''Zero no Kiseki'' and ''Ao no Kiseki''

  • Zero no Kiseki
  • Ao no Kiseki
PSP cover art of Ao (left) and Zero (right)
Developer(s) Nihon Falcom
Publisher(s) Nihon Falcom
Series The Legend of Heroes
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Vita
Windows
Release Zero no Kiseki (PSP)
  • JP: September 30, 2010
Zero no Kiseki (PC)
Zero no Kiseki: Evolution (Vita)
  • JP: October 18, 2012
Ao no Kiseki (PSP)
  • JP: September 29, 2011
Ao no Kiseki: Evolution (Vita)
  • JP: June 12, 2014
Genre(s) Role-playing game
Mode(s) Single-player

Zero no Kiseki[2] and Ao no Kiseki[3] are two connected role-playing video games developed by Nihon Falcom as a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes[4] series. Together as a duology, they are considered the seventh game in the series, and take place three months after the end of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd and in a different country, Crossbell. The games star Lloyd Bannings, a rookie investigator within the Crossbell police force, joining three years after the death of his brother.

Zero no Kiseki was released in 2010 for PlayStation Portable. In 2011, the game was ported to PC for release in China and Japan. In 2012, it was later ported again for PlayStation Vita as Zero no Kiseki: Evolution, with improved visuals and full voice acting for the main story.[5]

Ao no Kiseki was released in 2011 for PlayStation Portable, and also ported to PC for release in China. It was also ported again for PlayStation Vita as Ao no Kiseki: Evolution, again with improved visuals and full voice acting for the main story and released in Japan in June 2014.[6][7]

Localizations

No official English localization of the games exists, although a Chinese version was released for Microsoft Windows. Despite that, fan translations of both games are in development.[8]

Reception

Zero no Kiseki was well received in both Japan and China. It has won several notable awards, including the "PlayStation Award 2010 - User Choice Award" and the Japan Games Award 2011.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Legend of Heroes Zero no Kiseki to be Released on PC in Japan on 6/14". 19 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Zero no Kiseki (零の軌跡, Trails to/from Zero)
  3. ↑ Ao no Kiseki (碧の軌跡, Trails to/from Azure)
  4. ↑ Eiyū Densetsu (英雄伝説)
  5. ↑ ""Zero no Kiseki: Evolution" for(PS Vita)". Falcom. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  6. ↑ "Legend of Heroes Ao no Kiseki Evolution's Teaser Video Posted".
  7. ↑ "A Peek At The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Blue Evolution's Anime Opening". 27 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Arshad Khan, Danial. "The Legend of Heroes: Trails To Azure (Ao no Kiseki) fan translation patch released". GearNuke. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "The Legend of Heroes "Zero no Kiseki" for PSP- Awards". Falcom. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
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