There’s only a few minutes left until the February 2021 Nintendo Direct, where we will get “announcements” regarding Super Smash Bros Ultimate and possibly a new DLC character, this is the last time to place your bets and share your predictions, so let me tell why I believe Adol Christin from Nihon Falcom‘s Ys series
Toshihiro Kondo
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is arguably the most ambitious Ys title Nihon Falcom has released so far, with updated graphics and a much more in-depth (and darker) plotline. At its core, however, is still the soul of the much-beloved franchise but the changes implemented to both storytelling and gameplay make the experience a more refreshing
On December 17 JST, Nihon Falcom announced The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki through the Famitsu magazine released that day. (Officially titled Weekly Famitsu Magazine December 31 2020 Issue). The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki will launch in 2021 in Japan. No platforms were specified yet but it’s likely the first Japanese release
On November 12, Nihon Falcom published its latest financials, and mentioned through them plans for more global expansion in 2021. Meaning yet another hint the remasters Zero no Kiseki Kai and Ao no Kiseki Kai should be localized soon. In the document, Falcom explains it aims to expand further its games in Japan, North America
Nihon Falcom published on November 12 its latest financials, for its September 2019-September 2020 fiscal year, revealing in the process it will release multiple games by September 2021. Including a new Trails series / Kiseki series game. This will be the game starting the next arc, following The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki, released
Game news site a9vg published in early August an interview with Toshihiro Kondo, most notably talking about Hajimari no Kiseki, its sequel, and a bunch of other Nihon Falcom related subjects. The interview was translated by Japanese blog Hokanko, which in turn allowed me to read it. We’ve got a summary below. Let’s take a
Falcom and NIS America revealed the first trailer for the western release of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox at New Game Plus Expo. NIS America revealed on the same occasion that Ys IX: Monstrum Nox will unsurprisingly not be a PS4 exclusive in the west, and will be launching on Nintendo Switch as well as PC.
Falcom and Clouded Leopard Entertainment held a live stream on May 27, revealing new information on the Traditional Chinese and Hangul releases of The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki Kai, The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki Kai, and The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki on PS4. The stream most notably reveaed Hajimari
Nihon Falcom announced The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki will launch in Japan on August 27 on PlayStation 4. This is quite surprising. Indeed, for years now, Falcom has usually been releasing their games in Japan on the last week of September. We learned the release date of The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no
Clouded Leopard Entertainment is a localization company that handles bringing many Japanese games to the rest of Asia, with translations to traditional Chinese most notably. The company also handles the traditional Chinese localization of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, and it held an event for the game and new releases on February 7, announcing upcoming releases
Trails of Cold Steel III, revealed to be getting a Nintendo Switch version sometime in Spring 2020, received a brand new story trailer. And in a surprise reveal, the game will also be coming for PC on March 23th. The Switch version includes all the DLC, and presumably the Steam version will as well. There
If you’ve been out of the loop, Nihon Falcom just announced three games part of the Trails/Kiseki JRPG series this week. A brand new PS4 game titled The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki, and two PS4 remasters, The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki: Kai and The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki: Kai.
Falcom officially announced The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki on PS4 after months of teasing. If you’ve missed that, we suggest reading game’s first story details in our previous article. Following this announcement, Dengeki Online published a video interview with Falcom President Toshihiro Kondo, sharing comments on Hajimari no Kiseki. Toshihiro Kondo most notably
After months of teasing, Falcom, at its shareholders’ meeting on December 18, has finally officially announced Zero no Kiseki: Kai and Ao no Kiseki: Kai on PS4, along with Hajimari no Kiseki on PS4. The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki is the “Gaiden” game that Falcom’s President Toshihiro Kondo previously teased. As such, note
Falcom, at its shareholders’ meeting on December 18, has officially announced Zero no Kiseki: Kai and Ao no Kiseki: Kai for PlayStation 4. Both games will be launching in Spring 2020 in Japan. Falcom announced the two Crossbell games are getting a PS4 port to celebrate their 10th anniversary, and the whole Kiseki/Trails series has
Falcom and NIS America have announced that The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel III will be launching in U.S and Europe on Nintendo Switch in Spring 2020. Falcom’s President Toshihiro Kondo revealed the info via an interview with our comrades at Gamespot. The Switch version will also launch in Japan sometime after the
The latest edition of Dengeki PlayStation magazine (Vol 682) included an interview with Falcom’s President Toshihiro Kondo. He talked about the Ys series and Ys IX Monstrum Nox, the Trails/Kiseki series, and what Falcom is planning to do with PS5. Here are the most interesting tidbits from the interview: Kondo talked about what Falcom will
Falcom teased in a mysterious way that an announcement regarding the Kiseki/Trails series would be coming on November 7. What ended up happening is that the small Japanese studio published its latest financial earnings. We learned multiple details regarding Falcom’s upcoming plans through the document. First off, Falcom mentioned how the next game in the
Falcom shared a mysterious tweet on November 6, teasing something is coming on November 7. The tweet only says “Tomorrow” and includes a link towards Falcom’s official site. 明日(*^ ・^)ノ⌒☆https://t.co/uJnrsb9NXE pic.twitter.com/nrjc3Vf5Pe — 日本ファルコム (@nihonfalcom) November 6, 2019 Before we get hyped, there are multiple elements we should keep in mind. It’s best to always take
Falcom announced the release date of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox in this week’s issue of Famitsu Magazine. The game launches in Japan on September 26, exclusively on PS4. Many fans had already guessed the game would release in the last week of September as Falcom said the game was planned for Fall 2019. Falcom always releases
During the Nihon Falcom stage event at Dengeki Game Festival 2019, Falcom’s president Toshihiro Kondo revealed new information and gameplay for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, and spoke about what might come next for the Ys series. Kondo started by going over the Ys series, mentioning Adol’s age in each of his adventures so far. He also talked
As announced back in February, Nihon Falcom unveiled today video footage for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox on PS4. The reveal was made during a stage event with Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo, at the Dengeki Game Festival 2019. The gameplay showed two of the Monstrum characters and how each one of them has different “Movement Actions”
During the PlayStation Festa event held on March 9 in Korea, Nihon Falcom’s president Toshihiro Kondo participated in a Q&A session, sharing development updates on the upcoming Ys IX: Monstrum Nox and the next games of the Kiseki/Trails series. Here’s a summary of what he said: Multiple developers at Falcom wish to make a new
Nihon Falcom revealed new information on Ys IX: Monstrum Nox in the latest issues of Famitsu and Dengeki PlayStation, with both magazines featuring the same information and screenshots. We’ve got many new details on the game’s setting and the “Prison City” Balduk. Along with Adol, all the Monstrum characters have been confirmed as playable, plus
Today Nihon Falcom hosted its general meeting of shareholders at the Palace Hotel Tachikawa in Tokyo, and besides announcing The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV – The End of Saga, President Toshihiro Kondo had a lot of information to share about the future of the developer. The content of the question and answer session