The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion (2005)

- Developer
- MiCROViSion, Nihon Falcom
- Publisher
- Bandai, Nihon Falcom
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
How it feels
A classic fantasy RPG that feels like a gentle, story-driven adventure rooted in old-school charm.
fantasy adventureclassic rpgstory-drivennostalgicmodest pacingold-schoollighthearted fantasy
About
The fourth game in the Legend of Heroes series and the second in the Gagharv Trilogy. The PSP remake was renamed to simply "The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion" and was the first entry in the storied franchise to be localized into English. The other 2 games in the trilogy were renamed because of this.
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