The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is the fourth installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of the Liberl arc and the beginning to the Crossbell arc. The game follows…

83 23 April 2020

Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS) Action Drama Fantasy Science fiction

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Nihon Falcom, released 23 April 2020 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 61.1 hrs to finish.

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What The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Nihon Falcom and released in 2020. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is a 2010 role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is the fourth installment of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, and follows Trails in the Sky the 3rd (2007). Trails from Zero and its 2011 sequel, Trails to Azure, form the Crossbell arc of the series. The game takes place in Crossbell, a city-state located between two great powers fighting for control over it, and follows Lloyd Bannings and his colleagues Elie MacDowell, Randy Orlando, and Tio Plato. The four form the Special Support Section, a newly formed department of the Crossbell police.

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, drama, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 49 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the The Legend of Heroes series

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is the 36th of 68 entries we hold in the The Legend of Heroes series. It arrived 2 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV. The next entry was The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure in 2020. Its critic score of 83 is 3 points above the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter at 87.

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How it was received

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 61.1 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 90 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3, 4 GB RAM and AMD Radeon HD 6570. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero launched on 23 April 2020, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Resident Evil 3, Deep Rock Galactic and Streets of Rage 4. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Resident Evil 3, Deep Rock Galactic, Streets of Rage 4.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero — frequently asked questions

When did The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero come out?

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero was released on 23 April 2020 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero?

At minimum, The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero needs Intel Core i3, 4 GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6570 graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero?

The main story of The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero takes around 61.1 hrs, or 90 hrs for 100% completion.

How many GB is The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero?

The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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