Trails from Zero, the first game in the Crossbell arc of the Trails franchise, is widely regarded as
a highlight of the series. Originally released over a decade ago on Playstation Portable, the
game received several ports, new versions and modding projects over the years, each with its own
unique set of advantages.
We realized early on that rather than just another port, we wanted to create the
definitive
version of the game. This set off some very intensive work, including a deep-dive to
find the best available versions of all assets,
some custom AI upsampling tooling
, and lots of manual checking and refinement. We documented the entire process over three sizeable Steam posts
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but continued to add entirely new graphical and quality-of-life features in
subsequent patches.
Players seem to appreciate our efforts - as of the writing of these notes,
our version of Trails from Zero sits at an impressive
98% positive rating on Steam.