Operation Backlog Completion 2026

Rune Factory 6 and New Story of Seasons Teased

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Aug 242026
 

Today is the 20th anniversary of Rune Factory, and earlier this month was the 30th anniversary of Story of Seasons, so Marvelous held an anniversary live stream in celebration.

The live stream was in Japanese, although an English version is planned for later today.

Anyway, near the end of the live stream, they showed two teasers for upcoming games in the series they were celebrating.

First, a teaser for an upcoming Story of Seasons game showed a little bit of the town and animals. At first I thought this was the same game teased in their June 2024 showcase, but now that I look into it more, that might have been the Grand Bazaar remake after all. I’ve already seen discussions about whether the game being teased here is a new game or another remake.

Second, they showed a teaser for Rune Factory 6 showing a beautiful castle-like town. Rune Factory 6 was first teased alongside Guardians of Azuma, so it’s nice to see it being shown again.

I’ve never gotten into either the Story of Seasons or Rune Factory series, despite starting Rune Factory 4, but they interest me. They’re the sorts of series I want to give another chance to see if I can get into them this time. (Guardians of Azuma in particular looks interesting to me.)

Now, as I mentioned earlier, there will be an English anniversary live stream later today, at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET. It will be streamed on Xseed’s Twitch channel. I assume it will just be an English version of what was shown in the Japanese live stream, but we’ll see.

What are your thoughts on the new teasers for Story of Seasons and Rune Factory?

Alien Isolation 2 Will Be Playable at Gamescom

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Aug 212026
 

We talked about Alien: Isolation 2 earlier this year when its first teaser was released, and it left me cautiously optimistic.

I loved Alien: Isolation, and I’d love to see a sequel that lives up to it.

That’s what has me a little nervous. It was such a good horror game that it’s easy to imagine a sequel not hitting those same highs. On the other hand, it could be a sequel that keeps its strengths while improving on its low points.

Well, we should be able to better judge the sequel next week, because Creative Assembly announced that the prologue will be playable at Gamescom.

(I actually forgot Gamescom was this close.)

That should result in some good previews that give us an idea of what to expect.

Meanwhile, the Gamescom Opening Night Live stream will be on August 25 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET, with a pre-show 30 minutes earlier, so I’ll be sure to tune in for that. Hoping for Ace Attorney news, of course.

Are you looking forward to Gamescom?

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Update Fixes Terminology and Pronunciation Inconsistencies

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Aug 192026
 

I haven’t played Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, the remake of the first Trails game, because I’m not even caught up on the rest of the series yet.

But from all accounts, it sounds like a fantastic remake.

Not everyone likes everything about it, of course, but the only criticism I’ve seen consistently is that the translation changed some terminology used in the rest of the series, so a new player starting with the remakes would suddenly encounter different terms later on.

Well, not anymore!

GungHo announced a “Legacy Patch” that adjusts the terminology to match that of the other Trails games. On top of that, the update also fixed certain pronunciations (such as “Liberl”).

It’s interesting to see a patch like this come almost a year after the game’s release, but it’s probably because they had the voice actors back for the upcoming 2nd Chapter remake. The update notice mentions that a small number of lines were unable to be changed, which might be because of the few recast characters.

Meanwhile, a Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter demo is expected to be available soon (it’s already on the Japanese eShop).

What are your thoughts on the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter update? Personally, I think it’s great that they took the time to make these adjustments eventually. As for my own Trails progress… well, I’ll surely get back to it any day now…

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