

Additionally, Akatsuki offers players the opportunity to build a party out of characters who appeared in previous Trails games. The two main protagonists are both bracers, harking back to the original Trails in the Sky games. Plot Setting Īkatsuki revisits some locations seen in previous Trails games, such as Liberl and Crossbell, while introducing a new cast of characters. Management of the player's airship also plays a major role in the game.


Like in other Trails games, combat is turn-based, and the player can move their characters freely on the field of battle. The game features cel-shaded graphics with a battle system resembling the earlier Crossbell arc. Portions of the dialogue of major characters are recorded by well-known Japanese voice actors.

The PlayStation and Switch versions of the game were discontinued in 2022.Īkatsuki no Kiseki features a mix of role-playing and simulation elements. Akatsuki no Kiseki was later ported to Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch. It is a spin-off of the Trails series, itself a part The Legend of Heroes franchise, and was first released in Japan for browsers. So it's not all lose/lose for fans of the books, as the show is garnering new readers for the novels.The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki is a 2016 role-playing gacha game developed by UserJoy Technology and published by Nihon Falcom. But on the bright side, this show has encouraged me to pick up the books. The angry and negative reactions of the book fans has been pretty overwhelming, and a bit disappointing to read. And let there be no doubt: this show's cinematography coupled with New Zealand's breathtaking topography makes for a very pretty show. It is not surprising they have chosen to cast equally beautiful leads to give the show a holistically beautiful appeal. I will agree that Craig Horner is almost too pretty for this role, but it compliments the style the directors have taken just look at the effort that's been put into delivering beautiful cinematography. The slow-mos are fantastic it is great to see the detail and be able to understand the complexity of choreography instead of it being hidden under choppy editing. They have put a lot of effort into stylizing the fights, and as someone who generally finds hand-to-hand a bit dull because it's all cut-cut-cut to hide inconsistencies and build pace, Legend of the Seeker has some wonderful stunt work and detailed action. To the show's credit, it embraces what it is and delivers an unusually high standard for television. It is a huge call to pay off a story of this scale every week without looking embarrassingly cheap, especially with all the special effects required. I started watching Legend of the Seeker knowing that I was signing up for extreme fantasy, and must say it's very entertaining. I'm actually really enjoying this series (as of episode 4).
