Posted on: August 12, 2018

hmcpretender

Игр: Отзывов: 48

A charming tale

This game is very reminiscent of the JRPGs of the 16-bit era. This means the story is completely linear, character customization is non-existent and the tactical combat is rather shallow. Concerning the gameplay Trails in the Sky hasn't much to offer. On top of that, the visual presentation is dated: the low resolution textures didn't age too well, only the 2D artwork holds up to today's standards. Why play it then? Well, just like those games of the old, it tells a genuinely charming story. This isn't your modern dark, gritty and RPG full of ambivalent and cynical characters. In this fairy tale the world is a nice place to live and if some bad guy shows up, the good guys are there to kick his butt. This story is mainly told in lots and lots of dialogue. And while not all of those lines are good or even necessary they do pull you in deeper and deeper into the fictional world which, by the end, you'll probably know better than your own neighborhood. All in all it took me a little above 50 hours to complete the game but it didn't really feel that long. It doesn't contain any grind to speak of and apart from the prologue which isn't really that engaging, I never felt bored and honestly didn't mind if it took a few hours more.

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Posted on: June 10, 2020

Tymaishu

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Игр: 505 Отзывов: 1

Good but not Great

I can see how hardcore jrpg fans would score this higher, but for me the very slow, linear story that doesn't really pick up until the last chapter held it back. Thankfully the combat, while not amazing, is pretty good and never really gets too repetitive. Probably due to the fact you can see enemies on the screen and avoid them if you want and grinding levels isn't practical due to how experience works. The MC duo is very stereotypical, with Estelle being the vastly more annoying one of the two. Their character tropes are so overdone in games and anime that their interactions with each other and other npc's just seem cringey. If i had to score this out of ten, I'd give it a 6.5. Its a decent entry into the series and worth a SINGLE playthrough. I sometimes can't help but wonder if I would've enjoyed older games like this more had I played them the same year they came out. But as it stands, in 2020, this much lauded game that many people recommend and give such high reviews just seems average to me. I hope the rest of the series has more to offer.

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Posted on: September 2, 2016

zagibu

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Игр: 346 Отзывов: 4

Solid JRPG, but slow going

It's a well crafted JRPG, with a long winded story that starts veeeeeeery slowly. The world is well designed and full of little details that make it feel alive. The battle system is quite streamlined and refined, and features an automatic difficulty rescaling of battles you have lost, if you immediately hit "Retry" (this is also quite necessary, because battles vary wildly and unpredictably in difficulty). TL;DR: Solid JRPG, nothing special, impatient players should keep away.

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Posted on: July 10, 2017

UnDeaDCyBorG

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Игр: 273 Отзывов: 10

That cliffhanger...

I won't be able to add anything to the reviews that got me to try this in the first place, but here goes: I went into the game not expecting much; I've never been into JRPGs and then this comes along looking all cute and generic. The combat is simple, but workable, the graphics are outdated, the controls are ... let's say serviceable. But the game has atmosphere. As others have said, it's about the exploration; Every major quest, all the NPCs have new dialogue, the music transfers emotion, and the if you get even slightly invested in the world or the characters (which are genuinely likeable), chances are you'll be interested in the next chapter after this one.

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Posted on: August 12, 2017

IamSocs

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Игр: 35 Отзывов: 1

JRPG Adventure at its finest

LoH:Trails in the Sky has been one of the most immersive games I have ever played, It has been a long time since I have been so engrossed with a games world. The combat is turnbased on a grid. On your turn you can move, attack, use a craft (special skills unique to each character), cast a spell or run. Their are status effects which can be imposed on your characters or on enemies like blind which lowers chances to hit. Different spells have different elemental values with some monsters being weak to certain elements and strong against others. I've seen plenty of people bashing this game for its use of anime tropes which I think might lead to some misunderstandings, so to clarify that if you hate anime cliches however well their handled this game will frustrate you, however these tropes are executed rather well, Joshua especially surprised me by how much I liked him given that his character type is one I usually loathe. When it comes to the story elements, plotwise I don't wanna give much away even though it was slightly generic I enjoyed how relatively grounded it was, the characters and world building is where this game truly shines. The characters while not all of them are incredibly complex most behave believably and are quite endearing Estelle especially is a fun and upbeat protagonist which truly feels like a teenager unlike many other jrpg protagonists. The worldbuilding is this games biggest strength, there are no npcs with generic lines they are all unique with their own stuff going on and they have new dialogue after almost every story event, finding and reading every line of text in this game can get exhausting but can be very rewarding, throughout your adventures you will learn about this worlds technology, history, geography, factions, culture and more. Also the soundtrack is incredible, I especially like the op it really sells the sense of adventure. I cannot recommend this game enough to fans of story driven JRPGS.

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