My wife and I found the first Trails game randomly at the end of 2015, and we fell in love with the series very quickly. The first and second parts flow together to make one of the best, if not the best, JRPG experiences I have ever played. A little about this "3rd" part: it is not part of a trilogy. Rather, the first and second form a duology, while this chapter is a separate story. I say story, but honestly it was a huge excuse to get all the beloved cast back together for one more rumble. Forced at times, but anyone who enjoyed the extremely lovable cast won't mind too much. Because of aforementioned fan service, the main story is unfortunately weak. For the first half of the game, I found the story rather groan-worthy, and it wasn't until the last couple of the chapters that it really turned around and become really good like I expected. So, while you'll look back and see that it was a good story in the end, 3rd loses some points for taking too long to get there. While the main story is pretty slow to get running, what most people play this game for are "Doors", literal doors that each have a mini-story packed inside it. Some are light and fun, some are heart-warming, and some are really heavy and dramatic. All of the doors are fantastic, and this is what really sells this game. Combat's the same. Due to the high-level of this game, your characters learn really fun abilities, but the enemies are also really bloated in hit points, meaning boss battles can really drag. Nothing a cheat engine speed hack can't fix, though. In conclusion, if you made it this far in the series, this game is definitely worth it for all the backstory it provides on the characters you grew to love in the previous games. The main story is also pretty great once you finish the game. Again, I can only rate this 4/5 because of the slow and archaic combat system and that the main story takes too long to get interesting. Let me reiterate that this game is totally worth it.
