Fav games I played in 2022 #2 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

Trails in the Sky was a big surprise for me. I didn't know how much I would like it but I ended up loving it a lot!!!! I really vibed with it, it was a cozy JRPG. I enjoyed the slower pace and how it wasn't focused on big having to save the world things from the get go. The game did a great job of building up its world, the NPC interaction were great. You could talk to them at many different points and see what they have been getting up to, and it feels like a real breathing world that doesn't just revolve around your party.

The party was great. I absolutely love Estelle, she is easily one of my fav game protagonists. She's just so equally badass, dorky and adorable. Same can be said about Joshua too. Ahhhh the two are just so freaking cute together, I love them so much!!!! ALSO I LOVE LOVE LOVE TITA SO MUCH. She's just so sweet and precious and deserves all the hugs in the world she's so cute akjsddkjsf. I love all the other party members you come across as well. They all have so much personality and seeing the bonds form over time is great.

I also loved the story. I liked how we started with a bunch of small time quests and errands as we travelled the country and how it built upon itself. They set the stage for its world and the politics surrounding the countries. They weren't too heavy about it, you could find books/newspapers along your travel that would go deeper as you like which I thought was a great touch. It also felt satisfying completing the game even though it was really just a chapter of a much greater story (the ending OMG, it makes you really want to go start the next right away!!!!).

The combat was enjoyable. It's a simple turn based combat but you can move around the field. The positional component was nice, and I enjoyed how you could manipulate turns and use S-Crafts to interrupt and delay opponents turns. It added more depth to a simple system. I also liked looking around for the shining poms so I could farm them to get up to level quickly without having to grind a lot of normal mobs. Also I love the evil penguins. They are so freaking strong and adorable and the best!!!

The Trails series is quickly rising to be one of my fav series. I started Trails in the Sky: Second Chapter, really enjoying how the story was going though I've been on a bit of a hiatus from it (i will definitely be picking it back up though!!!). I love the mix of humor and serious moments, the characters are some of my favs, and it's just such a cozy fun series!!! There's a lot of missable things though which is my one bummer, I keep a guide on me at all times just to make sure I don't miss anything, this is the one RPG series where I really want to do everything I can!!! OH ALSO ALMOST FORGOT TO SAY BUT I LOVE THE CHESTS. If you check the treasure chests after opening them there's a lot of funny dialogue!!! These games just have so much good little details!!!!