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The Chinese outlet Gouhou recently interviewed Toshihiro Kondo, the president of developer Nihon Falcom. They discussed various topics pertaining to the company’s recent releases, such as Ys X Nordics and the upcoming The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki -Farewell O Zemuria-.

One brief exchange revealed a new mechanic that will be implemented in this entry called Character Chronicles. Primarily designed to appeal to new players who aren’t well acquainted with the previous games, this feature will let one view characters’ past stories at any time.

The specifics on how this would work were not elucidated, but this may be akin to the story recaps in other Trails games, except in a far more granular capacity. If this feature is also implemented for NPCs and not just the party members, this could be a clever way to reinforce immersion for the minor characters that some players may have overlooked.

You can view a translation of this question and response below. @Renka_schedule translated portions of the interview into Japanese, while our team’s Ryuji translated that into English. Falcom community member Hansuke also ensured accuracy.

Q. I am aware that many players of the Trails series have been fans for a long time, but is there anything in Kai no Kiseki that’s designed to attract new players?
Kondo: This time, we have prepared a feature called “Character Chronicles,” which allows players to view a character’s past story at any time.

The Legend Of Heroes: Kai No Kiseki -Farewell O Zemuria- To Add New Character Chronicles Feature — Lets Players View Characters' Past Stories - Noisy Pixel

The Chinese outlet Gouhou recently interviewed Toshihiro Kondo, the president of developer Nihon Falcom.

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Cold Steel 1-3 were perfectly understandable from a newcomer perspective. CS4 that kinda goes out the window, its like who the hell are all these people lol.