Added most of my thoughts in the review, but just wanted to throw some more points for the discussion:
First off, I think Tjord handled the shift in point of view really well. It genuinely piqued my curiosity about what might be causing the corruptions. Even though he explicitly stated there would "arguably be no traditional villain," I still fell for a few red herrings and thought that
Javier or
Verhoeven might be plotting something. In the end, though, it turned out to be just the
environment itself. For a moment, I even considered the possibility of
Andrea acting through some unnoticed brainwashing mechanism. While the idea of playing from the POV of a brainwashed protagonist could make for a unique story, I was ultimately glad Tjord stuck with the "no real villain" premise.
But for me the greatest highlight in Valkyre in comparison with other entries is the presence of more visible corruptions, having more sprites for each step of the corruption really adds to the feeling of slowly falling into depravity. The more detailed descriptions of how the transformations negatively impacted the mission were a great touch. I’ve always found it a little odd how, in the other entries, when the changes were questioned, the characters would brush it off with a casual "I just did my hair a little different today
" and everyone would just roll with it, lol. The final transformations in
Valkyre were also my favorite in the entire series—especially Ellen. She’s officially joined my personal podium alongside Latifa and Cassandra <3. Kathleen was super hot too, but as a devout follower of the "bigger
IS better" religion, Ellen wins for me.
The ending with a throwback to Isis was also my favorite. It was a nice way to pay homage to the old transformations while also adding variety to the corruptions. Also, poor Andrea,
imagine surviving all that shit just to end up falling into another trap and end up being brainwashed and also turned into a sex slave lol, thought it was a pretty funny ending considering all the situation .
Story-wise,
Valdana is still my favorite. Don’t get me wrong—
Valkyre wasn’t a step back or poorly written in any way. It’s just that writing a political coup story feels more complex, and Tjord pulled it off so well that it still holds the top spot for me. I also think that Victorica and her crew were such annoying bitches, that in the end corrupting them felt all the more satisfying. If I had to point out a criticism of
Valkyre, it would be how easily the girls were corrupted. Sure, it kind of makes sense, given that there wasn’t a true mastermind and the girls had to walk into the corruptions on their own, but I really missed the struggle and payoff from previous entries.
So yeah, I don’t know if we’re getting a fourth (and final?) installment, but if it happens, I’d love to see how these three setbacks have hindered the Alliance and how Neo-Terra might exploit the situation. At the end, I just want to see powerful and independent women being transformed into cock addicted sluts with tits bigger than their head, how they turn into that state I'll leave to Tjord to imagine
, and at this point I'm quite open to what he has to offer!
