The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

Platform(s): PSP
Genre: RPG/Action
Publisher: XSEED Games
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Release Date: March 29, 2011

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'The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky' (PSP) Goes Gold

by Rainier on March 15, 2011 @ 12:43 p.m. PDT

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky boasts an unparalleled RPG experience with over 50 hours of gameplay, an intricate customizable combat system, a meticulously detailed game world full of life, and a narrative that encompasses politics, economy, conspiracy and fantasy alike.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky introduces players to the peaceful town of Rolent in the Liberl Kingdom, home to the legendary Bracer Guild. A peacekeeping organization free of allegiance to any country or government, the bracers are an elite community of skilled combatants, responsible for restoring peace following war 10 years prior. Players follow the young candidates Estelle and Joshua as they prepare to take their first steps toward joining these elite ranks. They embark on their training, and following quests that lead them to the farthest corners of the land and onward, bring to light a dark government agency with intent to sabotage the very peace the bracers have dedicated their lives to preserving.

As the ultimate adventure to arrive on the PSP, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky boasts an unparalleled RPG experience with over 50 hours of gameplay, an intricate customizable combat system, a meticulously detailed game world full of life, and a narrative that encompasses politics, economy, conspiracy and fantasy alike, with an in-game newspaper that releases new issues as the story progresses, an 11-part mystery novel, and much, much more to be collected. The main cast of well-developed characters in a richly-detailed 3D world wholly immerses players in an RPG of epic proportions.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Limited Edition will complement the standard packaged game and digital download version. In preparation for the release, fans who pre-order from participating nationwide retailers will be able to reserve a copy of the Limited Edition, which will contain a soundtrack CD, a 13-inch by 19.5-inch poster and a Bracer Guild replica metal badge.

The story of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky opens in the quaint and serene town of Rolent in the Liberl Kingdom, a land that, while outmatched by surrounding countries in terms of size and military might, manages to maintain its global presence through world-class engineering, ample septium resources and able diplomacy. Still recovering from a fierce war with the powerful Erebonian Empire just ten years prior, players take the reins as Estelle Bright, a young martial arts expert with an effervescent personality and tenacious spirit, as well as her close friend Joshua, as they take their first steps in joining the legendary Bracer’s Guild. Charged with upholding the peace and safety of the citizens, Bracers must first seek qualification in all the regions of the kingdom, and to that end Estelle and Joshua begin their journey.

As players delve further into the story of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, they will traverse an entire kingdom steeped in detail, navigating everything from ancient towers and deep mines to quaint villages and seaside resorts, and become entangled in the geopolitical landscape as they meet new characters along the way. Sprawling landscapes, perilous encounters and mysterious happenings punctuate every moment of the game’s 50-plus hours of gameplay. Through the course of their journey, Estelle and Joshua will begin to uncover a mutinous conspiracy that threatens to overthrow the Liberlian queen and compromise the kingdom’s peaceful landscape: a sinister plot that they must unravel on their quest to become fully-fledged Bracers.

Along the way, players will enjoy an epic all-original soundtrack comprised of 57 tracks from Falcom’s famed music department.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky was developed by Nihon Falcom and scheduled for release exclusively on the PSP system. Fans who pre-order from participating nationwide retailers will be able to reserve a copy of the Limited Edition, which will contain a soundtrack CD, a 13-inch by 19.5-inch poster and a Bracer Guild replica metal badge, for the suggested retail price of $39.99. A standard boxed version and digital download version will also be available, for the suggested retail price of $29.99.


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