The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

...but not the best. I'll admit, my experience with Trails isn't as comprehensive as with the Ys series. I've played through Sky FC, Cold Steel on the PS3 and partly through the PSP version of Zero no Kiseki - getting far enough to realize I was missing out on a lot of context, and promptly dropping it. So, how does SC compare to the First game in this series ? Well, it's not as good. The gameplay is virtually identical; there are a few more Arts and playable characters but those came along with some (more) balancing issues. I have no problems when games throw you some hard boss as a wake up call, but to do it as often as SC does you better make sure the final boss is a good scenario for using and abusing all the mechanics - which it is not. The king of poor balance is, without a doubt, the damned Prologue boss. I have no idea what compelled Falcom to place such a big middle finger right at the beginning of the game, but trust me, that it's by FAR the most frustrating part. The story also takes a hit in comparison to FC - hopefully The 3rd addresses some of these questions, but for the sake of spoilers I won't reveal what I'm actually talking about. Thankfully, Trails separates "the plot" from "the characters" - all the characters that return from FC are built on and improved, even if the overall plot isn't as good. To sum it up, the (poor) balance and some wonkier writing are pretty much what makes this game a little less satisfying than FC. I can honestly say the the rest barely changed. The soundtrack is slightly different - the new tracks are all fitting, but most is recycled. As an addendum to the negatives: while this doesn't impact the quality of the game, I find it frustrating that the achievements are bugged - I've ended up missing two achievements and was convinced it was user error, but no... Turns out, I had achievements for things I either hadn't completed yet, or was actually unaware of. Completionists: be warned.

So far I am only around lv 16 but whoa! I am shocked at how fun combat is and how the story is developing This takes me back to games like Chrono Trigger. I am stocked to have all three and then continue on to the other Legend of Heroes games.

Nothing will match the first time living all these surprises, mysteries and world presented in this entry for the first time

If you read "Falcom" in a game, have for sure you gonna have one of the best gaming experiences ever. I don't know even where to start with this review. Everything is so perfect if you put attention on the story of the previous game (Trails in the Sky FC). And this game just "ended" perfectly what FC started. Everything is joined in a magistral way: reasons why the world is like it is, the meaning of "magic", the behavior and reasons why villains are. Music is on point, gameplay is on point, story is on point, art is on point, the ending, man... is ON POINT! The only problem I find on this game was with the last battles. Completely epic, but so unnecessary. Remember, if you read "Falcom", then the game is an ABSOLUTE BANGER

a perfect part 2. words cannot explain how great it is