Akatsuki no Kiseki

Eiyū Densetsu:
Akatsuki no Kiseki

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Developer(s) UserJoy Technology
Series The Legend of Heroes
Genre(s) Role-playing

Eiyū Densetsu: Akatsuki no Kiseki (英雄伝説 暁の軌跡), sometimes unofficially called The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Dawn, is an online role-playing game scheduled for release in Japan in 2016. A spin-off of the Trails series of Nihon Falcom's long-running The Legend of Heroes franchise, it is being developed by Taiwanese company UserJoy Technology, and will be operated by its subsidiary UserJoy Japan.

Development history

Early announcements

Nihon Falcom President Toshihiro Kondo

Akatsuki no Kiseki was first announced in June 2014 as a project to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Trails series. Falcom's press release included a general description of the setting and artwork for the two main characters: young bracers[note 1] Nacht and Chloe. Their artwork was drawn by Haccan, who had previously worked on character design for Trails in the Sky the 3rd. Akatsuki was initially scheduled to begin service in 2015.[1][2] Though UserJoy Technology rose to fame mainly for PC MMORPGs such as Angel Love Online and The Legend of Three Kingdoms Online, and later began branching out into mobile games, the press releases did not clarify the platform for Akatsuki, nor whether it would be a purely single-player video game or if it would have some type of online multi-player functionality. UserJoy opened a preview site for the game in July 2014.[3][4][5]

In November 2014, during a live event at Shinjuku LoftPlusOne, Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo revealed a few details about the working relationship between Falcom and UserJoy. He noted that Falcom was collaborating closely with UserJoy on the story, and praised the UserJoy Akatsuki no Kiseki development staff for their knowledge of the Trails series, stating that they were ardent fans who knew details about the games that even Falcom employees themselves did not remember. Kondo went on to state that Falcom might consider producing more online games in the future, depending on user response to Akatsuki.[6]

Delay

Neither Falcom nor UserJoy provided any additional news about Akatsuki no Kiseki until December 2015, when Falcom announced that the game had been delayed until 2016. Falcom's press release at the time included the first four screenshots of Akatsuki game play, which showed cel-shaded graphics and in general a different visual style than recent Falcom releases such as Tokyo Xanadu or Trails of Cold Steel, with a battle system resembling the earlier Crossbell arc (Zero and Ao)). Soon after, UserJoy also updated the game's teaser site to provide information about additional characters.[7] No further details were provided about the platform, but some Chinese-language sources later reported in February that Akatsuki would be a browser game, and would likely be released in the second or third quarter of 2016.[8][9]

In late April 2016, Falcom made brief posts about Akatsuki no Kiseki on the company Twitter and Facebook accounts, stating that "full operation is close?"[note 2] Falcom still did not announce a concrete release date, nor did UserJoy add any additional information to the game's preview site, but the updates led to speculation that further news would soon be forthcoming.[10][11]

Characters

New characters

Returning characters

Several characters first introduced in Trails in the Sky FC are expected to make appearances in Akatsuki no Kiseki. Screenshots released in December 2015 showed Estelle Bright participating in a battle alongside Nacht and Chloe, as well as an interface picture with a label referring to Klose Rinz and dialogue mentioning the Capua Delivery Company.[7] Furthermore, Falcom's Twitter and Facebook posts about Akatsuki in April 2016 included character artwork of Scherazard Harvey, suggesting that she may play a role in the game as well.[10]

Setting and plot

Akatsuki will revisit locations seen in previous Trails games, such as Bose City in the Liberl Kingdom and the Geofront complex under Crossbell, as well as introducing a new country, the Principality of Remiferia.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ In the world of Trails, a bracer (遊撃士 yūgekishi) is a member of the Bracer's Guild, a civilian peacekeeping and monster-hunting organisation. See Hargreaves, Roger (21 December 2011). "The Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky review – Liberl agenda". Metro News. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ↑ 「本格稼働近し？」

References

  1. 1 2 3 "オンラインRPG「英雄伝説 暁の軌跡」が発表。舞台は軌跡シリーズと同じゼムリア大陸，“新米準遊撃士”ことナハトとクロエの冒険を描く" [Online RPG Eiyū Densetsu: Akatsuki no Kiseki announced. Set on the stage of the Trails series' Zemurian continent, it describes the adventures of "new bracers" Nacht and Chloe]. 4gamer. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki online RPG announced, first details". Gematsu. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Dawn Story And Lead Characters Revealed". Silicon Era. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Dawn Will Be For PC". Silicon Era. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "英雄傳說 曉之軌跡正式發表　與台共同研發變 Online RPG" [Eiyū Densetsu: Akatsuki no Kiseki formally announced; jointly developed with Taiwan, it's now an Online RPG]. Unwire.hk. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "「閃の軌跡II」クリア必須のネタバレトーク！「暁の軌跡」や今後の展開にも言及した「Falcom jdk BAND Live ＆ Talk Show Vol.6」レポート" [Ending spoilers for Trails of Cold Steel II! Also talked about the upcoming Akatsuki no Kiseki release. Falcom jdk BAND Live & Talk Show Vol. 6 Report]. Gamer.co.jp. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "『英雄伝説 暁の軌跡』2016年配信。クロスベル、リベール、レミフェリアでの新作ストーリーが展開" [Eiyū Densetsu: Akatsuki no Kiseki to be distributed in 2016. A new story opens up in Crossbell, Liberl, and Remiferia.]. Dengeki. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "宇峻奥汀2016年战略布局：《晓之轨迹》将在年内上市" [UserJoy Strategy Report: Akatsuki no Kiseki will go on the market within the year]. 163 Play. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "轨迹系列新作《晓之轨迹》登陆web平台" [New work in the Trails series, Akatsuki no Kiseki, coming to web platform]. PC Games. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  10. 1 2 "オンラインRPG『英雄伝説 暁の軌跡』まもなく本格稼働か…ファルコムが意味深なツイートを投稿" [Online RPG Eiyū Densetsu: Akatsuki no Kiseki starting full-scale operation soon? Falcom posts suggestive tweet.]. Inside Games. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Dawn going into full operation this year". RPG Site. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

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