List of script sizes

This is a list of script sizes for the Kiseki/Trails series.
== Background ==
It is hardly surprising that a series renowned for its lengthy tales and expansive world-building becomes the target of discussions regarding the size of its script. Original estimates without exact calculations to support the estimates with put the script sizes in a range between 1 to 5 million Japanese characters. The development of reverse-engineering compression methods used by Falcom for their games allows fans to examine the scripts in greater detail.
=== Method ===
The calculations below result from a regular expression (regex) that encompasses all characters associated with the Japanese script (hiragana, full-width katakana, kanji, kanji radicals, half-width katakana, punctuation and symbols, miscellaneous symbols and characters, and full-width alphanumeric punctuation).For more information on regular expressions for Japanese, see: http://www.localizingjapan.com/blog/2012/01/20/regular-expressions-for-japanese-text/ The calculation includes both furigana (reading aid) and the characters they represent the reading of. The calculation excludes ellipses.
The regular expression used for the calculation is as follows:
 [\x{3041}-\x{3096}\x{30A0}-\x{30FF}\x{3400}-\x{4DB5}\x{4E00}-\x{9FCB}\x{F900}-\x{FA6A}\x{2E80}-\x{2FD5}\x{FF5F}-\x{FF9F}\x{3000}-\x{303F}\x{31F0}-\x{31FF}\x{3220}-\x{3243}\x{3280}-\x{337F}\x{FF01}-\x{FF5E}]
=== Scope ===
The target files of the calculation are exclusively the scenario files. These include all dialogues that happen in-game, including dialogues with NPCs. That means that text that appears in the notebook, such as collectable books, recipes and the monster guide, are excluded from the calculation. Weapons, items, Crafts and Arts descriptions are also excluded from the scenario calculation. The scenario files may also contain lines unused in the final version of the game and debug menus not accessible to players. In the case of The 3rd, the calculation also includes the majority of the Moon, Star and Sun Doors found throughout the world.
Note that these calculations are indicative and by no means definitive or absolute.
== Games ==
=== Kiseki series ===
Game	Platform	CharactersJapanese character count of the scenario. Other text, e.g. collectable books, recipes, monster guide, weapons, items, crafts and arts descriptions, are indicated in superscript. Includes repetitions from previous games, such as recurring book series.	MB sizeSize of the scenario in MB. In superscript the size of the scenario plus other text, e.g. collectable books, recipes, monster guide, weapons, items, crafts and arts descriptions.
 	PC 	1,145,857 (+100,040) 	2.68 (2.91)
 	PC 	1,344,565 (+208,712) 	3.17 (3.64)
 	PC 	547,750 (+345,526) 	1.36 (2.18)
 	PSP 	1,337,103 (+138,124) 	3.17 (3.50)
 	PSP 	1,546,533 (+216,008) 	3.64 (4.20)
 	PS3 	1,373,882The scenario is split into two files, 'scena' and 'talk'; 'scena' counts 1,187,638 characters, 'talk' counts 186,244 characters. (+279,373) 	3.28 (3.89)
 	PS3 	1,186,534The scenario is split into two files, 'scena' and 'talk'; 'scena' counts 1,006,750 characters, 'talk' counts 179,784 characters. (+363,003) 	2.83 (3.64)
 	PS4 	1,636,538The scenario is split into two files, 'scena' and 'talk'; 'scena' counts 1,372,342 characters, 'talk' counts 264,196characters. (+416,946) 	—
 	PS4 	2,541,725 	—
 	PS4 	1,607,311 	—
 	PS4 	1,871,850 	-
 	PSP 	334,097 	0.82
 	PC 	1,650,335(+1,629,142)Character count encompasses lines 1000001 through 1222577 minus the dialogue markers (「 and 」).Script version used is the 12 June 2024 version right before the game's service ended. 	5.43 (10.72)
===Other Falcom games===
Game 	Platform	Characters (JP) 	MB Size
The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch 	PSP 	467,713 	1.38
The Legend of Heroes IV: A Tear of Vermilion 	PSP 	668,239 	—
The Legend of Heroes V: Cagesong of the Ocean	PSP 	844,477 	2.39
Tokyo Xanadu 	PSVita 	845,555The scenario is split into two files, 'scena' and 'talk'; 'scena' counts 714,812 characters, 'talk' counts 130,743 characters.	2.01
==References==
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