
Release Date: September 30, 2010
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is an RPG with isometric graphics and a turn-based combat system. Players control a group of police officers in a fantasy city who must deal with local criminal organizations and religious fanatics.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is a jRPG from the popular The Legend of Heroes series. The game, like all other installments of the brand, was developed by Nihon Falcom studio, which is also known for Ys series.
The story begins three months after the events of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd. The action of the game is set in the city-state of Crossbell. Claims to control it are made by two neighboring empires, but the balance of power between them means that neither of them is ready for open conflict over this metropolis.
The main protagonist is police officer Lloyd Bannings, who has recently received the title of detective. He is assigned to a special section dedicated to assisting various departments in the city. In the course of the campaign, together with other law enforcement officers, Bannings will have to uncover the secret plans of local syndicates, and in the process will become embroiled in a conspiracy by the largest church on the continent to transform a young girl into a deity.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is a classic jRPG. We explore the world, complete quests, develop characters and fight many battles. The gameplay is varied by numerous mini-games.
Skirmishes take place in a turn-based system and during them we can give orders to a team of several characters, each of whom has unique abilities and equipment. The game focuses on cooperation between members of the group, and in order to achieve success we must learn to use their skills in such a way that they compliment the talents of their comrades-in-arms.
The biggest novelty compared to The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd is the ability to upgrade weapons and equipment. In addition, the option to acquire very rare items in exchange for selling our loot at heavily discounted prices has appeared in the stores.
The game offers a single-player mode only.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero features simple, but pleasing to the eye graphics, whose greatest advantage is a visually interestingly designed world. The locations and objects in them were made in 3D, while the characters are two-dimensional sprites.
Platforms:
PC Windows September 27, 2022
PlayStation Portable September 30, 2010
PlayStation Vita October 18, 2012
PlayStation 4 September 27, 2022
Nintendo Switch September 27, 2022
PlayStation 5 September 10, 2026
Switch 2 September 10, 2026
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Publisher: NIS America
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System Requirements for The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i3, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB Radeon HD 6570 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 8.1 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB Radeon R7 260 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Game Ratings for The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero Video Game.
Push Square: 8 / 10 by Robert Ramsey
Trails from Zero has been well worth the wait. This is a classic Falcom RPG - an engrossing, crime-fighting adventure through one of the property's greatest settings. The experience as a whole does get bogged down in tedious side content and some poorly aged design, but fantastic characters and fascinating story beats hold everything together. Based on our time with Zero, we can't wait for Trails to Azure in 2023.
Cubed3: 7 / 10
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero stands out from the crowd of JRPGs by focusing on a small area and making the city safer one parking ticket at a time. Its combat system is a major strength, but technical issues like textures flickering out of existence during gameplay and cutscenes, mixed with a poor difficulty curve, make this otherwise beautiful remake hard to recommend wholeheartedly in its current state on Switch 2.
Hardcore Gamer: 4 / 5 by Jordan Helm
Though Trails' usual splendor of combat options here should come as no surprise, what's striking with this year's remastering is how well this once portable-only entry has translated across to more modern-day portable screens alike.
Average score from votes.