The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie

 PlayStation 5
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 41
  3. Negative: 7 out of 41
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  1. Pacmania
    Jul 13, 2023
    6
    I played 20 hours and it still doesn't convince me. Its story and narrative is trite and the epicness of its previous installments is absent here.
  2. Soporsac
    Jul 23, 2023
    7
    Trails into Reverie falls short of my expectations. With two established protagonists sharing the spotlight, the story could have been better than this. Instead it turned out to be a disjointed mess. Out of the 3 routes, only one of them was good. Lloyd's route had a strong 'rinse and repeat' vibe. Rean's route heavily revolved around Rean only, the rest of his party felt like mereTrails into Reverie falls short of my expectations. With two established protagonists sharing the spotlight, the story could have been better than this. Instead it turned out to be a disjointed mess. Out of the 3 routes, only one of them was good. Lloyd's route had a strong 'rinse and repeat' vibe. Rean's route heavily revolved around Rean only, the rest of his party felt like mere cheerleaders. The third route featuring the new protagonist C was by far the best. It felt fresh, and while C was indeed the center of the plot, each of his teammates had significant role to perform.

    Thankfully the battle mechanics were still pretty fun although the bloated roster made battle setup feel cumbersome. I understand this was intended as fanservice so every player could build their own dream team consisting of their favorite characters which I can appreciate but they really should make team management a little easier and streamlined. In the end I only regularly used like maybe 10-15 characters, the rest were perpetual bench warmers, neglected and forgotten.

    The Reverie Corridor and side contents were a nice addition but they weren't able to raise the game to the standards I'd expected it to meet.    … Expand
  3. krutoj
    Aug 21, 2023
    5
    This is the weakest entry in the series.

    It's just too much of everything. Too many characters, too many quartz, too much equipment, too many gameplay systems and minigames all thrown at you way too fast. I felt overwhelmed with all the stuff. You unlock new characters, quartz and equipment so fast, that you can't even keep up with upgrading slots, picking equipment for characters and    This is the weakest entry in the series.

    It's just too much of everything. Too many characters, too many quartz, too much equipment, too many gameplay systems and minigames all thrown at you way too fast.
    I felt overwhelmed with all the stuff. You unlock new characters, quartz and equipment so fast, that you can't even keep up with upgrading slots, picking equipment for characters and organizing their quartz. Because when you do it 30 minutes later half of your party is changed for story purposes and you'll have to do it all over again.
    At some point I just stopped to care for upgrading slots, equipment or quartz and just ran with the equipment the characters came with. Also the amount of minigames would be ok, if they were optional. But they aren't. You need to do them in order to unlock things you need for the base game, like additional character slots. And why the frick can I skip story cutscenes but I can't skip cutscenes of those day dreams, that sometimes just give a bit side info on characters and sometimes are outright nonsense like the magical girl stuff, where you have a sailor moon like story just with the Trails girls.
    Why do I have to sit through those nonsense cutscenes, that take 15 minutes to finish even if I skip the complete text, while I am able to skip actual mainstory cutscenes?!    … Expand

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#53 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2023
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#61 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2023

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. PLAY
    Sep 17, 2023
    70
    Although it feels like there’s a lot of padding to justify another instalment, Reverie nonetheless gives the Trails series’ Crossbell arc a satisfying conclusion. [Issue#30, p.91]
  2. WellPlayed
    Jul 26, 2023
    70
    Positively overflowing with meaty, tactical combat and terrific character writing, Trails of Reverie is held back by its dated presentation and sky-high barrier to entry.
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  3. GamingTrend
    Jul 24, 2023
    85
    The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie serves as the grand conclusion to the Crossbell and Cold Steel story arcs, tying up loose ends with an all-star crossover cast of characters. It does very little to catch new players up to speed with the narrative and context, and ultimately is not a good place to start for newcomers. However, Reverie features an incredibly in-depth gameplay experience to keep even the most hardcore of fans engaged for hours on end.
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