Nippon Ichi Software America has shared new information and content relating to their upcoming release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak, the latest game in Nihon Falcom’s long-running Trails series of RPGs. Firstly, the publisher has shared a new trailer which outlines some of the battles and several characters featured in this instalment.
Key characters featured include Van Arkride, a spriggan—an underground professional who takes on roles such as detective, negotiator, or bounty hunter without allegiance. Another central figure is Agnés Claudel, a first-year student at the prestigious Aramis Academy who approaches Van with a unique request. This request sets off a chain of events that could threaten the Republic itself.
Additionally, a demo of The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak will be available for download on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 (also playable on PlayStation 5) starting 4 June 2024. Save data from the demo can be transferred to the full version of the game when it releases the following month on 5 July 2024.
About The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak
In the aftermath of a brief war, Calvard is enjoying unprecedented economic prosperity. However, the public grows uncertain as the number of immigrants increases and questionable political reform runs rampant. Follow the spriggan Van Arkride on a unique request that will prove more than he bargained for. Will the nation fall into chaos?
The Story So Far…
The spriggan’s life is but one of many professions that has emerged from the Calvard Republic. Be it playing detective, negotiator, or bounty hunter, Van Arkride takes on the kind of work that legitimate sources can’t accept. Whether it’s best left out of the public eye or rooted in the dark corners of the underworld, almost any job is open for consideration.
The year is S.1208. A prim-and-proper young lady dressed in the uniform of an esteemed academy visits a rundown multi-tenant building in the Old Town district of Edith, the nation’s capital. With a most dignified gaze, she looks upon the plaque of the door before her. It reads: ‘ARKRIDE Solutions Office: Complicated Matters Only.’
Steeling herself, she knocks on the door three times.
“First thing in the morning…?” a relaxed yet surprisingly young voice grumbles with a yawn.
From the moment he opens the door to greet her, a new tale begins.
