Falcom has released details on the character-specific Craft skills in The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki (Trails of Black), the latest chapter in the Trails (Kiseki) series.
Rapid Burst (Feri Al-Fayed)
An attack craft that shoots enemies in a half-circle range. It has slightly low damage, but is able to lower the enemy’s attack power, so its true value is exhibited in battles against many enemies.
Eagle Talon Kick (Aaron Wei)
A high damage jump double-kick technique from the Eastern martial arts “Moon Flower Style.” This craft only attacks a single enemy, but the damage output is extraordinary and restricts the enemy from using skills.
Sonic Chaser (Risette Twinnings)
Kuro no Kiseki which will launch for PS4 on September 30 in Japan.
CHARACTER-SPECIFIC CRAFT SKILLS:
In the command battles of The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki, you can activate character-specific skills called “Crafts” by spending the CP (Craft Points) that accumulates during battle.
These Crafts are able to attack multiple enemies, boost the status of party members for a limited time, negate the effects of enemy Crafts, and much more. Understanding each character’s Craft effects is the key to turning the tides in battle.
Coin Bullet (Van Arkride)
Inflicts damage in a half-circle range by shooting coins at enemies. This craft has very little down time so it is easy to shift to the next action. It also decreases the attack power of enemies.
Glow Hammer (Agnes Claudel)
Deploys a orbal field in a hammer shape and inflicts damage to enemies struck within its range. It recovers EP according to how much damage it deals, so it is also useful as a support Craft if you are fighting mainly with arts.
Rapid Burst (Feri Al-Fayed)
An attack craft that shoots enemies in a half-circle range. It has slightly low damage, but is able to lower the enemy’s attack power, so its true value is exhibited in battles against many enemies.
A high damage jump double-kick technique from the Eastern martial arts “Moon Flower Style.” This craft only attacks a single enemy, but the damage output is extraordinary and restricts the enemy from using skills.
Risette engulfs herself with light and moves at super speed to unleash a flurry of blows with her fists and bladegear. This Craft can only target a single enemy, but has a high damage output and enables Risette to maintain her boosted speed.
Howling Boost (Bergard Zeman)
Beyond the blue sky, ahead of a flashing light, a land of dawning resides—.
This latter half of the Trails series is about to begin! The setting moves to the Calvard Republic—.
In 2021, Falcom will release The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki, the latest entry in the Trails series, as its 40th anniversary commemorative work.
The Calvard Republic is a multiethnic nation experiencing unprecedented economic growth brought about by postwar reparations. In a corner of the capital of a huge nation where immigration issues bring about political instability and a new president is pushing for radical reform, a young man who works as a “Spriggan” (Underground Fixer) receives a peculiar job, which eventually develops into a situation that shakes the entire nation of Calvard.
The command-style AT (Action Time) battle system used in previous Trails titles has been revamped! Seamlessly transition from action-oriented field battles to turn-based command battle systems while making use of the unique elements of the sixth generation combat orbment “Xipha” in a battle system evolved from the previous Trails titles.
Kuro no Kiseki will feature many original elements that utilize its setting, including a “Topics” system that enables you to gather intel (topics) by communicating with NPCs throughout towns to create situations in your favor when you act as a Spriggan; and an “Alignment Flames” system in which your character’s three alignments (“Lawful,” “Gray,” and “Chaotic”) fluctuate depending on your play style, influencing various statuses, allies and adversaries, and even scenario developments.
Please look forward to The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki, the latest entry in the Trails series, depicted in rich expression by Falcom’s new original engine!
PROLOGUE
Spriggans—a kind of “underground profession” born from the melting pot of diversity that is the Calvard Republic.
Some days as detectives, some days as negotiators, and other days as bounty hunters, they are up for any job from any client. That includes cases even the police are unable to handle and issues citizens cannot discuss in public, as well as “honest” work from criminals and underground organizations.
That was the style of the “underground fixers,” as they were called.
S.1208. A schoolgirl wearing the uniform of a prestigious school visits an rundown building located in the old town of the Republic’s capital.
“The Arclide Fixer Agency.”
With a dignified gaze, the girl glances at the cold typography of a slate that bears this name.
She swallows her breath and knocks three times with determination.
…
“Yaaawn, well a client before noon is rare…”
The mature, yet young; sloppy, yet composed voice of a man echoes as the doorknob slowly turned.
—This is the beginning of a new Trails.
Lapras Code (Quatre Salison)
Quatre inputs a special code into his pulsegun, and FIO the orbal drone lays down a powerfield around him, which boosts Quatre’s attack for a limited time as well as acts as a shield.
Criminal Bute (Judith Ranster)
An area-of-effect attack Craft that attracts enemies around Judith with her whip, then attacks them with rotating strikes. It has a decent amount of damage output and reach, enabling Judith to attack many enemies within her range.
Bergard roars at enemies and damages them. It also boosts his own statuses, disables the enemy’s movements, and negates any status boosts the enemy may have had.
Van Arkride (voiced by Daisuke Ono)
Agnes Claudel (voiced by Miku Itou)
Feri Al-Fayed (voiced by Yui Ogura)
Aaron Wei (voiced by Yuuma Uchida)
Risette Twinnings (voiced by Yui Ishikawa)
Quatre Salison (voiced by Mutsumi Tamura)
The voice cast includes:
Agnes Claudel (voiced by Miku Itou)
Feri Al-Fayed (voiced by Yui Ogura)
Aaron Wei (voiced by Yuuma Uchida)
Risette Twinnings (voiced by Yui Ishikawa)
Quatre Salison (voiced by Mutsumi Tamura)
Judith Ranster (voiced by Youko Hikasa)
Bergard Zeman (voice actor unknown)
ABOUT
Beyond the blue sky, ahead of a flashing light, a land of dawning resides—.
This latter half of the Trails series is about to begin! The setting moves to the Calvard Republic—.
In 2021, Falcom will release The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki, the latest entry in the Trails series, as its 40th anniversary commemorative work.
The Calvard Republic is a multiethnic nation experiencing unprecedented economic growth brought about by postwar reparations. In a corner of the capital of a huge nation where immigration issues bring about political instability and a new president is pushing for radical reform, a young man who works as a “Spriggan” (Underground Fixer) receives a peculiar job, which eventually develops into a situation that shakes the entire nation of Calvard.
The command-style AT (Action Time) battle system used in previous Trails titles has been revamped! Seamlessly transition from action-oriented field battles to turn-based command battle systems while making use of the unique elements of the sixth generation combat orbment “Xipha” in a battle system evolved from the previous Trails titles.
Kuro no Kiseki will feature many original elements that utilize its setting, including a “Topics” system that enables you to gather intel (topics) by communicating with NPCs throughout towns to create situations in your favor when you act as a Spriggan; and an “Alignment Flames” system in which your character’s three alignments (“Lawful,” “Gray,” and “Chaotic”) fluctuate depending on your play style, influencing various statuses, allies and adversaries, and even scenario developments.
Please look forward to The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki, the latest entry in the Trails series, depicted in rich expression by Falcom’s new original engine!
Spriggans—a kind of “underground profession” born from the melting pot of diversity that is the Calvard Republic.
Some days as detectives, some days as negotiators, and other days as bounty hunters, they are up for any job from any client. That includes cases even the police are unable to handle and issues citizens cannot discuss in public, as well as “honest” work from criminals and underground organizations.
That was the style of the “underground fixers,” as they were called.
S.1208. A schoolgirl wearing the uniform of a prestigious school visits an rundown building located in the old town of the Republic’s capital.
“The Arclide Fixer Agency.”
With a dignified gaze, the girl glances at the cold typography of a slate that bears this name.
She swallows her breath and knocks three times with determination.
…
“Yaaawn, well a client before noon is rare…”
The mature, yet young; sloppy, yet composed voice of a man echoes as the doorknob slowly turned.
—This is the beginning of a new Trails.