The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon Steam Charts & Stats

PEAK beyond the Horizon One of the coolest Final bosses i ever experienced. The ending left me speachless and Trembling, i first expected something bitter sweet, but i got greeted with only Bitterness. (but please leave the grim garten out next game)

The third game from the Calvard arc, this pretty much perfects the formula and refines what already worked great. The plot also takes new heights, also bringing back some characters from previous games (even if their role in this is not as big as the cover art makes it look like). This is probably on a high place on my personal Trails tier list, but also, the ending makes me a bit worried about what is to come and how they are going to close all those open threads this game presents.

me when I started the game: sweet another Trails game, can't wait! me after finishing the game: WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF RELEASE THE NEXT ONE ALREADY FFS

amazing. amazing. amazing. amazing. amazing. amazing. amazing. no other piece of art has truly infected my mind and soul in the same way this series has, and this game only intensifies it tenfold.

Absolute Cinema It’s because of games like this that you absolutely have to play the entire series in japanese release orde there have no debate about it. I really pity the idiots who started the series with the Calvard arc and find themselves facing such a spectacular ending yet incomprehensible to grasp why it has sparked so much discussion among fans which is a pinacle to twelve other games that had been teased since at least Cold Steel IV and which went far beyond anything I had theorized It’s both incredibly clever and infuriating how the game maintains the tension till the end because you know it’s going to blow up and the game bombards you with info and revelations the whole way through. And damn the care put into the staging of the fights and cutscenes is incredible; it’s crazy how much the series has stepped up since switching to the new engine. i really confidence for the future of series after 2 mid but no bad games If I had to say a criticism about something i hated, I’d say bringing back "Brave Orders" wasn't necessary especially if it makes battles very long just like in CS3 and penalizes you if you don't use them constantly. I hated this feature on CS3; it was better in CS4, but Horizon has slipped back into those old bad habits unfortunally But the others new features like the ZOC and how they improved a lot of stuff like the Fields Battle and even spy quest and Topic Quest are truly appreciated

The 13th Trails game, and the 3rd game within the Calvard arc. Falcom went out of their way to make up for any disappointment people have had from Daybreak 2. Graphics and gameplay from the previous Daybreak games have been sharpened even further, and to spice things up the cast is joined by Rean and Kevin. The story is told by the events of 3 different parties of characters. Lots of fun and the best of the Calvard games so far. FAQ "can I start with this one?" Nope. Start with Sky FC/1st.

as someone new to the trails series, dont listen to other people trying to gatekeep. This game is going to be the reason I play the ones that came before it. Fun combat, interesting story so far, and a likeable cast of characters. If it looks interesting to you just buy it and experience peak

Game 13/13 And thus I've finally caught up after 3 years of playing this series. This series has genuinely become one of my top jrpgs of all time. Reaching the peaks of my favorite series Xenoblade Chronicles. This is quite literally the One Piece of JRPGs and I can't wait to play more until they finally conclude the story of Zemuria. And man what a way to finish the series this game was. Trails Beyond the Horizon is genuinely one of the best trails games for me. This was a top 3 TRAILS GAME for me. And the way they end this game is ABSOLUTELY DEMONIC. There is a special place in hell for the writers for ending this game there. The wait for Trails Beyond the Horizon 2 will be torturous is all I can say. This game has some of the best trails plot twists and turns, character moments and dialogue, and combat system I've seen. The places this game reaches in terms of lore and plot is something I could not have guessed. Theres also the fact that they're able to connect foreshadowings and plot points ALL THE WAY from 10 games ago is absolutely crazy to me. I love how they treat Agnes, Van, and even Kevin of all people in this game. A character whom I thought would have no more story to tell is able to have another compeling facet to their character arc post Trails in the Sky 3rd. In relation to that, the 3 MC format with the 3 routes that they do here is so good. I love how the MCs have their own thing going on and almost go into conflict with each other. Its a farcry from the usual them working together for the greater good etc. I like how Rean, Van and Kevin's groups have their own struggles and goals in mind. I really loved the way they paced this game. Its such a good step up from the Daybreak 2 blunder they had. I never felt tired or even burnt out during my playthrough because the revelations and the mysteries they present in this game were pretty compeling. They made a very mid plot device in daybreak 2 very interesting in Beyond the Horizon. My only gripes in the story are the connect event portions do break the momentum of some parts of the story. I also don't like that we had more questions than answers in this game. Although this is not really a big problem and moreso a nitpick since we still have one game to go in this arc presumably. Now onto the combat, man... how do they do it. They evolved the hybrid combat yet again and SOMEHOW made the animations look better even though they're using the same engine as Daybreak 1 and 2. Its crazy how simple camera work improves some of these cutscenes. The hybrid combat itself gets another glow up with the ZOC and shard tactics function (forgot its actual name). The Awakening during action combat is also really great and makes some low level enemies faster to farm. My only gripe is quick arts still seem weak and Grim garten was still not on the same level as reverie corridor in terms of endgame variety. Another disappointing aspect for me was the mecha battles. Theres not alot in this game but the few we had looked pretty meh gameplay wise. Nice animations but i hope they put more depth in the sequel. I miss the mecha battles in cold steel arc where you can select body parts to target. Overall, highly highly recommend this series. This was 100% worth it and if you like an interconnected story with very good worldbuilding ala One Piece this is for you. I cannot wait for more PEAK and truly hope they continue the momentum and stick the landing for this arc. (once they stop focusing on the sky remakes lol).

I just finished Horizon, and it has cemented that Trails is my favorite long term series/story told in any media. Horizon is everything that is special about this series, BUT it comes with the asterisk of you really should play all of the prior games in the series. Game play has never been more fun, and the story has arguably never been better, plz just play the series it is GOATed.

If you made it here you know this game is absolutely incredible. I cannot believe I have to wait for the follow up...