Reception
As of November 30, 2008, the Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria has sold over 401,000 units in Japan. According to Media Create, it was the top-selling game during the week of its release in Japan, selling 281,510 copies. The game has sold 170,000 copies in Europe as of November 2007.
The game was well received by critics with an 85% rating at Game Rankings and 83/100 at Metacritic. Famitsu scored the game a 34 out of 40. GameSpot gave it an 8.0/10, calling it a "refreshingly different and very challenging example of a Japanese RPG" that "looks great," with a "fun and exciting" combat system. They praised the game for its "depth and variety" but found the skills and equipment interface "convoluted" and noted that its high difficulty "hampers the pacing of the storyline." The game received IGN's award for "Best Game No One Played" in 2006 and achieved SCEI's Ultimate Hits status in March 2007.
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