(You can read a PDF of the story here.) “Why’d this have to happen…” Jona leaned back in his chair and sighed. He was sitting in the Orbal Network server room of the Epstein Foundation Research Facility. Cutting-edge computer terminals lined the room, neatly arranged on low tables. Anyone who understood the value of the … Continue reading Ao no Kiseki Short Stories: Tio’s Chapter (Part 1) — Fan Translation
Welcome back to Trails of Translation, a series where I analyze the official localizations for the Legend of Heroes: Trails series and maybe teach some Japanese while I'm at it. In this episode we're looking at the introduction to one of my favorite characters in the series, Kevin Graham. I want to showcase how Xseed … Continue reading Trails of Translation Ep. 5: I’m a Serious, Devoted Priest, y’now! (Sky SC, Prologue)
WARNING: THIS POST IS LOOKING AT ONE OF THE FINAL SCENES OF TRAILS IN THE SKY FC. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE GAME. For the first episode in (checks last post) eight months... we’re looking at one of the most memorable scenes in the Trails series, the Weissmann villain reveal at the … Continue reading Trails of Translation Ep. 4: Weissmann the Faceless
Similar to Trails in the Sky FC, I believe Trails from Zero to be a massively underrated game by the Trails fanbase. I’ve seen the sentiment that Zero is a boring and uneventful game, but I couldn’t disagree more. It has a relatively self-contained story and is light on the big-time action that make games … Continue reading Top 10 Trails from Zero Moments
Hello everyone and welcome to a new series where I’ll be looking at differences between the original Japanese and the official English localization of certain scenes throughout the Trails series! In these posts I’m going to point out changes in the localization and try to analyze why they were made, while also occasionally breaking down … Continue reading Trails of Translation Ep. 1: Trails in the Sky FC Opening Scene
Trails in the Sky the 3rd is the shortest game in the series in terms of word count, but what is here could be considered the most dense. It’s a deeply personal story about Kevin Graham, and is also packed with content that foreshadows future games and fleshes out characters that we got to know … Continue reading Top 10 Trails in the Sky the 3rd Moments
Everything about Trails in the Sky the 3rd is strange. It’s the third game in Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky series, following Trails in the Sky First Chapter and Second Chapter (referred to as FC and SC from here on), but it’s not called “Third Chapter” for a reason. It’s a mostly unrelated … Continue reading The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky The 3rd – Review
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter is an enormous game, bigger than its predecessor in every way. True to the Trails series, it’s filled to the brim with wonderful character moments, unparalleled worldbuilding, and political intrigue. And as the conclusion to the Trails in the Sky duology there are many action-packed, … Continue reading Top 10 Trails in the Sky SC Moments
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter was developed by Nihon Falcom and released for PC in 2006 in Japan. Despite being over a decade old, it’s still relatively new to the west, as it was not released until 2015, partly due to its monstrous script and years of localization hell. Western … Continue reading The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC – Review
There’s a sentiment I often see about the Trails in the Sky trilogy that the series doesn’t truly start until Second Chapter. That First Chapter is a slog, and the only reason to play it is to reach the truly good stuff later on. If you’ve read my review, in which I awarded FC a … Continue reading Top 10 Trails in the Sky FC Moments
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