A Valkyrie Profile Reskin?

[kruckster]

Don't get me wrong, I like the look of this game, but videos make the game systems and whatnot look A LOT like the original Valkyrie Profile. Enough that I'm a bit worried this may run afoul of some legal issues...

I'd be happy to hear an explanation otherwise, of course! (I do legitimately like the look of the game)

[Melodia]

You can't copyright gameplay. So no legal issues.

The creators have been pretty open about their inspiration from VP.

[KaboomKid]

The developers were very openly inspired by VP, but aside from the lore and characters obviously being entirely different, the mechanics have a lot of differences too. One of the bigger ones is that Indivisible combat uses an ATB system rather than being more strictly turn-based like VP, so you and the enemies initiate actions whenever the gauges are filled. If you're good at combo-ing with your team, and have good knowledge of the various meter-gains and cooldown timings for different attacks, it's possible to take multiple "turns" and sometimes knock out some enemies before they have had a chance to retaliate.

Another big difference is that battles happen on the game world, so it's possible to position yourself where you can win the fight by just knocking an enemy off a ledge, or vice-versa. Enemies wandering around the map can also join into a fight that's ongoing. There are even some enemies that will deliberately exit the battle so they can attack you at range on the game world, and you'll have to find an opportunity to stun them so you can continue combo-ing them with the team again.

Of course there are many other things. Navigating the game world is much more heavily inspired by games like Super Metroid and MMX than VP, Battles have a defensive phase that's more reminiscent of the Mario RPG games, and there are other nuances to the function of various attacks and super attacks. Even for someone acquainted with VP, there will a bit of a learning curve to get used to how everything works together.

[Mr. Stimpson]

Was just coming here to see if VP was an influence. Glad to see it was. That series is so good.

[vinzi]

Originally posted by Mr. Stimpson:

Was just coming here to see if VP was an influence. Glad to see it was. That series is so good.

After what they did to the original Valkyrie Profile IP im really glad someone else is picking up the torch.

[ZexxCrine]

Originally posted by vinzi:

Originally posted by Mr. Stimpson:

Was just coming here to see if VP was an influence. Glad to see it was. That series is so good.

After what they did to the original Valkyrie Profile IP im really glad someone else is picking up the torch.

not really sure what you are refering to here. vp1 vp2 and covenant of the plume were all good even if plume was the worst of the three. the only thing I can think is the mobage in japan that never got a western release, which makes no sense considering many titles that have mobages still get regular installments. the diector behind the VP series has repeatedly tried to get a vp3 proposal through and has failed.

so im not sure wht exactly they have done that is so wrong other than not making a game in a while. even then they released vp lenneth on IOS recent-ish which is the first time VP1 has ever been available to a wide audience.

[Melodia]

The also were making a VP game....that ended up as Lightning Returns. Which may be good or bad depending on how you feel about that game, one supposes.

[Mr. Stimpson]

Originally posted by Melodia:

The also were making a VP game....that ended up as Lightning Returns. Which may be good or bad depending on how you feel about that game, one supposes.

Jesus. Ask Sacred fans how they liked Sacred 3. I bet that's how they would have reacted.

[vinzi]

Originally posted by ZexxCrine:

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In other words they killed it and only milk mobile gacha now. I hope all my favourite IP's end up that way.