The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

Giving this review after finishing 1, 2 and 3.

No spoilers, but will be a collected review of the 3 games, as they are directly tied together.

1 was amazing, nice pacing, nice story(its only the beginning of a rly interesting story)
Fun characters, comedy, action, abit of.. romance.

2 was just as amazing, directly tied together with 1, i instantly jumped into it to keep going through the story.
Same as 1, fun characters, comedy, but this time more action, more suspense. Very nice.

3 felt alittle slower, but still very good once it got going. It also follows the events of the first 2 games, alot of backstory for the characters we love aswell as setting up future story lines. So very good to go through.

Overall Trails in the Sky as a trilogy, very solid, It is is a long one, but its a good one.

Now onto Crossbell(Zero and Azure)!

Имба, сюжет 10/10, и спасибо за тошноту на финальном боссе

Easily in my top 3 games of all time, what a masterpiece

Trails in the Sky SC is an even better sequel than I'd thought. It did a great job providing amazing payoffs for all the intricate story threads that the first game created. Having played the Cold Steel games before this, I can now see that the formula of how Trails games "build on" to their sequels is well established here. From the expanded game mechanics to the pace of how the story unfolds, SC does a marvelous job of grabbing the player's interest considering how slow FC was. Revisiting areas from the previous game can be a bit of a chore but thankfully the game provided a good enough experience through interesting quests and NPC interaction that I never really got too bored except for a few places. If I have any complaint about the Sky series so far, its that both FC and SC should never have been split into two different games to begin with. In a narrative sense, the FC really suffers because of this and I can imagine quite a lot of players dropping the series because FC didn't do a good enough job of really informing the player of the ambitious story that the series is trying to tell.

I don't really need to say this but I'll say it anyway, SC is a must play if you've played the first game. Players will be doing themselves a disservice if they didn't jump onto this game immediately after the first one as this game really fleshes out what the series is all about from both a narrative and gameplay standpoint.

Easily one of the best and most fun series of games.

このシリーズはとてもハマります。シリーズの順番どおりにプレイすることをおすすめします！

This is the best series I have ever played. From the story, to the character interactions, the high speed modes, adorable wholesome characters, to the things Estelle says that I am thinking but no one ever really puts in a game, she actually says what we're all thinking!! I love this game so much my hubby tried it out too and loved it so much that we legit grabbed all of the games in the entire series (12 or 13 of them and more coming out!) to play them in order. Each game has been even better than the last. Just when i think, man this one is sooooo good there's no way the next one can top it, it does. No regrets. Very high recommendations!

Literally Peak

It's peak, nuff said.

Julia is hot send review

AMAZING

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The best jrpg I've ever played
100/10
The greatest payoff ever coming from all the world building and character development of FC

The fact they had to write dialogue for all 500+ empty chests in the game is truly commendable

I honestly expected to not like these first few games in this series, however, I watched many reviews of the game which highly suggested that you play through all the earlier games in order to follow the story line. Being that they are so old, I was not very enthusiastic but I have been very pleasantly surprised. I would say I've even enjoyed it.

Wow just wow - on the penultimate battle I think - what a story

What a satisfying ending as well - Very much enjoyed it

Olivier and Kevin my beloveds

This is my first JRPG game so there's not much to compare it to, but I finally finished the whole Trails in the Sky trilogy to the end and im very grateful for the time spent on this masterpiece...
The story, the music in this game... it's criminally good.
Even after a while, I can't stop listening to the soundtrack and thinking of this series over and over again...

Hopefully Falcom will hear the pleas of the Russian-speaking community to add Russian localization to the upcoming remake of the first chapter of Trails

SC stands for Super Cool sequel.

This is where the big buildups of FC really shine. Hard recommend.

This entry fixes my complaints of FC, mainly the lack of exploration rewards, the lack of equipment customization, and the slow pacing of story.

The orbment system gets a 7th slot, and grants much more powerful bonuses and spells versus the orbments in FC. Additionally, the inclusion of items like Crimson Eye, which allows prioritizing Arts strength at the cost of speed, means the equipment system allows for actual tradeoffs unlike the FC situation of "pick which status you want to block".

The story pacing is so much faster than in FC, with the first few chapters playing a villain of the week story to tie it all together in the last half with the overarching story between FC and SC. The guild quests, while of a similar quantity to FC, doesn't nearly suffocate the main story like how FC's side quests feel at occasion.

All in all, this is the massive payoff to FC's build off, and is well worth while for a masterful JRPG.

So, you want me to review Trails in the Sky SC huh? hehe, I'm about to yap (but not as much as the cast) and I ain't proofreading nothin. any spelling and grammar mistakes you find are your fault due to you reading this review with hate in your heart.

Coming from Cold Steel, I realised that half way through cs3 that I was not infact playing the first game in the trails series and also spoiling some characters and references for myself. so my bad

playing this right after FC, you could definitely feel the effort they put into the rest of the game after realising rpgs aren't just visual novels with a some kind of battle system hastily tacked on. im not sure if it was due to budgets or times or it being their first go or whatever that made FC's battle system so disappointing compared to cs but falcom cooked this time around. the chain mechanic and the unique quartz HHNNNHHGGGG

story was a yapfest, loved it. the conversations going from heartwrenching confidings to comrades in times of hopelessness and anguish to oscar (olivier is a stupid name) saying something unserious because he wasn't the centre of attention as usual in the next frame of animation... *chef's kiss* BEAUTIFUL.

i haven't finished it yet. but im sure when i do im gonna boot up the third game instantly then buy the second part of the trails series.

amazing game, amazing characters, amazing story. stupid acheivements though

10/10

Fantastic 2nd entry in the Trails series

It is we who are unequal to such a gift.

silver will

What a journey, my friends. I took my time with this one (over 100h) and it paid off. Game is pure gold. Can`t wait to advance in the series!

Peak. Just peak.

peak

Love the Trails series and being able to play this one on my pc has been great.

Ngl these mfs were cookin in 2006. Banger game

PEAK. PEAK. PEAK. PEAK. PEAK. PEAK. PEAK.

So...after that ending...this game happens. This game picks up the following day after the end of the first title, and it gets *good*.

The story is just excellent. I can't say much without spoiling, but it was an experience I will not forget anytime soon. Full of scenes that made me cry, scenes that made me hyped as hell, intrigued, etc. The characters get real fleshed out, the lore gets so much deeper, everything is just way bigger and it builds off of the first game quite excellently.

The gameplay is mostly the same, it has an easy mode now for people who just care for the story. There's new orbment customizability, some new things in combat, like chain attacks, and etc. But ultimately, it's the same gameplay, but a bit more polished and expanded.

The music in these games has been incredible as well. There is not a single bad, or forgettable, track in the entire ost. Falcom is known for great OSTs from other series like Ys, and they did not miss in the Trails series either.

Overall, while I don't want to spoil in my reviews, I will just say that Trails in the Sky SC is an unforgettable masterpiece of a video game, and a game I will never forget. It is my favorite video game of all time, and it moved me in ways no game ever had done before. I am in love with the characters, the world, the music, everything. It will be extremely hard for any other game I play to move me the same way this game has, and this makes me happy because I was sure I had already experienced the best I'll ever experience in gaming. I am glad Falcom proved me wrong.

The game story, characters are all so good. However, the game could crash at several points. And I spend 30 hours, played till the last chapter and got stuck at one point where the pointer disappeared in dialogue, preventing me from choosing the correct choice to conitnue the story. So, yeah, that's it. SUch a waste of time

FC walked so SC can run. This game worked so well as FC has built the foundation and world building for this game.
Gameplay is virtually the same, except that there's more room for you to customize your team as you can switch around your party members as you wish, to some extent relative to the story.
Story wise it's definitely far much personal and emotional than the first one. All those things in FC is leading up to this.
Most of the characters shine through, while a few of them not so much.

I have to say though, with the world is now opening up, it can be quite a chore to go backtrack when there's no fast travel available. Then again, it's yet another old game so you just got to live with that.

Despite of the oudated game design, it's still a solid JRPG and definitely a really good sequel to FC.

If you're a fan of long jrpg games like persona 5 or long running jrpg series that are really good lets say final fantasy, dragon quest etc. I'd say this is the game for you but the thing about Legend of heroes franchise, you're gonna have to start with the first installment, Legend of heroes: Trails in the sky FC. The reason why is that every game after the previous one builds off of the last game. Let me paint an image for you if you want to read your favorite series lets say one piece, you're gonna have to read the first volume as an example. I love this series, I want other gamers to try it out. If it's not for you that's ok too the best thing is that at least you gave it a try and that's all that really matters. Thank you for reading stay strong out there fellow gamers.

A mostly perfect follow up to the first game. It starts off pretty slow, but if you can make it to chapter 5, you'll be alright. Everything after is all you'd expect and more. It took me about 43 hours to finish, but that's with copious amounts of turbo mode (in-game timer said 66 hours). Can't wait to see what trauma the third game will give me... I've heard the stories.

A wonderful journey, packed full of absolutely delightful NPC's, a great soundtrack, and a well-thought out loving cast. I certainly sunk my teeth into finding every chest and completing every sidequest throughout the 100 hour journey this was. While the very end of the game felt extremely rushed, and certain parts were tedious, this game has an unmistakable charm that made it unique.

The story in SC is much more interesting than in FC. I genuinely wanted to know what was going to happen next from about 1/4 of the game onward, it picks up there and never really lets up till the end. The end itself felt a bit rushed, and some of the character conclusions about the world and their lives felt a little on the nose. Estelle's "final dialouge" being met with "Hmmph" from the main antagonist several times was a bit, jarring? compared to much of the series well-delivered over the top cheese and tongue-in-cheek nature.

Overall I'd give this game a solid 9.4/10, it's truly a wonderful RPG

Instantly one of the greatest games I've ever played.

Peak fiction. Unironically,

Seriously, the first game had me intrigued and I love conspiracy stories but the slow pace made it hard to stay motivated.

But this game kicked ass.

Genuinely, I am stunned by what I just experienced, the voice acting (used skyinstaller) was stellar, the story post-chapter 3 had me addicted and got tears out of me, and every single chapter after 5 could've been the story's end, but they kept on giving more and more and more.

This may be one of the greatest JRPGs I've ever experienced. Ever. And I've played a lot. Turbo mode messes up Steam hours though :(

ABSOLUTE CINEMA

I don't know how they managed to top first chapter but they did. Truly a masterpiece of a JRPG. This just makes me more excited when the Sky remake comes around.

Time to dive into 3rd..

It’s incredible to think that this is just the beginning of such a massive saga, the world building in these jrpgs is simply outstanding and this game is no exception I loved every moment of it. That said, a word of caution: PLEASE AVOID playing on nightmare difficulty It was added exclusively to the PC port without proper or just any type of balancing making it brutally unfair and frustrating in certain sections.

Even so, Trails in the Sky SC might just be my favorite hidden gem game ever.

Great game, great sequel, but compared to the first game it has a ton of flaws that are hard to ignore including:
-Crusty, low-res UI elements
-A lot of script errors (misspelling, poor grammar, etc.)
-The UI will sometimes overlap, leaving some text unreadable.
-Text boxes in some cutscenes will jitter.
And worst of all...
-Estelle talks like a redditor.
Other than that really good game, I highly recommend.

One of the best sequel titles I've ever played, it ties up everything in the first game and kept furthering the lore and battle mechanics in interesting ways. Only downside is you have to play FC to play this game, but that is more because they are one full game rather than 2 separate games with how everything ties together.

Apparently Turbo Mode mid-battle screws the playtime on Steam. My total playtime was 75 hours on Turbo mode x8. Just cleared the game.

Let me be clear, SC is a GREAT game. One of the strongest plot I've seen in a game and probably THE BEST Worldbuilding (FC and SC) I've sever seen.

This game was really good and I recommend it to everyone who's looking for a new JRPG with a STRONG plot and awesome worldbuilding.

Yes the gameplay can be frustrating some time, but it's not COMPLETELY horrible. If you are able to put aside this aged feature of the game, and just focus on the story, you'll have AN INCREDIBLE time.

This is the best video game ever made.

A perfect game from start to finish. I first played this game almost 10 years ago with the PSP version and I still think about this after all these years. I absolutely have zero idea about the japanese version and how well it's written but the localization is beyond great. The dialogues of both main characters and NPCs are so engaging and add up to the world building. Despite the tragic background of this localization, XSEED still really has some of the best writing team out there. Their choices of vocabulary is just *chef's kiss*.

The soundtrack is so immaculate that I still listen to them every now and then. I have them scattered all over my several curated spotify and youtube playlists. This PC version included so much quality upgrade that when I got back to check the PSP version just for comparison, it baffled me how I survived its quality.

I've been starting my pilgrimage of finally playing the rest of the Trails series. Given the enormity of this series, I'll probably won't see daylight for a year.

PEAK.FICTION. An amazing sucessor to FC and yet would not be as great as it is without FC. Truly kino. Sasuga FALCOM

I played this game about 9 years ago and I still think about how it permanently changed my brain chemistry.

this is an awesome game every bit worth the price has good attacks and chain attcks and very good graphics to bad it doesnt have auto in the attacks but still a very good game i recommend this to everyone that likes rpg games