<s>
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
Media.Vision	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Employing	O
the	O
same	O
fusion	O
of	O
tactical	O
and	O
real-time	O
gameplay	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
runs	O
parallel	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
the	O
"	O
Nameless	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
penal	O
military	O
unit	O
serving	O
the	O
nation	O
of	O
Gallia	O
during	O
the	O
Second	O
Europan	O
War	O
that	O
performs	O
black	O
ops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
carrying	O
over	O
a	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
done	O
on	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
designer	O
Raita	O
Honjou	O
and	O
composer	O
Hitoshi	O
Sakimoto	O
both	O
returned	O
from	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
director	O
Takeshi	O
Ozawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
expanded	O
edition	O
in	O
November	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
low	O
sales	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
not	O
localized	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
expanded	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media.Vision	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
with	O
the	O
2016	O
release	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
military	O
unit	O
and	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
missions	O
against	O
enemy	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
work	O
for	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
began	O
after	O
development	O
finished	O
on	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
full	O
development	O
beginning	O
shortly	O
after	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Takeshi	O
Ozawa	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
that	O
role	O
for	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
staff	O
took	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
both	O
the	O
popular	O
response	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
what	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
next	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
:	O
this	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
wanting	O
to	O
refine	O
the	O
mechanics	O
created	O
for	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
had	O
not	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
"	O
idea	O
that	O
would	O
warrant	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
popularity	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
specifically	O
created	O
with	O
a	O
Japanese	O
audience	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
more	O
fantastical	O
characters	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
considered	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
true	O
sequel	O
:	O
while	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
required	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
during	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
move	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
gave	O
them	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
the	O
best	O
parts	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
due	O
to	O
being	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
designs	O
were	O
done	O
by	O
Raita	O
Honjou	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
the	O
Nameless	O
Squad	O
,	O
Honjou	O
was	O
faced	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
problem	O
he	O
had	O
had	O
during	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
:	O
the	O
military	O
uniforms	O
essentially	O
destroyed	O
character	O
individuality	O
,	O
despite	O
him	O
needing	O
to	O
create	O
unique	O
characters	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
identify	O
while	O
maintaining	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
reality	O
within	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
Valkyria	O
games	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
used	O
the	O
CANVAS	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hitoshi	O
Sakimoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
originally	O
heard	O
about	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
he	O
thought	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
light	O
tone	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
themes	O
much	O
darker	O
than	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
teaser	O
website	O
was	O
revealed	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
hinting	O
at	O
a	O
new	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
September	O
issue	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
listed	O
that	O
Senjō	B-Application
no	I-Application
Valkyria	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
be	O
arriving	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
detail	O
the	O
story	O
leading	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
,	O
an	O
episodic	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
visual	O
novel	O
written	O
by	O
Fujii	O
began	O
release	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
the	O
capacity	O
for	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
no	O
plans	O
were	O
finalized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
DLC	B-Protocol
maps	O
,	O
featuring	O
additional	O
missions	O
and	O
recruitable	O
characters	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
between	O
February	O
and	O
April	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
Extra	O
Edition	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Packaged	O
and	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Extra	O
Edition	O
came	O
with	O
seven	O
additional	O
episodes	O
:	O
three	O
new	O
,	O
three	O
chosen	O
by	O
staff	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
one	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sega	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
the	O
general	O
unpopularity	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
fan	O
translation	O
patch	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
:	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
could	O
download	O
and	O
apply	O
the	O
patch	O
,	O
which	O
translated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
text	O
into	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
topped	O
both	O
platform-exclusive	O
and	O
multi-platform	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
February	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
102,779	O
units	O
,	O
coming	O
in	O
second	O
overall	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
4Gamer.net	O
writer	O
Naohiko	O
Misuosame	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Play	O
Test	O
"	O
article	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PSN	O
demo	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
III	I-Application
provided	O
a	O
"	O
profound	O
feeling	O
of	O
closure	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
despite	O
annoying	O
limitations	O
to	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
special	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
positively	O
noted	O
its	O
shift	O
in	O
story	O
to	O
a	O
tone	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heath	O
Hindman	O
of	O
gaming	O
website	O
PlayStation	O
Lifestyle	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
non-linear	O
elements	O
and	O
improvements	O
or	O
removal	O
of	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
praising	O
the	O
returning	O
gameplay	O
style	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
TGS	O
demo	O
,	O
Ryan	O
Geddes	O
of	O
IGN	O
was	O
left	O
excited	O
as	O
to	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
go	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
enjoying	O
the	O
improved	O
visuals	O
over	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
's	O
Richard	O
Eisenbeis	O
was	O
highly	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
citing	O
is	O
story	O
as	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
form	O
after	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
its	O
gameplay	O
being	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurt	O
,	O
Riela	O
and	O
Imca	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
crossover	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
representing	O
the	O
Valkyria	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media.Vision	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
develop	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Ozawa	O
returning	O
as	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revolution	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
that	O
forms	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
within	O
the	O
Valkyria	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
several	O
medial	O
adaptations	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
.	O
</s>
