Trails is Ending - What’s The Future of Falcom??
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David, did you see that Playstation are porting Jeanne d'Arc to the PS5? It was my favorite PSP game! Releases on July 16th
Man, it's gonna be a sad day when Trails ends. I love this world so much.
As long as it makes money it will exist
@@deyon100 my only complain about this franchise is that nobody dies
But think about how impactful that final game could be. If it never ends, we never get to an ultimate conslusion and full closure.
@@jogymogy3691 Wrong. They're concluding the story. Series have concluded and ended before from other companies.
@@lucbauer That’s changed a bit for Daybreak
Now its a race to the finish to see what ends first, "One piece", or "Trails"
I feel trails will end first. One piece is still ongoing
@Artimes, I hope I make it to see what the One Piece is. (I'll be) 38 soon.
FYI, the Trails series is a sub-series within the larger "Legend of Heroes" series. "Trails in the Sky" was the 1st game in the Trails series but there were many "Legend of Heroes" games before that one, which took place in different universes. I guess they're ending the Trails series but the "Legend of Heroes" series will still continue with a new sub-series.
It will likely be the same in spirit but with a whole new story continuity, spell system, etc.
FYI, Legend of Heroes was a sub series in the Dragon Slayer series. Legend of Heroes is the 6th entry in the Dragon Slayer series.
@iCABALi So a sub-series of a sub-series..
So in other words after the trails series they will make a sub series for a subseries for another sub series
it doesnt mean much when "legend of heroes"/"Dragon Slayer" games arent really linked, they are just made by Falcom and thats it, only Trails fit together. Its more of smart branding than really... important. But obviously fans will try to make it ... a thing lol
@@plutonash2545 it's an evolution.
A person could spend a decent chunk of their entire life simply playing nothing but the Trails, Ys, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy games. We truly live in the golden age of great games.
There will be tears shed when Trails is officially done. Falcom's future is bright and we are all as fans of JRPGs and the amazing experiences theyve built should be unified and fully in support of their future moves. Kondo and the teams at Falcom are incredible, we also owe Xseed and NISA respect as well as theyve been integral in helping us western fans play these games. Falcom is greatness.
I just need to know where that Sky trilogy on consoles is 😭
They did say they were announcing a game later this year that could be "consida remake." So maybe that'll be the announcement?
@@drewtheunspoken3988 Which will no doubt be Japan-only for like 3 years at minimum for each game.
I can't wait for a series finale of Trails. As long as they answer many lore questions, as strong well written finish is what will make the journey worth it. I'm glad they are determined to complete it so it doesn't wind up like Xenogears and Xenosaga.
I’m super proud of Kondo just as a human being, because his life’s work is Trails, and it looks like he’s going to get to carry his vision all the way through. I don’t think we’ll see a story as ambitious in gaming ever again.
My most wanted old Falcom IP revival is Popful Mail. The Mega/Sega CD version is full of character with many laugh out loud moments. Someone at falcom tried to pitch a new game around the early 2010s but was unsuccessful. Hopefully they have changed their minds and decided to give Mail, Tatt and Gaw another adventure.
Brandish is a close 2nd. I don't know how well the digital only Xseed psp release fared sales wise. But I personally rather enjoyed it despite it's weird control scheme. A remaster would be awesome.
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Seriously amazing news. It's exactly what I've been hoping for and great to hear Falcom confirming and being transparent about their plans.
It's worth thinking about the future of Trails-Like games. How many years should a series go on with a continuous story? It's clear with how people debate timelines with the Persona, Zelda series and even trying to connect worlds like FF7 / FFX-2 together that it's a highly desirable trait, but one that's only happened successfully in this single game series to this point.
I compare it to fantasy novels . the wheel of time series was 13 books. I'm not sure if i want something quite that long all the time though. I wouldn't mind seeing something like 4-6 books.
There's nothing to really think about. Series comes to an end, it's ok. MOTHER concluded just fine as a trilogy. Trails will conclude just fine as a series of like 15 games (assuming the final arc is a two parter, after Kai). Even if Legend of Heroes continues, it will feel like a brand new IP. No more connections after that.
Wow you must really have a high view of this series to make the insane claim that this is the ONLY game series to successfully have an ongoing story as it does. Heck all 3 of Square Enix’s mmos have been doing this exact thing for as long as they have been running and thats not even going into games like EverQuest or World of Warcraft. There is also Kingdom Hearts. And like the other guy said about fantasy novels which have been doing this at the least since Lord of the Rings.
@@zedorian6547 I don't count MMOs since they have to keep running (which is also why I don't play them). Books end, MMOs may never end.
Sequel to Tokyo Xanadu. Falcom made it purely to break away from Ys and Trails, and yet, yet we’re still waiting for that next breakaway title. Can’t wait to see what’s in store! Thanks for the highlights 😁
I am a Falcom fan since i played Ys 1 on the Master System as a young kid, and i will die playing Falcom games, they are my blood and soul.
Bte you killed me with the Breath of Fire commercials, Bof 1 ~ 4 are amazing.
It would be very funny and iconic if they came out with Dragon Slayer IX.
Nihon Falcom is one of my favorite developers and when I saw that a new Tokyo Xanadu with a whole new cast was in development, (Kinda wish they brought back Kou and Asuka) I was so damn happy. Now seeing this interview my smile will last for a long time now!LOL
Wait they’re making a new one?
@WallMeat89 apparently, reans VA I think mentioned it to me a few months ago
He broke the news to me that rean was coming back in kai
Im commenting for the algorithm because hopefully that will put more eyes on this channel so david can reach his goal
Thanks so much for that!!
I'm so excited for same day releases, I just worry about the translation/localization. Not a fan of all the weird stuff being injected into games that isn't true to the original work. Falcom games are absolute gems and I don't want to see them go downhill like some of the others lately. That said, I'm so pumped for Ys X, and just bought almost all the trails games on the steam sale. Played through CS1 and now I'm starting the sky series
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Much appreciated!
Definitely agree regarding Falcom's future looking bright. Hopefully they can port/rerelease more of their non Trails/Ys titles while they finish up Trails, it'd be nice to get more of them physically in English.
Dragon Slayer series in English would be great
I won't Lie, Falcom and Furyu has become two of my favorite developers for JRPG's this generation.
What's Furyu?
@foxirelle8841 They're the publishing house that put the devloper lancarse on the map. They made, Lost dimensions, Monark, diofield Chronicles and Crystar
@@foxirelle8841 So more so Lancarse than Furyu.
I wouldn’t mind seeing remakes of the original Legend of Heroes games. Tear of Vermillion was the first I played and loved it. It definitely needs a way better translation and improved gameplay though lol.
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Thanks so much!!
It was fantastic to meet you and Brandon at your panel at Anime Expo on Saturday. If I had to bet, I'd bet there will be 7 more trails games after Kai no Kiseki. 7 more games fits very neatly into the "no 30th anniversary" edict by Kondo, as if Falcom eventually moves to releasing 2 games a year, they could comfortably release 7 trails games before the decade is out. I like the balance of 20 total games: 4 sept-terrions in the first 10 games, 3 in the second 10 games. Western Zemuria in the first 10 games, Eastern Zemuria in the second 10. It would give us the time to go to Arteria, Leman State, Ored State, the Epstien foundation, and to countries in the far east of the continent. Plus I think there will be an "end of story" two parter to cap the whole thing off; the Avenger's end-game of trails.
The difficulty with trails is that there are still so many loose ends: we haven't met 3 of the 4 S-rank bracers, we haven't met 3 of the anguis (1st, 5th and the new 7th), we haven't met at least 8 enforcers (4, 5, 7, 11,12, 14, 16, 17), we haven't met half the gralslitters, and we know nothing about Epstein, 3 of the 7 holy beasts, the great collapse, the tribes of time, wind and water, or (most crucially) the big A-lady herself.
I agree with you: I want to see this series end someday, because I want this story to have a conclusion, but I also do not want it to be rushed. I don't want to end it until the loose ends are tied up.
It was great to meet you as well! I do hope that they write out and outline the full story of the next Trails series before they begin making the games. I feel like this series has suffered from alot of bloat, and sometimes even the writers didn't even know where they were going with it. They have ALOT to cover in the last couple of games. Hopefully instead of sending us on useless filler sidequests, they use that opportunity to really enrich the world and let us know more about it - just as you said.
@@davidvinc I like the way you think, but on the subject of filler sidequests, it seems like every JRPG has the "find the missing cat" sidequest. These come in two forms: the filler kind that you get most of the time, and then, the kind in Trails to Azure and Cold Steel 3, where it's "find the missing cat - with Shirley Orlando". Adding Shirley "Little Miss War Crimes" Orlando does so much to elevate a side quest.
Definitely exciting stuff let's hope they can continue on their own steam.
This is welcome news❤ thanks for the upload and information 🥰 just received my copy of trails through daybreak today looking forward to starting my journey. Still want to play the sky trilogy however 😓
For the moment I’m finishing up the cold steal games
As someone who sidelined this series for the longest time, I'd imagine that the next thing would be start porting all titles to current hardware in order to futureproof them. No problem in letting things die and look forward if at the very least we are preserving them.
I have a psp with the first games, but I think its pretty unreasonable to expect this from anyone, really. I have skipped the ps3/4 titles because I got jaded hard by sony during the ps3 generation, so unless I have like 3 or 4 different sony devices I guess Im out of luck.
While I feel sad that the Trails series are coming to an end, I also think it could not go on forever. I certainly think it must end on a high note, now the series is still strong. It's exiting to know other games are in the make that do not belong to any previous game.
We also know for sure there is a second Tokyo Xanadu in the make, and I am personally very exited to see that one coming. I liked the Zwei series, and if falcom would make something like that (but in a modernized jacket), I think I would like that. And let's not forget Falcom also made a game for a younger audience named Gurumin. Maybe they will make another game for that kind of audience.
But I am only speculating now, so let's see what the future holds...
You forgot Bandai Namco with Digimon and Tales of.
Exciting times ahead. I'm optimistic.
It will be sad to see the Trails series end, but we still have some more to look forward to, and if they are going to start new IPs while other companies are backing away from the genre, then more power to them.
I was at your panel at Anime Expo but sadly that day I didn't have time to say hi. Hopefully if you so another thing at Anime Expo again I can
I’m glad you came!! Yeah, the line for me was pretty long, but it made me feel good that so many people wanted to talk to me :)
I’d love to play the founding of ouroboros and the characters motivations, all the characters have different reasons for joining so viewing things from their perspective would be interesting, especially McBurn
A revival of Vantage Master would be super dope.
They say that but are we honestly not expecting Estelle to suddenly show up on the next continent? Seriously though, this all sounds like good news for Falcom fans.
The FINAL final act is gonna involve everyone. It's guaranteed at this point if you know where the story is heading and if you really think about the implications with the Grandmaster. It makes the most sense as a big send-off to the series too.
All of this sounds like an awful lot of work for Falcon to. I wonder if they're looking at hiring on more people?
There's tons of remasters I would like to see on modern consoles, like all the Ys games that aren't playable on PS4/5 & Switch, Xanadu Next, Zwei 1 and 2, Brandish Dark Revenanr(& sequels to it), Gurumin, Vantage Master, and Ys vs Trails!
Would also love to see remasters of Legend of Heroes 1 & 2 and Legend of Xanadu 1 & 2. Been wanting to play Legend of Heroes 3 and both Legend of Xanadu games in english since the mid 90's. No ones attempted to fan translate LoH 2 that im aware of, but there was a team working on LoX 1 & 2 english patches. But that's been on hiatus for several years unfortunately.
Loved this David. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much!
I'm looking forward to Tokyo Xanadu Ex+ on the switch next month. That game is so underrated
Sony should be making a legend of dragoon reboot or a new JRPG it doesnt really make sense why they havent.
Love it. After i finish the pixel remasters, I'll be getting the new trials game, and im glad more people are getting interested in this genre. we need bigger interest in it, so we keep getting great games.
I just got into the trail series and now it's ending
I really like what Kondo stated in the interview.
I do think Trails needs to finish it's ongoing plot. It's been a long time, and we are probably going to wrap it on the 25 anniversary.
I don't think we'll see new Trails games after that. I feel like this will go the same way Gagharv and Iselhasa went, and we may get another Legend of Heroes subseries instead. It may be connecter, or it may not, but I have confidence in Falcom.
I'm really looking forward to the new Ys entries, as well as to the final arc/s for Trails, and the new Tokyo Xanadu game.
This company is able to release a good game one after the other each year with just a fraction of the money other studios use.
There one thing Falcom has manage is having the trust of their fans. Even if it's a new IP I know many of us will try it without second doubts.
A love the mix of magic and modernity of the Trails games, but would love a few entries that explores the ancient civilization before the Dark Ages. I think Falcom needs to make a decision of where the series needs to end, and work backward from there. I hate for the plot to fall apart at the end because the pacing gets rushed and starts to make no sense. Felt like Cold Steel almost did that with 3 & 4.
While I'm enjoying Trails Through Daybreak, I'm somewhat disappointed there's yet another bad organization as the main plot point if the story is 80-90% complete. Feel like Ouroboros should have been the main focus with their new plan because that's where the series has been kind of heading this whole time. While I'm sure there will be some connection when I finish the game, it does feel like it's adding more side stories, when it should be moving toward a conclusion given what this article states.
Agreed, I feel like they just keep introducing more and more people while not wrapping anything up.
Its very possible that this series is written by a pantser and not an architect. Meaning someone more akin to Stephen King and less so like Brandon Sanderson. Therefore they probably wont plan the ending beforehand and might just keeping making more until they can cone up with more. At which point they will create an ending.
@@zedorian6547 Yeah, I was thinking of how Sanderson writes when I made that comment. I think there is a balance of discovering as you write and having a plan. A plot this intricate and amazing world building really should have a flexible outline. And if they want to conclude the series in a few games, it would help to have an end goal in mind and work backwards at this point. Also, Stephen King is notorious for bad endings. No one wants that for Trails...
Currently playing Tokyo Xanadu ex+ (ch. 7) and loving it. It’s like cold steel with ys combat and some persona elements mixed in. It’s not perfect, but a sequel with a little more polish would be amazing
I love the idea of new IP from Falcom. They are getting a purchase from me for sure.
If trails end that game need to be 1000 hours because there are too many unanswered questions like the last 3 septerians the wind, water, and time. Unless they were answered in crossbell arc which is the only one i havent finished. Im ok with this being the last game i just hope they bring back seldot battles
The trails series has started fresh multiple times. I imagine they want to start fresh.
I'm pretty much gonna be done with Falcom once Trails ends. Maybe I'll stick around for Ys and see how that one ends as well, but this is just me getting up there in years. I'm fortunate enough to be able to see Trails end in my lifetime. Sadly, I don't see that happening with Ys, but I'm glad I got to experience this series at least.
I'm really excited for the future of Falcom as they are probably the most solid publisher working in the JRPG space today. I have no problem ge3thrir games Day One as I know I'm in for a great experience.
I'm really looking forward to any new IPs they want to start. I would love to be rhere at the start of a new adventure.
I'm also really curious about the forthcoming "remake" announcement.
I really hope there is a satisfying conclusion especially since we only have seen the Grandmaster for the first time in the tenth game. I was hoping it would have been an established character that would have made us rethink moments in the past instead at another waifu. I love this series and Arteria needs at least one game, but hey I have trusted them this far I guess.
Falcom has a huge list of older IPs Sorcerian Xanadu Romancian Brandish and that’s just a small list they are one of the oldest gaming companies as old or older than square enix and Bandai Namco I’d say the closest company to them is Atlus in terms of contributions to the roll playing genre if you take square enix out of the equation actually I think the first action rpg was from Nihon Falcom .
Trails may end.. but I feel it will restart somewhere
As they say, all good things will end one day. But it is what it is
Probably gonna be focus on new IPs and continuing Ys, and next arc will probably be the final one.
Already preorderd daybreak II on Ps5 and Switch on Amazon! I think its time for it to end and them to start a new story that doesnt tie in
Id like more of monochrome mobius
Wont they just make the legend of heroes 5
Honestly i never saw what people saw in trails. It was basically a book. 80% cutscenes with 20% gameplay. Digimon survive had more gameplay. I think the trails series would benefit more as an anime or manga.
Thats exactly what people like about it
@@ninototo1 I figured. Everyone has their niche. I’m not hating i just don’t get it lol. I’m a huge MGS fan so I like me some long cutscenes from time to time, but this series takes the lead in it.
Falcom seems to know how to weather any storm in the gaming industry. They are able to make great content with realistic budgets and sales expectations and not have to spend 5-10 years developing one game to get eyeball and rock textures and shadows perfect.
I’m super excited for Ys 10 and preordered the collectors edition for ps5 (reasonable price unlike SE collectors editions).
Trails seems intimidating to get into with the time commitment required (I have very little time with work and all).
Yeah, if I have to hear one more story about how great their "eye and hair physics" are I'm gonna throw up. No one gives AF.
I would say a really cool element they could implement is time travel.. YS Lacrimosa kinda had that vibe.. However I don’t think it’s a good idea to drop Zemuria or their bread and butter characters
Regarding Ys, do you know or have an idea where Ys: Nordic is going to fall on the timeline? I know you stated that you can just pick it up anywhere in the series, but I'd like to play in chronological order. For me, it just puts the entire story together. So, where do you think X may fall?
Now if they can localize Ys V!!!!!
I believe it’s between 2 and 3
@@davidvinc Awesome! This is good to know. Gives me time to play them before it comes out! Thanks David!
Wasn't there supposed to be a tokyo xanadu 2? That could be another whole franchise honestly.
Daybreak has to be one of my least favorite JRPGs, but I guess that's what I get for being a newcomer to a beloved series. If you don't love the story, you're basically screwed. Combat is excellent but few and far between endless cutscenes introducing a new character every 5 minutes. Once you're done with the cutscene, it's back to running to the next marker on the map for another cutscene. Everything is about watching the next cutscene would be great if the story didn't feel like it was written by teenagers for teenagers. When a game trades player agency for story, you're stuck either loving the story or hating the game.
I mean trails isn't for everyone. One thing about it is a focus in character development and world building. That's never gonna change. First games of each arc start slow and end with hype. If too can't deal with that formula idk what to tell you cause that's never gonna change.
I didn't play Daybreak, but previous titles definetely were written for teenagers so ..yeah.
i feel compatible with Falcom JRPG's, because unlike other JRPG's that becomes a [Long To Do lists of things], Falcom pushes me towards a linear story with exploration being optional. i just hope they keep that game mechanic in they're future.
I think it's about time that Nihon Falcom made games that weren't just Trails and Ys, as much as I like both titles.
I personally hope there's not too many more trails games... the series has gone on long enough
Well, he suggested that the series will be done before its 30th Anniversary, so maybe 4-5 more games?
@@drewtheunspoken3988 Perhaps. I like the series but all good things gotta come to an end at some point.
The series has gone downhill since the creation of shitsteel containing of 5 games with shit writing + reviving dogshit crow..
Lucky daybreak may revive this series cause of shitsteel shenaninagans
U had me at Trails 🤩
I'm so glad Trails it's ending lol. I hope the next thing they focus on is very different from Trails. I love Ys though.
Ys 8 is my favorite because it was the most heartwarming of all games. Can't wait to play Ys X.
Meanwhile, I'm enjoying Trails through Daybreak
Embracing their past & carving a future all the while giving us remakes & re-releases of two series not well known in the West? Falcom, you truly have my praise! But real talk, calling out Capcom of all companies? I get Konami but Capcom has been on a roll lately. Sure, it sucks they haven't given us a new Breath of Fire yet, but they've at least shown interest. Plus, they're giving we fans new games & remasters of their own IPs. Dragon's Dogma, Ace Attorney, Resident Evil, Street Fighter, etc. If they wanna call out any company, it should be Bandai Namco for a multitude of reasons. One of them being their severe lack of good news on the Tales series.
canon couple like joshua and stelle for there child continue the seri
Falcom is preparing for big things it sounds like. I have no expectations, just excited to join the ride.
a new IP, Brandish remasters
Trails is over. We didn't even get several of the games that came out in Japan. That's why Im done with AAA games. It's only retro and emulation from now on for me. They could put a very small team and bring over some of them, as well as release the really older ones on modern consoles. I don't ever see that happening.
Interesting that he adapted a stereotyped western idea of what "JRPG" means, when in my opinion, it should only mean "A Japanese RPG", which WOULD include Elden Ring. There are many Japanese RPGs heavily inspired by western aesthetics, writers and games, and it's silly imo to imply that only ones with anime influence/aesthetics are "JRPGs". It IS nice to see that some JP devs have realized that people use the term fondly when it's not the kind of anti-JRPG crowd, though.
But yeah, I dunno. The line would start to get real muddy. You have games that have mechanics clearly Very Japanese but have visual aesthetics and settings that feel western, like Shadow Hearts or Baroque.
I think I rented Ys III at Blockbuster back in the day, but that’s the extent of my experience with the franchise.
That’s the worst one. You can only go up from there lol
Why don't they just release all the trails in the sky games physically for the switch? Why are they holding on to it so much?
It’s time for them to make a new series
I'm ngl, they're already a Trails and Ys machine and I don't really want any other games from them at this moment (but I'll keep an open mind). I'm not ready to lose Trails as we know it and I can't help but feel they're rushing to the ending with Kai as a nuclear option due to burnout when really IMO the series should be rested after Calvard and soft-rebooted in a few years with new sept-terrions and Remeferia/Alteria/Eastern Zemuria. Zemuria has so many countries and arcs left in it.
great video David!
The Indy market is one of the best sources for games like these JRPGs since some of these companies just won’t make their great series anymore.
I feel like the sky is the limit for them, but that they could start penetrating further into the west by bringing their BACK catalogue to Xbox as well. They could really leverage that which I assume would be relatively easy to port at this point. Sure, the Xbox audience for JRPGs isn’t MASSIVE, but it’s there. This would have been a pipe dream years ago, but now we’re seeing Square and Atlus having good releases on Xbox, I think anything is possible. (Ok, long shot but still)
just like persona developers wanting to make something new after persona 3,4 and 5 I cant blame the guys making "the legend of heroes" wanting to be done with the serie by now. I mean, some of them have worked on the serie for 15-20 years ofc they wanna try something new. do I love the serie? do I want it to keep going? ofc, but these guys made one of the coolest jrpg series ever, what if they do it again and for ex maybe make it sci-fi up in space like an xenosaga- who knows, let them try new stuff! at worst, and if everything fails, they would probably retreat back to what works like "the legend of heroes" so we have nothing to lose.
What does he mean finally started to like RPGs? People always have.
Well, those mobile games that make billions of dollars a year, are pretty much JRPGs. The developers of many of them are Chinese and Korean but they're JRPGs in spirit.
You know the ones I'm talking about; Genshin, Star Rail, FGO, Wuthering Waves, Granblue Fantasy, just to name a few.
Honestly, I wish the Trails serues didn't have to end. I enjoy the world Zemuria and would prefer it to continue for at least another 20 years. But i understand why the developers want to move on from it. Plus i enjoy the jrpg archetype. I rather they didnt move away from it like what Final Fantasy did
So is that a fire alarm or a door alarm that keeps beeping every few minutes in your videos?😂
I don't mind it ending honestly. Would be ridiculous if we end up with over 60 mainline games in a decade or two 😆
I know you're being fascetious but it wouldn't be anywhere near 60 games. Besides, tons of entries is fine for a franchise that's closer to a TV series than a conventional video game. Plus sequels to arcs (SC, Azure, CS2, etc) are closer to expansions than their own games, it's just their dialogue quantity inflates them to rediculous lengths
Ive never played the Trails Series because I have no idea where to start, and I know there are so many Games, Id be Burned Out after a few. I do love Ys and will always play those, but I may wait for a Remaster of the Trails Series before giving it a shot.
Also there is some worry about A.I being used in Localization due to current Localizers actively ruining translations in Anime, and there are rumors a new Anime that just released is all A.I Subtitles. I hope that never happens, because A.I in its current state is horrible, but Id be for it as long as it is a direct translation and prevents people from messing with the Culture of JRPGs and Anime.
hey man,
I guess I can help you with "where to start in trails?"
The trails series is divided into multiple sub-arcs, but are part of an ongoing storyline. In general, Each arc starts with a new set of protagonists in a different country, therefore the first game of each sub-arc serves as an introductionary game to the country, their issues, the heroes, their motives etcetc. Therefore, any "first game" of each arc is an acceptable starting point from gameplay-wise and as a self-contained story.
However, a lot of people will tell you "the only acceptable order to play the games is in release order". The following points i bring up are the opinions of these people, and not necessarily mine:
+ A common reason is that trails is a continuous storyline with an ongoing history, and later titles will reference the events of the previous titles, therefore spoiling the stories of previous titles.
+ Another reason is the "lowered emotional value" you obtain when previous characters return, i.e. "the protagonist from game 1 make a return" obviously hits different if you played game 1. In contrast, if you start in game 10, and the protagonists return it is "ehh, whatever" to the person. You can obviously replay the game later, but you'd only hav 1 first playthrough.
+ The last reason ties into the previous points. Obviously, the entire cast is very interconnected, and well, they talk and reference each other when they meet. You would miss out on this when playing through the game.
My personal opinion on these points is: If you cannot take the spoilers, then starting from trails in the sky is the only option indeed. If you can still be engaged in an rpg despite of it (e.g. you are a "I know the ending, but I'm still very interested in the path to the ending"), then you should have no personal issue with starting with a later game. The other 2 points feel imo kinda exaggerated. For me these are somewhat "zero sum". While it is true that you lose out on "hype" in the later game playing first, playing the later game first, and having met the recurring characters can also act as a "teaser/hype creator" for the older games you didn t play yet. I personally do not want to make a recommendation on how you should play the series here. i just want to present the facts and my opinion on what the implications of each path are.
So at last, let's present you the series of game, split up in their respective sub-arcs (with the ingame years at which they take place). like i mentioned previously, you should not play an arc out of order. Most Arcs have 2 names in the west. For example, the Sky arc and the Liberl Arc are the same. The reason for these two names are, 1 name refers to the country where the plot takes place (i.e. Liberl), whereas the other name refers to the "game moniker", i.e. All Trails in the Sky games take place in Liberl. For the sake of simplicity, I will only use the "game nominator"
The Sky Arc (1200-1203) consists of trails in the sky FC [=First chapter], trails in the sky SC [=second chapter], and trails in the sky 3rd.
The crossbell arc takes place in the city state of crossbell, and consists of 2 games: trails into zero and trails into azure. This one here doesn't have a "game arc name", because the games do not share a name. They take place around 1204-1205. By japanese release order, they were the 4th and 5th game in the trails series, originally released around 2010ish.
However, due to shenanigans I do not want to delve into, these games were originally skipped for localization in favor of the next arc. These games received an official localization around 2021.
The 3rd arc is the cold steel arc, it consists of the cold steel games i, ii, iii and iv. This arc was localized before the crossbell arc, but was originally released after it, starting from around 2013. Cold Steel 1 and 2 are contemporary with the crossbell arc (i.e. same time, but different country), whereas there is an ingame time skip of 2 years between cold steel 2 and 3.
If you go by publisher NISA, they will tell you "you can start with cold steel 3". Technically that is true, because cold steel 3 introduces a new main cast and is somewhat an introductionary game. However, I would not recommend it at all. The reason why NISA says "you can start with cold steel 3" is a political/financial one: All titles before cold steel 3 have been localized by XSEED and not NISA. Obviously, NISA will tell you "buy my game. the ones from the other company aren't necessary."
After the cold steel arc, they release a 1-off title called "Trails into reverie". Trails into Reverie takes place 6 months after cold steel 4. The game has its own storyline, but it serves 2 other functions: 1) it wraps up loose plotlines left behind in the cold steel and crossbell arc. 2) it somewhat teases the potential future plot points of the next arc. For obvious reasons, you should not start with this game, and should only play it if you have finished the crossbell arc and cold steel arc, as it is a "somewhat final game" to both arcs.
and for the last arc that is currently available in the west. There is the Calvard Arc/Daybreak Arc. it consists of the trails into Daybreak titles, of which the first one was recently released in english on steam. Since I avoid spoilers, i cannot tell you much about them, but trails into daybreak 1 happens in 1208 in the country of calvard.
Also, if you research into all trails titles, you may have heard of a game called "Akatsuki no Kiseki". This is a spinoff game by a different company and designed as an mmo. It was only released in japanese and its servers shut down some years ago, aka it is unplayable (unless some madman somehow setup a private server for it).
@@nihildwo4874 Thanks. Ill look into it and ill likely go by release date due to the fact that its hard for me to go backwards in graphics and mechanics of games in a Series. Also I have a large Back Catalog, so the Trails series will be a HUGE time investment for a Dry Spell........
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Thanks so much!!
Hope this is truth Nis has a lot of games coming up and if they change for the better I'm all for it i love there games especially Trails series
I do hope the trails series ends - a good closure to a great series would be the classy move. I would prefer this over squeezing the franchise for money to no end.
They already are squeezing it though. Their games have crazy amounts of filler.
It's a shame Falcom still doesn't support Xbox when the big Japanese studious do, did Phil Spencer piss in the Falcoms CEO Cornflakes?
After playing Trails into Reverie on the switch and seeing the extremely poor performance of Crossbell city to the point that its borderline unplayable in hand held I find the sacrifice in quality to rush a game out comment to be a bit rich.
Never stay in zemuria 😅😊😊😊
Am I just going to have to skip the first 45 seconds of every video David as you ask for subscribers to get to 100k every time for the next 5 and a half months? ❤ 😩
I'm sorry if the 5-10 seconds of me asking for a small favor is getting in the way of your absolutely free entertainment that I spent literally hours on.
People watch 600 episodes of anime they’ll be fine😊
You win, I subbed
Im on a Trails series high right now, this is the last thing I wanted to hear 😭
Don't believe it. Don't trust kondo he said trails was 60% when daybreak came out in Japan and 90% then back down to 60% and back up to 90% lol
@@danjarnutowski2331 oh really?! Yea I was surprised because I remembered hearing 60% and was excited for alot more games exploring the world further.
Don't believe it. Don't trust kondo he said trails was 60% when daybreak came out in Japan and 90% then back down to 60% and back up to 90% lol
Is daybreak a trilogy or duology?
Trilogy, the third one is going to release in Japan soon
@davidvinc Oh sweet! Sounds awesome. I yet have to play Reverie, and then I move to the Calvard arc. It's going to be exciting!