Guan – Medium

Jan 2, 2021

Interview with Kondo Toshihiro: Reverie’s truths and foreshadowing for Kuro no Kiseki

The following is a translation of an interview with Kondo Toshihiro, president of Nihon Falcom, as published in the Hajimari no Kiseki Official Visual Collection, released in Japan on 28 November 2020. The following is the first part of the interview (pp 214–219), focusing on Trails into Reverie (Japanese: Hajimari…

Kiseki

22 min read

Dec 29, 2020

Interview with Kondo Toshihiro: Aiming for the series’ new direction with Kuro no Kiseki

The following is a translation of an interview with Kondo Toshihiro, president of Nihon Falcom, as published in the Hajimari no Kiseki Official Visual Collection, released in Japan on 28 November 2020. The following is the second part of the interview (pp 220–223), focusing on the upcoming title Kuro no…

Trails

13 min read

Dec 9, 2020

The Great Escape of 2020

In my wrap-up of this year in which we’ve been doing things differently, I’d like to do exactly that: things differently. 2020 has been a rough year. Rough on all of us. …

Games

16 min read

Mar 27, 2020

Trails into Reverie’s Hermit Route Interview (DPS686)

The following information may contain spoilers for all Trails games, including games not yet released in English. Take note of the newcomers in the centre of the new key visual. The characters of the C’s Route fulfil a role near the crux of Trails into Reverie as a whole. Falcom…

Kiseki

5 min read

Dec 27, 2019

MMXIX’s Favourites

V. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox After the brilliant Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, my favourite of 2016, I had some reservations about its sequel. Screenshots and subsequent trailers failed to capture that sense of exploration of, and adventuring through, uncharted territory I’d come to love from Adol’s unintentional trip to Seiren Island. …

Videogames

12 min read

Nov 9, 2019

Trails of Cold Steel IV spoiler-ridden interview with Kondo Toshihiro

Response to Cold Steel IV’s rush of famous scenes and enormous volume It’s been over two months since Cold Steel IV was released. How did fans respond? Cold Steel IV is a game of enormous volume, something we’ve received the most response to. With a setting that large and bringing together main characters from all over the Trails series, not only united Class…

Videogames

25 min read

Trails of Cold Steel IV spoiler-ridden interview with Kondo Toshihiro

Apr 22, 2019

History of Sekiro’s Fountainhead Palace

The following is a translation of an investigation of a Japanese blogger into the lore of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The original text can be found on Souls Seed. In the beginning In the centre of the Sanctuary (Fountainhead Palace) is an enormous crater. Traces that something did indeed crash there can be…

Sekiro

10 min read

Dec 9, 2018

MMXVIII’s Favourites

V. Final Fantasy XV

Gaming

15 min read

Dec 22, 2017

MMXVII’s Favourites

V. The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki III

2017

11 min read