The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd

Being the sequel to my favourite game of all time, it had a lot to live up to. I'm pleased to mention that the final game in the Sky trilogy has lived up to that promise. While the game has become more linear than it ever was without cities to visit and people to interact with, it makes up for it by giving us a lot of stories about the characters we've grown to love. These are hidden behind doors most of the time, and I definitely recommend visiting every single one of them. The world of Phantasma is still an interesting and mysterious space with many secrets. I don't think it holds up to an actual world such as Liberl but I have had no problem going through this world at all. The story is as great as ever, giving us a lot of information about the Grailsritters and the Church that we may very likely see again in future Trails games. And especially towards the end, some of the most hype moments in the entire trilogy happen. People who have played this game very likely know what moments I am talking about. This was also the first time I played any of the Trails games with the newly added DirectX9 features and I am so grateful for that. As much as I love the games, I can't deny that some cutscenes do take forever while it usually comes down to basic movements. Now that I can speed them up without losing any story details, I am even more happy with the Trails games. I love this trilogy so much if that wasn't clear yet. Please please please, if you are a fan of JRPGs and fantastic world building, do play this trilogy. You will not regret it.

10/10