{"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":"Falcom Signs NEOWIZ License For The Legend Of Heroes III","summary":"Nihon Falcom announced on September 16, 2026 that it has signed a licensing agreement with South Korea's NEOWIZ covering development of The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch for PC and consoles and a release in the global market. The game is the third entry in The Legend of Heroes series, an RPG Falcom released in 1994 for the PC-9801. It is the opening part of the three-part Gagharv Trilogy, alongside The Legend of Heroes IV: A Tear of Vermillion and The Legend of Heroes V: A Cagesong of the Ocean, and it is regarded as the origin of the later Trails series that continues from The Legend of Heroes VI: Trails in the Sky. The sources describe the 1994 release as a singing RPG built on detailed worldbuilding and storytelling, following the pilgrimage of the boy Julio and the girl Chris across a world called Tirasweel. No release window, platform list, or budget was disclosed.","whyItMatters":"The Gagharv Trilogy placed first in a game media survey asking which Falcom works readers want on current hardware, so the licensed party gets a title with documented demand before any remake footage exists.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe license covers \u0026#34;development for PC and consoles and release in the global market,\u0026#34; and NEOWIZ is known for Lies of P and DJMAX. The announcement points to the official White Witch page on Falcom\u0026#39;s site as its source.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat the agreement produces is undecided. Game Spark and GameBusiness both note it is unclear whether the work will reproduce the original version or be remade as a completely new title. An existing port already exists: EGG Console The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch Renewal PC-9801 is distributed for Nintendo Switch.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eASCII.jp describes the 1994 game\u0026#39;s concept as \u0026#34;the will to narrate,\u0026#34; and says it was praised by many PC game users. The game\u0026#39;s story runs on Julio and Chris\u0026#39;s pilgrimage, the relationships among characters that change with the story\u0026#39;s developments, and musical direction that stays in players\u0026#39; memories. Each work in the Gagharv Trilogy depicts different regions and characters.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trilogy placed first in a game media survey held for Nihon Falcom\u0026#39;s 40th anniversary, in the category of works and series readers want released on current hardware.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Falcom has licensed The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch to NEOWIZ for PC, console, and global release. The 1994 PC-9801 RPG that starts the Gagharv Trilogy. No word yet on whether it is a port or a remake.","twitterPost":"The 1994 RPG that sits behind the whole Trails line is getting a new version. Falcom handed The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch to NEOWIZ for PC and consoles, worldwide. Whether the original is reproduced or rebuilt is still unanswered.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Nihon Falcom has signed a licensing agreement with NEOWIZ to develop The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch for PC and consoles and release it worldwide. The 1994 PC-9801 RPG opens the Gagharv Trilogy and is treated as the origin point of the Trails series. Neither side has said whether the project is a port or a remake.","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: White Witch\\\" for PC and Console, Aiming at Global Release\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260916x\",\"title\":\"The \\\"origin\\\" of the 'Trails' series, 'The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch,' set to return. 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