
Falcom subsequently approached Xseed Games, who had previously localized Trails in the Sky, and requested that a localization of Trails of Cold Steel be prioritized instead, resulting in Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure being skipped. The SSS defeat and arrest the cult's leaders and assume guardianship of KeA.ĭue to a variety of reasons, Trails from Zero and its sequel, Trails to Azure, were not localized by the time of the Japanese release of Trails of Cold Steel. During Zero, the SSS investigate the schemes of the city's competing crime syndicates, before stumbling over the plot of a centuries-old cult to raise a young girl, known as KeA, to godhood and, through her, overthrow the continent's church and faith. At the beginning of Zero, he is assigned to the Special Support Section (SSS), an odd-jobs branch of the city's police department, together with Elie McDowell, heiress to a political dynasty, Randy Orlando, a laid-back ex-soldier, and Tio Plato, a young girl and electronics genius. The protagonist, Lloyd Bannings, is a rookie police detective. Uneasily situated between two great powers – the Erebonian Empire and the Calvard Republic, both of which claim sovereignty over Crossbell – the city is riven by political tensions, corruption and organized crime. Trails from Zero is set three months after the end of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd, in the city-state of Crossbell. It takes place in Crossbell, a city-state located between two great powers fighting for power over it, and follows Lloyd Bannings, a rookie investigator with the Crossbell police, and his colleagues Elie McDowell, Randy Orlando, and Tio Plato. The game and its direct sequel, The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure (2011), form the "Crossbell arc". Trails from Zero is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series.

Soon after, the translation team agreed to cooperate with NIS America on adapting it for an official English version, scheduled to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch in September 2022. Ībout a decade after the initial release, the game received an English fan translation. It was also released for the Nintendo Switch in Asia by Clouded Leopard Entertainment in February 2021. The Evolution version received a remaster for the PlayStation 4, releasing in Japan as Zero no Kiseki Kai in April 2020. This version features improved visuals and more voice acting. It was also released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan as Zero no Kiseki: Evolution in October 2012. It was first released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable in September 2010, and was later ported to Microsoft Windows for release in China a year later.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom.
