Valkyria Chronicles 3 DX Pack

Sega pulled out the field equipment for the Valkyria Chronicles 3 DX Pack on PSP, bundling the tactical RPG with a set of two A3-sized clear visual posters and a stainless steel collapsible cup bearing the 422nd emblem. This is military surplus from the Nameless squad's personal footlocker.

Valkyria Chronicles 3 never left Japan, which makes the DX Pack an import-only treasure for Western fans of the series. The game followed Squad 422, the "Nameless," a penal military unit given the missions nobody else would survive. The two clear posters arrange characters from both the Nameless and their rivals, the Imperial Army's special forces unit Calamity Raven, into A3 displays that bring the franchise's signature watercolor-meets-anime art style to your wall. The stainless steel collapsible cup engraved with the 422nd emblem is a genuinely functional piece of in-universe gear. It's the kind of item a member of the Nameless would actually carry, and that authenticity gives it a weight that decorative-only pack-ins can't replicate.

For Valkyria Chronicles collectors, the DX Pack represents the most bittersweet entry in the franchise. VC3 refined everything the series built and never got localized, making the Japanese DX Pack the only collector's edition that exists for one of the best tactical RPGs on the PSP. The collapsible cup is a conversation starter on any shelf, and the posters deliver the franchise's gorgeous art direction in a format large enough to do it justice. If you're serious about Valkyria Chronicles, this is the import you don't skip.