Overview
- Also Known As
- The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II - Crimson Sin
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
PlayStation 5
29th Sep 2022
14th Feb 2025
14th Feb 2025
- Also Available On
- Series
- Official Site
- nisamerica.com
Reviews
Bear the nightmare
Taking place mere months after the events of Trails through Daybreak, its sequel — simply titled Trails through Daybreak 2 here in the west — often feels like a character-driven epilogue rather than a full-blown follow-up. The first Daybreak told a complete tale; the kind of storyline that Falcom usually splits across two...
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Trails through Daybreak 2 Guides
Guide Best Trails Games Ranked: Which Trails Games to Play and Where to Start
A guide to Falcom's huge RPG series
Over the last few years, the Trails series has started to find some footing in the West, largely thanks to the localisation of the Trails of Cold Steel saga on PS4. And now that publisher NIS America is committed to bringing the franchise overseas, we finally have enough Trails games to warrant a guide like this...
Trails through Daybreak 2 News
News Make the Wait for Trails through Daybreak 2 Even Harder with Its Amazingly Anime Opening
Seeing red
NIS America has released the opening movie for Trails through Daybreak 2 ahead of the RPG's release next week, on the 14th February. The movie itself is just about as anime as it gets, boasting moody shots of main characters, glimpses of shadowy bad guys, and teasers for potentially crazy plot twists. Still, it's a fun watch —...
News Trails through Daybreak 2's Big Story and Dungeon Demos Out Now on PS5, PS4
A Trails trial
Publisher NIS America has announced its plans to release a playable demo for Trails through Daybreak 2 on both PS5 and PS4. Dropping next week, on the 24th January, the demo sounds rather robust. You'll be able to play through the game's opening up until the start of Chapter 1 — which clocks in at a good few hours. You can then...
News Trails through Daybreak 2 Is at Least Trying to Get You Caught Up on the Story
Official recap revealed
Both its greatest strength and its most apparent weakness, the Trails series is built on a huge, overarching story spread across 11 games at this point (13 if you're going by Japanese releases). For new players, getting into the franchise can be truly daunting — but Falcom and western publisher NIS America are at least...
Taking a (Day)break
With the release of Trails through Daybreak earlier this year, Ys X: Nordics fast approaching, and Trails through Daybreak 2 arriving in February, we once again got to catch up with Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo at a recent UK press event. We asked Kondo-san all sorts of questions about the Trails series in particular,...
News Trails through Daybreak 2 Adds to an Insane February Release Schedule on PS5
Bear the nightmare
February is looking like an absolutely stacked month for PlayStation fans. Having previously been pencilled in for 'early 2025', Trails through Daybreak 2 now has a confirmed 14th February release date on PS5 and PS4. As the name suggests, this is a direct sequel to this year's Trails through Daybreak — yet another fantastic...
News NISA Committed to Bringing Falcom's Trails and Ys Games West at a Faster Pace
Daybreak
It sounds like localisation speed is a key point of improvement for NIS America, as the publisher has reiterated its intent when it comes to bringing Falcom titles West. As you may already know, the American arm of NIS is responsible for translating, marketing, and publishing franchises like Trails and Ys, in place of Japanese developer...
News Trails through Daybreak 2 Gets Surprise Early 2025 Release Date in the West
Breaking
The West is now coming very close to being completely caught up on the Trails series. Trails through Daybreak 2 has just been confirmed for a Western release — and that's crazy, because its predecessor, Trails through Daybreak, only just launched today at the time of writing. It's a seriously impressive turnaround by publisher NIS America...
News Trails through Daybreak 2 Leak May Point Towards Imminent Announcement
Daybroke
The first game isn't even out yet here in the West (it releases next week, on the 5th July), but a PSN leak appears to have just confirmed that its sequel is also heading our way — with a suggestion that a localisation announcement could be coming much sooner than anticipated. Trails through Daybreak's sequel is called Kuro no Kiseki 2:...
The Trails train never stops
We've said it once and we'll say it again: NIS America has been doing an admirable job of bringing Falcom's Trails games to the West — but boy does it sting when you realise just how far ahead the series is in its native Japan. In an age where most Japanese publishers and developers are going out of their way to ensure...
News A New Trails Game Will Launch in Japan Next Year as the West Continues to Catch Up
Kuro 3 all but confirmed
Falcom's latest financial report reveals that a new Trails title is set to release before September 2024. It's highly likely that it'll end up being the third game in the series' latest saga, following on from Kuro no Kiseki and Kuro no Kiseki 2: Crimson Sin. The latter hit Japan in 2022, as Falcom focused on Ys X: Nordics...
About The Game
No longer threatened by the mafia organization Almata, the people of Calvard have returned to their peaceful lives. But one day, a shocking series of murders involving a mysterious crimson beast sets the wheels of fate in motion once again. Various factions spring into action – both those who abide by the law to uncover the truth and those looking to capitalize on any new developments wherever possible, no matter how sinister.
With chaos once again looming on the horizon, the spriggan Van Arkride receives an unexpected visitor, prompting his own investigation. Who is behind the murders, and what is their goal? The sands of time bring old and new faces together for this thrilling second installment in the Trails through Daybreak saga.
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