BlendGames writes: "More so than any other genre, I think action RPGS are decidedly either really, really good, or really, really awful, and I think this all lends itself to the idea of actually stomping through a 30 hour plus adventure and feeling that you're either satisfied with your quest or that you've wasted your time entirely. Well, sad to say as it is, but Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga, a Wii exclusive that's spawned from a couple of PSP games, is definitely the latter, combining a boring ass story, drab, clumsy graphics, and an outlandishly bad combat system that is so horrible that it feels like I've created a time machine and traveled back to 1998 when Nintendo was discussing the combat controls of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time before they actually got it right."
Digitally Downloaded writes: "Often the Wii was criticised for its perceived lack of quality third party games to play, but it's not the case at all. The Wii had some excellent third party games to play, it's just that some of them required a little digging to get to."
This series is destined to be quickly forgotten in the west (it actually has a strong niche in Japan), which is a pity, because there’s a lot to like about these games. They're not for everyone, but JRPG fans looking for something a little different would do well to try these out.
Neocrisis: Continuing a bumper year of releases, Rising Star Games has confirmed Eldar Saga's 2010 release date as 17th September. The game will fill a niche in the current games climate by appealing to Wii owners who are interested in the RPG format.
To be honest, I would give it roughly around the same score ( Maybe a 3/5 or 3.5/5? ), Played the PSP versions, and got this version based on the name alone. It's a lot different than what I've come to expect actually. In some ways some of the battles rank up to Demon's Souls difficulty (no joke). I know one boss battle lasted me over 45 minutes only because I could not really attack him.
Honestly it can be a fun game ( I have yet to try the online yet though ), but so far it's an okay game. I was playing it before Demon's Souls, now I can't get back into it really; but I want to :).