HIGH Fantastic combat system that is both modern and an homage to classic RPGs.
LOW Sluggish pacing in the middle chapters.
WTF “How about a hundred smacks on the ass?”
Tag: The Legend of Heroes
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review
Arts and Crafts
HIGH Blasting enemies in the back with a shotgun to initiate encounters.
LOW Missable, unposted sidequests. Nggggh.
WTF Is BLADE the least interesting card game ever devised? Quite possibly.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Review
Familiarity Breeds Contempt
HIGH Configuring my Orbment to get access to a powerful area-effect spell in the first chapter of the game.
LOW At least half of the game's playtime is spent with only two party members of a potential four.
WTF The budding relationship between Estelle and her adopted brother Joshua is weird enough, but was it necessary for nearly every NPC to peer-pressure them into it?