The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie Review - A JRPG Masterpiece

[@danholo]

The Trails series is JRPG heaven. I admit I'm getting a bit old and some of the tropes are a bit cringy but there's a lot of heart in these games, so much character development, you really get rewarded in the end. Not only that, the battle systems are some of the best in the genre and they get better with every installment.

[@Jack_80]

i first discovered it on psp emulator with the first 2 trails in the sky games and have been hooked ever since. it quickly became my favorite rpg series ever. my only complaints are they make the game too easily exploitable and there are hardly any deaths. it's silly that there are these huge epic battles occuring and nobody ever dies. there was so much opportunity to add a lot more emotion into the game. even when olivier "died", it wasn't even a surprise to anyone that he wasn't really dead. if there had been some actually deaths like that earlier in the series, then they could have surprised everyone with olivier's return. as for the exploits, i've seen multiple let's plays where the player would delay lock the toughest bosses in the game, to where they literally never even got a turn. not sure why anyone would want to play like that, i play it a certain way to try to keep it decently challenging.

[@Jack_80]

despite those couple of major flaws though, it's still my favorite rpg series. the characters and world building are second to none. can't wait to get into reverie, looks amazing.

[@timidalchemist8475]

@@Jack_80they do fix this and give justification on why certain important characters in Trails don’t die.

[@Jack_80]

@@timidalchemist8475 nobody dies, i've played every trails except for sky the 3rd and there are like maybe 3 or 4 deaths total throughout all of them. that's being generous, i can only really remember 2, the villain at the end of the sky 2 and some guy in charge of the shopping plaza, i think in one of the cold steel games. with large scale battles taking place throughout the entire trails series, it just seems strange that not even any npc soldiers die.

[@Jack_80]

@@timidalchemist8475 i recently started playing growlanser on psp, a mildly similar type rpg, and it feels a lot more like real battles, villages being wiped out and nearly everyone in them killed. it gives the game a very grim feel that you would expect with the large battles taking place. i even played ys 8 not long ago, a game made by the same developer, and to my surprise there were more deaths in ys 8 than any trails game, and there are way fewer characters in the game, and no huge battles taking place. just a handful of people from a ship stranded on an island.

[@mtcup]

I love the subliminal message that Rixia is indeed a waifu

[@wertywerrtyson5529]

She certainly looks good in that wedding gown. Alisa has always been my favourite waifu in these games but she sure will be competition in this game. I just hope I’ll have time to finish the other games so I can play this one. But I have so many games in my back catalogue and so little time.

[@anaveragegamer359]

Laura here

[@wertywerrtyson5529]

@@anaveragegamer359 Laura is awesome in Cold Steel. She is very strong so I always wanted to have her in my party. But I got more of a BFF vibe from her than waifu but she is still great as a friend.

[@RaveDaddySavy]

RIXIA BEEN A BADDIE BRO!!!

[@luigi180]

@@anaveragegamer359 Based Laura enjoyers. I'd spare with her any day. (I am an active practitioner of kendo)

[@grandpowr]

What a fantastic review! Zero spoilers and to the point, finishing CS4 so excited for this!

[@reginaldlucky1056]

Cold steel 4 was a sloooog 2/3 were peak

[@TheSteelers4190]

​@@reginaldlucky1056I really enjoyed CS4.......guess I'm in the minority

[@reginaldlucky1056]

@@TheSteelers4190 I liked it for the most part I found it to be bloated towards the end with a buncha battles that were shoe horned in. High speed mode saved my live

[@Jack_80]

​@@TheSteelers4190i loved them all. trails in the sky 1 and 2 will always be my favorites though. really hope we get the sky trilogy soon on modern consoles. i never got to play 3 because it's the only trails game on psp that never got a fan translation.

[@blackmanlistening7909]

@@reginaldlucky1056 The faster you go with these games the longer it feels.

[@danielgrezda3339]

You giving the game a 10 and calling it your favorite game of all time was what got me into the series. Halfway through FC and I didin't know what I was missing!

[@FabzP96]

Holy shit, you guys gave it a solid 10. Not surprising though, because it's a faithful epilogue to both Crossbell and Cold Steel Arcs. Looking forward to this!

[@blackmanlistening7909]

Only game in series I would not give at least a 8 to is trails in the sky 3rd. I'm a trails FANBOY! They turned me back into A JRPG OCD!

[@FabzP96]

@@blackmanlistening7909 Bruh, these games are so damn legendary! JRPG OCD forever 🔥😂

[@winterfoxcloud]

it's strange to me that so many people gloss over hajimari and skys the 3rd as much as they do - they're my two favorite games of the series in terms of world building/character development and combat hajimari is my favorite simply because i LOVED the C-route and all the daydream events that really fleshed out the backstories and upcoming storylines to come. it was so wonderfully done and so bittersweet to finish knowing that it was my last adventure w/ this entourage excellent review!

[@Freewill415]

i thought Cold Steel 4 already have all the cross over there ever could be with Estelle and Lloyd being so prominently featured throughout the story, excited to play this epilogue chapter before Calvard arc!

[@Evanz111]

Wow, I feel like you all got this game so much better than IGN did. Their 8 out of 10 felt so strange after all of the praise they gave it. This review actually gets me excited for the game, thank you Noisy Pixel team!

[@NoisyPixelNews]

Thank you so much! Evanz!!!!

[@Evanz111]

@@NoisyPixelNews

[@BlackHazama]

I’m barely on Trails in the Sky the 3rd but I love this series and I’m glad that Reverie is actually like the 3rd in its own modern and unique way!

[@blackmanlistening7909]

Have you not played any of the duology? TRAILS TO ZERO, and TRAILS TO AZURE!? Wow your in a great position if so. Even greater if you have not play trails to cold steel 1,2,3, and 4!

[@BlackHazama]

@@blackmanlistening7909 i haven’t yet but I’m almost done with Sky the 3rd! And Cold Steel 1 was my first game before I went all the way back. I hope the Crossbell duology is good!

[@leonareneeVA]

Thanks for the thorough review! :D So happy you enjoyed the game. It's my second favorite after Trails in the Sky the 3rd, and I and the team poured our hearts out for it.

[@BlackHazama]

I’m playing Trails in the Sky the 3rd right now! It’s so good! I’m sad not everyone liked it but the story is crazy good and the gameplay keep things fresh.

[@regulator18E]

Hyped, every Trails game is great to me. I dont mind the tropes/harems/etc, just a good fun story and crew

[@GeminiSunrise06]

Great review. I still didnt play Azure so i'm gonna start it now to hop on reverie after. I kinda like this gacha mode, like you can make the party from your dream.

[@FabzP96]

Have fun playing Azure. So many great plot moments in that entry and is easily one of the strongest LOH games.

[@Walamonga1313]

​@@FabzP96I'm like 5h in and it feels incredibly slow. Kinda like Sky SC, pacing falling off a cliff after the previous game's fantastic ending. I've heard chapter 2 and on is when it gets better at least so will be playing it this weekend

[@MrDiomedes1977]

Game is massive, and when you think you are done you have that Godly post game in the Reverie corridor that adds countless hours of fun playing. Story wise its a little weaker that the Crossbell or Cold Steel arcs, but its still head and leaps above Sky The Third. Falcom never dissapoints, masterpiece after masterpiece, with as little as 80 developers and 1 game yearly, its amazing.

[@jesserivera2043]

I'm at Act 4 for all three routes, and I love how self-referential this game can get, especially when it comes to recurring tropes. As an example, the episode with Machias and Dudley really shown a spotlight on Machias basically being Dudley Jr in design, personality, drive, hobbies, and vocal inflections. It becomes all the more evident when you get specific group character quotes based off similarities: as an example, I loved how one group drew attention to the fact that each arc had at least one short-haired dual swordsman dress in drag for a mission. My second favorite example is how each series has its own character who's basically an analytical prodigy.

[@godlyBlade]

Or how basically every trails protag ends up watching over some sort of little girl character.

[@Jason-gy2ux]

Platinumed Hajimari like 3 years ago, looking forward to doing it again, loved the game probably my favorite of the non-2d games.

[@dvornikovalexei]

2 yrs. Freaking finally. I was thinking of replaying Zero/Ao. I played them in 2015 and it was the best Trails arc imo. Lloyd is my favourite Trails protagonist and I like SSS a lot more than Rean's harem (or Class VII) was it called.

[@regulator18E]

Reans harem 😂 you ain't wrong

[@personhi1011]

@@regulator18E Eh half wrong. Rean's Harem + the boys

[@axel88er19]

SSS are my favorites as well. Couldn't stand Rean. So bland goody two shoes.

[@regulator18E]

@axel88er19 lol wut? How are SSS also not goody two shoes? They're literally police officers that act like bracers, it's the epitome of goody two shoes lol.

[@abdoazar8343]

It's okay kiddo . No need to get mad because Noisy Pixels considers Rean among the best protagonists ever, and Lloyd a simple plot devise

[@jrpgaddict7726]

Ohh we already know that!!!! Trails is amazing!!! 🤩

[@blackmanlistening7909]

Too be honest I was afraid the music would drop off.

[@AndreaS-bw1tt]

I CANNOT WAITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[@miponii-chan]

Got payment confirmation this week from NISA for the limited edition. My body and soul is ready.

[@Enwhycee]

Sounds like they just put the best parts of every game prior in this one. Man I can’t fucking wait 🔥🔥

[@boltinabottle6307]

Can't wait for the 7th! The story system is very reminiscent of Suikoden III.

[@Evanz111]

Suikoden hype

[@jclosed2516]

A great review. I really looking forward to this game. Only a few day's waiting now. It's just around the corner. One remark - It would be nice if there was at least one scene where turbo mode was disabled. That would give a impression how the game play's in "standard" mode. Personally I don't like that speeding up very much, especially with interactions. If feels far to fast, impatient and hasty, and gets onto my nerves. I like to take a far more relaxed approach. But everyone his/her/its choice of course. Anyway - Other than that, a really nice review. I will definitely dive in the moment the game is released. It will probably sound a little premature, but... I wonder how long it will take to get the Kuro series to the west. However, that's something for another day...

[@xXxBoGGiesxXx]

this game reminds me and im sure most of us as well of Grandia 1, 2 , and best of all Grandia 3

[@zackeryparkerson]

I love hearing about anyone’s favorite game of all time. :)

[@TheHipisterDeer]

This is like watching the avengers come together for the first time, truly magical.

[@astrea555]

Holy Rixias! 10 outta 10!

[@aaronhenley4741]

Great review. Though I’m looking forward to Tio’s breakdown at having to destroy a servant of her beloved Mishy.

[@codyreece7080]

Can't wait to play, started zero recently. Then azure, then cold steel

[@mspionage1743]

Just made it to Cold Steel 4 and have loved the journey thus far.

[@Mohamed-tp7pg]

i love to play the final arc of zemuria god bless falcom waiting for kuro no keski and ys x thx for the review 🙏🏻

[@Byeollinn]

been trying to finish zero and azure but, i've been replaying cs 3 and plan to replay cs4 as well aiming to get the save data bonus

[@blackmanlistening7909]

You will be GLAD you did. AZURE the end of that game what you experience and FIND OUT ABOUT KEA! MAN when you finally play that second game appreciate all the times people randomly help you! You can thank me later.

[@type2red]

Preordered, i have all of the games but have never had the time to play, looking to start soon!

[@luker2999]

The game was released in 2020, but because Falcom doesn't give a shit about western fans it took 3 years for localization. Enough time for NISA to introduce game breaking bugs, wrong descriptions and Link Attacks are not working. This is a slap in the face of all western Trails fans...

[@JerJRPG]

What a great review... done subscribe

[@NoisyPixelNews]

awh thank you

[@Walamonga1313]

I feel like my gf and I were the only ones who thought this game was a bit disappointing. The end was very lackluster, and C's route was by far the most interesting (which is crazy since we have fan fav characters in the other 2)

[@1wayroad935]

The only thing I don't look forward to is swapping around all the marbles between all the different parties

[@NoisyPixelNews]

You don’t want to swap marbles with me :(

[@jlorence82]

Each party's inventory is separate until they reach a certain point in the game.

[@veghesther3204]

Yes but its still a pain to do that for ALL party members once ALL 40 are ALL playable at once it also costs OVER 1 million Mira to BUY all their best BUYABLE weapons/armors the mostly COSTLY ones for weapons/armors for MOST of the 54 party members are around 9600 mira EACH.

[@leoallan2225]

I heard this ones really good, I want it for my Switch.

[@crimgrim3786]

Woah reviewer said the SSS was the weakness group, he smoking they were the best IMO.

[@statesminds]

Not watching bc dont wanna see anything but commenting for algorithm. So excited for the game. Need to finish ff16 in time

[@COREcasual]

Where should i start if i want to get into the series and play this game as soon as possible?

[@gldev8191]

Damn, Kino no Kiseki does it again

[@GreekTheGeek1]

Have this preordered looking forward and glad to see a turn based rpg so highly rated thank you for the awesome review

[@garchomowner]

My body is ready

[@adpriceless9106]

Just finished CS4 - loved it but burned out after 100+ hrs. Going to play something else then jump into Reverie 👍

[@TimoNaaro]

Omg everything is masterpiece today!

[@lizardman7364]

everything except this comment

[@elasmojones]

arrrgh...I have a massive trails backlog

[@rimok.2765]

What a year for gaming. So many good games.

[@LilT2o00]

Two Yakuza titles and a Trails title, this is a dream year for me. I woulda threw Azure on here, but I played the fan patch, so that wasn't a new game for me

[@LilT2o00]

How long is the book for the new characters? I have aphantasia (no imagination, can't make mental images) so while I love jrpgs and don't mind reading the graphics, music, etc. all tie in. Just blank text though? Most boring thing ever for me. Can take my favorite story of all time from a game, put it in book form and I'm bored within 5 minutes

[@sombrego2260]

I really want to play it but I've never managed to play a trails game to completion because the first arc starts so so so slowly and i want to do all games in order...

[@grantlawrence4600]

I finished the first game. It was a slog. Put me off (probably) ever playing the rest of the series.

[@nicogalax]

I mean, people approach Sky FC wrong, u are supposed to talk to every ncp multiple times to get to know the world and to not expect anything too big to happen but most people ignore ncp rounds/doing sidequests and only focus on the main story which will obviously burn anyone out if you are not invested in the world

[@FabzP96]

​@nicomontes8631 I enjoyed my time far more, when I just let go of expectations and played it for what it was. These games do a great job with making you feel like a part of the world and it's cast of characters. I don't regret getting into this franchise last year.

[@anthonydirienzo2666]

I’ve never played any of the trials games, where’s a good place to start?

[@calvinmatthews1527]

That score, wow! Just out of curiosity, how many games in this continuity came before this one?

[@RaifSeverence]

9. This is game 10

[@RaifSeverence]

And unlike Final Fantasy, you CANT just pick this one up. At the VERY LEAST, YOU NEED TO PLAY trails from zero Trails to Azure Trails of cold steel 1 to 4.

[@FabzP96]

​@@RaifSeverenceFacts. All of the games are connected, so starting here would be the dumbest thing to do 😂

[@ztune3945]

@@RaifSeverence AGREED Reverie is for the trails fans who clocked more than 500+ hours on all 9 games myself included.

[@Walamonga1313]

​@@RaifSeverenceYou CAN. Is it a good idea? No. But you definitely can play it

[@mgsxmike]

I haven't played any of the past games. Would I be lost if I started with this one?

[@StationaryEarth]

You would be completely lost if you started with this game. At an absolute minimum, you would need to start with Trails of Cold Steel 1. Personally, I think that Trails in the Sky chapters 1 and 2 are the best in the series. Starting from there would allow you to really immerse yourself in the epic narrative that spans across all the games.

[@Blaze1101]

I get why people use turbo mode, but it looks terrible for video reviews it looks ridiculous

[@FabzP96]

I understand Turbo mode for grinding. But for review purposes? Not the best way to showcase these games 😂

[@kg888]

Exactly. That shit going to throw off many new players that never heard about and see this. 😂😂😂 it like where the attack animations.

[@veghesther3204]

I wish EVERY game all the PREVIOUS 9 had it even on Easy/Very easy mode as in Cold Steel 1 has TOO much backtracking that Turbo mode is a MUST IN FACT on the PS4 Versions of Cold steel 1 and 2 the game is practically UNPLAYABLE with Turbo mode off with it off the party members move at a SNAILS pace OUT of battle when walking that turbo mode is a must.

[@Blaze1101]

@@veghesther3204 Every game does have it, the Sky trilogy, Zero and Azure, Cold Steel 1-4 and now Reverie, all have turbo mode, I personally rarely ever use turbo mode cause it pulls me right out of the experience cause it looks stupid

[@nathanthompson742]

I really want to get into this series but my god 9 games and the first 3 are only available on steam. Really wish they would make this series more accessible for newcomers

[@BlackHazama]

You should be able to play the Trails in the Sky trilogy on a laptop with ease. Also, you can start with Trails From Zero as well or even Cold Steel 1 where I did. Don’t hesitate to jump in, it’s so worth it!

[@nathanthompson742]

@@BlackHazama Awesome I might just do that. I've heard great things about this series. Thank you!

[@BlackHazama]

@@nathanthompson742 no problem! Happy to help! I started with Cold Steel 1 and I loved it so it made me wanna go back and I’m on Trails in the Sky the 3rd. Loving the journey so far but I understand it’s not for everyone. I haven’t played Trails from Zero but I hear nothing but great things and also a great starting point. Trails From Zero and Trails to Azure are a nice short arc that lead right into Cold Steel

[@ztune3945]

9 games before Reverie seems daunting at first but once you get in there's no turning back you'll love it. Just a side note getting into Trails is huge time commitment and also the be sure to take breaks often so you'll don't feel burnt out. The most optimal/recommended order is starting with Sky FC and make your way in Japanese release order (chronological) to get the best experience or start with Cold Steel 1 which is the 6th chronological game which serves as a soft reboot for newcomers and the first fully 3D Trails game. CS1 is semi self contained with some minor references to prior games/arcs, that being said starting with CS1 requires you to play up to CS2 and loop back to the Sky Trilogy and Crossbell Duology (Zero/Azure) before moving to CS3, that's because CS3 and onwards will have returning characters(had their character arcs concluded), plotlines and events form the previous 5 games and without the previous context you'll be lost and will have a hard time understanding it.

[@Walamonga1313]

Don't worry about that. You can easily emulate Sky games even on your phone or a potato PC can run them. Or you can just watch summaries, there's plenty out there

[@solidwisdom8749]

This just feels like a better jrpg than ff16. Ff16 is obviously a much better graphically game but trails feels way more rpg than ff. 9/10

[@gustinex]

Can't wait to play this! The "avengers" game of jrpgs. Loved CS4, but my only complaint is some characters boobs are suddenly way, WAYYY too big

[@ninototo1]

always been that way, its just that in 3D it becomes apparent

[@DieselJT]

Day one pick up physically for the Switch!

[@NoisyPixelNews]

Let's goooo!

[@ztune3945]

I've bought both the PS4 LE with plushies and Switch.

[@silviuamuza3902]

Wow, great score, but I hear you need to play 9 other games before this one.

[@NoisyPixelNews]

Haha yea it’s something to look forward to haha

[@pirisel1137]

That actually a blessing ;))

[@Mohamed-tp7pg]

only english dub or jp ?

[@RpGfreak901]

Wait, did Lloyd get married?!

[@metlspaz1]

This may be surprising, but my friend and I played every single trails game and talk a lot about trails lore, ricky and anton, ourbouros members, why the hell is kevin graham in prison since 3rd by Falcom, etc. Reverie was.. the worst entry we agreed. If you liked the SSS it actively makes you hate them, their motivations no longer align and it's closer to fanservice about what if something else happened, but that thing was written worse. I couldn't even stomach the prologue, so I experienced it watching a friend play and it took.. months.. it never took us months to beat a game.. it was tedious. Fights are horribly imbalanced where I feel overpowered as hell or something is an hp sponge for an hour long fight for no reason and can one tap half my team members at will. But honestly, cs 3,4, and reveries are the worst works of falcom in the trails series so far. best being azure, zero, sky 2nd. Sky, 3rd, cs 1+2 were ok the fine tier. But I have been playing daybreak and it was like taking smelling slats after the crap that was reverie to me. woke em up and got me reinvigorated. reveries felt like.. ps3 clunk.. and it made me just sad and think I would leave this series behind. Thankfully daybreak was a snap back to the senses.

[@Jack-nj9pi]

Have always had a roller coaster battle when it comes to cold steel but man has it been an adventure. Im so excited for this the mini games and book additions make it so worth it. Everything getting put on hold whej this comes out

[@theteddybaire]

I understand that it can get annoying playing a long rpg and having animations play over and over but when you are getting footage for a review could you not skip and speed up all animations?

[@NoisyPixelNews]

yea, we'll get better at this next time.

[@joeyisabsb1]

I liked Trails 1, 2, and 3 but 4 was such a task for me to finish that it almost made me drop off from the series entirely. I didnt like it at all. Its good to hear Reverie is good so maybe I should at least finish this arc.

[@johnciano3524]

You definitely should play the crossbell arc it's amazing I enjoyed them better then Cs games but there all great.

[@buttertoast1146]

Cs3 was boring how was it any better than 4?

[@johnciano3524]

@@buttertoast1146 that's your opinion it's not boring for the vast majority of Legend of heroes fans..

[@1wayroad935]

@@buttertoast1146 You're not fooling anyone, Crow

[@ztune3945]

I strongly recommend playing the Crossbell Duology before morning onto Reverie. To most fans Reverie is CS5 and Crossbell 3.

[@literalghoul]

rixia god damn

[@kaikiske7436]

😢 haven’t played any of the Trails games yet 😢 Feels like I’m too far behind to even bother at this point… same with Yakuza 😢

[@kirkhammet511]

I'm in a similar boat with Trails as I'm only 2 games in at this point, but as someone who has worked my way through the Yakuza series within the last 3 years it's been some of the greatest narrative gaming experiences in my life. I went into it as well thinking I would never catch up but I'm glad I put in the time to do so.

[@sagepirotess6312]

No sky toons. So sad.

[@omensoffate]

Huh?

[@Walamonga1313]

That'd be spoilers

[@treebush]

can i play this if i skip Cold steel series? Theres too many story problems with that arc and character problems I just cant stand them

[@danny12788]

They finally fixed the plot lines and character development.

[@kanecassidy9126]

SSS least favorite? really? have you played Crossbell arc even?

[@Riku2005]

Why do you sound like tts LOL

[@AHeyk]

The story I would give 9/10 but to pretend like the whole game a 10/10 when people is basically been playing the same game over and over again( I mean all the legend of heroes games. You fight the same bosses, visit the same location and complete the same side quest ). There no in innovation in the series at all let’s hope the next game better I would give this game a 7/10 and I’m a trails fan.

[@andjarmahesa8576]

Best Story Saga but lack of killing human

[@CushionSapp]

Having never played a Trails game before and not having the time commitment to play all of them, I'm passing on this one. Also, I kept rolling my eyes every time I saw a female character with a ridiculous bust size (so I don't know if they're for me).

[@hopeestheim7285]

I hope English dub it's now available

[@veghesther3204]

I just don't have the TIME to play it ON VERY easy mode YET in ENGLISH.

[@ninototo1]

unless to grind to max lvl ASAP to kill every boss in one hit ELSE it takes too much TIME

[@veghesther3204]

Not exactly beat the MAIN game around lv 150 in ABOUT 20 hours the OTHER 100 lvs x54 party members even on Very easy mode adds about ANOTHER 15 to 20 hours on the games timer.

[@buttertoast1146]

I'm sick of class 7 not sure if I can go through another game with them lol

[@pesky2119]

Sus coming from the crow pfp/s

[@buttertoast1146]

@@pesky2119 crow isn't really apart of them after the 1st game

[@OkaRin1]

Welp it's the latest, it's like an epilogue where that arc comes to a conclusion. Kuro is different. Man, can't wait for the western release of Kuro 1, I wonder how good dual battle-system holding there with all the new tweaks. Damn, those translations so zetta slow. First Kuro released in 2021 in JP...

[@buttertoast1146]

@@OkaRin1 yeah makes you wonder why cs4 was marketed as the end.

[@wertywerrtyson5529]

Personally I love Class 7. Cold Steel 1 and 2 are my favourite in the series. As a Persona fan I love the school setting and social links. The fact that you aren’t super powerful but mere students add a lot of realism into the game where the world doesn’t revolve around you unlike most JRPGs. In fact I started replaying Cold Steel 1 instead of playing the other games. I just love the characters and the school setting.

[@FatherShnazzy]

Don't think of it as "You have to play 9 games before this." Think of it as "You get to play 9 games before this."

[@orfeas2335]

If this is as "jrpg Masterpiece" as FF16 was ,no thank you 😂

[@Jason-eo7xo]

Trails needs major modernization. It’s stuck in the early 2000s

[@FabzP96]

Everyone says this until a franchise goes too far into current trends. Legend of Heroes is doing great, with the way it currently is. Also, have you seen footage of the brand new arc? I don't think we have anything to worry about 😂

[@Jason-eo7xo]

@@FabzP96 no whats it called?

[@FabzP96]

@@Jason-eo7xo Kuro No Kiseki

[@cs0345]

The modernization will make it lose its charm and people play it for the story and JRPG/anime style turned based combat

[@PikaLink91]

What?! No voice acting during character interactions?? This is 2023 people.

[@Patte-chan]

Actually, it's 2020. And having every line voiced would probably too expensive for a rather small studio like Falcom.

[@PikaLink91]

@@Patte-chan Fair point, I forget all companies are not Square. Still, it baffles me how expensive voice acting is made out to be. Like, you have artists, musicians, programmers etc. but the blokes standing in a booth for a couple hours saying a few lines are the expensive ones? I mean even a low budget game like Gal*Gun 2 has Japanese voice acting, which tells me that Japanese voice actors aren't expensive? But apparently English voice acting is nothing short of a luxury? 2020 though? The game is 3 years late to the English market?

[@rooneysetiawan3302]

@@PikaLink91 You'd be surprised cause of how VA's have to copyright their voices and they agree that the company may use them in ads, games, etc. Decent VA's can make thousands of dollars for just a day's work

[@PikaLink91]

@@rooneysetiawan3302 Not to downplay their work, but allow me to express my humble opinion that that's absurd. You open your mouth and words come out. I know that IS very much to downplay their talents, but again, compared to the work everyone else puts into the game, I find it ridiculous how expensive the voice actors are. I mean with Hellena Taylor (Bayonetta) there was this whole debuckle that she felt she was worth more than she was payed, and while later reports said that she had in fact been offered exactly what she was worth, the general topic was brought up that voice acting is apparently looked down upon within the acting community as "not real work" because you only use your voice and not your entire body, like the million dollar payed Hollywood actors. I am of course in favor of people being payed what they are worth and due, but as I also argued back then, a (live action) movie cannot exist without its actors, but a game can very much exist and be enjoyable without voice acting. In a movie, the actors are an essential piece. In a game, they are just the icing on the cake. Apparently very pricey icing though......

[@rooneysetiawan3302]

@@PikaLink91 That's is fair, but to a majority of people voice acting in games nowadays is almost essential, sure you have the indie games that are successful without them, but can you honestly see if the next triple A game without voice acting and have no backlash. If you wanna none game VA look at Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel, they make a hell of a lot of money, and Vin Diesel literally says I'm Groot for a majority of his script. All I'm saying that voice acting and regular acting is both great and shouldn't be downplayed

[@marcuskane1040]

Another mediocre entry to a niche snoozefest of a franchise.

[@philbln]

Looks more like a 7 to me. Sorry, but this game looks so barebones, the typical cheap JRPG with Anime characters. There are way too many of those games. But it's clear, that Noisy Pixel absolutely prefers JRPGs.

[@someguy3263]

It's a great game in it's own right

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

Same graphics and same battle system as tocs4. A lazily made game that reuses assets. They should be like square enix, every final fantasy game is unique

[@ndoelgalak5121]

Unique and Trash 🤣, disgraceful to compare JRPG masterpiece like Trails to nowadays Final Fantasy dumpster fire 🤣

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

@@ndoelgalak5121 oh look a typical neckbeard

[@ztune3945]

What do you expect form a small studio of 60 people who's budget is limited, it takes years to develop a new game on a new engine and SE is no longer the jrpg gold standard both Atlus and Falcom surpassed it.

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

@@ztune3945 no, final fantasy outsells the lifetime sales of any game those companies make in weeks

[@Walamonga1313]

​@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716sales isn't the same as quality. Case in point FFXV

[@lordgreed1]

can't wait to pirate it and do the same with kuro in 10 years

[@lolRNG]

Could've done it ages ago with the Clouded Leopard version on steam, and used the fan translation.

[@lordgreed1]

@@lolRNG official trans>>>fan trans

[@Walamonga1313]

Damn, I'm not rich and even I don't pirate

[@ninototo1]

​@@Walamonga1313 his name is lord greed