Trails (series)
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Trails, known as Kiseki (軌跡) in Japan, is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Nihon Falcom. It is a part of their larger The Legend of Heroes franchise and began with the release of Trails in the Sky in 2004. Trails features a large cast of characters and consists of interconnected story arcs set in different nations on the continent of Zemuria: Liberl (Trails in the Sky), Crossbell, Erebonia (Trails of Cold Steel), and Calvard (Trails Through Daybreak). The series primarily features turn-based combat, with a few spin-offs and more recent entries featuring other styles of gameplay.
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Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
Developer(s) | Nihon Falcom |
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Producer(s) | Toshihiro Kondo |
Composer(s) | Falcom Sound Team jdk |
Platform(s) | Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 |
First release | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky June 24, 2004 |
Latest release | The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II September 29, 2022 |
Parent series | The Legend of Heroes |
Trails was conceived by Falcom as a goal to create the most ambitious story in video games, with company president Toshihiro Kondo considering it to be his life's work. The games were released exclusively in Asia until the 2010s, with Xseed Games handling its English localization until NIS America took over in 2019. It is commonly praised for its worldbuilding and character arcs and has seen manga, audio drama, and anime original works and adaptations, with the games selling 7.5 million copies by 2023.