Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Preorder Bonus: The Real Reward Is Save Data
Separating preorder gifts from save-data rewards: the Classic Style SC costumes need no preorder, only a clear save from Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter.
The most substantial reward is not a preorder bonus.
It comes from save data.
If you have a clear save from Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, you unlock the Classic Style SC costumes for Estelle and Joshua.
Those are the original costume designs from The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC.
Whether you preordered has nothing to do with it.
Two categories that must not be mixed up
| Category | What it is | Needs a preorder? |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Chapter Clear Data Bonus | Classic Style SC costumes for Estelle and Joshua | No, it needs a 1st Chapter clear save |
| Regional retailer preorder gifts | Varies by retailer | Yes, and those windows have closed |
| Season Pass | A cosmetic DLC bundle, $24.99 | No, this is paid content, not a gift |
Mixing these up produces the most common misunderstanding of all: “I did not preorder, so did I miss the costumes?”
Backwards. If you have finished 1st Chapter, you get the costumes.
How to get the costumes
Three steps:
- Clear Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter.
- Start 2nd Chapter. The demo counts too, and the official Trial page says so specifically.
- The game reads the 1st Chapter clear data and unlocks the costumes.
Reading the save differs by platform
| Platform | How | Extra requirement |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 5 | Load Game from the title screen | Same PSN account |
| Steam | Load Game from the title screen | None |
| Nintendo Switch | Transfer from the title screen | Same Nintendo account |
This is the save-transfer procedure the official Trial page documents for demo saves. The publisher does not describe a separate path for the costumes, so the same mechanism applies.
Demo saves carry over too
Two hard conditions from the official notes:
Update the full game to the latest version first. That line is bolded on the official page.
Transferring a demo save on PS5 means no trophies. If you want the trophy list, start a fresh file in the full game.
Community additions (not officially confirmed)
Reddit’s r/Falcom has threads saying a 1st Chapter clear save also grants starting level and items based on Estelle’s level and Bracer rank. Level 50 reportedly gives 2 Elixirs of Life; level 100 gives 3.
Steam Community threads discuss a starting-level range of roughly 35 to 40.
These are player-measured summaries. The publisher’s English announcements contain no matching clause.
If you have no 1st Chapter save
The publisher offers no alternative route.
The only practical option is downloading the free 1st Chapter demo and seeing whether it triggers. That is the path the official site points newcomers toward.
If you would rather not go back, accept that the costumes are out of reach.
What the publisher has not published
There is no unified official English list of regional retailer preorder gifts. This site will not assert specific Japanese or other regional contents.
Nor has the publisher published terms for any bonus beyond the costumes.
For what the paid Season Pass contains, see editions and prices.