Game Revolution writes: "What does Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga have in common with a bag of pre-mix cement? Unfortunately, just about everything; but most noticeably, the color scheme and lack of playability. A cheap imitation of the Monster Hunter series, and with influences from a number of other games including the Elder Scrolls series and MMORPGs in general, almost everything in this game comes up short. Parts are overly simplistic while other aspects are entirely too complicated, and every bit of it seems mired in painful repetition, inadequate systems, and a joyless environment. Pile all this on top of a mud-pit-themed color scheme, and it becomes almost unbearable."
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.
This review was horrible, it was like reading something from IGN mixed with Kotaku with a unnerving VG24/7 theme behind it.
D/A
It's like am mixed bag of prunes in the end you can only make prune juice... yuck.
As for Eldar Saga - 6.5/10 ^_^