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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Gets Surprise PS5 Patch, Hardcore Fans Celebrate Changes
PlayStation publisher GungHo has released a surprise patch for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter on PS5, addressing long-standing complaints about the game's English localisation. The remake had used more literal translations for terms already established in other games in the long-running Trails series, creating inconsistencies that annoyed dedicated fans; the update brings the terminology back in line ahead of the release of Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter.
Patch 1.07 is a modest 164MB download that revises numerous names and terms in the English script, such as changing "orbal golems" back to "archaisms" to match usage in later titles like Trails Beyond the Horizon. According to GungHo's official blog post, the goal was to align major terminology with the rest of the series while preserving elements unique to the Sky games, so character names and terms exclusive to 1st Chapter were largely left untouched.
In short
- GungHo issues surprise PS5 patch for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
- Patch 1.07 fixes inconsistent English localisation terminology
- Update arrives ahead of Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter's September release
Explained simply
Trails in the Sky is part of a long-running Japanese role-playing game series, with stories and characters that connect across multiple games. The 1st Chapter is a remake of an early entry, and its English version introduced some terms that differed from those used elsewhere in the series.
That difference mattered to returning players, who were used to seeing the same people, places and invented technology described consistently across the games. GungHo publishes the PlayStation version, and the terminology changes are intended to bring shared terms into line while keeping names and expressions specific to the Sky story.