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Friday12th May 2023
News Trails from Zero, Trails to Azure Exceed Falcom's Sales Expectations in the West
Special support
Falcom, the Japanese company behind the Trails and Ys games, has published its latest financial report — and it makes for positive reading if you're a Western fan. The report (as spotted by @AvengerMags and verified by Noisy Pixel) shows that the developer is in good health, and that its financial position has been bolste
Tuesday14th Mar 2023
News Trails to Azure Pays Touching Tribute to Localisation Star Scott Tijerina
Special support section
It's taken a long, long time, but Trails to Azure is officially available outside of Japan. The excellent RPG was originally a PSP title, but its PS4 re-release is out today (in North America, at least — Europe has to wait until the 17th March). Anyway, you may not know this, but Trails to Azure was fully translated by...
Saturday14th Jan 2023
News Trails from Zero on PS4 Misses Out on New Improvements Coming to PC, Switch
PS4 players ditched again
At this point it feels like PS4 players are being well and truly screwed over, doesn't it? You may remember that when Trails from Zero finally arrived here in the West last year, PC and Nintendo Switch users were treated to an enhanced version of the release. Meanwhile, PS4 players got a no-frills localisation of the...
Wednesday28th Dec 2022
News Trails from Zero PS4 Update Teased
Coming "soon"
Trails from Zero hasn't had an update on PS4 since its release back in September — and that's because it hasn't really needed one. The game runs perfectly fine on Sony's last-gen system, but as noted in our Trails from Zero PS4 review, it's a shame that additional improvements — upgrades available on PC and Nintendo Switch,...
Thursday22nd Sep 2022
News Falcom's Trails Series Tops 7 Million Sales
The legend grows
Falcom has announced that its Legend of Heroes: Trails franchise has now topped 7 million sales. The RPG series has been around for close to two decades, and it's always been somewhat popular in its homeland of Japan — but in recent years, the property has also started to catch on here in the West. 7 million is a respectable...
Wednesday7th Sep 2022
News Trails from Zero on PS4 Is Graphically Inferior to Nintendo Switch, PC Ports
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
If you were looking forward to playing The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero on PS4, you may want to keep your expectations in check, as it looks like PlayStation players will be saddled with a graphically inferior version of the game compared to the one releasing on PC and Nintendo Switch. There are a few...
Tuesday19th Jul 2022
News Trails from Zero Gameplay Trailer Shows Off Its Team-Based Combat System
SSS Rank
Anticipated JRPG Trails from Zero has a new gameplay trailer, mostly showcasing its turn based — and team-based — combat system. If you're already familiar with the Trails from Cold Steel games then you'll feel right at home here, although given that Zero originally released for the PSP back in 2010, it's fair to say that the system as...
Tuesday14th Jun 2022
News The Legend of Heroes Overall Story Is 'About 60-70%' Finished, Says Falcom
That's a lotta games
If you didn't already know, Falcom's long running The Legend of Heroes franchise includes a lot of games — and all of them contribute to a huge overall story. The property's popularity has increased significantly over the last several years here in the West, with the Trails of Cold Steel series introducing loads of new players...
Wednesday18th May 2022
News Trails from Zero Character Trailer Is Packed with Charm
The SSS is here
Trails from Zero isn't out for another four months or so, but that won't stop NIS America from reminding us that it's coming. The RPG's got a new trailer that introduces its main cast of characters, otherwise known as the SSS — the Special Support Section. A ragtag group of peacekeepers, they're led by Lloyd Bannings — the game's...
Wednesday2nd Mar 2022
News Highly Rated JRPG Trails from Zero Confirms September Release Date on PS4
Crossbell's calling
Publisher NIS America has confirmed that Trails from Zero will release this September. Previously, all we had to go on was a rather vague 'Q3 2022' window, but now we've got a specific date — or dates, in fact. Trails from Zero launches for PlayStation 4 on the 27th September in North America, and the 30th September in Europe...
Friday14th Jan 2022
News Trails from Zero Gets Limited and Deluxe Editions, But No Release Date
Hero to zero
Update: NISA and NISA Europe have revealed limited and deluxe editions for upcoming JRPG Trails from Zero, as well as some merchandise. Pre-orders go live on Monday — that's the 17th January — in Europe. If you're in the US, you can pre-order through the NISA online store now. Not quite the announcement many fans were expecting,...
Friday25th Jun 2021
News Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure Confirmed for Western PS4 Release in 2022, 2023
It's finally happening
It's official: the two Crossbell Trails titles are finally coming West on PlayStation 4. Both of these games started life on the PSP, before being remastered for Sony's home console in 2020. However, until now, they've remained exclusive to Japan. Officially titled Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure in English, the...
Thursday24th Jun 2021
News Four Trails Games are Being Localised, But PS4 Hasn't Been Confirmed
Yep, the Crossbell remasters
Well well well, what do we have here? Ahead of Falcom's big 40th anniversary event tomorrow (or tonight, depending on your time zone), it looks like the Epic Games Store has leaked some major Western announcements. The PC storefront confirms that four Trails titles will be localised. This includes the two Crossbell...
