We're Getting A Second Valis Collection On Switch

Valis 3 for MD is the one I prefer if I play any of this series. But as is, what they’ve put out is really expensive in the eShop anyway

Makes me wish they just put all 6 into 1 package. Not like these games take up much memory and having 2 separate collections made is an odd choice for such a niche series.

@FX29 I agree. Look at the TMNT Cowabunga Collection with 13 games in one, plus online functionality and extras, for 40 bucks. That is how it is done (assuming they don't screw it up between now and then).

This, and the Turrican collections just totally turned me off. I will wait, and if nothing comes, just spend my money on something more satisfactory.

Edit: though it stings a little because I'd love to play the PC Engine version of Valis IV.

I think this demonstrates a lot of contempt for fans, especially for such old and obscure games. There are no excuses for this not being an all-in-one collection, even if it cost, say, $10 or so more.

And the fewer cartridges, the better. I don't know if there is a limit as to how many icons a Switch cartridge can spawn (if any), but the Atelier Mysterious Trilogy cartridge spawns no less than six icons (3 games + 3 digital artbooks). The Doraemon education collection spawns four, and I have a few others that spawn three each.

@daveMcFlave
Exactly, if it were a more popular franchise like Mega Man for example which had 2 separate collections made I can understand. Since most fans will end up buying both regardless.

But for Valis which is relatively obscure in the West it makes no sense to split the games into 2 collections.

They could have EASILY added these to the original collection instead of charging us extra for this 🙄

@Silly_G Enemies and monsters spawn. Switch icons populate

@FX29 if you'd be nitpicky Megaman actually has (at least) 5 collections (Megaman and X have 2 each, adding to that is the Zero/ZX Collection)
6 if you count Megaman 11

Why are all these not in the same collection? They're literally just smaller size roms and why is the Super NES version of Super Valis IV still not included in any of the collection? When the TMNT collection, Capcom fighting collection, and Namco Museum collection could give us well over 10+ retro games for a value price, having only 3 roms per cartridge is just terrible. These are terrible collections especially when there's only one good game per collection.

I waited too long on the first physical release so both of them will have to be downloads for me.

The first I did not get because it was not on cartridge
So if this is not on cartridge again I won't be getting it.

Funnily enough, I played through the MD version of Valis today on Evercade. It's a pretty fun game, with great music (although there were some sound issues on the Evercade) but movement is too slow and the dialogue in the cut scenes moves at a ridiculously slow rate. Still, it's one of 12 games (including Valis 3) in a physical collection that costs £17.99, so it feels like a better value proposition than these releases.

@SwissCheese
I meant the classic series, which was split into 2 collections. But I get what you're saying.

Sooooo.... They wanted to just overprice out selections of the Valis series instead of just hitting with it all at once with a reasonable price? I mean damn, all they had to do was pull a Konami Collection stunt and most of us would be good... Was that so hard?

After I posted that comment about no Syd or IV on the last collection I found this article. Good timing I guess