The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Reviews

Amazing game, by far the best RPG I've ever played. It made playing other RPGs feel kind of bad in comparison Combat system is fine, does the job, but the story, the characters and the world are where it shines, never saw something like this in a RPG. There is something about walking randomly in a city, talking to a random little girl, and she says thank you for saving her during [spoiler event], and mentions what you were doing that time. Not a scripted event, not a cutscene, just a random missable conversation in a random street. The world is amazingly alive and I can't wait to go back there

was not expecting to like this game as I saw it in my suggestions for awhile and choose to ignore based on the art style but I was wrong and it was in fact a great game which I have since played every ported steam entry and only 3 of them so far have been bad not terrible but bad. This game has fun characters and good music and the art style will grow on you in game sprites are cute.

An amazing JRPG game and incredible series. Everything from world building to characters make it shine and lovable.

I kept hearing about how Trails in the Sky is one of the greatest JRPG ever. The fanbase can get very loud with their love for this series. And after playing it I have to admit, they have all the right to be this enthusiastic. For being 20 years old JRPG it aged like a fine wine, with some very loveable characters and immaculate world building. Military drama and politics are hard to write but Trails in the Sky manages to create a rather simple, but very entertaining conflict spanning its fictional setting. It gets you invested into it by making you follow adventures of Estelle and Joshua on their shonen-esque journey following their father's steps to become the strongest bracers possible. Their relationship and character growth is slow, but steady and visible and engaging. The world feels alive and breathing, with NPCs always reacting to current events and changing their dialogue as you progress the story. You feel the influence of the Evil Guys on the world and how it changes things, nothing ever feels static. It's such a lovely and simple game, but it tells its story with a lot of heart. In a genre where your journey starts by saving a cat and fighting a god to save the entire universe, playing something more simple and down to earth is very refreshing. The only downside is that now I need to play throughout the entire franchise to see more stories from the Erebonian empire.

Incredibly charming & wholesome JRPG goodness with a fascinating ability progression system. As a newcomer to the series, the gameplay & tone remind me of Grandia & I’m loving every bit of it, also the soundtrack is SO groovy.

Very fun game with a simple but deep magic system and an excellent grid based action system. Slow start but I finally got around to finishing the game beginning to end, definitely worth going through once, it does everything right and sets up the stage for subsequent games while being a solid stand alone title.

Replaying this game after 10 years in anticipation for the upcoming remake and I must say, the game STILL GOES SO HARD. Soundtrack is amazing, combat system has depth, quests add worldbuilding, and characters are interesting and dynamic. Playing this game on the Steam Deck with the EVO voice lines is a childhood dream come true.

This game is amazing. I really wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was. Admittedly it took me a while to get into the combat system. I'd recommend spending some time on forums to get your head round it before proceeding too far into the game, but it's brilliant when it clicks. The story has a lot of anime tropes, but overall has immense depth and has a 'nice' and local feel about it. There's a feel that you're a small story within a massive world with deep politics and intrigue. Highly recommended if you enjoy JRPGs at all. The only negative thing I have to say about it is that now I have to play all the rest of them! - See you in fifty years.

A very slow start to an amazing overarching plot line full of meaningful characters, poignant and emotional set pieces, an interwoven narrative that compels you to talk to literally everyone after every story beat, and an addictive and fun combat system that is ahead of it's time for a game made in 2004. While the graphics are nothing special, the beautiful portrait work and lively sprites more than makeup for it's lack of graphic prowess. It took me over 4 times to get through the first game, so if you are struggling and consider yourself a story or character driven gamer, don't give up! This game is truly exceptional when taken as a trilogy, but as a single entry it falls short. The first game is meant to build up the narrative and characters for the emotional payoff, and as a gamer of > 35 years having played almost every mainline RPG that has released, and many of the lesser known titles, it pays off in spades. Persevere and you will be rewarded. I was hooked following the epic last arc of the first game and you will be too.

To anyone looking to start this trilogy, PLEASE play it with the EVO voice patch! The Japanese Vita version had voice acting that is not present in this release, and it's extremely high quality and absolutely fantastic. I find it criminal that so many people are playing without it, because it adds so much more emotion and character to the game. Do it for Olivier. His voice actor went hard. (also the game is very good)