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

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Description

The Legend of Heroes is old-school JRPG with new-school sensibilities and graphics. The old-school elements of the game are its turn-based combat, linearity, long dialogue scenes, a digital pet system and lots of similar things that seem to date from the 1995-ish RPG era. There are no random fighting encounters however. In this game you control Avin in his search for his younger sister Eimelle. They were separated when their cathedral was raided by religious zealots.

A Tear of Vermillion is a remake of the Japanese PC game Legend of heroes IV: Akai Shizuku. The word Gagharv (in the Japanese title of the remake) refers to the chasm that separates the continent Tirasweel, where the games takes place, from the rest of the world. Improvements Bandai made for this remake are completely re-done 3D graphics, new battle interface, and quicker load times.

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Alternate Titles

• "英雄传说IV：朱红的泪" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "英雄伝説 ガガーブトリロジー 朱紅い雫" -- Japanese spelling
• "Eiyū Densetsu IV: Gagharv Trilogy - Akai Shizuku" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Dragon Slayer universe
• Legend of Heroes series

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Critic Reviews

Play Magazine	2005	8 out of 10	80
GameSpy	Nov 15, 2005		80
Cheat Code Central	Dec 10, 2005	3.7 out of 5	74
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Dec 07, 2005	7.3 out of 10	73
GameSpot	Dec 01, 2005	7.1 out of 10	71
1UP	Nov 15, 2005	7 out of 10	70
Game Informer Magazine	Jan, 2006	6.25 out of 10	62
Game Informer Magazine	Jan, 2006	6 out of 10	60
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (OPM)	Dec 13, 2005		60
Game Chronicles	Dec 16, 2005	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

Title translation

According to a press release, the translation of the Japanese title in English is Legend of Heroes: Gagharv Trilogy IV - Crimson Tears. A more literal translation would be Legend of Heroes: Gagharv Trilogy - A Drop of Red, though.

Related Web Sites

• The Legend of Heroes (Official game website (Japanese))