{"rewrite":{"id":"r_89e887a4ed63a73a0d38e391","clusterId":"c_e580bfa66b7254b9738ccf19","slug":"nihon-falcom-licenses-the-legend-of-heroes-iii-to-neowiz-for-pc-and-console","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Nihon Falcom Licenses The Legend Of Heroes III To NEOWIZ For PC And Console","summary":"Nihon Falcom announced on September 16, 2026 that it signed a product licensing agreement with South Korean studio NEOWIZ to develop The Legend of Heroes III: Shiroki Majo for PC and home consoles and to release it in global markets. The game is the third entry in The Legend of Heroes series, an RPG Falcom released in 1994 for the PC-9801. It is described as a singing RPG that emphasizes detailed worldbuilding and storytelling. It forms one part of the Gagharv Trilogy alongside The Legend of Heroes IV: Akai Shizuku and The Legend of Heroes V: Umi no Oriuta, and it is regarded as the origin of the later Trails series that began with The Legend of Heroes VI: Trails in the Sky. Game Spark notes that an existing console port, EGG Console The Legend of Heroes III: The White Witch Renewal PC-9801, has been distributed for Nintendo Switch, and that it is unclear whether the new agreement will recreate the original or remake it as a new title.","whyItMatters":"The agreement hands Falcom's founding Trails-era RPG to a Korean studio best known for Lies of P, and the sources do not yet say whether the result is a port or a remake.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThose three games form the Gagharv Trilogy, and the third is the entry later Trails fans point to as the series origin that led to The Legend of Heroes VI: Trails in the Sky. NEOWIZ is credited with Lies of P and DJMAX.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn existing console port already exists: EGG Console The Legend of Heroes III: The White Witch Renewal PC-9801, distributed for Nintendo Switch.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGame Spark asked whether the deal means recreating the original or remaking it as something new. Denfaminicogamer calls the 1994 PC-9801 release a \u0026#34;singing RPG,\u0026#34; a unique RPG that emphasizes detailed worldbuilding and storytelling. The same outlet noted information on the project is still scarce.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFalcom\u0026#39;s recent commercial run gives context: the company upwardly revised its earnings forecast as Trails in the Sky the 1st performed well, and Trails in the Sky the 2nd has a TGS 2026 display, a demo covering the prologue through chapter 1, an opening movie, and a theme song titled \u0026#34;Silver Will, Golden Wings.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Falcom has licensed The Legend of Heroes III: Shiroki Majo, the 1994 PC-9801 RPG it calls the origin of the Trails series, to Lies of P studio NEOWIZ for PC and console development and worldwide release.","twitterPost":"The 1994 Gagharv Trilogy entry that predates Trails in the Sky is going to a Korean studio known for Lies of P. Falcom and NEOWIZ have not said whether it will be a port or a remake.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Falcom has signed a licensing deal with NEOWIZ to develop and release The Legend of Heroes III: Shiroki Majo for PC and consoles worldwide. The 1994 PC-9801 RPG is the third Legend of Heroes entry, part of the Gagharv Trilogy, and the starting point for the Trails series. No release window or platform list beyond PC and home consoles has been given.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/043/G104314/20260916003/\",\"title\":\"Nihon Falcom Signs Licensing Agreement with NEOWIZ for Development of The Legend of Heroes III: Shiroki Majo for PC and Console, and Release in Global Markets\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260916x\",\"title\":\"The \\\"origin\\\" of the Trails series, The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch, to be revived. 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