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TopicSHINE's End of the Year/Decade video game lists
ninkendo
12/31/19 4:25:22 PM
#16:


TOP 5 OLD GAMES OF 2019

#1 The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero/Trails to Azure (Released in Japan 2010 and 2011 respectively)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCFars0Xyxg

Really just two halves of the bigger story that is the Crossbell duology. After spending the first chunk of 2019 finishing my PS2 collection, I spent the majority of my spring and summer catching up on all the Trails games I hadn't played yet (and replaying some that I had already played) in preparation for Trails of Cold Steel III in the fall and obviously the Crossbell games were the biggest gap that I needed to fill. I had been following the Geofront translation for a year or two and when it became clear they weren't going to even finish up Zero before Cold Steel III was out I took it upon myself to acquire the Chinese PC versions of these games that had been patched with a fan translation and the voice acting from the Evolution versions of these games. Zero is pretty similar to Trails in the Sky FC where it's a lot of worldbuilding (specifically Crossbell and the tensions between Erebonia and Calvard), but also twice is long as TitS FC was. It also tied off some storylines that were still hanging around from the TitS trilogy. Azure was the big payoff though. This game is a thrill ride from beginning to end featuring a lot of old and new characters and accompanied by an engaging plot you come to expect from the Trails series. Whenever I make my MCU comparisons if Trails of Cold Steel III is the Infinity War of the series, then Azure is the Civil War. By the end I think I would consider it my favorite game in the series and definitely one of the best JRPGs of all time. Now of course just a few weeks ago they finally announced PS4 ports of both of these games, so if they ever bring them over I'll gladly play them both again for trophies and I implore you all do the same.

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