i am nearing the end of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC! it is a really good, really comfortable JRPG that feels really confident and deft in its craft. The most surprising thing is that the worldbuilding here is just top notch from a like, political standpoint - I'm already really curious about the whole situation not only in Liberl where this series takes place but also the Erebonian Empire where I know Trails of Cold Steel happens. There's a really fantastic pacing to the way the world is unveiled, which is challenging because I feel like fantasy writers/designers love to dump a whole world on people and this game really avoids that and remains methodical about it.
I am very excited to play the other two games in this set and then the four games in the Trails of Cold Steel set and then the Crossbell games when those get localized and then Trails of Reverie when THAT gets localized and then and then and then
