A remake of Trails in the the Sky SC was pretty much confirmed already due to a teaser included at the end of the first game’s remake, but now it’s been officially announced.

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter will launch for PS5, Switch, Switch 2, and PC in Fall 2026, once again as a worldwide release.

The trailer actually starts with a spoiler warning, so it’s nice to see them taking into account that it will spoil the first game for people who haven’t played it. In fact, so does the art revealed at the end with the release window, which is why I’ve used an awkward cropped version in this post.

It also spoils one character’s role in 2nd Chapter itself, so keep that in mind, too. I wouldn’t actually recommend that new fans watch the trailer.

(For those of you who already saw the teaser at the end of the remake, this is the same trailer, just with a title and release window at the end.)

Since the next new game in the series hasn’t been announced yet, some fans are concerned that it might be even farther off than we thought.

This comes from a shareholder presentation in which Falcom also revealed much-less-welcome news: that they are “cautiously” proceeding with the use of generative AI. They specifically referenced using it to brainstorm scenarios.

For me, that’s one of the last things I want to hear about a developer that makes story-driven games like Trails especially, so I hope they change their minds.

This is also right on the heels of the controversy over Larian Studios and Sandfall Interactive talking about their use of AI, so it’s quite a time out there right now.

Anyway, how do you feel about the Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter remake? A demo of the upcoming Trails Beyond the Horizon is also now available.

As I continue to make slow progress through the Trails series, having just finished the third Trails in the Sky game, the remake of the first is just over a month away.

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, a full remake of the original game, is due out on September 19 for PC, PS5, and Switch, making the start of the series more accessible to new fans.

The remake looks beautiful, with additions like the hybrid action/turn-based combat introduced in the later games.

Meanwhile, a new interview suggests it might take quite a bit longer to beat than the original Trails in the Sky FC. According to the interview, translated here by RPG Site, the main programmer said it took 80 hours to finish.

The interview goes on to say that if you do all of the exploration-related elements, let the voiced dialogue play out, and do all of the quests, it could be twice as long as the original.

Now, some fans are worried that this might make the remake feel bloated. I understand the concern. Trails in the Sky FC has a pretty slow pace as it is, so extending that story to last even longer might make it feel like it drags on. On the other hand, it sounds like a lot of this added time might simply be a result of the remake having voiced dialogue, more elaborate scenes, and bigger areas to explore.

So it remains to be seen whether the story will actually feel longer, or if it’s simply a matter of the same events taking more time. I’m optimistic for the remake (even though I probably won’t play it for a while because of my backlog).

On the other hand, if being remake extends the length of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter by that much, I’m terrified to imagine how long the remake of Second Chapter will end up being…

What do you think about the claim that the Trails in the Sky remake might be twice as long?