Most Ambitious Trails Series, The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki Shares New Details!

Along with developer Nihon Falcom’s 40th Anniversary celebration which falls today, they have finally opened the official website for the game The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki (Trails of Black/Darkness). The latest Trails series that started the Calvard story arc is indeed the most ambitious series so far, as well as marking a new beginning for the Trails sub-series that can be played by even newcomers.

The game’s official website coincidentally summarizes a myriad of new, very interesting information, ranging from the concept of the story, the characters, to the gameplay that has been reshuffled into real-time action with a combination of turn-based battles. You can see a detailed summary of yourself below:

Character

In total, The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki will feature eight main characters who range in age from 13 to 69 years. So far Falcom has shared details of the four main characters, each of whose profiles you can check below:

Van Arkride
– Age: 24 years old
– Weapon: Stun Caliber
– Affiliate: Spriggan
– Height: 180cm

The main protagonist in this game is a member of the “Spriggan” who works in the old complex part of the capital city Edith. Even though he looks like an eccentric and unfriendly character, Van is actually a person who tries to be open and able to help others. Due to his work background as Spriggan, Van has connections with many industry and insiders, including another side of his character that he tries to hide.

Agnes Claudel
– 16 years old
– Weapon: Orbal Staff
– Affiliation: Aramis High School (First year student)
– Height: 158cm

This first year student from “Aramis High School” is a young girl full of positivity and pure personality. Because trying to find a precious “Orbment” which is a relic from her great-grandfather, Agnes then ends up asking for help from the “Arkride Solution Office” which is the main character’s workplace, and this is where Agnes’ destiny begins to lead her in an unexpected big conflict.

Al-Fayed . Ferry
– 13 years old
– Weapon: Assault Sword
– Affiliate: Kurgha Soldiers
– Height: 150cm

This young girl who is only 13 years old is a member of a special jaeger squad called “Kurgha Soldiers”. Despite having great skills and experience in the battlefield since childhood, Feri is still a young girl who can sometimes react like girls her age, especially when faced with the culture of life in a big city. The beginning of Feri’s story to bringing him together with “Spriggan” begins with the search for other jaeger troops who have disappeared without a trace.

Aaron Wei
– Age: 19 years old
– Weapon: Twin Fencer
– Affiliate: None
– Height: 175cm

This playboy figure is actually the first character that Falcom shows in the first teaser for Kuro no Kiseki itself. Many initially thought that he was the main protagonist, but the reality was quite different. Aaron himself is a very talented young man whether in the field of martial arts “Moon Flower Style”, a skilled casino player, or a sword-style dancer where he can even deceive the audience by disguised as a woman. Because of his very unusual behavior, Aaron received various nicknames ranging from “Prodigy” and “Young Emperor of Luo Zhou”.

Story Setting

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki takes the story setting in the land of Calvard which has finally been freed from the war at Crossbell. Van Arkride who is the main character in this game lives in the capital city of Eldith, which is the largest metropolis in the whole country. The daily activities that he does all depend on the tasks given, where one day he can become a detective, a negotiator, and can become a bounty hunter. The storyline of this game begins when Agnes approaches the “Arkride Solution Office” office which then takes her along with Van on a long mission that results in unexpected conflicts.

Game System

In addition to the graphics quality which is much more polished with the new engine, the biggest change from The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki can certainly be seen from the gameplay system. If previously all Trails games only carried turn-based battle gameplay, in this game players will be presented with a real-time action system that is apparently still combined with strategic elements as well.

So for those of you who want to take a more strategic gameplay approach, you can immediately switch the battle mode to a turn-based system with the option to use a new gadget called Xipha (similar to Orbment). In addition to standard skills, players can also perform various kinds of actions on the battlefield such as dodging attacks with smoother and acrobatic movements, or executing combo attacks that vary greatly from each character.

Here you can see the screenshots and gameplay videos:

When is the Game Released?

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki itself is planned to be released in Japan in 2021. The release platform has not yet been announced, but it can be predicted that the game will be released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 first. As is the tradition of other Trails games, fans in the west are likely to have to wait a year or two for the game to get localized.

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