Modern society owes much to a mystical technology known as orbal energy. Fifty years ago, during whats come to be known as the Orbal Revolution, the invention of this technology and the orbments developed from it led to a period of rapid human advancement, birthing innovations of all shapes and sizes -- not the least of which was the airliner, or orbalship industry. Although the positive impact of this revolution is obvious, every coin has a flipside; for every beneficial device developed with these new materials, so too were advanced weapons and other implements of war. Thus, the land became mired with turmoil, and remains in such a state even now.
Enter, the bracers: an organization established to serve as police and intermediaries alike, holding above all else the peace and safety of the lands under their jurisdiction. Whenever a citizen is in need of assistance, he or she may place a request at the local Bracer Guild -- and be it monster extermination, crime prevention or even peace talks among warring nations, the bracers will do whatever they can to resolve the matter cleanly and efficiently.
Some matters require a gentler touch than others, however. When an orbalship transporting a legendary "S-rank" bracer named Cassius Bright suddenly goes missing, said bracer's daughter, Estelle, and adoptive son, Joshua, must join forces in search of him across the entire Kingdom of Liberl.
- Platform: PC (Available via Steam, GOG, and GamersGate)
- Developer: Nihon Falcom
- Publisher: XSEED Games / Marvelous USA, Inc.
- Release Date: July 29th, 2014
- Website: The Official Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Website
- Price: $19.99 (Launch week discount of 15%)
- The original version of the first chapter in this historical series, featuring strategic turn-based combat with unmatched customization.
- Over 50 hours of gameplay on average, with countless side-quests, collectibles and secrets to encourage replay.
- A vast world where every NPC has a name and personality, every town has its own unique politics and economic concerns, and no detail is ever trivial.
- Support for a wide variety of fullscreen and widescreen resolutions, including true 1080p HD.
- Fully adjustable controls supporting virtually any USB gamepad, as well as a standard keyboard and mouse setup.
- Selectable difficulty level and new game+ features on subsequent playthroughs
- Full voice-acting during combat
- "Retry Offset" feature to lower the difficulty of battle with each attempt if desired
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud Save Support
- Steam Trading Cards
Estelle is the daughter of S-rank Bracer Cassius Bright. She has a very straightforward and energetic personality, and she dreams one day of becoming a Bracer herself. Taught in the ways of martial arts by her father, she wields a bo-style staff.
Adopted five years ago when Cassius found him during a mission, Joshua has been raised to be a part of the Bright family. He is calm and rational, which is the complete opposite of Estelle's. Skilled in battle, he wields two blades at once.
A well known Bracer nicknamed the "Silver Streak" and former disciple of Estelles father, Scherazard is like a big sister to Joshua and Estelle. Her love of drinking is legendary and tends to cause more problems than expected.
Granddaughter of Liberls foremost Orbal scientist, Tita is a bit of a prodigy. Though since she is so young, she can at times be quite childish.
A respected Bracer that wields a heavy sword, Agate is known as the "Heavy Blade". Due to his opinion of novice Bracers, he doesn't get along well with Estelle and Joshua.
Kloe is a student at the Jenis Royal Academy near Ruan. A sweet and hard working girl, she helps out at an orphanage on her days off school. She has an unusually intelligent white falcon called Sieg as a pet.
A travelling musician with a narcissistic and eccentric personality, he will hit on anyone he considers attractive and is often an embarrassment to those around him.
A Bracer from the Republic of Calvard to the East, Zane fights with his fists. The reason he has come to Liberl is to enter a martial arts tournament at Grancels Grand Arena.
- Question: What took this game so long to come out? I thought it was coming out this past winter!
- Answer: Technical reasons. And such. All explained in this post! The fact they did extra work to get as many of the PSP version's enhancements into the game took some extra time.
- Question: Is this a good place to start? Seems like a series that has many games!
- Answer: Yup yup, this is a start of a trilogy, so no previous knowledge needed prior!
- Question: When is the second game out?
- Answer: Noooooo one knows! Seems like it'll be late 2014/early 2015 currently, but it is coming!
- Question: What about the third game, are we getting that?
- Answer: Nothing confirmed or announced, but it really depends on sales of this and the second chapter. No worries, as the first two games tie up the main threads of this story.
- Question: Will I be able to import my save to the second game?
- Answer: Yes you will, you also get some bonuses and such thanks to a clear save!
- Question: Are there any future changes to this version in the planning?
- Answer: There's a few here and there. They may be able to implement some of the HD assets from the PS3 version in the future too.
- Question: I played the first one on PSP, can I import my PSP save to this version somehow?
- Answer: Nope, sorry.
- Question: Does this have the original JP voice acting?
- Answer: No, the voice acting is only battle cries, and all they could give us was English. Though you can easily copy the JP version's voice files into the game's folder and use them! Note, it is illegal to get these if you don't own the Japanese PC version, so don't ask for them in this thread!
- Question: I have the JP PC version, any way to use saves from that?
- Answer: Yes, if you have a save, it should work if you copy saves over to your Steam/GOG version! But it does not work the other way. If you make a save in the Steam/GOG version, you can not get it to work in the JP PC version. Saves should also be compatible between the Steam and GOG versions.
- Question: I heard the monster guide won't be in at launch, what about all my monster info, will it be lost after being patched in?
- Answer: No worries! The tracking system is in there, so when the guide is patched in, you will have all your monster details in the guide.
If you want to see a hefty amount of discussion, check out the thread for the PSP version here!
Now let's look forward to enjoying some TitS!
Special Thanks: NomadicTrooperGirl, notworksafe, dragon1893, Varion, and Aeana.