Falcom Announcing New Remake This Year, Confirms President Toshihiro Kondo

During Anime Expo 2024, we had the opportunity to interview the president of developer Nihon Falcom, Toshihiro Kondo.

We primarily discussed the recent Western release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak, the upcoming Western release of Ys X Nordics, and Falcom’s future.

In one exchange, we brought up the increasing regularity of remakes and remasters in the industry and explicitly noted Kondo’s yearning to remake Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand.

Soon afterward, Kondo revealed to us that Falcom is working on a title that “could be considered a remake.” Details on the game itself weren’t given, but fans should expect to hear news before the end of this year.

You can view the partial quoted exchange below:

Azario Lopez: As remakes and remasters become more of an option, is it tough not to want to go back and re-develop some of these stories?

Toshihiro Kondo: It’s a bit tough as a creator not to want to go and maybe touch up these old games and remake them. It is definitely a desire as a creator to do that. Honestly, I can’t talk about the details, but there is a title that we’re working on that could be considered a remake. Expect to hear about this title before the end of this year.

We’ll share our full interview with Toshihiro Kondo later this week.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II will be released in the West in early 2025 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG.

• Pre-orders are live for the limited edition.

• Check out our review.

Ys X Nordics will be released on October 25, 2024, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG.

Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana will be released in the West in North America for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in early 2025.