[UPDATE] It appears that the images previously believed to be potential accidental teases on the NIS America site are in-fact thumbnails grabbed from the official Falcom YouTube channel after the usual background video failed to load. The original story is included below.
Screenshots and material forThe Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kisekihave appeared on NIS America’s website due to an apparent glitch, potentially teasing an upcoming localization announcement.
While reading up on NIS America’s upcomingYs IX: Monstrum Nox, the usual background video that would play in the “World” section of the game’sofficial pageinstead featured a collage of screenshots, most of which not fromYs IX, but instead fromHajimari no Kiseki. What is important though about this, is thatHajimari no Kisekihas NOT been announced for localization in the West, making these potentially the first hint that NIS America is getting set to reveal a localization announcement.
The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki, which released last year in Japan and Asia onPS4, picks up a few months after the ending ofThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 4and serves as a bridge between the previous story arcs of the series and those to come. The West only gotTrails of Cold Steel 4last Fall on PS4, with thePCandSwitchreleases coming this year, so this possible tease is exciting for fans like myself who are drooling for a localization announcement. Check out ourreviewforTrails of Cold Steel 4and if you have already beaten the game, give a listen to ourdiscussion on the game’s ending, featuring Kris Cornelisse and myself.
Attempts to duplicate the glitch that caused this to happen on other PCs haven’t been successful yet, but if a method is discovered (before NIS America figures it out and removes it) we will update this story and let you know.
In Japan, Falcom has also announced the next game in theTrails/Kisekiseries, titled The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki. Afew details have been revealedso far, butKuro no Kisekihas no platforms or release date announced yet, besides “2021” in Japan.
Lastly,Ys IX: Monstrum Noxwill be releasing on PS4 next week, on February 2 in North America and on February 5 in Europe. The action JRPG is also coming to Switch and PC later this year on an undisclosed date. Ademo ofYs IXis also available on PS4. You can read more onYs IX: Monstrum Noxwith ourpast coverage.
