Operation Backlog Completion 2026

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes I & II Collection Announced for 2027

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Sep 182026
 

We just discussed The Legend of Heroes III being remade in some form, and now we have more Legend of Heroes news.

Edia has announced Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes I & II, a collection for PC and modern platforms to be released worldwide in 2027.

The original Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes actually did get localized for the TurboGrafx-CD in 1992, but its sequel has never been available in English. If the new collection includes a translation, this will be the first time they’re widely available.

Now to recap, the game we talked about last time is the start of the Gagharv trilogy and has no story connection to these two games. In case you thought everything is easy to understand now, though, just keep in mind that Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes is also the 6th game in the Dragon Slayer series. I’ve never seen any series with numbering as fascinating to delve into as Falcom’s.

For the record, this is separate from the new Dragon Slayer game Falcom announced earlier this year.

It’s nice to see some of these old RPGs coming back! Are you interested in the first two Legend of Heroes games?

The Legend of Heroes III: The White Witch is Coming to PC and Consoles

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Sep 162026
 

Neowiz, the developer of Lies of P (among other games), has entered into a deal with Falcom to develop and publish The Legend of Heroes III: The White Witch for PC and consoles, as reported here by Gematsu.

In case you’re unfamiliar with the history of Falcom’s RPGs, the Trails series is itself part of a larger series called The Legend of Heroes.

Now we have to get into some confusing numbering. The Legend of Heroes III: The White Witch was the start of the Gagharv trilogy, but that’s not the real confusing part.

No, the real confusion comes in with its English release, because The Legend of Heroes IV was released in North America first and dropped the number from the title. When The Legends of Heroes III was localized, they then numbered it like it was the second title.

So the Legend of Heroes III: The White Witch and The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch are the same game, and it’s the first game of a trilogy.

On top of the confusing renumbering, the English translations are reportedly not so good. That makes it exciting to hear about a remake… except there was controversy around Neowiz earlier this year after they hired someone to use AI art in pre-production, so that’s a shadow cast over this announcement.

We’ll see what happens. What are your thoughts on the Legend of Heroes III news?

Winter’s Wish Fandisc Announced (for Japan)

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Sep 142026
 

Three years ago (has it really been that long??), we discussed Winter’s Wish: Spirits of Edo, an otome game that took me by surprise.

While I’d expected to enjoy it, I wasn’t prepared for how exciting some of its routes were.

Winter’s Wish didn’t end up becoming an all-time favorite or anything like that, but it’s a game I quite enjoyed, so I was excited to hear that this year’s Otomate Party included the announcement of a fandisc for Japan.

Of course, there’s no guarantee that means it will be localized, but it’ll be something to hope for!

(The other thing to hope for will be that it follows the pattern of many fandiscs and include a route for a character who couldn’t be dated in the first game, by which I mean I need a route for Yabuta and I need it yesterday.)

Meanwhile, I have plenty of games in my backlog to play until then, so I can wait.

What are you hoping for from the Winter’s Wish fandisc?

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