Legend of Heroes: Trails To Azure [Deluxe Edition]

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure, known as Ao no Kiseki in Japan, is a 2011 role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series. Trails to Azure serves as a sequel to Trails from Zero (2010), forming the second and final part of the series' “Crossbell arc”.

Trails to Azure first released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable, with no release outside of Asia until an English release was announced a decade later. Based upon the work of a fan translation, it is scheduled to be released by NIS America for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch in March 2023.

Ao no Kiseki was released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable on September 29, 2011. It was later ported to Windows for release in China on March 28, 2013. It was also released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan on June 12, 2014, as Ao no Kiseki: Evolution. This version features improved visuals and more voice acting. The Evolution version received a remaster for the PlayStation 4, releasing in Japan under the title Ao no Kiseki Kai on May 28, 2020. It was released by Clouded Leopard Entertainment for the Nintendo Switch in Asia on April 22, 2021.

Due to a variety of reasons, Trails to Azure and its predecessor, Trails from Zero, were not localized in English by the time of the Japanese release of Trails of Cold Steel. Falcom subsequently approached Xseed Games, who had previously localized Trails in the Sky, and requested that a localization of Trails of Cold Steel be prioritized instead, resulting in Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure being skipped. An English fan translation was released in 2018, with another one by a team known as the “Geofront” released in May 2021. Geofront release would serve as the foundation for an official English version by NIS America for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Windows. It is scheduled to be released in North America on March 14, 2023, in Europe on March 17, and in Australasia on March 24.

Source: TheGamesDB