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Tizoc · Oct 1, 2013

US PSN is currently updating with new sale items, looks like there'll be a sale on a few Atlus titles too.
I was lurking around to see what's on sale and end finding that Valhalla Knights 1 is free:
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetw...ghts/cid=UP1023-ULUS10230_00-VALHALLAKNLEGACY

No amount was deducted from my account. Seems it's a way to promote VH3 which is releasing this month in the US.

CoachKevin · Oct 1, 2013

Yeah, it is free for all PSN users now.

dakkumauji · Oct 1, 2013

It was listed under price changes in the blog post so I guess it's to promote VK3.

Valhalla Knights PSP/PS Vita Game (now: FREE original price: $4.99)

HawthorneKitty · Oct 1, 2013

Thanks for the heads-up; anyone have an idea how archaic it is?
I am mildly interested in 3.

Eusis · Oct 1, 2013

Yeah, that took me by surprise. Grabbed in case it was a mistake, saw it touted in the PSN update afterwards so I guess it was deliberate.

Crayons · Oct 1, 2013

Tizoc said:
US PSN is currently updating with new sale items, looks like there'll be a sale on Atlus titles too.
I was lurking around to see what's on sale and end finding that Valhalla Knights 1 is free:
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetw...ghts/cid=UP1023-ULUS10230_00-VALHALLAKNLEGACY

No amount was deducted from my account. Seems it's a way to promote VH3 which is releasing this month in the US.

Where?

Tizoc · Oct 1, 2013

Crayons said:
Where?

They're in the deals section, $ale>Weekly Deals>All Deals.

Kuro · Oct 1, 2013

dakkumauji said:
It was listed under price changes in the blog post so I guess it's to promote VK3.

okay good so this isn't one of those ban worthy Oman things right?

reson8or · Oct 1, 2013

HawthorneKitty said:
Thanks for the heads-up; anyone have an idea how archaic it is?
I am mildly interested in 3.

I played and finished it when it originally came out. Was very dated then graphically and mechanically, I'm sure it hasn't aged well. However, its free, so you can mess around and form your own opinion

mollipen · Oct 1, 2013

I know a lot of people aren't into this series, but I really enjoyed the first game. Not sure how it holds up at this point, but I have to imagine that it's still at least worth your time at the low, low price of free.

Quadraphonic · Oct 2, 2013

Kuro said:
okay good so this isn't one of those ban worthy Oman things right?

Sony doesn't ban people who use the store.

hitmon · Oct 2, 2013

Thanks for the notice!

coolasj19 · Oct 2, 2013

Kuro said:
okay good so this isn't one of those ban worthy Oman things right?

As far as I know Sony has never banned anyone for downloading even mistakenly free content. They even took the whole Game Sharing thing in a bit of a stride for a while.

IHaveCandy · Oct 2, 2013

Yeah, if Sony isn't going to ban me for game-sharing MvC2 with 4 friends in the same lobby together, I'm guessing they wouldn't ban me even if this is an accident.

Tizoc · Oct 2, 2013

IHaveCandy said:
Yeah, if Sony isn't going to ban me for game-sharing MvC2 with 4 friends in the same lobby together, I'm guessing they wouldn't ban me even if this is an accident.

Originally you can game share with 4 other people, so there really was never any reason to ban you.
As is you can only game share with 1 other PS3 owner or Vita owner.

Bishop89 · Oct 2, 2013

not listed on aus store...lame.

zerokoolpsx · Oct 2, 2013

Thanks for the heads up OP!

fvng · Oct 2, 2013

dakkumauji said:
It was listed under price changes in the blog post so I guess it's to promote VK3.

No real fanfare on this, I can't even find the PSP/Vita section in the PS3 store interface

Downloaded the game and really enjoying it. Real shame that they're turning the third game into a creepy Japanese pervert simulator

Squire · Oct 2, 2013

Whoa, EDF portable is $15. Is that one good? (Ironically or otherwise?)

yatesl · Oct 2, 2013

Shame I can't download it on my UK account, so can't sync it to my Vita

Tizoc · Oct 2, 2013

Inorigo said:
Whoa, EDF portable is $15. Is that one good? (Ironically or otherwise?)

iT'S a game where you kill giant insects with flame throwers machine guns and rocket launchers, 3 of 150 other weapons you can use to slaughter the fools, HOW CAN YOU SAY NO!?!!!

Shengar · Oct 2, 2013

fvng said:
No real fanfare on this, I can't even find the PSP/Vita section in the PS3 store interface

Downloaded the game and really enjoying it. Real shame that they're turning the third game into a creepy Japanese pervert simulator

What?

EDIT:nevermind, just see shadow's post below. WTF HAPPENED??!

MagicWithEarvin · Oct 2, 2013

Hm.. this should give my Vita something to play (whenever I get around to it, I suppose). Thanks, OP.

Is the game worth playing through?

$h@d0w · Oct 2, 2013

Valhalla Knights 3 is gonna be amazing (NSFW):

http://i.minus.com/i44CXEeCF5r55.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwZzcK3G_Ac

Shengar · Oct 2, 2013

$h@d0w said:
Valhalla Knights 3 is gonna be amazing (NSFW):

http://i.minus.com/i44CXEeCF5r55.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwZzcK3G_Ac

fvng · Oct 2, 2013

Shengar said:
What?

EDIT:nevermind, just see shadow's post below. WTF HAPPENED??!

Series is officially creeper status

Laughing Banana · Oct 2, 2013

Shengar said:
What?

EDIT:nevermind, just see shadow's post below. WTF HAPPENED??!

$h@d0w said:
Valhalla Knights 3 is gonna be amazing (NSFW):

http://i.minus.com/i44CXEeCF5r55.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwZzcK3G_Ac

Shengar said:

Bah, and it seems like the effort towards pervertedness is not that good too :\ Creepy as hell models all around.

But the sad part is, most probably I would buy it anyway because it is a JRPG getting a release in the west for Vita: a miracle in itself....

PirateKing · Oct 2, 2013

Bishop89 said:
not listed on aus store...lame.

Do we even get any game for free? Yeah Aus store just sucks.

BlackLagoon · Oct 2, 2013

Tizoc said:
No amount was deducted from my account. Seems it's a way to promote VH3 which is releasing this month in the US.

Yeah, XSEED announced in on twitter. The game will be free until a week after Valhalla Knights 3 launches (so grab it before the 21st). It's is naturally NA only, since ~~Ghostlight~~ Rising Star published the game in EU/AUS (and VH3 hasn't been picked up for release there yet anyway.)

2+2=5 · Oct 2, 2013

Probably the worst way to promote vk3 lol, vk2 battle stance(not the normal vk2!) is the only good one.

Bishop89 · Oct 2, 2013

Pirateking said:
Do we even get any game for free? Yeah Aus store just sucks.

I think we share the same store as EU countries.

I know I ended up getting the jak collection for free, so i guess we get stuff sometimes.

Shahed · Oct 2, 2013

$h@d0w said:
Valhalla Knights 3 is gonna be amazing (NSFW):

http://i.minus.com/i44CXEeCF5r55.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwZzcK3G_Ac

Thanks for this. I usually try and play the older games of a series to see if it's worthwhile getting into in time for a new release. You've just saved me time and effort and now I can happily dismiss and ignore these games completely from this point

2+2=5 · Oct 2, 2013

Shahed said:
Thanks for this. I usually try and play the older games of a series to see if it's worthwhile getting into in time for a new release. You've just saved me time and effort and now I can happily dismiss and ignore these games completely from this point

I agree that japan should stop being perverted and that those sections in vk3 seem totally stupid and inappropriate(but TBH it just follows a trend present even in some bigger games).
IIRC there was a kotaku article that complained about these sections, it also pointed out that these section are totally unnecessary and optional though, you can completely avoid them and finish the game.
Previous games don't have those sections(but the only good game is vk2 battle stance).

Tizoc · Oct 2, 2013

Bishop89 said:
I think we share the same store as EU countries.

I know I ended up getting the jak collection for free, so i guess we get stuff sometimes.

Are you an EU Plus member? EU PSN fucks up sometimes with Plus games causing some games to show up being free like the Jak Trilogy Vita & NBA 2013, so that doesn't really count.

Only way VH1 or 2 becomes free or on sale is if Ghostlight gives the OK I think.

Shahed · Oct 2, 2013

2+2=5 said:
I agree that japan should stop being perverted and that those sections in vk3 seems totally stupid and inappropriate(but TBH it just follows a trend present even in some bigger games).
IIRC there was a kotaku article that complained about these sections, it also pointed out that these section are totally unnecessary and optional though, you can completely avoid them and finish the game.
Previous games don't have those sections(but the only good game is vk2 battle stance).

I guess I'll see if I ever find the time. I've got a sizable backlog of games to play on Vita (PS1/PSP/PSV) and I plan on buying a 3DS soon. If I ever find myself with literally nothing to play, I might give the first game a shot

Bishop89 · Oct 2, 2013

Tizoc said:
Are you an EU Plus member? EU PSN fucks up sometimes with Plus games causing some games to show up being free like the Jak Trilogy Vita & NBA 2013, so that doesn't really count.

Only way VH1 or 2 becomes free or on sale is if Ghostlight gives the OK I think.

AU ps+ member and na, jak was free for all (as it showed up free on the web store even when i wasnt signed in)

Tizoc · Oct 2, 2013

Bishop89 said:
AU ps+ member and na, jak was free for all (as it showed up free on the web store even when i wasnt signed in)

Jak Trilogy PS3 was free, but noT Jak Trilogy Vita officially.
The Vita games made free was due to an error from EU PSN's side IIRC.

$h@d0w · Oct 2, 2013

Shahed said:
Thanks for this. I usually try and play the older games of a series to see if it's worthwhile getting into in time for a new release. You've just saved me time and effort and now I can happily dismiss and ignore these games completely from this point

lol, embrace the perversion

but optional as 2+2=5 said:

http://kotaku.com/why-im-avoiding-one-of-the-main-features-of-valhalla-k-668967062

Ulumsk · Oct 2, 2013

I wonder if VK3 is any good. Recruiting female party members in the Red Light Distric. WAT.

EDIT: After doing some google research, yup. And Kotaku already has an article on it. Of course.

Shengar · Oct 2, 2013

Laughing Banana said:
Bah, and it seems like the effort towards pervertedness is not that good too :\ Creepy as hell models all around.

But the sad part is, most probably I would buy it anyway because it is a JRPG getting a release in the west for Vita: a miracle in itself....

I'm fine with dating sim element, or like those in Yakuza. But this, this is just pure pervesion.
Yes it optional but still it bugs me to no end knowing this mode exist.

fvng · Oct 2, 2013

Shengar said:
I'm fine with dating sim element, or like those in Yakuza. But this, this is just pure pervesion.
Yes it optional but still it bugs me to no end knowing this mode exist.

*tapping on boobs* is a whole new level of sadness. Super lame.

Green Wiggly · Oct 2, 2013

Well, shit. I've been close to talking myself into buying this when looking for something cheap on PSN many times, but have always come to my senses at the last minute. For free? Why not? Thanks OP.

chickdigger802 · Oct 2, 2013

poor marketing move. now people won't get 3 after realizing the series is turd.

Trigger · Oct 2, 2013

I remember thinking this game might be fun. I'll go ahead and give it a whirl.

Shinta · Oct 2, 2013

chickdigger802 said:
poor marketing move. now people won't get 3 after realizing the series is turd.

I played for about 10 minutes yesterday and I'm more likely to try out VK3 now. The game has some rough parts, but it looks better than I expected honestly.

halfbeast · Oct 2, 2013

can you change the character's looks? if so, I might start over.

Shinta · Oct 2, 2013

This game is really tough so far. I don't know if I missed something, but I'm grinding the first monster in the first dungeon just to try and barely scrape together enough gold to hire an additional party member. I must have missed something, because after one fight I have to run out of the dungeon and heal up again.

I'm actually really enjoying the game so far. Being free helps, but just imagining how much better this will be on Vita, I'm thinking VK3 is a must own for me now. I like the combat system a lot. Similar to Lightning Returns honestly, but with less defensive options and more party members, and no job swapping.

Cornbread78 · Oct 2, 2013

Quadraphonic said:
Sony doesn't ban people who use the store.

OK, I just LOL'd... That just sounded sarcastic.....

Tygamr · Oct 2, 2013

Tried it out yesterday and it was just so bad. It's like one of those early 3D iOS RPGs that were popular around 2009. Seriously, worst PSP game I have ever played. The dialogue is just bad and the game doesn't look very good.

ghostlight_ross · Oct 2, 2013

BlackLagoon said:
Yeah, XSEED announced in on twitter. The game will be free until a week after Valhalla Knights 3 launches (so grab it before the 21st). It's is naturally NA only, since Ghostlight published the game in EU/AUS (and VH3 hasn't been picked up for release there yet anyway.)

Actually it wasn't us who picked it up. Off the top of my head I think it might have been Rising Star.

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