The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
This page is for the Kai version. For the original release, see The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki.
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| Developers | |
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| Nihon Falcom | |
| Windows | PH3 Games |
| Publishers | |
| NIS America | |
| Asia | Clouded Leopard Entertainment |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 22, 2021 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 90 |
| OpenCritic | 83 |
| IGDB | 87 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Isometric |
| Controls | Direct control, Menu-based |
| Genres | JRPG |
| Sports | Fishing |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Steampunk |
| Series | The Legend of Heroes |
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is an isometric turn-based JRPG in the The Legend of Heroes series, developed by Nihon Falcom and published by NIS America.
The game is an enhanced version of The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki, based off the Kai remaster, originally released in Japan for PlayStation 4 in 2020. This game serves as the first entry in the Crossbell subseries.
The PC port was handled by PH3 Games and features a number of enhancements excusive to this release, such as support for ultrawide and ultratall monitors, as well as for framerates higher than 60 FPS, an increased draw distance, higher-resolution sprites and textures, and the implementation of a message log.[1][2]
The game was released on December 22, 2021, in Asian territories on Steam, and internationally on multiple storefronts on September 27, 2022.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions (NIS America)
- Steam Community Discussions (Clouded Leopard)
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
DRM-free after installation.[3] | |
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| Steam | |
Traditional Chinese and Korean only. | |
Additional improvements
Inevitable Zero
- Ports the Vita-exclusive quests in Trails from Zero to the PC version.
More Portraits in Zero
- Adds more portraits (Akatsuki, Azure, and original) in Trails from Zero.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Falcom\Zero\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1668510/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Falcom\Zero\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1668510/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Natively supports arbitrary aspect ratios, such as 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, 21:9, and up.[1] | ||
| Multi-monitor | [4] | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | FMV cutscenes and menus are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.[5] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | [6] | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Two presets are available, "Medium" (4x), and "High" (16x). | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Options for FXAA as well as 2x, 4x, and 8x MSAA are available.[1] | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Choice between 30, 60, 75, 100, 120, and 144 FPS.[1] Refresh rate and framerate can be set independently from one another. |
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| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
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| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | Most actions can be bound to a primary and a secondary key. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | A slider is available for "Mouse Movement Sensitivity". Can be set in intervals of 1, from 1-11. |
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| Mouse input in menus | Referred to as "Mouse Menu Navigation". Toggleable on or off. |
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| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Each action can be mapped to a primary and a secondary button. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | Set Button Prompts to "Xbox" in Options > Input. Enabled by default. |
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| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers | ||
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| DualShock button prompts | Set Button Prompts to "DualShock" in Options > Input. | |
| Light bar support | ||
| Connection modes | V2, Bluetooth | |
| Generic/other controllers | ||
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| Button prompts | Supports Steam Deck, Stadia Controller and Switch Pro Controller. Set Button Prompts to "Steam Deck", "Stadia", or "Nintendo Switch" in Options > Input for their respective prompts. |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Keyboard and button prompts switch from one another if using different inputs while "Auto Prompts" is enabled. |
Gamepad settings (General, DualShock 4 layout)
Gamepad settings (Field, DualShock 4 layout)
Gamepad settings (Shortcuts, DualShock 4 layout)
Gamepad settings (General, Steam Deck layout)
Gamepad settings (Field, Steam Deck layout)
Gamepad settings (Shortcuts, Steam Deck layout)
Gamepad settings (General, Stadia layout)
Gamepad settings (Field, Stadia layout)
Gamepad settings (Shortcuts, Stadia layout)
Gamepad settings (General, Switch layout)
Gamepad settings (Field, Switch layout)
Gamepad settings (Shortcuts, Switch layout)
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Sliders for BGM, SE, and Voice. Can be set in intervals of 1, from 0-11. |
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| Surround sound | Stereo only.[7] | |
| Subtitles | Text boxes, accompanied with voice acting during key scenes, are utilized. Options to enlarge the UI scale for increased readability, as well as auto advance text boxes for voiced or all dialogue is also available. |
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| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Referred to as "Mute While Inactive". Can be toggled on or off. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | Limited to Asian release. | |||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | Limited to Asian release. |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Opus | |
| Cutscenes | WebM |
Miscellaneous
| Save games migration from Joyoland version |
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Save games, including clear data from the Joyoland/DLSite/Geofront version can be migrated to this version
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| Fast text speed |
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Experimental fast text speed can be set in |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 8.1 | 10, 11 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 | Intel Core i5 3.30Ghz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB[10] | |
| Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 6570 DirectX 11 compatible | AMD Radeon R7 200 Series |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1668510/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1668510) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Trails from Zero - PC Version Overview (Part 1) - Peter "Durante" Thoman, via Steam Events
- ↑ Trails from Zero - PC Version Overview (Part 2) - Peter "Durante" Thoman, via Steam Events - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:whs on 2022-09-29
- Tested by starting zero.exe while Steam is not running. The window title shows "GOG Initialized" with or without Steam running, and additional "Steam Initialized" with Steam running.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-09-20
- Tested on a multi-monitor setup.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-09-20
- Tested by playing the game at 2560x1080 resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-09-20
- Tested by playing the game at 3840x2160 resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-09-21
- Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ9PCosgN1Q
- ↑ Trails from Zero v1.3.7 Patch Notes - Peter "Durante" Thoman, via Steam Events - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-09-21
- Actual install size is 3.62 GB.