Falcom, at its shareholders' meeting on December 18, has officially announcedZero no Kiseki: KaiandAo no Kiseki: Kaifor 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 wholeKiseki/Trailsseries has now exceeded 4.3 million copies sold worldwide.
BothZero no Kiseki: KaiandAo no Kiseki: Kaiwill be fully voiced. The skip mode fromTrails of Cold Steel 1: KaiandTrails of Cold Steel 2:Kaiwill be present in these PS4 upgrades too. With one button press, it allows players to double the game’s speed during events and exploration, and quadruple the speed during battle.
The games will run at 60 FPS, the graphics were upgraded to HD, and the BGMs and the sound effects' quality was improved. Lastly, multiple changes to the User Interface were made as well.
Falcom’s president Toshihiro Kondofirst mentionedPS4 ports ofZero no KisekiandAo no Kisekiat theKisekiSeries 15th Anniversary Eventin June 2019. Later on, in November 2019, Falcomagain teasedthat PS4 “upgrades” of “past games” are coming soon. I’m slightly disappointed we aren’t getting actual remakes, as they kept the fact that whether it’ll be remasters or remakes blurry by only saying “upgrades”. But beggars can’t be choosers, considering how small and penniless Falcom is. Protagonist Lloyd Bannings and his Crossbell games are among the most beloved in the series, so it’s great to finally have them back.
Zero no KisekiandAo no Kisekifirst launched on PSP in September 2010 and September 2011 respectively and never got English localizations, though there are some fan translations. Advanced, fully voiced ports namedZero no Kiseki: EvolutionandAo no Kiseki: Evolutionwere later released on PlayStation Vita in Japan. These new PS4 versions are based on these PS Vita ports.
DualShockers previously asked Toshihiro Kondo about these PS4 ports, and he told usZero no Kiseki: KaiandAo no Kiseki: Kaimight get western releases this time.you may read the full interview here.The latest game released in the west isTrails of Cold Steel 3,which is available on PS4 andis coming to Switch in a few months.And we might get new announcements from NIS America at PAX South on January 17-19.
Screenshots forZero no Kiseki: KaiandAo no Kiseki: Kaiwere shared and can be found below. The games' cover artworks were shared too.
We’ll cover the news about the newKisekigame,Hajimari no Kiseki, in a separate article coming shortly, so stay tuned.Update:you may read all the details onHajimari no Kisekihere.
