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The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky

SCORE: 68

It is rare to see a lot of new things in a role playing game these days. Most are following the same tried and true themes that have been established for years. The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky shakes things up in a variety of ways. The system is interesting, and hard to describe. The orbments contain quartz which are what gives the player elemental magical skills. You also need energy points to cast but that comes up later. Sepith is collected and that is used to open orbment slots, and to create quartz. Monsters generally drop sepith. Gold is gotten by completing missions/quests. Players work for the Bracer's Guild so getting missions/quests is not that difficult.

XSeed Games and Falcom is a fantastic partnership. They have been releasing role playing games that Americans would generally not get to play. They are solid in the game play, and have interesting stories. The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky is a very slow game. Expect a lot of grinding, and for the story to unravel at its own leisurely pace. Players are from the Liberl Kingdom, and get to read the Liberl News. Probably a little poke at the media in America.

The level of detail in The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky is amazing. There are two main characters, a male and female. Guess what? The female actually dresses appropriately. She is a bit of a tomboy, but there are a few of those in the real world. There is a female character who does expose herself. Someday there will be a modern role playing game that will shun that practice. Players send their team members to attack and use magic on the various enemies they fight. Expect this to happen thousands of times during the fifty hours it will take to beat The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky.

The music in The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky is amazing. This reviewer enjoys listening to this game more than actually playing it. There is a mountain of dialogue in this Playstation Portable (PSP) game. Expect lengthy sequences where characters talk about a variety of things. The characters have been fleshed out amazingly well. Which is not always a good thing. Certain characters are not capable of controlling their tongues, and others are very sexual. As an adult this reviewer is not interesting in that kind of content, and wish it had been edited out.

Family Friendly Gaming was provided a reviewable copy of The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky for this review. There are three ways to purchase The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky. The first is the normal retail, the second is a download code, and the final is a limited edition. The last one includes a CD soundtrack, poster, and Bracer Guild replica badge. The price is decent for the length of the game, and numerous side quests. The content issues, and speed of the story is where most complaints will come from.

The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky reminds this reviewer of old Lunar games. The players and enemies are on a field. They can each only move to far in a turn. So you may want to attack an enemy but it will take two turns to get to them. Magic spells rarely work in the same turn, so those have to be planned accordingly. Special super powered attacks are available when the bar is built up. Grinding is important to be strong enough to complete quests, however that does not earn the player gold (unless sepith is sold). So players need to balance out how they play this hand held title. The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky is one of those games that will make you think.

It was so exciting to hear characters talk about Sunday School in The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky. Then it was discovered that this game has goddess worship in it. It would not be that hard to regionalize this for Americans (when 80% self identify as Christians, and over 90% believe in God). The characters in The Legend of Heroes Trails in the Sky feel real because of the lengthy conversations. We are not playing with saints here even though they are helping others most of the game. One of them even uses tarot cards.
- RPG Master

Graphics: 63%
Sound: 62%
Replay/Extras: 86%
Gameplay: 71%
Family Friendly Factor: 59%
System: Playstation Portable
Publisher: XSeed Games
Rating: 'T' for Teen
{Animated Blood, Drug Reference, Fantasy Violence, Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol}

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