After the release of the near universally acclaimed Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter back in September, it was revealed that developer Falcom was already well into making another full-on remake with Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter.
Although we don’t have an official release window for it, the remade sequel is expected to launch next year — and expectations are sky high (pun intended) given how beloved the original title is.
But what happens after 2nd Chapter? Well, you’d think that Falcom’s most obvious course of action would be to then remake the third game in the Sky trilogy — Trails in the Sky The 3rd. The name basically fits with the remakes and everything!
Apparently, though, the situation isn’t quite so clear cut. In a new interview with Dengeki Online (as translated by Automaton), Falcom CEO Toshihiro Kondo admits that the studio is actually divided on which classic Trails title they want to remake next.
“We’re not sure whether to do Trails in the Sky The 3rd or Trails from Zero next – opinions are divided among us,” he states.
“Some of the members are saying that it would be better to do a remake of from Zero before The 3rd.”
Trails from Zero is the game that, chronologically, takes place after the Sky trilogy. It introduces a mostly fresh cast of characters and a different setting.
At first glance, you might think that it makes zero (pun intended, again) sense to jump straight to the next saga in the franchise — but it sounds like the issue lies with The 3rd being a very unconventional Trails title.
Without spoiling anything, The 3rd wraps a nice little bow around the Sky games and many of its surrounding plot points, but its unorthodox, dungeon-based structure makes it a bit of a black sheep.
“I think we have to do a remake of The 3rd at some point, but there are many possible ideas for what form it could take,” says Kondo, alluding to the possibility of reworking the game’s design.
And of course, these remakes aren’t the only Trails projects that Falcom’s cooking. The next game in the Daybreak saga — the title that comes after Trails beyond the Horizon, which launches in the West in January — is deep in development at this point.
Falcom’s only getting busier, then, and so it’ll be fascinating to see how it tries to balance things out between these full-blown remakes and the titles that’ll define the future of the series.
What do you want next from Falcom? Is The Third the one? Would you want a remake to tweak its unique design? Overcome some barriers in the comments section below.
[source dengekionline.com, via automaton-media.com]
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Robert (or Rob if you’re lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he’s played ’em all. A little too much, some might say.
