When your game has so much text in it that the English word count is longer than the Bible itself (Not this game, but Trails of Cold Steel III, another game in the Trails series does)

When your game has so much lore they have their own unique measurements system in Rege, Selge and Arge.

When your game series is so focused on world-building that it has one massive continent for a world that actually has multiple fully fleshed out countries (Liberl, Erebonia, Crossbell, Calvard etc) with their own unique political, governmental and militaristic systems, even their own economies and trade-routes.

When your game is so story driven that even the most inconsequential NPCs have fleshed out story arcs, backgrounds and personalities if you choose to talk to them multiple times throughout the game and see them unfold.

I can honestly see how these games can be overwhelming to the average person due to the sheer amount of detail they have in them, but I absolutely LOVE that about the series, it's like the J-RPG equivalent to Tolkien or Wheel of Time.

So if you're like me and all that sounds interesting to you, I'd highly recommend buying this game ASAP. There's literally nothing else out there like Trails, no series is as deeply interconnected and detailed and what better way to dive into the world than start at the very beginning?

A journey with realistic and relatable characters, rife with political intrigue and masked by a grand conspiracy lurking in the shadows awaits you!

Reviewed on Apr 03, 2021


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3 years ago

any clue if the steam and ps3 versions are any different? have a pirated ps3 lying around and was curious if this was a good addition to it