The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

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User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 311 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 259 out of 311
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 311
  3. Negative: 26 out of 311

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  1. calderra
    Apr 27, 2016
    0
    I quit. For reference, my favorite RPG of all time is Chrono Trigger, I love oldschool RPGs. This one is just awful. The game opens up with Anime Tomboy Girl waiting for Generic Father Figure to come home. Father tells Tomboy she is a Tomboy. Tomboy agrees she's a Tomboy. Generic Anime Hero Boy is introduced as having a Mysterious Background, and immediately gets physically assaulted byI quit. For reference, my favorite RPG of all time is Chrono Trigger, I love oldschool RPGs. This one is just awful. The game opens up with Anime Tomboy Girl waiting for Generic Father Figure to come home. Father tells Tomboy she is a Tomboy. Tomboy agrees she's a Tomboy. Generic Anime Hero Boy is introduced as having a Mysterious Background, and immediately gets physically assaulted by Tomboy, as one might expect if one has ever seen any anime in history. Boy is told to tell us his name, which is apparently a very long and completely uninteresting introductory cinematic which gives us absolutely no context for anything onscreen so it might as well just be random images off an internet search. Several images which are shown, most of which are static drawnings like one would see in a "visual novel" story game. The movie pauses for a good while on what I assume is supposed to be some noble crest, but which looks like you asked an 8-year-old to draw something to go on a Knight's shield and you chose a very boring 8-year-old.

    I alt-tabbed out to check the Metacritic score, were people really recommended this awful game? Why yes. So I went back in, and was immediately assaulted by what could have easily turned into an hour's worth of dialog boxes, one short walking segment, many more dialog boxes, then a selection of more dialog boxes that could assault me, I was asked to pick dialog boxes off a board, and then there were more dialog boxes.

    I don't care. The art looks like any second-rate visual novel. The dialog seems like it was written by a socially awkward 14-year-old anime fangirl (maybe it's just a terrible translation). I haven't even gotten to the first combat sequence and I'm already having to hold down a button to skip dialog. And even having read none of the dialog, I can still figure out the few actions I'm expected to perform going on nothing but broad genre tropes.

    Do you regularly get accused of watching awful anime? Then you'll like this game. Everyone else, stay away.    … Expand
  2. TheNikus
    Dec 14, 2014
    4
    This game is a great disappointment. I expected something deep like old-style JRPGS I've played (Lufia, Secret of Mana, Terranigma), but this is just cutsie nonesense. The game does nothing to draw you in at all. Combat is lackluster as can be. It may start to become good once you've played 20 hours or so (who knows), but this one is definitely not one of the entertaining variety. KeepThis game is a great disappointment. I expected something deep like old-style JRPGS I've played (Lufia, Secret of Mana, Terranigma), but this is just cutsie nonesense. The game does nothing to draw you in at all. Combat is lackluster as can be. It may start to become good once you've played 20 hours or so (who knows), but this one is definitely not one of the entertaining variety. Keep away if you don't like it shallow.… Expand
  3. megabear
    Dec 23, 2017
    0
    I've been a big fan of JRPG's since the 90's and played much of them. So I thought to give this game a try. Big mistake. Why in the world is this game considered good, I will never know. The game takes you through pointless A to B, then B to A, only to ask you to go from A to B again. Story is juvenile teen romance mixed up with shallow story that was disappointing to no end. I keptI've been a big fan of JRPG's since the 90's and played much of them. So I thought to give this game a try. Big mistake. Why in the world is this game considered good, I will never know. The game takes you through pointless A to B, then B to A, only to ask you to go from A to B again. Story is juvenile teen romance mixed up with shallow story that was disappointing to no end. I kept thinking ok, maybe in the end it will make me change my mind. Maybe I just haven't reached the climax of the story yet. Nope. Shallow throughout. Think the movie/book series "Twilight". Many are a fan of the series. I sure as hell am not a fan of "Twilight" or "The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky".… Expand
  4. Yosa
    Jun 24, 2017
    0
    Overlong intro scenes, game play need to happen before the book; first major mistake.

    Ui is bad, no key mapping, logical user keys devoid, yeah, that nets negative points.

    So I get to the gameplay after 20 minutes of reading, and realize its so linear that I almost dont care, I explore a bit, and am greated with more dialog.
  5. Ikrus
    Aug 23, 2023
    3
    This would have been a top tier game, if it wasn't for the continuous hints of homophobia (main protagonist compares gay men to pedophiles) and undertones of SA (older women hitting on young men without their consent). I've seen people call this Japanese humor and what not, but cultures and mindsets should always be challenged and made more accessible to all groups of people.
  6. AnimeConnoisseu
    Jun 27, 2023
    0
    Incredibly boring combat, awful writing, and a weird romance between siblings.

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2014
    75
    It’s a good game, but you have to remember that it’s a port of a 10-year-old PSP title. [Dec 2014, p.72]
  2. RPG Fan
    Sep 6, 2014
    90
    A slow-paced but charismatic RPG with an incredibly well-crafted world and characters.
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  3. RPGamer
    Sep 5, 2014
    80
    I didn't love this game with every fiber of my being, but I certainly had a good time throughout, which is more than I can say for some titles.
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