23)Glitches

Discover and avoid game-breaking glitches in Valkyrie Profile, including freezes, audio bugs, and character-specific issues. Learn how to prevent them.

This section details various glitches found in Valkyrie Profile and how to prevent or work around them.

Glitches:

1. If Lyseria is transferred, she is permanently lost and cannot be recruited again in Jotunheim Palace or the Seraphic Gate.
2. If Valkyrie is the sole party member, the game may freeze when an enemy uses Great Magic or when Valkyrie uses her PWS with a bow equipped. This can be prevented by having at least one other character in the party, even if they fall in battle.
3. During the boss fight against Hrist with Brahms, Arngrim, Mystina, and Lezard, the game will freeze if Mystina attempts to cast Great Magic.
4. Attempting to rewind text during Gandar's recruitment scene by pressing the L buttons will cause the game to lock up.
5. The game may freeze after a battle, most commonly in Brahms Castle and the initial section of the Seraphic Gate. This is a rare occurrence.
6. A loud buzzing sound may occur over regular audio. Saving and resetting the console is the only way to resolve this.
7. Characters' PWS voice samples may be delayed or play consecutively. This is most frequent with Grey and Janus.
8. In the Citadel of Flame, players can get stuck in the ceiling if hit by fireballs while opening a chest in the first room.
9. In the Citadel of Flame, non-Janus character attacks may sometimes poison enemies.
10. When Valkyrie performs bow attacks at very close range to an enemy, a peculiar pillar of fire animation appears instead of the standard one.
11. The Concentration skill does not function as intended. It is supposed to reduce CT to 2 after a PWS, but the actual results vary by spell:
    • Fire Storm: 5 to 2
    • Fire Lance: 5 to 3
    • Stone Torch: 5 to 3
    • Poison Blow: 5 to 3
    • Prismatic Missile: 10 to 10
    • Lighting Bolt: 9 to 9
    • Dark Savior: 5 to 3
    • Shadow Servant: 5 to 5
    • Frigid Damsel: 5 to 5
    • Icicle Edge: 5 to 5
    • Sacred Javelin: 5 to 3
    • Mystic Cross: 6 to 6