Shit...I'm still pissed that VC2 didn't get a proper console-release
UGH, tell me about it. I strongly believe that had they kept the whole series on PS3, they'd have not only been more ambitious with VC2, but the series as a whole would've grown its audience rather than shrinking it. The first game was a slow burn, with critics and JRPG/SRPG die-hards picking up on it first, and it took upwards of a year and a few price cuts to really gain any kind of momentum. They had an adoring audience just waiting for it, and they flushed all that potential growth right down the toilet, likely killing the series for good once the third game was confirmed as JP-only.
As far as SRPGs go, Valkyria Chronicles and Front Mission will probably always stick in my mind as some of the most underappreciated.
Meanwhile, the Call of Duty gravy train rolls on... meh.