Operation Backlog Completion 2026

We Got a Tiny Update on Kingdom Hearts IV and Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3

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Sep 052025
 

Earlier today, there was a Japanese-only live stream for Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis, the mobile game I tried briefly before its gacha-ness got to me and I quit.

Anyway, during the broadcast, Nomura addressed two games that have been on everyone’s minds.

According to the translation from Gematsu, he said the third part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake is “progressing really smoothly” and “the release timing has already been decided.”

As for Kingdom Hearts IV, he said it’s “steadily moving forward according to schedule.”

The last time we got an update on Kingdom Hearts IV was when Missing Link got cancelled back in May, which I’m not sure we ever talked about. Square Enix followed the announcement with a couple new Kingdom Hearts IV screenshots to balance the bad news with some good.

Just from the way Nomura responded to the questions, I’d guess the third Final Fantasy VII Remake game is further along than Kingdom Hearts IV. It sounds like they’re just waiting for the right time to announce it.

I’m nowhere near ready to play that yet, since I never got around to playing Rebirth. On the other hand, I’ll jump on Kingdom Hearts IV as soon as it comes out. Maybe it’s a good thing for my backlog that we don’t have a release date for it yet.

Anyway, while it would have been nice to get more substantial news, at least we know things are going well. Maybe we’ll hear more during TGS?

PC Engine Falcom Games Coming to Modern Platforms

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Sep 032025
 

We’ve been talking a lot about Falcom games lately, but it looks like some of their older games will soon be more readily available.

Edia announced an agreement with Falcom to port several of their old PC Engine CD-ROM² games to modern platforms.

According to the translation from Gematsu, these games are Ys I & II, Ys III, Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys, Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes, Dragon Slayer, The Legend of Heroes II, The Legend of Xanadu, and The Legend of Xanadu II.

(Want to feel confused about series and spin-off series? Go read about Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes, which is the 6th entry in the Dragon Slayer series and the first in the Legend of Heroes series, which would eventually lead to the Trails series. To make it more complex, an earlier Dragon Slayer game also started the Xanadu series.)

No further details have been provided, but it’s possible that these ports will be released in English as well, judging by Edia’s past activities.

We talked about Edia last year, when they hinted at a Tenshi no Uta revival. That did happen, with an English version planned, although few details have been provided on the translation so far.

It’s nice to see a lot of these older games being brought back. Are you interested in playing any of these?

Trails in the Sky SC Remake is All But Confirmed

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Sep 012025
 

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, the upcoming remake of the first Trails came, is only a few weeks away now, due out on September 19.

It’s been pretty much assumed that a remake of Trails in the Sky Second Chapter will follow unless the remake’s sales are disastrous, and now it’s all but confirmed.

In a recent interview, Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo said, “If we didn’t follow up with a remake of Trails in the Sky SC, people would go, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.'”

(He’s right, especially because the first game ends on a cliffhanger that leads directly into the second.)

He went on to say that they “want to avoid such a long gap” compared to the original release. That’s interesting, because the original Trails in the Sky came out in Japan in June 2004, which SC following in March 2006. If he wants to avoid a similar gap, that suggests they’re hoping to remake SC next year.

He also said that the possibility of further remakes “depends on fan demand.”

Personally, I hope they at least remake Trails in the Sky the 3rd after that if they’re going to remake the first two.

I’ve still got a long way to go to catch up on the Trails series, having only finished the three Sky games so far. Still, I’m excited to see these remakes, because the first game’s remake looks fantastic. (And hey, at least the remakes give me a little more time to make progress before the next new game, even though I still won’t be caught up in time.)

Are you planning to play Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter?

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