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New Kuro no Kiseki News
Here is a new article detailing a lot of recent news: https://www.gematsu.com/2021/03/the-legend-of-heroes-kuro-no-kiseki-details-characters-setting-and-battle-system-first-gameplay

I should mentioned the part between "Republic of Calvard" and "Capital City Edith" may contain implicit spoilers for CS IV or Hajimari.

Here is the updated website: https://www.falcom.co.jp/kuro/

There are also 3 new videos!

1. Here is a "flyby" of Edith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdQ9ABpJt4

And here are two combat videos:

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQOHFY_5kOE

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8R0L8WlxPo

The first video shows off the turn-based mode at around the 40 seconds mark. And it looks exactly the way I had hoped after everything I read.
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The active time battle does look kinda bad. Party members literally just standing there. Hopefully it gets fixed.

But I will probably play in turn base mode.
Ursprünglich geschrieben von stm8022:
Humans aren't magical or fantastical creatures, and their mental development, relationships and power dynamics don't become completely different from our owns just because the window dressing changes a little. "It's a high fantasy" simply won't cut it as an excuse in such scenario -- an adult man "romancing" a teenager is going to either look like a creepy pervert taking advantage of inexperienced teen, or a mentally undeveloped man-child. Neither being a good thing for the protagonist, and the game featuring him as a whole.

No. See now, that's modern day socio-political views talking, and it's making a lot of assumptions.

Who is to say that the life two people have been through both together and/or separately hasn't prepared them mentally for a relationship even at their ages?

I know this a slippery slope for me to be on - or to "die on" as some say - but I feel it's worth pointing out when we aren't willing to look past what modern day society has told us is unacceptable.

Now I'm not trying to say morality is bad or anything, it helps prevent us from doing, thinking and saying things that go too far, but those said things aren't concrete and change with the times. And I personally feel the idea that once both parties are adults - which mid-teens are to much of society - age should not longer be a relative factor in considering a relationship.
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Buckets81 11. März 2021 um 13:14 
From a physiological perspective, teens are very much not adults. Their brains are not fully developed, and just because they might reach some level of sexual maturity at a young age, that does not make them adults who are capable of fully understanding the consequences of adult choices, nor does it make them capable of consenting to part in an adult relationship. A person in their mid 20s dating someone in their mid teens is a predator, full stop.
why the **** are we discussing this?

Make a thread about Rean and Elise and let this to be about the new game OMG
The game looks great. I was wondering how they would keep it distinct from Ys. Personally, I was imagining something like Pillars of Eternity, but they didn't change the combat nearly as much as I expected based on how people were talking about it.

Other party members standing still while the player character is fighting looks kinda weird, but there probably won't be much of that. I assume the real-time segment is generally only for weak mobs that you can take out in a few hits. In that sense, the core mechanics are not much different from before except for the seamless transitions from running in the field to fighting.

Edit: I can't decide whether I'll support the new couple until I see them in action. But up to this point, I've shipped pretty much all Trails canon couples, so I don't expect that to change here.
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Purple 1. Apr. 2021 um 19:16 
funny how you all talk nohours
There are some recently translated leaks. The information is still coming out, but to list the info so far. All are translations (of the recent leaks) from Hansuke's Twitter:

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"New characters
Rizet Twining
Age 20

-Conservator for Inspector Merdic's company, cool beauty in maid's outfit
Superhumanly strong

・Katoru Salicion
15 years old, researcher
-Looks like a young girl.
Has an AI drone that looks like Casshern's dog (no name)"

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"Update:
Lysette Twining.
Weapon: Pistol & Blade Gear

Katoru Salicion

Looks like a girl, but is a boy. He gets angry when people mistake him for someone else.

Loves LaToya Hamilton like a grandmother.

He has an AIBOAI drone that looks like Cassian's dog."

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"Forgot the boy weapons:

Weapons Pulse Guns & Guided Drones"

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"The full story of the Verne company will be revealed.

Xipha-

Still nice and foldable.

Hollow Core Status-up system

Arts Drive Arts system

Line Shard skills based on the numerical value of the total number of Quarts extended to Weapon, Shield, Drive, and (EXTRA)."

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"Clarifications on Xipha description:

Xipha
It is foldable, but the top slides like a PSPGO.

Navi Voice: Tells you when you switch from Action/Field battle to Command battle mode and the enemy weakness."

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"The hardware and cast remains undecided.

Opinions: I'm afraid that if that area becomes too clear, the release will be in September when there are many new releases(Tales of Arise and Lost Judgment)."

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"Also the opinions are from the leaker.

Sorry for the confusion on this line."

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"Agnes-
There is also an amazing senior from the Kingdom of Liberl coming (Renne Bright). (Minor Hajimari Spoilers)

Aaron-
He also plays a female role in the opera."

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"Famitsu scans of Kuro No Kiseki section pages will be shown real soon.

My apologies for any grammar errors on the thread and added additions to it. Let me know if you need clarification."

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Source: https://twitter.com/Hansuke21/status/1392350748235677697

That's all so far. I believe "cast" in the "hardware and cast" Tweet refers to voice cast, btw.

EDIT 1:

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"Update summary recap:

Lysette/Risette-Tovanin/Twining
20 years old.

Weapons: Pistols & Gear Knives

The receptionist of the Meldick(?) Police Department who is a cool beauty that acts like a maid. The clothes are more casual, but she give off a impression of a strong person."

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"Quatre•Saricion/Salicion
A 15-year-old researcher.

Weapons: Pulse Gun & Guided Drone

A teenager who looks like a girl(wearing shorts) is often mistaken for his gender, and it upsets him greatly.

He admired Latoya Hamilton like a grandmother figure.

With AIBOAI canine robot."

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"Xipha-

Evolved into a slide-folding type device (acts like PSPGO).

Has a hollow core:state boost system and Artes drive/Artes system

You can launch the corresponding shard skills according to the total value of Quartz that extend to Weapons, Shield, Drive, and EXTRA/loop?"

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"Full backstory of the Verne Company will be revealed in Kuro No Kiseki.

The hardware and cast(seiyuu) remains undecided."

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"Thank you for bearing with me of seeing the info at its close to accurate form. I hope this is enough to clear up the confusion before the release of accurate translations from Gematsu and others soon with Famitsu scans.

Thank you."

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Alex 11. Mai 2021 um 23:57 
Yeah. Half-assed half-turn-half-realtime combat is deep hell.
Ursprünglich geschrieben von Alex:
Yeah. Half-assed half-turn-half-realtime combat is deep hell.

Kuro is turn-based. It also has the option to switch to a real-time mode, via a single button push, for quicker battling against regular mobs, from what I understand.
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New Tweet with image in source:

"Blurry images of the two characters in Kuro No Kiseki.

Lisette/Risette in maid outfit.

Quatre and his AI companion canine."

Source: https://twitter.com/Hansuke21/status/1392406755049627648
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Here are some translations from Hansuke's Twitter. There are also various images throughout the Tweets. Source: https://twitter.com/Hansuke21/status/1392496360595853312

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"Better HD version of Risette Twinings and Quatre Salision."

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"More screenshot on Xipha and the usage of it.

Source: via(@falbgm)"

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"HQ Risette Twinings."

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"HQ Quatre Salision"

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"New visuals on the new areas in Calvard."

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"FIO, XEROS(?) with Model Verne Fang-Attac-000 and the Verne Industrial Company visual."

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"HQ screenshots on Xipha,16 quartz and etc."

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"Oh yeah Zin Vathek, Kilika Rouran, Aaron Wei, Cao Lee and Rixia Mao in terms of relations in Calvard."

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"Initial page. Van Arkride in all caps."

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"The PMC (private military company) with its headquarters located in the northwestern state of Ored."

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"It provides security/critical operation services to other companies in various countries and employs engineers with testers to develop and research military equipments and tactics.

Concierge(Risette)-Provide services for testing out the MTSC products."

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"Business like relationship between Van and Risette due to her being from that program of testing MTSC products.

(Rough translations of Risette and MTSC)."

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"(Rough)Info on Quatre Salision:

- He is 15 years old boy and it is a researcher at a University where he is getting his Science degree(Master?). He has feminine features, with an air of mystery/strangeness about him."

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"- He specialises in the research, development with operation of tactical drones based on the Xipha system."

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"He is also an assistant at a physics/bio engineering laboratory and was taken in as a child by Dr. LaToya Hamilton, also known as the mother of Republic's orbal revolution.

He have lived with her ever since then and it is willing to follow her footstep(a disciple/apprentice)."

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"Rough Translation on City of Basel and Verne Industrial Company:

The engineering city of Basel that is located in the southwest of the Republic of Calvard, which is academic and industrial city of a population of 180,000."

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"Home to the University of Science and Technology, which has an astronomical observatory and it is since long been famous for its scientific research in the field of Natural sciences."

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"During the Middle Ages, there was a guild of artisans who made instruments/ equipments for research.

However after the Orbal revolution, the guild and the University of Sciences jointly founded the Verne company."

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"In Recent years, the city has been transformed into a modern academic, industrial city, with the construction of a tramway(?) that links together different areas of the city within."

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"Verne Industrial Company:

The large engineering company that is located in Basel, and one of the continent's leading companies."

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"Dr. Latoya Hamilton, one of the three disciples of Professor Epstein, as its CEO/head of Verne Industrial Company, the company develops a range of advanced technologies, including the invention of the first Orbal car and Orbal camera."

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"The Eastern town name Long-port that is located south of Calvard(Eastern Quarter)that has a population of 550000, which is the city itself.

A trade hub town that glows crimson like at night/dawn due to its lights in the town."

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"I will leave the rest of its translations of the Xipha and other components of its function in terms of quartz, EXTRA and other to those at Falcord.

Nihon Falcom website will be updated for Risette and Quatre for the Field battle clips soon.

Opinions: I love Risette design."

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That's it so far. Additional "Falcord" is the Falcom Discord which you can find here: https://discord.com/invite/falcom

Also, user Cake__Attack made an informative comment (here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Falcom/comments/nar0r9/kuro_no_kiseki_13th_may_famitsu_scans/gxvgmav/) regarding the translation for Xipha's orbment system:

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"the way it works is you have four lines, Weapon, Shield, Arts, and Extra. you equip quartz in each line and based on the elemental values (like arts in the old system) you unlock Shard Skills, which vary depending on the equipped line. As an example they mention imbuing weapons with elementals for the Weapon line and reduced cast times for the Arts line. they are coy about what Extra means.

You also have the Hollow Core which functions kinda like a Master Core, determine a) Your Arts power b) Your EP c) The effect of your S-burst (an example given is Remedy Plus, which boosts healing magic and the range and power of arts).

Lastly you have the Arts Driver, which comes pre-installed with various arts and a free art slot.

e: also they have siri now"

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EDIT 1:

Here is another comment made by Florac (here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Falcom/comments/nar0r9/kuro_no_kiseki_13th_may_famitsu_scans/gxvynqw/) with more translations regarding the gameplay:

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"Also, for the falcord translation of the gameplay, details things a bit more:

  • It is composed of 3 major parts: A Hollow Core, Arts Driver, and Lines.
  • The Hollow Core functions similarly to a master quartz with some differences. Each Hollow Core is levelable and has the ability to strengthen different parameters and comes with an S-boost that provides things like a boost to all parameters or increases arts range, etc.
  • The Arts Driver is a unit with multiple arts installed in it. By slotting it into the Xipha unit you can use a wide variety of arts. Within the Arts driver there is an additional empty slot in which you can install whichever art you’d like. The kind of arts the arts driver can use depends on the level of the Hollow Core.
  • The Nebulous of the Arts Driver has a lower section in which you can customize which quarts goes in. It’s up to the player.
  • The Lines are 4 in number: Weapon, Shield, Drive, and EXTRA. In each line you can slot in different quartz, with each one having a elemental value that adds up with the others in its line. These total values when added together give you the ability to use what are called ‘shard skills’ which each in turn provide different abilities. Installing different quartz improves your parameters and gives you the ability to use new spells. Depending on the elemental totals for each line, your potential shard skills change. The Weapon line influences aspects of attacking- from when your attacks land to periodic elemental added attacks.
  • Shield lowers damage and influences defence.
  • Drive influences magic power and casting.
  • EXTRA is unique in that it can provide your character with shard skills that work outside of combat.

(Credit to those who actually did the translation, IngeniosaGulaEst and gashizmo, don't know their usernames on here though, if any)"

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The Quatre being shown in Kuro also has a lot of similarities (including the same name) as the Quatre from Star Door 15 from Trails in the Sky the 3rd. If they are indeed the same person, I think that would open the door for some potentially very interesting story directions.
Some new info. Source: https://twitter.com/Hansuke21/status/1392599317937016832

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"More detailed info on Long-Port.
The town of Long-port is divided into three main districts: the first being the New Town in the west of its modern buildings; the Eastern Quarter, which spreads out to the east; and the harbor area, where a number of boats/yachts can be seen."

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"A unique feature in Long-port is that the East and West parts of the city each have a dramatic different atmosphere.

The theatre in the Eastern Quarter is famous for its entertainment, and Aaron sometimes performs sword dances(regarding to the lady description) there."

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"This is also the home of Heiyue, and there are many people there who has a connection to the place, including some characters who have appeared in previous games, that will be involved in the story."

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Also, there is another Tweet with an imagine, though this image contains spoilers for up to Hajimari, so look at the Tweet below at your own discretion:

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"All factions and forces in play for Kuro No Kiseki in Calvard.

Credit to those from Falcord.

To be specific: Thanks Latte (Falcord) for putting it all together."

Spoilers: https://twitter.com/Hansuke21/status/1392596234611929088

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Here are some comments from Kondo translated by Hansuke on the falcord. Also, thanks to Florac on the Falcom subreddit for compiling Hansuke's translations.

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"Last time we talked about Kuro, only small amount of information has been made public about the Verne Company , in Kuro, the important technology manufacturer of the Republic will be fully unveiled.

After Dr. Hamilton resigned as a consultant, what is the situation at the top branch of the company? What is the current research and development? And so on we will be going in depth of the Verne company in Kuro. The development process of Xipha's Hollow Core, the FIO and XEROS used by Quatre will all be explained in Kuro."

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"Quatre, who has a deep connection with the mega manufacturing company Verne, is one of the most important characters to appear in this work, also he is associated with Van and others through the most advanced orbal technology "Xipha" or specification of the AI.

He operates two drones, FIO and XEROS, with a pulse gun as his main weapon, and can launch a variety of battle techniques through the drones in battle, whether attacking, etc.

Dr. LaToya Hamilton, one of three disciples of the great Professor Epstein, he admired her as a Grandmother figure and the relationship between the doctor and him will also be clearly explained in Kuro No Kiseki."

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"Risette gives an impression of a "competent receptionist", and gives an air of mystery about her. She is usually in contact with Van, a contracted customer, through a power terminal. "Why is she in front of Van?" "Why does she have superhuman abilities when she is supposed to be a concierge?" Such interactions/queries will be an important part for this character.

Basically, she can handle anything with ease, and from a point of view, she is indeed suitable for the profession as a maid. But her ability may be more than of "super maid" Sharon. In addition, Van's exclusive weapon Stun Caliber is provided by the Marduk group and the name of the society engraved on the weapon can be viewed in the game."

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Kyle G 31. Mai 2021 um 20:24 
I wouldn't be surprised if something like an age difference romance developed between Van and Agnes. Since we already got Agate and Tita.
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