After 20 years, one of the longest-running JRPG stories is "about 80-90% complete" and finally coming to an end
Jul. 11, 2024We might yet see the end of Trails
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak’s director has confirmed that the long-running JRPG saga is “about 80-90% complete.”
“Actually, the series has progressed to the point where its main story is about 80-90% complete,” Kondo responded. “And so while there will be games that come out, and those could be in the form of another arc after this, it won’t continue on too much longer. And you won’t see an arc as big as Cold Steel again. Though we’re currently celebrating the 20th anniversary of the series, you won’t see a 30th or 40th anniversary.”
So rest assured that although we’re now past 20 years since the Trails saga launched, it certainly won’t continue for another 20 years. But Kondo doesn’t dispel speculation that the Trails series could continue through another arc after the ongoing fourth one has wrapped up. We could well be in for a fifth Trails arc, or even a new overarching storyline instead.
“As for a direct successor to the Trail series, there’s nothing specifically planned – we’re just extremely focused on finishing up Trails,” Kondo added. “However, in terms of new IPs, there are actually several things that are actively being worked on right now.”
Hell, The Legend of Heroes is technically a spin-off of the Trails series, but you won’t find me getting into the wider ramifications of Kondo’s new comments in that context.
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