FourThe Legend of Heroes Trailsgames that have yet to be localized in the West were found to be listed on Epic Games Store on PC.(Thanks,RPG Site).
The four games are:
Note that no announcement from NIS America was shared yet, so you could say the announcements of all four games were leaked by Epic Games Store.
The Legend of Heroes Trails / Kisekiseries explained
Developed by Nihon Falcom,theTrailsseries,known as theKisekiseries in Japan, is the best series you can get into if you love world building, a plethora of well-written playable characters, deep NPCs who each have their own stories, and overarching arcs. It’s pretty much the best ongoing JRPG series out there in terms of “lore” like the cool kids say.
While the games of theLegend of Heroes Trailsseries are divided into several arcs with different protagonists, they all form one coherent, connected story. Set in various locations of the continent of Zemuria, the arcs so far are:
This is the first arc of the series, called the Liberl arc.
This is the second arc, called the Crossbell arc.
This is the third arc, called the Erebonia arc.
Next, you have three other games:
The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (Nayuta no Kiseki)which is seemingly unconnected to the rest of the Trails series.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (Hajimari no Kiseki), first released in August 2020 in Japan, and the sequel toCold Steel 4,with three different routes and protagonists.Trails into Reveriefeatures Lloyd from the Crossbell games, Rean from the Erebonia games, and a mysterious third protagonist named C.
Lastly, there’sThe Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki. The sequel toTrails into Reverieand the beginning of the new Calvard arc. The game is releasing on June 13, 2025 in Japan.
Why fans are so hyped about the releases ofZeroandAzure?
What’s important to note here is that the Crossbell games,ZeroandAo, respectively first released on September 2010 and 2011 in Japan, were never officially localized in the west until now.
The Crossbell games were only fan translated, most notably byThe Geofront teamthese past years. The Crossbell games are very important to play if you wish to fully understand the story ofTrails of Cold Steel 3, 4.And they’re absolutely primordial to understandTrails into Reverie(Hajimari).I was very worried, thinkingHajimari, or evenKurocould possibly get localized beforeZeroandAo, throwing the western fandom into further chaos. I’m very happy to see the worst case scenario was avoided.
In Japan,ZeroandAzurewere also released on PS Vita with full voice acting, under the names Zero no Kiseki EvolutionandAo no Kiseki Evolution. These games were ported to PS4 in 2019 in Japan, with the suffixKai. When this happened, Falcom President Toshihiro Kondoteased the games would be coming west.
Even before that, whenZero no Kiseki: KaiandAo no Kiseki: Kaion PS4 were teased but not officially announced yet, I asked Kondo about western releases andhe teased they were coming. you may readthe full interview here.The Crossbell games are finally coming.
Last but not least, it’s also important to keep in mind these are PC release dates which were leaked. The games should be released earlier on consoles: PS4 and Switch. We’ll know for sure at the New Game Plus Expo Falcom JDK Band concert in a few hours, as this is when NIS America should officially announce all four games.
