Trails Through Daybreak II PC Interview – Durante talks PC features, Steam Deck optimization, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, a potential Ys VIII Switch 2 port, and more – RPG Site
NIS America will launch The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II next week in the West for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC platforms following its debut in Japan back in 2022. Ahead of its release, I’ve been playing Trails Through Daybreak II and I also had a chance to once again chat with PH3’s Peter Thoman AKA Durante to discuss the new PC port, exclusive features, scaling above consoles, working with Falcom’s new engine, how he implemented save data transfer on Steam Deck, optimization, how the team implements a popular Trails series feature for music, the state of PC ports today, what he’s been playing, and much more.Note: I recommend reading my Ys X: Nordics interview with Peter here for added context.Image via Kiseki Wiki.Note: For the question below, I misunderstood one of Durante’s posts about co-op from a few years ago, and thought he used the seamless co-op mod for Elden Ring.The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II launches on February 14 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG) in the West through NIS America. Make sure to read Scott’s full review of the game here, my PC and Steam Deck feature here, and my console comparison for it here.
