Current version:PlayStation 5
Valkyrie Elysium

Valkyrie Elysium

Valkyrie Elysium is a PlayStation 5 action game developed by Soleil. It centers on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, area and route exploration, and story, case, or mission progress, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.

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About this game

Valkyrie Elysium is a PlayStation 5 action game centered on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, area and route exploration, and story, case, or mission progress. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hits, camera behavior, and readable hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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7.0 / 10PlayStation 5

Thoughtful combat in a thinly developed journey.

Elemental summons, weapon choices and grappling movement give combat something worth studying. Exploiting weaknesses and arranging attacks is more rewarding than simply repeating a button. The surrounding journey is less convincing: a limited enemy selection, broad empty areas and thin storytelling stretch the action without giving every section much weight. Heavy outlines and uneven dramatic presentation also constrain the fantasy setting. It suits players who prioritise fighting systems over narrative and tolerate repeated encounters. Contemporary PS5 coverage notes pop-in, occasional frame dips and poor lip synchronisation, so consistently refined delivery should not be expected. Concentrate on connections between summons and weaknesses rather than searching every corner in the hope of elaborate exploration content.

Strengths

  • Elements and summons allow deliberate combinations.

Weaknesses

  • Repeated enemies and empty areas slow progress.

Who it is for: Action-focused adventure players less concerned with story.

Play notes: Historical 2022 PS5 launch state; subsequent patches unverified.

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Repeated enemies and empty areas dilute pacing.

Reviewed6.4 / 10Not provided
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Elemental summons and movement create useful combat choices.

Reviewed8.0 / 10Not provided
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Storytelling and rendering underuse the setting.

Reviewed5.8 / 10Not provided
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Occasional dips and pop-in reduce polish.

Reviewed7.1 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
Soleil
Publisher
Square Enix
Release date
Sep 29, 2022
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
PlatformingThird PersonLinear LevelsFantasyStory-drivenSolo-friendlyExplorationReal-time Combat3D GraphicsFast-pacedShootingReplayable
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single player
Perspectives
Third person

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