A new ESRB rating for the English release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak is now public. This bodes well for a release date announcement, as ratings normally indicate a game’s development and/or release date plans are being finalized.
In The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak, players control Van Arkride, a roguish protagonist that will side with good and evil if it benefits him and his job. He will be forced into a grand plot that will threaten all of post-war Calvard in a new Trails saga. The Nintendo Switch version will be releasing on February 15, followed by the full English release sometime this summer.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak ESRB Rating
Unsurprisingly, The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak is rated T for Teen by the ESRB just like previous Trails entries. The rating’s description explains suggestive material, innuendo, another other factors that determined the rating. Here’s what the description says, via the ESRB:
This is a role-playing game in which players assume the role of a hero hired to find a stolen heirloom. As players explore a fictional republic, they can complete missions/quests, interact with characters, and battle human enemies and fantasy creatures (e.g., giant insects, demons, robotic turrets). Players use swords, machine guns, and magic spells to defeat enemies in turn-based combat. Battles are highlighted by gunfire, impact sounds, and cries of pain. Some sequences depict blood-splatter effects as characters are attacked; a handful of scenes show blood on characters’ faces and underneath a corpse.
The game contains some suggestive material: a gentleman’s club depicting female characters in lingerie dancing on poles; red-light district signage (e.g., “Show Girls”); innuendo/sexuality in dialogue (e.g.,“We’ve got a nice room out in the Entertainment District…[W]e’ll give you more girls…”; “Just don’t get too naughty, all right?”). The dialogue also references drugs (e.g., “…laced with illicit substances”; “hard drugs”; “…[I]f he’s going around selling drugs to children, he won’t be on the streets for long.”). The word “sh*t” is heard in the game.
Nintendo Switch players in Japan, or those with a Japanese Nintendo eShop account, may download The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak demo right now. The demo lets players progress through the game’s entire prologue. Additionally, save data may be carried over into the full Japanese release, allowing players to continue playing on Chapter 1.
On Nintendo Switch, The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak features optimized controls and enticing features. These features include the signature High Speed Mode and Archive function from the PlayStation 5 version. Moreover, the game will include a total of 33 DLC items.
Lastly, The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak launches in summer 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in the west. Pre-orders are now available starting at $59.99 across participating retailers.
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