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?

Final Fantasy VII Revelation New Trailer, Witcher 3 Free Upgrade Announced

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Aug 262026
 

I was going to talk about Gamescom highlights, but this year’s Gamescom was so devoid of things that interested me that I don’t even have the heart.

It was nice to see Mega Man: Dual Override, and Control Resonant looks good, and Pony Island 2 looks as weird as it rightfully should, but I spent a lot of the show tuning it out because I wasn’t interested.

(Also, why were there trailers for Gamescom itself partway through the show??)

The biggest highlights were saved for the very end. As announced ahead of time, there was a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Revelation. This one mainly focused on the Weapons. It looks like all of the Weapons might play a role in the story now, although the official description in the press release says the optional superbosses will return in “ultra-challenging endgame battles as an homage to their original forms.”

I’m not positive if that means we’ll fight them in the story and as optional superbosses or if the optional ones are only optional, but it sounds like the former to me.

I’ll probably stop watching Revelation trailers now to avoid spoilers, although hopefully I’ll have actually played Rebirth by the time we reach Spring 2027.

Meanwhile, The Witcher 3 also made an appearance, first with the announcement of a remastered edition that will be available to all owners of the original for free. You know a game has been in your backlog for too long when it gets an enhanced remaster before you even start it. At least this means I’ll get the original two expansions for free, since they’re included in the upgrade.

Meanwhile, the new expansion Songs of the Past received a trailer and a 2027 release window. Hey, maybe by then I’ll have played…

Never mind, I’m pushing my luck hoping I’ll be caught up in time for Final Fantasy VII. Let’s not get too crazy by thinking I’ll catch up on The Witcher too.

These were some nice highlights from an otherwise unmemorable Gamescom for me. On the bright side, at least fewer new games I want means more time for me to work through my backlog.

What did you think of Final Fantasy VII Revelation, The Witcher 3 Remastered, and the other Gamescom announcements?

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