Pitting war machines against pink-bowed Chihuahuas.
by XSEED Games


May 23, 2008 - The original Valhalla Knights offered PSP owners a chance to customize a party of six characters and head into real-time battles with monsters and baddies galore. Now that Valhalla Knights 2 is on the way, we asked the folks over at XSEED Games to break down some details on the upcoming title's story, job classes and some prominent gameplay features. Check out your options for character creation below, because with Valhalla Knights 2, you can opt to play as a rocket-toting machine warrior or a dog. No joke. That, combined with the fact that the game features a melancholic goddess losing her wings in battle, means Valhalla Knights 2 could be quite an intriguing title.


Story

On the Day of Judgment, the gods abandoned mankind. Yet on that sorrowful day, one goddess descended from the Heavens and wrought destruction that tore up the land and parched the oceans. Despite this, mankind refused to accept such a miserable fate. A lone witch fought against the Goddess and managed to cut a wing from her back. But the Goddess could not be so easily defeated. Feathers from the fallen wing pierced both plants and animals and twisted them into monsters called Hostiae, which struck at the land and people in retaliation. Once this was done, the Goddess escaped into the heart of the world to recover. In the wake of such chaos, the witch left behind the White Crystal that would one day reveal where the Goddess slept, so this divine conflict could be brought to a close.


A thousand years passed, and two organizations rose to power. One, the Obviam Deis, seeks to destroy the Goddess, while the other, Decem Pennae, wishes to coexist peacefully with her. The two groups race to uncover the White Crystal so they can carry out their respective desires.

And now, the Kingdom of Weiselheim is recruiting Latroci, those born with the will of the witch and a destiny to protect the people from the Hostiae. One Latroci, an orphan brought up during the hardest of times, rises up to this challenge and yearns for the title of Royal Latroci of Weiselheim and quests to find the Goddess, wherever she slumbers.

Valhalla Knights 2 Trailer-PSP


Races
Human: A well-balanced, all-purpose character. Can use any job type.

Elf: Race with high intelligence that excels in using magic.

Dwarf: Excels at close-range combat due to incredible physical strength. Weak magic users.

Halflings: With their unsurpassed weapons skills and incredible speed, Halflings run circles around their enemies.

Machine: Race armed with heavy armor and powerful weapons. They can't switch job classes, but they're the only race that can utilize guns and rocket launchers.

Akatoki: Race highly trained in hand-to-hand combat. Good match with the new job class Monk, which is capable of unleashing devastating combo attacks.

Canine: This one's a mystery. But it looks like a bunch of puppies.


The original Valhalla Knights offered PSP owners a chance to customize a party of six characters and head into real-time battles with monsters and baddies galore. Now that Valhalla Knights 2 is on the way, we asked the folks over at XSEED Games to break down some details on the upcoming title's story, job classes and some prominent gameplay features. Check out your options for character creation below, because with Valhalla Knights 2, you can opt to play as a rocket-toting machine warrior or a dog. No joke. That, combined with the fact that the game features a melancholic goddess losing her wings in battle, means Valhalla Knights 2 could be quite an intriguing title.

Job Classes

Low-Level
Fighter: Good at close-range combat and can equip shields.

Mage: Good with black (offensive, elemental) magic.

Priest: Good with white (defense, healing) magic.

Thief: Extremely agile and good at close range or long range attacks. Able to equip bows.

Monk: Good at physical combat and able to execute combo attacks.

High-Level
Anchor: Magic user that can use both Mage and Priest magic spells.

Knight: A Fighter class that can use Priest magic. However, the time required to cast spells is longer then a Priest. Able to equip shields.

Samurai: Uses two-handed swords and has a higher chance of unleashing critical hits.

Ninja: An upgraded Thief class. Able to use bows as well as special Ninja weapons.

Enchanter: Magic user that specializes in inflicting status abnormalities such as Poison and Paralysis on groups of enemies.

Specialized

Machine: Race-specific job class available only to Machines. Able to equip almost all weapons, as well as special machine weapons such as guns and rocket launchers.

Guard: Race-specific job class available only to Canines.

Game Features
Customization
In Valhalla Knights 2 you can customize not only what you equip but also select the face and hair style of every character you create, along with gender, race and job class.

Skill System
You can set two different legacy skills for each job: an Action Skill and a Base Skill. Action Skills have immediate effects whereas Base Skills are inherent to the job class in question.

Attribute and Tuning System
At the "Fountain of Modification," it's possible to modify weapons and armor. Also, there's a tuning system so that a player can make improvements to the Machine job class.

Mix and Match Job Classes
Each character can equip up to three different job classes simultaneously. Although the effects of the sub-jobs aren't as immediate as the main ones, the character will have access to all of the sub-job's Base Skills.