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1. Persona 5 Royal
2. Metroid Prime Remastered
3. WarioWare (GBA NSO)
4. Fire Emblem Engage
5. Metroid Fusion (NSO)
6. Paranormasight
7. Trails to Azure
What a fantastic ride. Despite what my avatar/username might suggest, the Trails series is one of my absolute favorites. The journey started in 2021 when I tried Cold Steel on a whim, and my experience with Azure over the past few weeks encapsulated everything I love about these games: great character moments and interactions, compelling world building, and a slowly unraveling mystery. It isn't perfect -- for example, I had some issues with certain boss fights, which I went over in the ST with spoiler tags. Thinking about it now, though, I think Azure still might be my favorite Trails game. I will have to revisit that thought after some time has passed and see if it holds up.
This game feels like a big payoff for everything that took place before it; in hindsight, I wish I would have played these games in release order, starting with the Sky trilogy. For reference, this is how it played out for me: Cold Steel --> Cold Steel II --> (I then realized that knowing the other stories would actually be important, so I looked up story summaries for Crossbell -- keep in mind there were no official localizations in sight at this time, and I was invested in continuing the Cold Steel storyline) --> Cold Steel III --> Cold Steel IV --> Sky FC --> Sky SC --> Sky the 3rd --> Zero --> Azure
Going into Azure, I already knew some things that were going to happen. Still, even though I knew those things, there was value in seeing HOW everything transpired and how it set up the future arcs. Another good thing about playing Zero and Azure within the last 6 months is that both will be very fresh in my mind when Reverie comes out in July. If you are interested in the Trails series and playing in release order, I will highly recommend it ONLY if you don't mind a slow burn, with Sky FC especially. If I had no prior experience with the series before playing that game, I would have gotten bored very quickly.
Anyways, it's gonna be tough switching to a different game now. I tend to get into a lull after finishing long games like Azure (my playthrough was over 75 hours long). Still, the backlog has to be tackled, especially after picking up some 3DS games at the last minute. I anticipate that my next couple of entries will come from that group, since I'm not picking up any new games until Tears of the Kingdom. Trails is going to be on my mind for a while, though, and Reverie has become my most anticipated game this year. It's really a great time to be a Trails fan!
2. Metroid Prime Remastered
3. WarioWare (GBA NSO)
4. Fire Emblem Engage
5. Metroid Fusion (NSO)
6. Paranormasight
7. Trails to Azure
What a fantastic ride. Despite what my avatar/username might suggest, the Trails series is one of my absolute favorites. The journey started in 2021 when I tried Cold Steel on a whim, and my experience with Azure over the past few weeks encapsulated everything I love about these games: great character moments and interactions, compelling world building, and a slowly unraveling mystery. It isn't perfect -- for example, I had some issues with certain boss fights, which I went over in the ST with spoiler tags. Thinking about it now, though, I think Azure still might be my favorite Trails game. I will have to revisit that thought after some time has passed and see if it holds up.
This game feels like a big payoff for everything that took place before it; in hindsight, I wish I would have played these games in release order, starting with the Sky trilogy. For reference, this is how it played out for me: Cold Steel --> Cold Steel II --> (I then realized that knowing the other stories would actually be important, so I looked up story summaries for Crossbell -- keep in mind there were no official localizations in sight at this time, and I was invested in continuing the Cold Steel storyline) --> Cold Steel III --> Cold Steel IV --> Sky FC --> Sky SC --> Sky the 3rd --> Zero --> Azure
Going into Azure, I already knew some things that were going to happen. Still, even though I knew those things, there was value in seeing HOW everything transpired and how it set up the future arcs. Another good thing about playing Zero and Azure within the last 6 months is that both will be very fresh in my mind when Reverie comes out in July. If you are interested in the Trails series and playing in release order, I will highly recommend it ONLY if you don't mind a slow burn, with Sky FC especially. If I had no prior experience with the series before playing that game, I would have gotten bored very quickly.
Anyways, it's gonna be tough switching to a different game now. I tend to get into a lull after finishing long games like Azure (my playthrough was over 75 hours long). Still, the backlog has to be tackled, especially after picking up some 3DS games at the last minute. I anticipate that my next couple of entries will come from that group, since I'm not picking up any new games until Tears of the Kingdom. Trails is going to be on my mind for a while, though, and Reverie has become my most anticipated game this year. It's really a great time to be a Trails fan!