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The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero

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This page is for the Kai version. For the original release, see The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero cover
Developers
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
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free after installation.[3]
Windows
Steam
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Traditional Chinese and Korean only.
Windows

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
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Falcom\Zero\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1668510/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Falcom\Zero\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1668510/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
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
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Input settings
Input settings
Gamepad settings and keyboard and mouse bindings (General)
Gamepad settings and keyboard and mouse bindings (General)
Gamepad settings and keyboard and mouse bindings (Field)
Gamepad settings and keyboard and mouse bindings (Field)
Gamepad settings and keyboard and mouse bindings (Shortcuts)
Gamepad settings and keyboard and mouse bindings (Shortcuts)

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
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.
Mouse input in menus
Referred to as "Mouse Menu Navigation".
Toggleable on or off.
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
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Set Button Prompts to "Xbox" in Options > Input.
Enabled by default.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Set Button Prompts to "DualShock" in Options > Input.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
, Wireless (Bluetooth)
Generic/other controllers
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
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Keyboard and button prompts switch from one another if using different inputs while "Auto Prompts" is enabled.

Audio

Sound settings
Sound settings
General settings
General settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for BGM, SE, and Voice.
Can be set in intervals of 1, from 0-11.
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.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Referred to as "Mute While Inactive".
Can be toggled on or off.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Limited to Asian release.
Japanese
Korean
Limited to Asian release.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Opus
Cutscenes WebM

Miscellaneous

Save games migration from Joyoland version

Save games, including clear data from the Joyoland/DLSite/Geofront version can be migrated to this version

  1. Copy save folders inside the savedata folder in Joyoland version to %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\FALCOM\Zero
  2. Rename the SAV0001 folder to data0001 and so on
  3. Rename the SAV1001 folder to data0201
  4. Rename the SYSTEM folder to data0255
New Game+ points are not automatically migrated. To migrate manually, load a save file before the final boss, go back to the title screen, then load the NG+ data.[8]
Fast text speed

Experimental fast text speed can be set in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Falcom\Zero\settings.toml by setting fastTextSpeed = true in the [Game] category [9]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 8.1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB[10]
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 6570
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Trails from Zero - PC Version Overview (Part 1) - Peter "Durante" Thoman, via Steam Events
  2. Trails from Zero - PC Version Overview (Part 2) - Peter "Durante" Thoman, via Steam Events - last accessed on May 2023
  3. 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.
  4. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-09-20
    Tested on a multi-monitor setup.
  5. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-09-20
    Tested by playing the game at 2560x1080 resolution.
  6. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-09-20
    Tested by playing the game at 3840x2160 resolution.
  7. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-09-21
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ9PCosgN1Q
  9. Trails from Zero v1.3.7 Patch Notes - Peter "Durante" Thoman, via Steam Events - last accessed on May 2023
  10. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-09-21
    Actual install size is 3.62 GB.