Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

Good stuff. Underrated JRPG. Never played the original but this was a great entry to the series. Can't wait for the second one and hope they remake the third one too.

This was my first time playing any game in this series and I went into it totally blind (I tried the demo for around 7 hours and then decided to buy the full game). I found most of the characters annoying and too tropey, the story was very predictable, and the cutscenes were way too long. And I loved the whole thing. Honestly, I have no idea how to explain it. I disliked so many individual elements of this game. And yet, it was completely engrossing and utterly charming. I played through the whole game multiple times (although I did skip the cutscenes on replay). While the characters never stopped being annoying stereotypes, they all really grew on me and I started to really care about them. The combat had surprising depth to it and the game keeps adding new elements to it every chapter. I think some of its strength comes from the story structure. Yes, the actual plot was pretty predictable. All the "oh no, s/he was the villain all along!" moments were completely transparent. Despite that, there was a lot the narrative did right. It starts of small scale and local like many RPGs do (you know, the classic "kill the rats in the cellar" type quests) but it escalates and deescalates in a more realistic manner. Frequently, your characters stumble upon a bigger conspiracy, handle whatever is the immediate problem, and then hand it off to more experienced characters to handle while returning to quests that pair better with their level of experience. It created an interesting story structure where the stakes kept fluctuating between smalltime errands and global conspiracy theories and that change in pace really helped keep me engaged. Play the free demo if you aren't sure; you can play the entire prologue which could easily take 6-10 hours depending on how thoroughly you explore the world. And don't worry, your progress carries over. However, I feel confident recommending it regardless. You will absolutely get your money's worth. I wishlisted the sequel long before I actually completed this one and I am eagerly anticipating its release next month.

this game is genuinely fire. character building on par with persona 4. combat never gets boring either

What this game is - extremely linear game where nothing depends on your actions. No progression (except levels), no abilities, no open world, nothing. At least they've put some effort into characters and visuals. Thats the only pros. The leveling system seems to be there just for grinding. The way to make battles difficult - just increase the health points on oponents to like 30 times more than the player, but only when the player battles those opponents. That can clearly be visible in last chapter during tournament. When game just shows other battles it can clearly be seen that after getting 3000-4000 damage health of certain characters falls more than by half. Seconds later the player meets SAME characters in a battle. Oh what a surprise, now they have like 90000 health each (and I did not make a mistake with extra zeroes). Due to that fact many battles even against monsters are very long and very boring. They can be ended quickly, but then most powerful "magic" needs to be used which costs too much EPs. So all the game is basically saving EPs and then unleashing them on bosses. Same thing again and again and again. And near the end - even more long battles for which you basically no longer gain any meaningful amount of XPs because... why not? That said this game should have cost 40€ max. Way overpriced!

Estelle is the best female character Japan has ever given us.

Super RPG!

Thanks to this game I cry every time I see empty benches at the park. I rate this game a 9/10. It would be perfect if more of the dialogue were voiced.

مراجعة بدون حرق Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter جربت كثير العاب JRPG وختمت قليل منها والكثير منها كان يا اما ممل او فيه مشاكل او تكون تجربة عادية. لكن الموضوع بالنسبة لTrails كان مختلف تماماً وبشكل كبير من اول ساعه في اللعبة وانا مستمتع ومنغمس في أجواء العالم والشخصيات والحوارات. وحتى القتال كانت إدمانيه بشكل كبير. مع العلم اني لعبت الجزء الأصلي الي نازل 2004 ووصلت للفصل الثاني في اللعبة ولسبب ما وقتها اضطريت أوقف وانسحبت من اللعبة. (ما كان عندي أي مشاكل مع اللعبة وقتها وكنت مستمتع ومتقبل لكل شيء. سبب السحبة كان تخاذل من طرفي 😅) الريميك أضاف وحسن أشياء كثير جداً مثل نظام القتال السريع. ومع ذلك ما راح اكتفي بالريميك. لأني مخطط العب الجزء الأصلي في وقت آخر ممكن تشوفون اني ببالغ لكن طوال ال80 ساعة ما حسيت بدقيقة ملل واحدة! القصة كانت جدا ممتعه وجميلة، استمتعت بشعور المغامرة والرحلة الي قدمتها القصة الشخصيات اغلبهم كانوا اكثر من رائعين وقدموا لي تجربة ممتعة جدا. وحتى الكوميديا كانت رائعة. النهاية كانت ولا أروع ومتحمس جدا لبقية أجزاء السلسلة المهام الجانبية كانت عنصر كبير في استمتاعي باللعبة. كل مدينة ادخلها ما اطلع منها الا وانا مخلص كل المهام الجانبية الي فيها. واكيد راح اجيب كل الإنجازات 100% في وقت اخر. لعبة تحفة بكل ما تعنية الكلمة. وتستاهل كل المدح والثناء. 10/10 وبكل جدارة ✋ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️