The Ys series has been around the block for quite some time, with the first game hitting the scene at around the same time as the original Legend of Zelda game. Among Nihon Falcom’s pantheon, it’s endured as their most steady franchise with over 35 years of history and iteration under its belt. Over those […]
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Tokyo Xanadu eX+ – Review
The original Xanadu game was released nearly 40 years ago, and is one of the most important games in developer Falcom’s history. While it’s had some games here and there since then, it’s since fallen to the wayside among their catalog in favor of Ys and Trails. Tokyo Xanadu is the latest game in the […]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak – Review
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak kicks off the fourth arc of Falcom’s long-running Trails series. After Reverie aimed to bring the previous arcs to a close, Daybreak at last begins the Calvard arc. Set in this major nation which has been mentioned a ton throughout the series, all in a new engine to […]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV – Review
Continuing right where the previous game left off, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV aims to draw the ambitious, lengthy Trails of Cold Steel story to a close. While the Trails series found its niche in the JRPG landscape with its long and interconnected story arcs, Cold Steel is by far the biggest yet. […]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III – Review
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is the third of Nihon Falcom’s Trails of Cold Steel quartet of JRPGs. As a longtime fan of the Trails series, I fell in love with the world of Zemuria and its incredibly expansive cast of characters in its first two arcs (Trails in the Sky […]
The Legend Of Nayuta: Boundless Trails – Review
First released way back in 2011, Nayuta no Kiseki was an Action RPG spinoff of Falcom’s mainline Trails series. It was a last hurrah of sorts for their lucrative and successful time on the PSP. Trails was barely more than a footnote in the west at the time, so it was passed over for a […]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure – Review
The Legend of Heroes: Trails had an important release last year in the form of Trails from Zero. As part of the long-running and continuity-driven series, it was a missing piece of a big puzzle. Despite a few faults, I found it to be a strong RPG that represented many of developer Falcom’s best qualities. However, […]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero – Review
The Legend of Heroes: Trails is a massive, sprawling series of deeply interconnected RPGs. Starting all the way back in 2004, it’s seen massive growth and now has a whopping 12 games under its belt. While the series has seen its share of success outside of Japan, one set of games managed to slip through […]