NIS America is finally bringing the Kiseki series' Crossbell games to the West later this year. The first of this duology — The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero — gets over the barrier on 27th September in North America (and 30th September in Europe), and in anticipation, the publisher has shared a closer look at the game's combat (thanks, Gematsu!).
Taking a step forward from Trails in the Sky's combat, Trails from Zero lets your characters team up in battle to carry out Combo Crafts, special attacks that utilise two characters' skills. The Falcom-developed turn-based RPG also features an enhanced version of the Quartz system from the Liberl games — which are only available on PSP (FC and SC) and PC (FC, SC, and the 3rd) currently in the West.
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Despite being the fourth game in the series, only two of the Trails of Cold Steel games — III and IV, which are entries eight and nine in the Kiseki series — are available on the Switch in North America and Europe. Zero will be the third game available on the system, and its direct sequel — Trails to Azure — will be the fourth.
Check out the new gameplay trailer above to get a feel for this classically-inspired RPG, and get ready for a political conflict that threatens the very nature of Crossbell.
Are you looking forward to Trails from Zero? Have you played any of the other Kiseki/Trails games? Let us know!
[source gematsu.com]
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Wow I feel like this game isn’t really getting the exposure or hype it deserves. It sort of looks like an N64 era game which I think is really cool and not overused at all (whereas SNES era is always the go to.)
I need to read more about this game because I know nothing at this point but it looks like it’s something I’d eat alive. I’m seeing some tactical RPG elements on there? if this plays how I think it will, this is a definite buy from me.
I’ve not played any of the games in the series. I’d like each game on switch but I guess I’m asking too much here.
I honestly forgot about these were still coming. Translations are still way too slow. Meanwhile the 2nd Kuro game is already within the horizon. They really should have split their team in two:
Main team that focuses on translating their more recent games like Azure/Kuro/etc and the other team that works on the older games
@ChromaticDracula It's a remake of a 2010 game, so if you have doubts, you can see the whole game on Youtube already XD
@the_beaver LOL see!? I don't know anything about it! I'm going to go check some videos out because I'm really interested in this as of now. Thanks
I wanted to try Cold Steel but 1 and 2 aren't on Switch so .... I guess I'll need to find them elsewhere, but it's rather annoying to have 3 and 4 so easily available without 1 and 2 being there...
@EarthboundBenjy Even more annoying 1 and 2 have been available for years on Switch in Japan. I picked up the first game on PS4 in a sale to see if it's my kind of thing, but from everything I have seen from the outside of this franchise you'd be almost completely clueless going in with the third entry. Makes it even more confusing we don't see 1 and 2 here, or had those released first..
@Friendly From what I understand the only games that aren't on switch by 2023 are Trails of Cold Steel 1+2 and the newer games after Cold Steel 4
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though
@Neph Trails in the Sky trilogy still isn't on any modern console, just PC, PSP and Vita. The 3rd game in the trilogy is only available in English on PC.
This game is definitely easier to start with than cold steel 3 was in terms of the plot.
Definitely recommended to those who enjoyed turn based rpgs from the ps1/ps2 era with a combat system which is kind of like Grandia.
@mauhlin12 Aaah gotcha.
Let's just hope that Falcom actually decides to translate them for modern consoles.
From what i gather this is going to be a good switch port, aiming for "feature parity" with the PC one (such as the speed up mode and other QOL stuff iirc) alongside being 60fps.
@EarthboundBenjy they are if you know japanese (or if you buy a copy and mod your switch lol)
@XenoShaun XSeed have the rights to the localisation that's why only NISA ones are ported (cold steel 3 and 4)
@Neph I would love that to happen
Combat reminds me of Project X Zone and Cross Edge so I would definitely buy this.
The ESRB info for the game said something about "Simulated Gambling". What kind of gambling is in that game? It sounds interesting.
@Lolcat Even worse news for us UK guys then as XSeed have no jurisdiction here. Stupid how many different companies are allowed to hold only partial rights to a series, you'd think the creators / source owners would get things in order.
@XenoShaun Localisation companies are doing the localisation FOR someone. It doesn't make much sense yes as they don't own the original IP. But that's sadly how things are you can only play sky on PC in it's entirety (without modding)
@Lolcat Yeah seems like quite a mess. No blame intended at any of the localisers as it shouldn't of been allowed to get to this point. I'm guessing just assuming people have access to every games machine and pc validates not needing to figure out how to release earlier titles.
@Piyo Oh I'm sure XSeed have done / do a tremendous job with it all. I can't say I have too much experience with them as I believe our side of the pond similar releases are handled by Marvelous Europe? I know XSeed use to fill in for some Nintendo stuff on Wii U also in America like Devil's Third?
But if I am understanding this right. Would it not be down to the original rights holder and XSeed to get the first two released outside of Japan on Switch? - Assuming it's plausible due to PC and PS4 releases not long ago - Or is it in more legal cuffuffles due to who and how localisations of the series have been done?
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