I loved Valkyria Chronicles. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. In addition to being one of the best games available for the PS3, it’s my personal favorite strategy RPG… ever. Because it sold so poorly in North America, there was a time when I thought we’d never see a sequel, but one is now in development—for the PSP. The move to handheld was a bit shocking, since one of the high points of VC was the beautiful, watercolor-esque graphics. So why did Sega decide to move the series to the less graphically impressive PSP? Because making another PS3 game would just take too damn long, according to a producer for the game.

Chief Producer Shuntaro Tanaka is aiming to expand the series to new audiences, and a three-year wait (the amount of time it would take to make a sequel on the PS3) would not be conducive to that goal. According to PSPHyper, Tanaka would like to see more Valkyria Chronicles on the PS3, but since next-gen games cost so much money to make, this would only be practical with an expanded fanbase. In other words, if you guys had actually bought this game, which is much more deserving of your money than a good percentage of stuff on store shelves, then a PS3 sequel might be in the works right now. Personally, I’ll take whatever I can get. VC2 on the PSP might not be as pretty, but as long as it retains the super addictive tactics and deep, emotional storyline, I’ll be happy.

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