Valkyria Chronicles 2 Announced!

[JKTrix]

Whether we ever see it come out in English is still up in the air as well. There are other Sega sequels already out in Japan that have a higher demand for them than I imagine Valkyria Chronicles will, and they all seem just as unlikely to get localized with any speed.

At least on the PSP it'll be easier to import.

It looks like this one is going to focus on the actual army, rather than a civilian militia. Should be a nice change of perspective, but school settings in anime put me off.

All that said, I'm looking forward to Sakura Taisen that's coming out in English for PS2 and Wii later this year. From what I understand a lot of Valkyria's spirit comes from there, so VC fans may be interested in checking that out too.

edit: Actually, mentioning Sakura Taisen gives me hope that we'll see Valkyria 2 even if Sega doesn't bring it over. NIS is bringing Sakura over--not Sega. Atlus is bringing over Shiren the Wanderer 3--not Sega. There are a bunch of other games made by Japanese-companies-with-a-western-presence that are not localized by their foreign counterparts. And Valkyria Chronicles lines up with what most of 'those guys' tend to license.