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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 • 2015

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Quick resume

Picking up shortly after The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Estelle travels across Liberl in search of Joshua. The journey involves more than seeking loved ones, however, as the Bracer Guild also tasks her with unraveling the mysteries behind the newly unveiled Society of Ouroboros.

Global score

98/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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    Pros

    • Deep and engaging story
    • Well-developed characters
    • Strategic and customizable combat
    • Rich worldbuilding and immersive setting
    • Excellent soundtrack

    Cons

    • Slow pacing in early chapters
    • Reused maps and assets from first game
    • Some tedious side quests and grind
    • Dated graphics
    • Lack of official voice acting in steam version

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "Combat is tactical and challenging, especially on higher difficulties, with meaningful skill use and resource management."

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    • Competition

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      -3

      "Focus is on story and personal progression rather than competing against others; no mention of PvP or leaderboards."

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    • Continuation

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      4

      "Players report long playtimes (20+ hours), multiple playthroughs, and strong attachment to story and characters."

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      "Long playtime (70-90+ hours), with players often investing heavily in the story and character development, indicating strong attachment."

    • Cooperation

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      2

      "Players manage a party of characters with complementary abilities, requiring strategic cooperation between party members in combat."

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      "Players manage a party of characters working together in combat, with party composition affecting story and interactions."

    • Creativity

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      3

      "Character builds and quartz customization allow experimentation and creative strategies."

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      "Customization of characters via orbments and quartz allows creative builds; players experiment with different party setups and strategies."

    • Domination

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      -4

      "Interactions emphasize shared story and character growth with mutual respect; no evidence of dominance or power imposition over others."

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      "Interactions emphasize shared story and mutual respect among characters; no evidence of power imposition or dominance over others."

    • Escapism

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      5

      "Highly immersive fantasy world provides strong escape from real life; players emotionally invested in story and characters."

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      "Highly immersive story and worldbuilding provide strong escape from reality; players emotionally engaged and absorbed in the fantasy."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and love for the series; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "The variety of orbs and spells encourages players to try different combinations and tactics."

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    • Exploration

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      "Some new areas and map updates exist but much revisits familiar locations; exploration is moderate and story-driven."

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      "Revisiting familiar locations with new story events and some new areas; exploration is meaningful but somewhat repetitive."

    • Expression

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      "Some customization of character equipment and abilities allows for personal playstyle expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a richly developed fictional world with fantasy elements, magic, and epic storylines."

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    • Fellowship

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      3

      "Strong sense of community and connection through recurring characters and shared stories."

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    • Growth

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      "Players experience character development, emotional growth, and learn combat mechanics."

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      "Characters develop emotionally and in abilities; players learn and improve combat tactics and story understanding."

    • Health

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      "Typical JRPG sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

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      "Traditional JRPG with sedentary gameplay; no physical activity or health-related features."

    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during combat and story; not designed for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Emotional character interactions and relationship building foster deeper connections beyond surface-level."

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    • Leadership

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      "Players lead and manage a party of characters, making strategic decisions for the group."

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    • Progression

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      "Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, acquiring abilities, and collecting items and upgrades."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Game has moments of tension and challenge but overall pacing allows for some flow and relaxation."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable soundtrack and visuals provide sensory pleasure, though not highly stimulating."

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    • Status

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      "Focus is on personal story and character development rather than social recognition or popularity."

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative immersion with well-developed characters, plot, and worldbuilding."

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    • Strategy

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      "Combat requires tactical planning, skill selection, and resource management; players devise strategies for encounters."

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Leadership, Intimacy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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