NeoGAF user CertifiedFP has started a new campaign titled “Operation 422”, aimed at bringing Valkyria Chronicles 3 to the West. Rather than using a petition, the campaign aims to focus on social media to convince Sega to localize Valkyria Chronicles 3 on any non-PSP platform. You can read the campaign’s manifesto below. You can also find more details on the campaign and how to support it in the original NeoGAF thread.
Our Manifesto:
Operation 422 is a renewed campaign to encourage Sega to bring Valkyria Chronicles 3 to western markets – No matter the platform. You may have looked at older campaigns, like the ill-fated Gallian Liberation Front and came to the conclusion that this is a lost cause. It isn’t. 2011 presented a very different environment compared to 2015 – Namely, it had just been going off of the embarassment of Valkyria Chronicles 2, which naturally doomed the third game at the time.
But now, we have the massive success of Valkyria Chronicles PC to work with, as well as an ongoing JRPG boom on PC, from Dark Souls, to Agarest, to of course Valkyria Chronicles. The soil here is fertile and growing, as opposed to what the PSP in 2011 was – Like Chernobyl – Interesting to explore, not a good place to invest in. With the Steam release of Valkyria Chronicles, new gamers have been introduced to the series, have became fans, and naturally want more. Valkyria Chronicles 3 localization would serve two groups with one plate; Old fans longing for the third game, and new fans hungry for more content.
We are not asking for a fullblown remake, premium remastering, or whole new game. We are asking for a localization and western release on any non-PSP platform. PS4… 3DS… Or for obvious reasons, PC. The great reactions to the PC release of Valkyria Chronicles in the PC Gaming Community and internally at Sega proved that the series has a future in the west, and now is the time to capitalize on that future. There are two roads that can be taken here – Sit content with the results of Valkyria Chronicles PC and let the series once more drift into the abyss, or act on the opportunity it has created and restore the IP to its deserved glory and amend the sour note left by Valkyria Chronicles 3’s absence in western markets.