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14.) Trails in the Sky FC and SC (2011 and 2015)


Trails in the Sky was really the perfect throwback at the perfect time. It came out at the tail end of that 2000s lull in good quality JRPGs and it got there by reminding me of why I fell in love with the genre in the first place. The aesthetics harkened back to games like Breath of Fire and so did the vibrant personalities of the characters. The game wasn't trying to please everyone - it had a story it wanted to tell. The main character had a strong personality reminiscient of the better final fantasies and the gameplay was a smooth combination of tactical jrpg, turn based jrpg and the innovations present in games like Atelier Iris and Final Fantasy X to have dynamic initiative.

And then the game itself is just brimming with charm and lore. You can read newspapers, you can read the paperback fiction, you can follow the trials and tribulations of minor npcs ranging from newspaper reporters and knights on down to just random children and townspeople who happen to have names. The treasure chests all have unique text if you examine them when they're empty. This world feels alive. The culture of this world has a definite feel to it.

Each of the main characters has their own story and personality and you just end up falling in love with them (except Father Kevin). You have Estelle quoting things she learned in sunday school. Everything is just so damn relatable and living that when the bigger plot beats hit, they mean more.


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