Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st (2025)

[Hero-of-Time]

Crazy that this announcement was buried in the sizzle reel. Fans have been asking for ports of the older games to modern consoles for years but Falcom have done one better and remade the first of the trilogy. I expect the rest to follow.

The Japanese Direct got a lengthier look at the game compared to what we got.

The game looks to be using the XSeed script. I wonder if this mean Cold Steel 1 and 2 will finally arrive on the console?

[Julius]

2 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said:

Crazy that this announcement was buried in the sizzle reel.

Bahahahahaha until this very moment I didn't even realise it was a remake of the original and did a double take reading your post – my exact response while watching the trailer earlier during the presentation was a very quick "wait, is that a new Trails?" which got drowned out by absolutely everything else going on. 

Thanks for pointing this out H-o-T, I've been waiting for something like this because none of the ways to play the original ever seemed to suit me, so welp, I guess I'll finally be able to start investing in this series now  which is a genuinely scary prospect. Easily one of my most anticipated games of next year all of a sudden, very curious to see whether this is going to be a leaner and meaner or more beefed up version of the game. 

So, what, I guess 2025 is now just 2024: The Year of the JRPG - Part II; ReMake|ReMastered 724/3 Days Edition? We're still 4 months and right now we've got this coming, Tales of Graces f Remastered, Suikoden I & II Remastered, Pokémon Legends Z-A, Dragon Quest I & II HD Remake, that Ys remaster that I'm forgetting the name of...

...and that's not even to mention the potential of what else could come. If not Kingdom Hearts 4 proper, some spin-off to bridge the gap? Either one of the long rumoured Final Fantasy IX or Final Fantasy Tactics remakes? Potentially whatever Monolith Soft have been cooking up for the Switch 2? Finally a modern re-release of Chrono Trigger for console already for its 30th anniversary?! The list goes on and on. 

We've been eating good as it is and rather than move onto desserts it seems like we're getting another 7 courses of mains featuring our favourite flavours of chosen one, amnesia, and fights against gods boys. What a time to be alive! 

Edited August 27, 2024 by Julius

[Hero-of-Time]

Yeah, us JRPG fans are sitting pretty at the moment and have been for years. Those dark days during the 360/PS3 era where quality console JRPGs were few and far between are thankfully long gone.

I had Trails of Zero down as one of my Pledge games but I doubt I'll start it now that this has been announced. 

[Happenstance]

I played a few hours of the original but never stuck with it so I could be interested trying a remake and having the launch hype and discussion to push me forward as its always a series I've liked the look of every time I've seen it.

[Hero-of-Time]

Confirmed for other platforms and out late next year.

 

[Julius]

13 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:

Confirmed for other platforms and out late next year.

 

[Julius]

Just in case there were any questions about it being the case, a physical release has been confirmed for North America and Europe! Only the Collector's Edition will be handled by LRG. 

Hell yeah 

[Ike]

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[Julius]

Nihon Falcom have released a video comparing the original game to this remake:

Always love comparisons like this, and the game looks great! 

 

UPDATE: okay, well I guess this was just the gameplay trailer? 

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This 1st look at Estelle, Joshua, and the gangs' battle moves take center stage in stunning 3D as they travel a familiar path through Ruan. Trails fans, prepare to relive the adventure with all-new gameplay mechanics, enhanced visuals, and more.

The "1st"...we're going to see a lot of that in this game's marketing, aren't we? 

Edited 20 hours ago by Julius

[Ike]

I like her animation when they enter the town.

The original game still has some charm to it. Prefer the colours in the original a bit more.