Summary
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Skyis getting a remake from developer Nihon Falcom, but if you blinked during today’s Nintendo Direct, you would have missed that information.
Despite the popularity of Trails (Kiseki in Japan), the remake of the series' beloved first entry Trails in the Sky only appeared in theEnglish language version of the Nintendo Directfor 9 seconds. We see Estelle and Josuha Bright walk around, bash a couple of enemies and that’s it.
Interestingly, theJapanese version of the Directhad the remake featured for a full minute, showing additional footage of the foster siblings walking around and fighting various enemies. Fans have been describing the remake as a smoother version of The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak.
The Shortest Announcement Ever
The decision by Nintendo to only show a couple of seconds of footage in their English language Direct has baffled and confused fans. “It looked good, it was on screen for 5 seconds,” reads the top comment of aReddit threadmade in the wake of the announcement.
“Why was such a big announcement just there for less than 20 seconds,” reads another comment. The replies to which humorously speculate on Goat Simulator and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game being deserving of more screen time.
However, there may be a valid reason for the difference in the Japanese and English Directs. As some have speculated, the Japanese version of the game may be closer to release than the international version. It’s not uncommon for Nihon Falcom to have gaps between its Japanese and international releases. The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak 2 has still not been released in the West despite releasing in Japan back in 2022.
In this case, both the Japanese and international versions are set to release sometime in 2025, with the Japanese version presumably coming earlier.
