Nihon Falcom is considered one of Japan’s premier RPG builders, and has been making video games since 1982. The corporate is most well-known for the Ys collection, debuting in 1987 with Ys I: Historical Ys Vanished, and likewise later creating The Legend of Heroes collection in 1989 with Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes.
And it looks as if Nihon Falcom’s president, Toshihiro Kondo, desires to do one thing with it. Within the newest problem of Famitsu, Kondo has revealed that there are already “plans” to deliver extra titles to the Nintendo Swap. Maybe not too shocking, given final 12 months the corporate created an in-house growth workforce for the Swap, however nonetheless thrilling!
These feedback have been posted on ryokutya2089 and translated by Kazuma Hashimoto at Siliconera. Kondo does say that retro titles might have to be digital as there are extra difficulties in creating bodily releases (not to mention extra value), however he is very optimistic in regards to the system and desires to deliver extra video games to it:
The Nintendo Swap is a console that may be very acquainted to me, as my youngsters typically play it. Moreover, there may be a variety of individuals from varied age teams due to the comfort of it being a handheld console. As soon as we had launched titles on the PSP, we had a greater diversity of various age teams taking part in our video games, and we anticipate releasing titles on the Nintendo Swap could have the identical impact.
Most of the Ys titles have obtained remakes and ports through the years — Ys Origin, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, and the most recent entry — Ys IX: Monstrum Nox — are all obtainable on the Swap. However entries just like the PSP remake of Ys III — Ys: The Oath in Felghana — and the Home windows model of Ys VI, Ys: Ark of Napishtim (amongst others), are all obtainable on Steam, not together with the unlocalised fifth entry.
The opposite huge hole on the Swap is with The Legend of Heroes, notably the Trails (Kiseki) subseries. Later this 12 months, we’re getting The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero, with Trails to Azure following in 2023; these are literally the fourth and fifth entries within the Kiseki collection. A brand new trailer for Trails from Zero simply dropped earlier at the moment, highlighting the 4 primary characters who make up the Particular Assist Part.
The primary two Trails of Chilly Metal video games are additionally at present lacking from the system. For a collection that is so closely reliant on continuity, worldbuilding, and storytelling, the absence of the Trails within the Sky trilogy — the primary three video games within the collection — in addition to Chilly Metal I and II, is particularly noticeable.
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