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Role-playing video game series

Video game serial

Trails
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Genre(s) Role-playing game
Developer(s) Nihon Falcom
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Nihon Falcom
  • WW: Xseed Games (2011–2019)
  • WW: NIS America (2019–nowadays)
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation three, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation iv, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5
First release The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Heaven
June 24, 2004
Latest release The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki
September xxx, 2021
Parent series The Fable of Heroes

Trails , known as Kiseki ( 軌跡 ) in Japan, is a serial of function-playing video games by Nihon Falcom. It is a role of their larger The Fable of Heroes franchise and itself consists of several story arcs, including Trails in the Sky and Trails of Cold Steel. The games are historically turn-based, with some spinoffs and later games featuring real-time gainsay.

Trails began with the release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Heaven in 2004. The series was released exclusively in Asian markets until the 2010s, with Xseed Games handling its English localization until NIS America took over in 2019. The series was conceived past Falcom every bit office of a goal to create a narrative lasting decades, and has been praised past critics for its emphasis on grapheme arcs and worldbuilding. The series had sold over 6 million copies by 2021.

Overview [edit]

Trails is a serial of fantasy turn-based office-playing video games by Nippon Falcom.[1] Afterward entries in the series, such every bit the Common cold Steel games, introduced more social simulation elements, akin to the Persona series.[ii] The series originally began equally a numbered entry in The Legend of Heroes series with the release of The Legend of Heroes Half dozen: Trails in the Sky in 2004. Despite that, information technology had no narrative connection with prior Legend of Heroes games and has since been considered its own distinct franchise.[1] [three] The serial was conceived by Falcom equally function of a goal to create a narrative lasting decades.[three] [4]

Trails is attack the continent of Zemuria, with the games taking place across several nations, including the Kingdom of Liberl, the city-state of Crossbell, the Erebonian Empire, and the Republic of Calvard.[5] The bulk of the games take place within a few years of each other and follow an overarching narrative, with plot elements being foreshadowed across several earlier games.[1] [3] [5] Trails features political and social elements, such every bit war, secret societies, and organized organized religion, equally a part of its setting.[four] [6] Every modest non-playable grapheme in the series has a name, with several having their ain graphic symbol arcs with varying degrees of importance to the main plot.[4] [five]

Games [edit]

Trails
2004 Trails in the Sky
2005
2006 Trails in the Sky SC
2007 Trails in the Sky the 3rd
2008
2009
2010 Trails from Zero
2011 Trails to Azure
2012
2013 Trails of Cold Steel
2014 Trails of Common cold Steel 2
2015
2016
2017 Trails of Cold Steel III
2018 Trails of Common cold Steel IV
2019
2020 Trails into Reverie
2021 Kuro no Kiseki
2022 Kuro no Kiseki II - Crimson Sin

The series is broken into several distinct story arcs: the Trails in the Sky [a] trilogy, the Crossbell duology, the Trails of Common cold Steel [b] tetralogy, and the ongoing Kuro no Kiseki.[one] The Trails in the Sky games are prepare within the Kingdom of Liberl and follow Estelle and Joshua Brilliant, a pair of "bracers" which are an international guild of hired help that help citizenry in need.[1] The Trails of Cold Steel story arc consists of iv games set up in the Erebonian empire and follows Rean Schwarzer and Class Vii, a specialized group of students attention a war machine academy.[1] The Kuro no Kiseki arc is set in the Republic of Calvard. The series likewise has a few spinoffs.

Liberl arc (Trails in the Sky) [edit]

Trails in the Sky [edit]

The first game in the series was released in Japan in 2004 for the PC.[seven] It was shortly afterward ported to the PlayStation Portable in 2006.[7] Due to its big corporeality of text, the game was not localized into English until 2011, when it was translated by Xseed Games.[8] The European PSP release was published by Ghostlight.[9] The game was also given a high definition port as part of Sony'due south PSP Remaster line of ports to the PlayStation iii platform in tardily 2012,[10] and an updated re-release on the PlayStation Vita in 2015.[11]

Trails in the Sky SC [edit]

The direct sequel was initially released in 2006 for the PC and 2007 for the PlayStation Portable in Nihon.[vii] In 2013, Xseed Games worked together with Carpe Fulgur in localizing SC, due to all the fan requests afterward the release of Beginning Chapter.[12] Initially announced for a mid-2014 release, it was later pushed dorsum to belatedly 2014.[thirteen] Carpe Fulgur head Andrew Die said that progress in translating the game was slowed by his struggles in personal life.[fourteen] Die handed over his work for Xseed employees to end up, which, combined with unexpected difficulties during the QA testing of the game, resulted in the game's release being delayed into 2015.[15] [16] Like First Chapter, SC had ports for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in the mid-2010s.[17]

Trails in the Sky the 3rd [edit]

Trails in the Heaven the 3rd was released in Japan in 2007 for the PC and for the PlayStation Portable in 2008.[7] Due to the massive undertakings of the commencement two Sky games, Xseed Games did not stop piece of work on it until 2017.[18] The game follows Septian Church building cloak-and-dagger agent Kevin Graham, who is sent to an otherworldly dimension known as Phantasma. Other characters from the series are similarly summoned to Phantasma, and Kevin works with them to investigate the realm and how to escape it, coming to terms with his past along the way. Sky the 3rd foreshadows several plot elements that are seen in later on arcs.

Crossbell arc [edit]

Trails from Zero [edit]

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Nil takes place in Crossbell, a small land located between ii great powers, and follows Lloyd Bannings, a rookie investigator with the Crossbell police, and his colleagues Elie McDowell, Randy Orlando, and Tio Plato, as they effort their best to protect their metropolis from both the unscrupulous underground crime rings and an unknown conspiracy that looms the city. Zero no Kiseki was released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable on September 30, 2010.[19] The game was ported to Microsoft Windows for release in Mainland china in August 2011.[20] It was released for the PlayStation Vita in 2012 every bit Zero no Kiseki: Evolution, with improved visuals and more voice acting.[21] An English release by NIS America is scheduled for release on the PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC in September 2022.[22]

Trails to Azure [edit]

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure continues directly following Trails from Zero. Information technology was first released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable on September 29, 2011, later receiving a PC port in China.[19] It was as well released for the PlayStation Vita on June 12, 2014, every bit Ao no Kiseki: Evolution, featuring improved visuals and more vocalism acting.[23] [24] An English language release is scheduled to exist released by NIS America for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC in 2023.[25]

Erebonia arc (Trails of Cold Steel) [edit]

Trails of Cold Steel [edit]

The game was first released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in Japan in September 2013. Xseed Games would afterwards localize and publish the game in English regions in 2015. A port for Microsoft Windows was also released in 2017, which included additional English voice acting not seen in the original release. Another port for the PlayStation four was released in 2018, and worldwide the following year. A port for the Nintendo Switch and a PC port were made past Clouded Leopard Amusement for Asian regions.

Trails of Common cold Steel II [edit]

The game was released for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation three in Japan in 2014, and was later localized into English and published by Xseed Games in North America in 2016. A port past Xseed for Microsoft Windows was released in February 2018, while a remastered version for the PlayStation 4 was released in Japan in April 2018 and worldwide in June 2019. A port for the Nintendo Switch and a PC port were made past Clouded Leopard Entertainment for Asian regions.

Trails of Cold Steel III [edit]

The game was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in September 2017 and worldwide in October 2019. Ports for Nintendo Switch and Windows were too released in 2020. The game was the first in the series to be localized in English by NIS America and not Xseed Games. A 2nd port for the Nintendo Switch and a PC port were made past Clouded Leopard Entertainment for Asian regions.

Trails of Cold Steel 4 [edit]

The game is the final entry of the Cold Steel tetralogy. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in September 2018 and worldwide in late 2020, with ports for Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows released in Apr 2021. A PC port was likewise released in Asian regions by Clouded Leopard Entertainment.

Trails into Reverie [edit]

The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie was released for the PlayStation 4 in Nihon on August 27, 2020.[26] It acts as an epilogue to both the Crossbell and Trails of Cold Steel arcs. Versions for Nintendo Switch and Windows, ported by Overcast Leopard Amusement, are set to be released in Japan and Asia on August 26, 2021.[27] [28] An English localization by NIS America will be released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Nintendo Switch in 2023.[29]

Calvard arc (Kuro no Kiseki) [edit]

Kuro no Kiseki [edit]

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki follows Van Arkride, a Spriggan who can have on any request from anyone every bit long as it's within their morals, who gets hired past high school daughter Agnes Claudel to search for 8 artifacts that may concord the key to both Zemuria'due south truths and the impending "return to nothingness". The game features a new activity-based battle arrangement, along with an updated version of the turn-based combat system used in earlier games in the series.[30] Both systems are used in combination for not-boss encounters, while boss fights are exclusively turn-based.[31] [32] It was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan on September thirty, 2021.[33] A port for the PlayStation 5 and Windows is scheduled for release in Nihon and other Asian regions on July 28, 2022.[34]

Kuro no Kiseki Ii - Crimson Sin [edit]

The Fable of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki 2 - Crimson Sin is scheduled to release in Nihon for the PlayStation iv and PlayStation v in late 2022.[35]

Spinoffs [edit]

Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga [edit]

Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga is a crossover fighting game featuring characters from Trails and Falcom's Ys series. It was released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable on July 29, 2010. A fan translation was released in October 2021.[36]

The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails [edit]

The Fable of Nayuta: Boundless Trails is the only game in the serial to not take place within Zemuria and also differs by being an action role-playing game rather than turn-based. It was offset released in Japan for PlayStation Portable in July 2012. A high-definition remaster was released in Japan in June 2021 for PlayStation iv, in December 2021 for Microsoft Windows, and volition exist released in 2022 for Nintendo Switch. This version is also scheduled for release worldwide in 2023.

Akatsuki no Kiseki [edit]

The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki is an online free-to-play part-playing game. It was developed by UserJoy Engineering and first released in Japan as a browser game in Baronial 2016 before existence ported to other platforms.[ which? ]

Other media [edit]

Several manga adaptations of games in the serial take been released.[37] [38] Trails in the Sky as well received a novelization.[39] Other manga, such as The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Naught Pre-Story -The Band of Judgment- and The Tale of Loewe: Trails in the Sky Side Story, follow the deportment of some of the characters and lead upwards to the games they appear in.[40] [41] [42] [43]

Several drama CDs also exist, with some being adaptations of the games, and others filling in details glossed over in the games.[44] [45] [46] The transcripts of the Trails of Cold Steel drama CDs were subsequently translated past Xseed Games and placed on the official website of Trails of Cold Steel Ii.[47] A musical stage play based on part of Trails of Cold Steel ran in January 2017.[48] [49]

An OVA accommodation of Trails in the Sky SC, directed by Masaki Tachibana of Kinema Citrus, was released in November 2011, with a second part releasing in January 2012.[fifty] [51] That aforementioned twelvemonth, the OVAs were licensed by Sentai Filmworks for release in Due north America.[52] The Fable of Heroes: Trails of Common cold Steel – Northern War, an anime boob tube series produced by Tatsunoko Production and following an original grapheme named Lavie in North Ambria, is scheduled to brainstorm airing in Japan in early on 2023.[53]

Reception and sales [edit]

The series has been noted by critics for its emphasis on character arcs and worldbuilding.[1] [three] [iv] [6] Nintendo Life compared the serial' depth and interconnectedness to George R. R. Martin's A Vocal of Ice and Fire franchise, saying both serial' "came to life brilliantly through well-observed, subtle character interactions",[6] while IGN considered Trails the JRPG equivalent of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[5]

In 2019, Falcom president and series producer Toshihiro Kondo stated that they had plans for Trails to terminal another 20 years.[3] In late 2021, Falcom announced that the series had sold over six million copies.[54]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Sora no Kiseki in Nihon
  2. ^ Sen no Kiseki in Japan
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External links [edit]

  • NIS America portal
  • Official website (in Japanese)

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trails_(series)

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