{"id":51574,"date":"2025-09-01T19:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T10:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=51574"},"modified":"2025-09-02T12:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T03:57:58","slug":"nihon-falcom-was-able-to-give-trails-in-the-sky-1st-chapter-a-simultaneous-global-release-date-because-they-already-had-a-finalized-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nihon-falcom-was-able-to-give-trails-in-the-sky-1st-chapter-a-simultaneous-global-release-date-because-they-already-had-a-finalized-script\/","title":{"rendered":"Nihon Falcom was able to give Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter a simultaneous global release date because they already had a finalized script"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter<\/strong>, the highly anticipated 3D remake of Nihon Falcom\u2019s 2004 RPG The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, is set to release on September 19. With the global launch just around the corner, AUTOMATON had the chance to chat with Nihon Falcom\u2019s president Toshihiro Kondo, who told us more about what led to their first simultaneous global release in the Trails series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom the beginning, we were set on going global with the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake,\u201d Kondo explained. \u201cYou might ask why we hadn\u2019t done that ourselves until now, even though we could have. The reason lies in Falcom\u2019s internal circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250901-515740001.jpg\" alt=\"Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter gameplay.\" class=\"wp-image-51577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250901-515740001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250901-515740001-380x214.jpg 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been making original games at a really quick pace, and in the past 20 years, we\u2019ve released as many as 14 titles in the Trails series only. I don\u2019t think there are many game studios like ours.\u201d The reason why Falcom is able to deliver new games so quickly is partially due to their approach to development \u2013 they work in small but highly focused teams, as Kondo details. However, because of their way of working and the tight schedules they race against, many game specifications aren\u2019t finalized until right before completing the final build of the game, and according to Kondo, sometimes they even leave the scenario unfinished until the last minute. This makes handling localization in parallel an extremely difficult task, which is why Nihon Falcom decided to \u201cfocus on making and releasing the Japanese version properly.\u201d On the other hand, being a remake, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, didn\u2019t require writing a whole new scenario, and the developers already had a set idea of what the game was supposed to look like from start &nbsp;\u2013 they felt like it was the perfect opportunity to simultaneously work on a global release as well. \u201cWhile we did make some minor changes, we had the full scenario pretty much set for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter. And because we were kicking off development at a stage where all of the staff were already familiar with the game\u2019s content, we thought \u2013 <em>Why don\u2019t we handle the worldwide rollout ourselves?,\u201d <\/em>Kondo revealed. As soon as the project kicked off, the company was already in talks with business partners about the localization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"404\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250901-515740002.jpg\" alt=\"Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter gameplay.\" class=\"wp-image-51578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250901-515740002.jpg 717w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250901-515740002-380x214.jpg 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky\u2019s localization, which released almost 10 years after the original game, this time fans all across the globe will get to experience the same game at the same time \u2013 and this could also be an opportunity for new fans to get introduced to the series. Furthermore, Falcom\u2019s president said that the studio won\u2019t be stopping here with the remakes, teasing a sequel to the 1st Chapter that may be releasing <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/if-trails-in-the-sky-1st-chapter-doesnt-get-a-sequel-our-fans-will-go-youve-got-to-be-kidding-me-nihon-falcom-ceo-on-future-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sooner than we think<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trails in the Sky the 1st launches September 19, 2025 for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3375780\/Trails_in_the_Sky_1st_Chapter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), Nintendo Switch and PS5. The game will also receive a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/trailsfirstchapter.com\/product\/#switch2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch 2 edition<\/a>, which can be purchased as an Upgrade Pack for $1.00.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo told us about what led to their studio&#8217;s first simultaneous global release in the Tails series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":51576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-51574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nihon Falcom was able to give Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter a simultaneous global release date because they already had a finalized script - 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