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Absolutely well deserved, this is the most fun I had in Trails games in a while and I played all of them. Great voice acting, great animations, excellent new cinematic animations for craft attacks, and fantastic QoL enhancement that made the game even more streamlined and friendly for newcomers.

Also it made me laugh that I remember when Square Enix announced FF7 remake and they said they couldn't make it a turn-based combat because it's outdated?

Then Falcom remade their first Trails and come out with this hybrid gem of a combat system and Expedition 33 sold for 5 millions and counting? SE can be such a clown.

Hopefully they'll carry this momentum and remake Crossbell arc too after they're done with this Trilogy.

Falcom clearly showed their love and care on their IPs as this is HOW you remake a classic.

I'm ok with that. The modern part of the game was atrociously bad and removed me from what I enjoyed in Black Flag, the pirate game.

At least a Ubisoft decision I can get behind for once.

If there's a game that desperately needs a demo, this is it. Nothing from the trailers convinced me at all with this game.

I really love that they brought back the chibi loading icons on the bottom right corner of the game.

And this may just be my greed talking, but I did hope they also bring back the "Treasure Chest Dialogue" that has been missing in modern Trails games. Some of those were really, really funny.

Lovely review, and absolutely what I expected. Thanks for this!

I finally picked up the demo on my PS5 so I can get a headstart when it finally lands this Friday and oh boy, the moment
'The Whereabouts of Light' plays, the nostalgia hits like a freight train. And I'm really happy to see how well done this remake engine is, the animation, the UI, the voice acting, everything just blends perfectly. And you're right, it's nice to go back to when Trails is a bit on a simpler time.

I can't wait to go back to Liberl this Friday; move over FFVII, because this is HOW you do a remake!

I always welcomed more Trails in my life and I honestly it'll be silly for them not to remake the entire trilogy.

I honestly hope the momentum continues and they'll remake Crossbell arc too.

I tried the demo and really, really loves it, absolutely can't wait to deep dive into it more. Definitely a perfect timing too as I'm getting tired of missteps in Pokemon games.

Hopefully this one sells well as they do finally looks like they're getting the budget they deserve. Digimon Story could be one of BAMCO JRPG lineups.

Ghost of Yotei.

I'm so glad that neither of these games interest me at all, so delaying the release doesn't impact me whatsoever.

I'll be laughing when the mythical Silksong failed to get the ROI they wanted like it did with Hollow Knight though. Duke Nukem was a unicorn as well when it finally released, and we know how that ends.

So NISA being a ***** NISA?

I have a Switch 2 and I'll wait for this to hit PS5, else I'll just skip it.

Unlike P5 to P5 Royal, Nordics to Proud left a sour taste for me and now it skipped PlayStation? arguably the platform that made the entire Falcom's catalogue becomes a mainstream in the west to begin with?

Of course!

While I understand the need for marketing, Falcom really doesn't need to try this hard, it's preordered and I can't wait to start the demo.

So basically it's another Trails game? lol

I AM SO READY!!

Wasn't interested in this title at first trailer, not gonna be interested in it now. It's crazy to charge that price for the first game for an unknown developer, as much as I love Sony, that's such a brain-dead greed move.

And August 29th week is already stacked with a well-known titles. Super Robot Wars Y, the new Story of Seasons, Mafia, and hell, I'd probably grab Varlet first before even glance at this game.

I wish them luck though, but Sony, chill your *****.

I'll sacrifice my entire family to complete the game's equivalent of Gwent decks!!

I was initially disappointed that they pushed this back to January, but now with how stacked their original release windows are with other games and JRPGs, I'm kinda glad they pushed it back lol.

This cute but weird accessory aside, Gust definitely poured in more love and effort to the collab events compared to the Tekken team. The Tekken side was just absolutely embarrassing.

Can't wait to dive into the new quests once I'm home later tonight.

Thank you so much for this comedic article to start my day.

So just to get this correct, this game and their studio/publishers:

• Created the most generic game ever with the most generic title ever as a brand new IP (arguably the riskiest amongst all game development ventures)
• Barely does any marketing since no one even heard of it or aware that it's released.
• Took EGS exclusivity money when 90% of PC players still shun that platform and would rather wait till it comes to Steam than buy it there.

Yet the issue here is the customers and their "selective taste"?

The call is coming from inside the damn house.

Meanwhile ex-Ubisoft employee is laughing at their 3.3 million SALES and counting.

Wow...I usually wouldn't be this annoyed a game got delayed, but damn. Level 5 really need to get their ***** together as this just kills all my excitement of the game.

I'll get it when I get it, but I couldn't care less of their release date anymore.

Isn't this just once again the same ***** different year?

Ghost of Tsushima already set a pretty high standard and hype for this game for me.

Ghost of Yotei came out swinging and say "***** your standard, here's a new higher one for you"

Day 1, preordered.

Looter-shooter live service. We don't lose much with the cancellation.

Level5 here only releasing games every 50 years or so and they're always a massive hit.

Honestly the best new feature on this update is the ability to finally skip cutscenes and dialogues with story summary.

These lineups though, definitely tempting if I'm not saving for Hysilens.

Well...my day is effectively ruined T_T

There's a story?

They said and showed the exact same thing with Cyberpunk 2077.

At this point if you still buy in the hype, that's on you.

After finishing Yumia and her new combat mechanic, new synthesis that's more akin to dancing, and an alchemist that finally strong enough to be put on the front line, everything about this looks like a lot of step back and cash grab. Probably the first Atelier series that won't be a day 1 for me.

This guy's characters just started to look way too similar to each other now.

This is such a stupid decision. I was actually looking forward to this but after seeing the night and day difference between 30 and 60 FPS from Guardians of Azuma on Switch 2 despite the "mango style cartoon" art style, capping it at 30FPS is plain stupid.

Didn't even bother watching this since I won't degrade myself by watching Geoff smug punchable face ever again and even I'm a bit disappointed with these lineups. We're at the point where F2P gacha games are given platform on a game show now just because they paid for it.

I absolutey adore every QoL improvements they added into this game including auto-switching Life where appropriate and one workbench to craft them all.

it made the addictive gameplay loop from 3DS even more addictive. It's been a while since I'm up till 3 AM for a game just to gather a few more things for the next day. As far as grindy, that's the core tennet of the franchise, so yeah it's to be expected. But at least with +EXP skill on your talent tree and +EXP equipments, the grind is not half as bad as the 3DS ones.

@CutchuSlow if they have a lagging graphic card, do you really think they'll buy the game if it doesn have Denuvo? Or the 0.3 fps increase is a placebo effect? Thank you for proving my point.

Complaining about Denuvo in 2025 as if it’s still 2015 is the tech equivalent of insisting vaccines cause autism—outdated, debunked, and stubbornly immune to evidence.

Multiple benchmark studies—including those shared by Shift Up's own developers—have consistently shown that Denuvo’s performance impact on modern hardware is, at worst, marginal. We're talking about a few FPS here or there—hardly the game-breaking catastrophe some corners of the internet still love to preach about.

As someone with a high-end rig who plays games at max settings, I’ve never once found Denuvo to be the deciding factor between purchase or pass. What is a deciding factor? Whether the game is good. Shocking, I know.

But perhaps it's easier for some to blame DRM than admit it's time for a hardware upgrade—or worse, that their long-held belief might be outdated. Let’s be real: piracy is still a thing. And if developers want to put a digital lock on their stuff, I get it. You may not like it, but it’s not about you. That’s the part some people can’t seem to process. Denuvo isn’t there to make your life easier—it’s there to make stealing harder. And it's working. But sure, keep telling everyone that it’s useless and totally crackable while pirate forums cry in encrypted frustration

Let’s stop pretending Denuvo is the bogeyman it used to be. At this point, Denuvo fearmongering is less about facts and more about fragile ego. You don’t have a righteous cause. You have a lagging graphics card and a Reddit account. Kindly upgrade one of them. This scaremongering should’ve been left behind with Windows XP and conspiracy theory chain emails.

Bad decisions like these are why Ubisoft deserves ever bankruptcy coming their way.

Do you appreciate Sucker Punch's approach?

Absolutely I do. Sucker Punch not only acknowledged their limitations as outsiders who tried to re-create a culture that's not theirs, but also humble enough to stay true to the spirit of said culture. For example, Jin Sakai wouldn't climb a sacred tori gate, or go into a temple and start destroying the props in it in the first game.

They really all just starting to look too similar to each other. I'm not excited whatsoever with this trailer.

Closed Beta invites should be firing out this week as the beta is scheduled for May 16th. I just got mine, so good luck to everyone and if you do get it, enjoy!

I spent over 700 hours on the 3Ds version of this game, the gameplay loop was surprisingly really addictive. Can't wait to play this next week.

@Silenos Yeah he's a shield tank like Fu Xuan; I don't have him either but I occasionally used him from a friend to give them some credit. He's a good shield tank, definitely not a better healer than Luo Cha though (depends on what you're running your team with). Luo Cha is the best healer for Castorice till Hyacie next banner. Ling Sha is the best healer for Herta Prime.

@Silenos Are you mixing Aventurine with Luo Cha perhaps? they're both blond pretty guy and Luo Cha is the healer.

Aventurine is a tank. Both are Imaginary.

Yeah I haven't find anything in it that I didn't like yet. Excellent combat, stunning voice acting, great story, absolutely immersive BGM rivaling Nier: Automata.

Expedition 33 is firing from all cylinders and I'm really glad they did.

A release date!!!

Watch Trails Beyond
the Horizon also released around that time. We are so fed well, Trails fans!

Archer is only free because they know no one would pay to pull a male character

Honestly, I played and completed all the routes on PC. If you are able, play it on PC with the full uncensored patch - the way it intended to be played.

Yes, there will be sex scenes with the full patch, but Dokyussei still manages to make it beautiful and respectful because at the core of the game it was still about consent.

But the patch absolutely unlocked much more than that. Just an excerpt from my review on Steam:

"Now let's get to meat of the game, this is first and foremost an adult Dating Game, so an 18+ patch is required to significantly improve the game and elevate the story. Playing this game without the 18+ patch honestly felt like a disservice to how well written the entire stories are. Not only having the patch unlocks nudity and sex, but it also made the MC feels a lot more human and relatable. Yes, he uses a lot of crude and adult jokes (being an 18 years old guy after all), but that make the moments of his chivalry and understanding (as well as his character's growth by the end of the game) really shines and charming. This is probably the best written MC I've played with in a long while for this genre (with 18+ patch). Not to mention it's amazing how self-aware this game was as some of the MC inner dialogues will break the 4th wall when you're trying to do something he disagrees with.

The 14 heroines covers all the woman archetypes for a dating sim, so you'll definitely find one of you'll vibe with. From gilded bird princess, a childhood friend, your kohai, all the way to the bombshell school's doctor that's really out of your league. All these heroines are very well written and each of their personality really shines that you can't help but play the game till you unlock all 14 different endings. I can't tell how many times I've laughed from the MC response or cried with the story as you progress..."

https://steamcommunity.com/id/QiaraIris/recommended/?p=3

One of the best dating games I've played, but only with the full patch.

The care and respect they have given to Tsushima made it such a joy to play even with the massive map. I'm absolutely looking forward to this.

Man, FuRyu always has some interesting game idea but the studio is severely underfunded. Monark for example, was such a great and fresh idea for its time, but the gameplay was such a mess.

These guys really deserve a good funding. Hopefully Sega will buy them off.

That being said, I will definitely get this as it seems like at least the production value has gone up.

Whoa! did not expect this coming when I woke up this morning on a random Wednesday but a welcomed news nevertheless.

Day 1 purchase!

Azur Lane remains one of my "still playing" gacha game next to HSR. It's amazing how much they captured by going in when KanColle refused to.

This is one of the few reasons I couldn't care less if these people ever file for bankruptcy. Frankly, it's due as Ubisoft has been cruising on mediocrity for far too long.

And that remark just shows how out of touch they are with their customer base.

Seriously, these guys made EA looks like damn saints.