{"rewrite":{"id":"r_15748a47599f87b9e9d62797","clusterId":"c_bb00aa869bb430644623c314","slug":"trails-in-the-sky-the-2nd-remake-was-never-planned-falcom-president-says","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Trails in the Sky the 2nd Remake Was Never Planned, Falcom President Says","summary":"The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 2nd, a full 3D remake of the 2006 PC game Trails in the Sky SC, launches September 17, 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. In an interview with ASCII.jp, Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo said the remake was not planned when the 1st entered development. The team's high motivation and the 1st's reception set a one-year release target. He also explained why FC and SC were not merged into one game.","whyItMatters":"The 2nd exists because the Trails series is in its climax and the team needed a rest after Kai no Kiseki, and it was greenlit on the strength of the 1st's reception and internal momentum.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKondo said the remake grew out of the series being more than 20 years old, with many players who never played the first Trails in the Sky and newcomers unsure where to start. The team was worn out after The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki - Farewell, O Zemuria, and the remake gave it a needed rest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe also said merging FC and SC into one title was impossible on volume grounds, since it would push development to four or five years and delay the continuation of Kai no Kiseki. The 2nd was not planned when the 1st entered development; the team\u0026#39;s own momentum and the 1st\u0026#39;s reception set the one-year release target.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo tells ASCII.jp the Trails in the Sky the 2nd remake was never planned when the 1st entered development. Team momentum and the 1st's reception set a one-year target. The game launches September 17 on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, and Steam.","twitterPost":"Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo tells ASCII.jp the Trails in the Sky the 2nd remake was never planned when the 1st entered development. Team momentum and the 1st's reception set a one-year target. Launches September 17 on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Steam.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo explains in an ASCII.jp interview why the Trails in the Sky the 2nd remake exists: the series is more than 20 years old, the team needed a rest after Kai no Kiseki, and the 1st's reception cleared the way. The game launches September 17 on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, and Steam.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/430/4430552/?rss\",\"title\":\"Remake of Trails in the Sky Concludes Here: Email Interview with Nihon Falcom President Toshihiro Kondo on Trails in the Sky the 2nd\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5974,"outputTokens":3158,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T06:56:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T06:57:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T06:57:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bb00aa869bb430644623c314","canonicalTitle":"リメイク版「空の軌跡」がここに完結！『空の軌跡 the 2nd』について日本ファルコム社長・近藤季洋氏にメールインタビュー","representativeArticleId":"a_ffdcc2886d3fb3fbdf57620d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 2nd\"],\"studios\":[\"Nihon Falcom\"],\"people\":[\"Toshihiro Kondo\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-02T02:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-02T02:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T06:57:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/430/4430552/?rss","title":"リメイク版「空の軌跡」がここに完結！『空の軌跡 the 2nd』について日本ファルコム社長・近藤季洋氏にメールインタビュー"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 2nd"],"studios":["Nihon Falcom"],"people":["Toshihiro Kondo"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}