Review #1280 – Valis IV (PC Engine)

You know what? The last one came in late, so you get this one early. My treat… or is it a trick?

The final chronological entry in the Valis series… and I’d imagine the take in this video is going to be pretty controversial, though I honestly don’t believe that to be the case. I like to think I’ve been honest and… well, honest, at least.

Oh well… Wednesday’s video will be our last dip into Valis territory with Super Valis IV… fitting that it would be the final Valis game ever released until 2006 where…

Actually, never mind. It’s the final Valis game ever released until these collections came along. Nothing else happened before that. Ever.

Review #1276 – Valis III (PC Engine)

Delayed? Was that what I said? Scratch that. You can have this one early. I’m in a good mood.

When someone tells that you’ve played an inferior version of a good game and after playing the “real” game, your only reaction is meh. It’s not a knock of Valis III, which remains the best of the Valis games in my opinion and there are some nice improvements here and there… but otherwise, it’s the same game I’ve played before but faster. Works for me.

Review #1275 – Valis II (PC Engine)

Hello. It’s the debut of Valis on PC Engine, even though it’s the sequel to a prior game that we’ve looked at that’s actually a remake of an earlier computer game. Are we confused yet? Try not to think too hard about this one.

Friday’s review will be on Valis III for PC Engine and then next week, it’ll be a couple Mega Drive ports and the Famicom version of Valis I, which I make no reservations of not looking forward to playing. It might actually be more distressful to play than Order Of Ecclesia.

Review #1274 – Valis I (PC Engine)

Our (better late than never) deep dive into Valis continues with a remake of the first game in the series that came out after the third game in the series… try to keep up. It gets less confusing.

Yeah, so we’re using the Valis Collection versions for these games, which only have the Japanese versions, which is a shame because the localized English dubs aren’t too bad in comparison to most dubs done around this time. Alas, I don’t have a Turbo-CD and those games cost an arm and an leg that could go to… well, another arm or leg.