 3 Gold

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