<P> The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is a role - playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom . Also known as Trails in the Sky First Chapter, the game is the first in a trilogy, which also includes Trails in the Sky SC and Trails in the Sky the 3rd . </P> <P> Trails in the Sky was first released in Japan for Microsoft Windows in 2004, and later ported to the PlayStation Portable in 2006 . North American video game publisher Xseed Games acquired the rights from Falcom, but did not release it until 2011 due to the game's large amount of text necessary to translate and localize . An high - definition port to the PlayStation 3 was released in Japan in 2012 as part of Sony's PSP Remaster line of games, while a remaster for the PlayStation Vita was released in 2015; both Japanese - only releases . </P> <P> In Trails in the Sky, the player controls a cast of characters, embarking on a number of quests to progress the story . There are two different type of maps when navigating in the overworld of the game: field maps and town maps . In field maps, enemies roam around and a battle ensues if the player comes in contact with one . In town maps, the player can visit various shops to purchase items, replenish health at an inn and, for the major cities, take on and report quests to the local guild . In addition, the player can interact with numerous non-playable characters (NPCs) in the game; a unique aspect in Trails in the Sky is that each NPC's dialogue changes as the game advances, allowing the player to follow along sidestories that accompany the NPCs throughout the game . </P> <P> Combat in Trails in the Sky takes place on a grid and is turn - based . The character's turn order is determined by a tracker called the AT Bar . During the character's turn, the player can move or make an attack . In addition to the normal attack, each character also have three other methods available for action: Arts, Crafts, and S - Crafts . Arts are magic spells that characters can use to attack opponents or support teammates but must take an additional turn to cast . Crafts are character - specific abilities that are similar to Arts but can be used in the same turn; however, they utilize a special gauge called "Craft Points" (CP) for the cost to perform . S - Crafts are powered - up Crafts that can be performed once a character has over 100CP but completely depletes the CP gauge upon using it . Further extending S - Crafts are S - Breaks which allows characters to immediately perform an S - Craft regardless of when their turn order is . </P>

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