About to finish this game and start my second play through on Nightmare and like many others I am going to say that this has been one fantastic ride.

Here is the biggest problem with this game. It's like jumping into a TV show/Anime on the last episode. Yea you might enjoy everything that's happening but your not going to understand any of it and no one is going to take the time to explain everything that has happened over the course of 8/9 games because each game plays out like an entire season. (Aside from one which is more like an OVA) Not even the game has the time to explain everything that has happened it just assumes you already know with consistent references to events, side quests, returning characters everything this game does ties it all in and brings it home. It's the worst possible experiences you can have as a newcomer who cares about a games story.

Is it a good game though? Hell yea! One of the best jrpgs I have played in a long time with AMAZING english voice acting, Although it has the typical turn based system it works really well with the game and feels nice you can turn your people into tanks, healers, damage dealers and all the things in between. Speaking of characters WOW there are a-lot most of them playable because AGAIN this game is trying to pull everything from the previous ones together.

Good game with a fantastic story, Okay but, does it run well? It's smooth. Not a single crash in the hours that i have played, there was an FPS drop in ONE of way too many places you get to travel throughout the game. The world and some of the places you visit are beautiful.

So should you get it? If your new? ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I don't know. Seriously. I have no idea. If pressed i would have to say No. Hell No. If you are new, go play the other games. Actually. Go WATCH the other games they would take far too long to play through. Hundreds of hours for each of them.

Trails in the Sky was remastered and voiced you can find that on Youtube. Some soul was kind enough to upload the ENTIRE story and important scenes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuU6G92UtaM&list=PLMQgOmBWq6bBEkNTI0mKkTCrm0Elj5YoT

It's a LONG ride.

What if you aren't new? Then you already have this game and are just reading this for giggles. This Review wasn't for you. :)

About to finish this game and start my second play through on Nightmare and like many others I am going to say that this has been one fantastic ride. Here is the biggest problem with this game. It's like jumping into a TV show/Anime on the last episode. Yea you might enjoy everything that's happening but your not going to understand any of it and no one is going to take the time to explain everything that has happened over the course of 8/9 games because each game plays out like an entire season. (Aside from one which is more like an OVA) Not even the game has the time to explain everything that has happened it just assumes you already know with consistent references to events, side quests, returning characters everything this game does ties it all in and brings it home. It's the worst possible experiences you can have as a newcomer who cares about a games story. Is it a good game though? Hell yea! One of the best jrpgs I have played in a long time with AMAZING english voice acting, Although it has the typical turn based system it works really well with the game and feels nice you can turn your people into tanks, healers, damage dealers and all the things in between. Speaking of characters WOW there are a-lot most of them playable because AGAIN this game is trying to pull everything from the previous ones together. Good game with a fantastic story, Okay but, does it run well? It's smooth. Not a single crash in the hours that i have played, there was an FPS drop in ONE of way too many places you get to travel throughout the game. The world and some of the places you visit are beautiful. So should you get it? If your new? ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I don't know. Seriously. I have no idea. If pressed i would have to say No. Hell No. If you are new, go play the other games. Actually. Go WATCH the other games they would take far too long to play through. Hundreds of hours for each of them. Trails in the Sky was remastered and voiced you can find that on Youtube. Some soul was kind enough to upload the ENTIRE story and important scenes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuU6G92UtaM&list=PLMQgOmBWq6bBEkNTI0mKkTCrm0Elj5YoT It's a LONG ride. What if you aren't new? Then you already have this game and are just reading this for giggles. This Review wasn't for you. :)