A Short Hike meets Psuedoregalia, except there's actually a lot to this game than what that shallow analysis implies. Lovely looking game with a great world to explore.

One of the most exciting elements in a video game, is the exploration of a strange yet vaguely familiar place. Dark Souls, Digimon World, Moon Remix Adventure RPG, Sable and Paradise Killer, are my favourites when it comes to that (and one of my favourite games in general).
A game world so mystic and fascinating, that you can’t keep your eyes from it. In Valkyrie Saga we play as Roll, a Valkyrie send down by the Goddess to bring back balance. From the very first minute I was locked in. The look, atmosphere and music, are highly reminiscent of the PS1, Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast eras. A melancholic track plays when you arrive at the planet, crunchy footsteps echo in your ears, sluggish yet powerful movement, when you move around.

Somewhat of a biblically correct angel tells you about how you can jump and glide with your wings; yet your actions are limited. To extend these actions, you need to find specific crystals. Some of the townsfolk might be able to share more with you. And that’s the whole setup. Find the crystals to achieve the top and save the planet. Where you go from here and how much you take in, is up to you. You take a 360 turn around; spot various lands and buildings around you and above you; each looking more magical and promising than the last.

Everything you see, can be reached. Everything you see brings its own depth and secrets. Entities will ask you for help, share valuable knowledge, and some of them might even fear you. Is their fear grounded? What is happening to this place and how does „balance“ look like? I want to desperately know it all, visit everything, arrive at places that looked so out of reach to me a while ago. This game is special. It takes you one look at the trailer to get it; and it turns out better with every minute I spend in it. Lost in the magic of Valkyrie Saga, I want to dwell deeper.

So, my partner bought this game for me after we saw an ad that got me to check the store page. Initially, I was just expecting something probably a little crappy but still a fun experience. What I got instead was a platformer that starts out feeling pretty exploratory that smoothly transitioned into a precision platformer.

There's definitely a couple of textures that won't sit still but it ultimately wasn't really an issue to playing the game itself

Would definitely recommend enthusiastically to anyone who wants to just vibe out on a ps1 style platformer.