Unwavering Hope for VC3 PSN PSP/Vita North American Release

[CHIYOUMEN]

I am perfectly comfortable with outright betting that there are *many* Japanese VC fans who would enthusiastically want to see and partake in consumating a PS3 VC HD Trilogy (as it is at the moment) collection - remember; other than the fact that Japanese VC fans actually have VC3, there is nothing so very different between Western and Eastern VC fans. Collectively, we would dearly want to see as much done with the IP as possible, and therefore couldn't possibly be more excited to have a chance to have HD upscaled and re-tweeked (PS3 dual analogue control for VC2 and VC3? Awesome!) renditions of VC2 and VC3 remastered for PS3 (we *can* look toward how Kojima handled his MGS2, MGS3, and Peace Walker re-releases on PS3, 360, Vita, and 3DS for inspiration, technically...).

Additionally, as much as I have ragged on Sega of late, I want to believe that (hopefully!) they have enough common and business sense to realise that any official localisation and release of VC3 to the West now *would have to be with the Extra Edition of VC3*. But then again, I hear y'all - considering how hard we have worked and continue to work to make official Western VC3 a reality, I *would not put such a theoretically simple and unassuming technicality past our dear stubborn, narrow minded, and close sighted friends at Sega*.

Nevertheless, if you do manage to engage any actually *knowledgeable, reputable, and/or reliable* Sega representatives at MCM - you/we MUST be very careful, tactful, and strategic with our interactions with them. It is not so much that we should spaz out and bluntly suggest that 'we want PS3 HD VC3/VC Collection or XSEED localised PSP and Vita compatible VC3 for many years now, why haven't you done this yet Sega?!?!'.

Rather, the point now is that we must (and although some of you may find my tact now distasteful, or possibly even villainous...) be ever smart, calculating, and coldly logical in outright cornering Sega into a so-called 'thought-trap'; a trap within and from which they cannot escape without admitting the validity and legitimacy of the fair and sound reasoning of our continued arguments for officially Western localised VC3 and therefore be outright forced to concede to offering us an acceptable and appropriate resolution to our campaign.

Thusly, it is not that we need to shout loudly at Sega representatives 'that we want a PS3 HD remaster of the VC complete trilogy NOW!' Rather we need to cooly and calculatingly point out and reaffirm that legitimately meaningful demand and request for VC3 exists even to this day, nearly three full years since VC3's first reveal in late 2010, and that *there are just so many possible, plausible, and entirely appropriate avenues with which VC3 can finally be localised to the West that we would be wholly okay with that Sega can no longer hide behind any one excuse/reason for having to continue to withold VC3 from us many fans in the West/internationally*. If the PSP route is no longer viable, make it a PSP AND Vita compatible download. If even Vita is unfavourable, make it a PS3 remastered HD complete trilogy release to catch all the original console only VC1 fans. If Sega outright refuses to shoulder *all* the costs of localising and publishing official Western VC3, please for the love of gravy let XSEED, who has already expressed official want to collaboratively localise VC3 with Sega, localise and release it already - and push the Sega representative fiercely on the issue of why they won't let XSEED do it - XSEEED, a company who can clearly see the value and potential of an English VC3 localisation when Sega themselves have not for nearly three years.

Of course you are fully welcome to draw upon the fact that Sega has already very recently reignited the imaginations, passions, and dedications of every able bodied Western and international VC fan for officially localised VC3 with their efforts to sanction UDON's official VC3 artbook release and Namco's unambiguously distracting front and center involvement of VC3's Kurt, Imca, and Riela in the upcoming Western release of PXZ. Once again Sega, why sanction and spend so much effort in indirectly promoting VC3 if you won't just finally officially localise and release VC3 the game to its well deserved and long awaiting Western/international fans?

Regardless, the point is not just to let the Sega representatives know that we would want VC3 localised to us. Rather, the point is to corner them by letting them know that we want officially localised VC3 *just so much* that we are outright *willing to accept an official Western release of VC3 on any number of acceptable formats/platforms and in any number of collaborative publishing arrangements* that Sega can no longer back pedal and hide behind any excuses because we have collectively and intellectually out-thought and strategized every single possiblity such that Sega can and will not be able to ignore the issue any longer.

Fight on, dear friends. We must fight on! Please do not forget about Valkyria Chronicles 3!

PS. Besides, if anyone has taken the time to watch Microsoft's recent Xbox One reveal - I think we should all suddenly realise just how much more important and crucial our ongoing campaign to have legitimately unique and creative game works like VC3 be championed, localised, released and represented to as many gamers and audiences as possible very truly is. I mean for heaven's sake - they thought they had saved the 'best' for last by accentuating the end of their reveal with Call of Duty. Call of Duty! Are you kidding me?!?!? You're telling me that with the end of this generation all we have to look forward to in the next renaissance is...more freakin' FPS's?!?!?

In 2008 the storytelling of the very first VC1 on PS3 was doing everything in its power to impart us with powerful and optimistic messages about how to marginalise prejudice in our times; in 2013 Microsoft expects us to 'buy back' into the same inane and mass-market FPSing that so distastefully defined their existance over the last decade. Are we actually *going back in time*, I wonder?

At this very real point in time, I would think it an outright joke if no one could see the far and away much greater innovation and creative thought that actually went into and goes into VC as an IP in general compared to the drivel that Microsoft was passing off as the 'future' in their reveal. But. I digress, and I apologise for doing so. Sorry.

[CertifiedFP]

I'd have watched the Xbox One reveal if I wasn't at work at the time, but from what I heard, it was a massive embarrassment. Microsoft proving that they don't care about GAMERS anymore. That, that is why I abandoned Xbox for Playstation. It's not a sinking ship, it's a bloody sunken one, boyo. All glory to Sonyreich. Oh, and word is going about that Microsoft has been throwing around money to various publishers (Western and Japanese) for various titles to be Xbox One exclusives.

Shall we wish that Microsoft didn't approach Sega with such a deal (With the potential risk as VC being one of such titles)? I wouldn't put it past Sega, in all honesty. They've proven they can do it, and nothing says they won't again. Shenmue 2's NA release, Jet Set Radio Future, Bayonetta 2, most recently even Sanic. You thought that VC's PSP move could destroy VC? Think again, it could be worse! (Hypothetical, but I can't help but consider such risk.). I don't know how I or everyone else (Western and Japanese) would react if Sega announced a VC3 localization as well as HD port (Or, VC4)... Xbox One exclusive!

Also, I think it sure shows that Xbox Has No Games when all they have to show is another COD that's only real specialty is that it has slightly began to attempt to catch up with the rest of its genre. Wow, leaning and sliding! It's not like I haven't had that in various FPS games that pre-date COD1!

[InTheSky]

Remember to ask for Senjou no Valkyria 3 Extra Edition and not the vanilla version though.

Just quoting this to say: Battle Network avatar! Hell yes. Loved those games.

Hey Guys, I'm at MCM this year (and Cosplaying as Selvaria Next year if things go to plan) so I could potentially track down Sega and ask about VC3. (along with VC HD)

is it worth doing so?

btw, sorry for my abscence, Uni got in the way.

Just to echo what Chiyou said, go ahead if are willing to do it. A simple question regarding Valkyria Chronicles 3 in the West will do. If you feel stonewalled, try asking who else you can talk to or what else you can do. I appreciate it if that's what you decide.

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Anyway! XboxOne! I didn't watch the conference, but I've read up on it and it sounds like . Nothing personal on fans or propsective Xbox One customers.

Paid used games = destruction of the used games market at retail outlets (there's no difference between buying a game new and buying it used, because if you buy it used you need to go through MS's proprietary system to receive a new activation code!). Your friends paying for games that you lent to them sucks too. And both of these, rumored to be at full price! Alongside having to connect to the internet at least once a day, a huge stinking console with another sensor and Kinect. Non-removable hard drive (well to be fair, it comes with a whopping 500GB and external USB3.0 ports but if your hard drive is screwed so are you). Too much Kinect. NFL "unprecedented partnership" too.

I don't deny that in some ways Microsoft is "ahead of the game" and doing things the competition isn't doing, but you know what? Very few core gamers are actually interested in the direction Microsoft is going. It isn't so great just to go in uncharted waters in the name of a bad idea, and certainly not so much if it's in the name of greed. Sega with their consoles has been ahead of the game in respectable ways. First online console, first game marketplace through console (don't remember which (=P), first console to include portable TV. A bunch of which were major blunders, and some of which weren't entirely prudent even if awesome, but Sega making the push with online gaming (even if, as I read, the service wasn't available at launch) is great. This isn't:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbWgUO-Rqcw

Skype is not half bad, but I could live without it. Voice commands, that's nice but i don't care if I don't have it. There are virtually no games out there that are played primarily through voice command---so the controller and games should be essential. Xbox Home is already annoying with all of the ads and interface. The focus on games is so obviously not there in that conference. For their sake, they better knock it out of the park with E3. Apparently they've got 15 launch games set up, 8 of which are new IP's. I really don't plan on getting an Xbox One anyway though...so I don't care all that much!

Microsoft has gone to the dogs! At least they have Fish AI and all that jazz. and TV TV TV TV Sports Sports Sports Television Television Calladuty

edit: an additional appetizer, for those interested
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVuDYvEe12Y

[Recon326]

Paid used games = destruction of the used games market at retail outlets (there's no difference between buying a game new and buying it used, because if you buy it used you need to go through MS's proprietary system to receive a new activation code!). Your friends paying for games that you lent to them sucks too. And both of these, rumored to be at full price! Alongside having to connect to the internet at least once a day, a huge stinking console with another sensor and Kinect. Non-removable hard drive (well to be fair, it comes with a whopping 500GB and external USB3.0 ports but if your hard drive is screwed so are you). Too much Kinect. NFL "unprecedented partnership" too.

I believe that it isn't going to be full price all the time, Like several years after the game comes out, the price for another code will go down.

I think that the Xbox 1 reveal wasn't too great, though it did have it's funny moments since I watched the Gamespot stream with commentary. (Me and my friends will certainly be joking around with fish AI for a while). Though Microsoft should be showing off Xbox 1's gaming side at E3. (If they don't then what were they thinking.)