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The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky SC Announced
Long-awaited Second Chapter Makes its Way to the West in 2014, First Chapter Available on Steam this Winter
Torrance, Calif., (September 6, in the year of our Lord
2013) – XSEED Games, the independent-minded console
publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., is pleased to announce
a partnership with Carpe Fulgur LLC to bring the much
anticipated title, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC,
digitally to PC and the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system
(including compatibility with the PlayStation®Vita handheld
entertainment system) in 2014. The first chapter, previously
released for the PSP system as The Legend of Heroes: Trails in
the Sky, will also be released for PC this winter.
The result of a near endless deluge of fan requests to XSEED
Games after the company released the first chapter on the PSP
system in 2011, this will mark the debut of the English version
of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on PC, as well as the
first release of the English version of The Legend of Heroes:
Trails in the Sky SC anywhere. The two chapters will release as
two separate, back-to-back installments.
“We are pleased to finally give the fans what they have been
requesting so fervently for over two years,” said Ken Berry,
Executive Vice President of XSEED Games. “There’s been a
constant demand ever since we released the original The Legend
of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, and we are extremely grateful for
our partnership with the passionate localizers at Carpe Fulgur
to finally make it a reality.”
“This is something we've had an interest in doing since
practically the formation of the company,” added Andrew Dice,
Project Director for Carpe Fulgur. “If you talk about or work
with 'PC gaming from Japan', as we do, you can't really ignore
Falcom's huge presence over the past three decades. Trails in
the Sky is particularly special, and I'd wanted to work on it
ever since the day we started business. I'm thrilled that we
will finally be able to bring the game to English-speaking
audiences, in partnership with XSEED.”
Developed by legendary RPG specialists Nihon Falcom, the
multi-part story told in The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
represents an entirely new stand-alone entry in the timeless The
Legend of Heroes series. In The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the
Sky, players venture through the diverse landscape of the Liberl
Kingdom, experiencing its unique traditions and cultures along
the way and shaping the world itself with their decisions.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky opens in the quaint and
peaceful town of Rolent in the Liberl Kingdom. Home to a
peacekeeping coalition free of government ties known as the
Bracer Guild, the adventure follows two young aspiring bracers
known as Estelle and Joshua on their trials to become
full-fledged members of this elite organization. As they embark
on their quest, their journey will take them across an entire
country, unraveling a sinister government conspiracy along the
way that’s poised to overtake the throne, threatening the very
peace the bracers seek to uphold. Throughout their adventure,
players can expect to learn the full depth of these characters’
origins and motivations through dialogue-driven cutscenes and
lengthy side-quests.
Trails in the Sky SC, meanwhile, begins immediately after the
events in the first game. Following the explosive revelations at
the very end of Trails in the Sky, Estelle feels adrift and must
find her resolve along with friends both old and new, and face
down the true architects of the chaos engulfing Liberl – a force
far more powerful and insidious than she could ever have
imagined.
Boasting over a hundred hours of gameplay between the two
episodes and featuring an engaging narrative that encompasses
everything from politics, economics and conspiracies to tourism,
traditions and even a cat-speech dictionary, these two titles in
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky series combine to form
an incredibly immersive RPG experience. On top of its
meticulously crafted world where all actions and inhabitants are
accounted for throughout the story, the game also features a
meticulously customizable combat system, a massive cast of
characters from all walks of life, a variety of landscapes, an
in-game newspaper that publishes new issues as the story
progresses, and much more. In The Legend of Heroes: Trails in
the Sky, players are responsible for shaping the world, and will
see direct repercussions from their actions as the game unfolds.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky and The Legend of
Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC are developed by Nihon Falcom, and
Carpe Fulgur is spearheading the English translation of the
second chapter while XSEED Games handles publishing duties.