The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Game
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Developer Nihon Falcom
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, also known as Trails in the Sky FC, is a 2004 role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is the first in the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series. Trails in the Sky was first released in Japan for Windows and was later ported to the PlayStation Portable in 2006. North American video game publisher Xseed Games acquired the… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
304 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
97
LovedLoved
195 positive · 6 negative
95% range 94–99%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 195 | 6 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 22 | 2 | 54 |
| Mastodon * | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
7,049 of 7,494 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
97% recommend · 192 yes, 5 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 197 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (9,801 of 10,422 positive).
Players praise the game's story, characters, and worldbuilding as exceptional. [1][2][3] Some note the game's slow pacing and dated mechanics as drawbacks. [4][5] A few reviewers express discomfort with the romantic relationship between step-siblings. [6][7]
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Representative posts
- [1]
It's not a big epic adventure where you save the world from an evil sorcerer and kill the god of death, or travel back in time to stop a mad king from destroying the world. It's two kids travelling around, seeing the world, making friends, helping people, and learning how to live up to their own expectations. It's peak.
- [2]
What a well-crafted game. I can really feel the thought put into the story. People may call it slow but they're just dopamine addicted monkeys that don't know what delayed gratification even if it hit them in the face.
- [8]
this is such a fantastic entry into such a beloved series. Estelle and Joshua are my favorite characters of all time and seeing the start of their journey is just so much fun. This game has such cozy vibes and the cast is just wonderful. This will forever be one of my favorite games ever and I cant wait to finally replay it on steam.
- [3]
What a game. I heard about this series only recently, and after hearing some basic selling points like: - "Every game is a continues an interconnected storyline that builds on the same world" - "You meet characters from prior games that are now background or important characters in later games" - "It's the One Piece/LOTR/Frieren of JRPGs" - "Some of the best worldbuilding in gaming" - "The Fr*nch are the baddies!" I …
- [6]
9.5/10 cinematic masterpiece. I started with the OG games. I had ZERO expectations. and I dislike turn based games because I'm too used to action games. but I made an exception to my rule when I was recommended this franchise and I'm glad I did. the characters, world, lore, everything is almost perfect. my only 2 dislikes of the game are the pacing of the final chapter and the pseudo i*c*st of the main characters …
Summarised from 34 of the 290 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky sits at 97% positive across 201 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Trails in the Sky received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. Neilie Johnson of IGN gave it a positive review, stating that, though "First Chapter is not the most original ever made, like any good JRPG it offers amusing writing, dynamic combat, interesting tasks, an absorbing narrative, and hours upon hours of gameplay" and concluded that "while the game's 50/50 balance between combat and story may not be to everyone's taste, its charm and overall entertainment value make it well worth the investment". Hardcore Gamer praised the "rock-solid character writing", noting every character has "their own history, ambitions, and social connections", every…
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Reactions
60 of 304 · most liked firstSure there's exceptions but the whole discussion was born about "start games wherever" and I pointed out that people told me to start the Legend of Heroes at the Cold Steel series that has an avengers big payoff in the third or fourth game that wont hit for nothin' if I don't know everybody
neutral · AI labelView post →NIS America explains decision to put The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon on Switch 2 Game Key Card and not a full physical release: "we believed it was the most beneficial option for our customers." www.nintendolife.com/features/nev...
neutral · AI labelView post →CAN THEY SAY THIS IN A JRPG THE LEGEND OF HEROES: TRAILS THROUGH DAYBREAK I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH YOUR GAME
neutral · AI labelView post →Intro to Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu II on PC Engine CD-ROM² in 1995. Apparently within the Dragon Slayer universe, which is also in the Legend of Heroes universe? That's too specific for my blood; all I know is that this action role-playing game looks absolutely incredible #gaming #retro #anime 🎮
neutral · AI labelView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Remake Coming to PS5, Switch, and PC Worldwide Simultaneously in 2025: Publisher is GungHo, English Voice Acting Confirmed, Fall 2025 Release Stated - noisypixel.net/trails-in-th...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie. Done.👍🏻 This series is so special. Play it😭 Peak : Story. New faces/old faces. 🥹 Music. Peak turn based combat. Routes and reverie corridor were a great addition. Easy 9/10. Another banger. Will start next game depending on a announcement later. 😉
positive · AI labelView post →Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, the 3D remake of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, will get a simultaneous worldwide release in fall 2025, with GungHo releasing the game in English.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Done. 🥲 Wont go too in depth about it there's a bunch of moots like 1 game behind me lol Always find myself copy pasting the same thing about these. Peak story. Peak character's, You care. 🔥 Music. Fun side quests. 🔥 Combat lore!!! 8/10
positive · AI labelView post →2 days until the launch of The Legend of Heroes: #TrailsbeyondtheHorizon! Describe this game using only one emoji 👇
neutral · AI labelView post →The Legend of Heroes Trails to Azure Deluxe Edition / Trails from Zero Deluxe (Switch/PS4) reprints available to order at VGP ($61/$65 US Dollars each or $115/$123 in 2-game bundle - free shipping) buff.ly/JIPRCwY #ad Deals to add with free shipping (sorted by lowest) buff.ly/UrAC7jl
neutral · AI labelView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st, the newly announced remake for the first Kiseki/Trails game in the series, in Weekly Famitsu No. 1864.
neutral · AI labelView post →Top 10 Video Game Series 1. Dark souls 2. Metal Gear Solid 3. Monkey island 4. Final fantasy 5. The Legend of Heroes 6. Metro 7. Mass effect 8. Silent hill 9. Stalker 10. Monster hunter Honourable mentions: max Payne Farming simulator Fallout
neutral · AI labelView post →Get to Know Me (Part 1) Video Game Franchises/Series The Legend of Heroes: Trails/Kiseki Final Fantasy Persona Kingdom Hearts Xenoblade Chronicles Ys
neutral · AI labelView post →Some of my all-time favorite video game franchises: Metal gear solid Hitman Splinter cell Thief Monkey island Final fantasy The Legend of Heroes Mass effect Resident Evil Farming sim Metro Fallout Soulsborne Nioh Silent Hill Battlefield Medal of honor Yakuza Stalker Monster hunter
neutral · AI labelView post →The Legend of Heroes didn't come out of nowhere. It was Dragon Slayer VI originally, a game that Falcom decided to create because they hadn't made a Dragon Quest-ish title yet, but wanted to show that they could do the Enix and Square thing, too. If you're into old-school RPGs, you'll like this one
neutral · AI labelView post →Nihon Falcom celebrates its 45th anniversary!🎉 One of the oldest dedicated game developers in the business; first starting out with games for PC-8801back in 1982, and eventually making decades long series' across numerous systems like Xanadu, Ys, and The Legend of Heroes!
neutral · AI labelView post →GAME #01 The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero Given, I started this all the way back on 22.12. but I finished it - hence the entry! 🙂↕️ Crossbell is sick! I love the people here, and especially the main cast is super cool! Excited to see how it's gonna continue in Azure 👀
positive · AI labelView post →GAME #16 The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 2 (~130h?! how the hell did that happen) Am i allowed to ignore the Prologue? Yes? Thanks. I don't think I like it as much as DB1, but holy shit, I am far away from being a hater 👀
neutral · AI labelView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon is now also coming to Nintendo Switch 2 with the PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC versions all launching together in January 2026. The Switch 2 physical release is a Game Key Card: www.rpgsite.net/news/17750-t...
neutral · AI labelView post →A masterpiece I experienced exclusively through other people's hands on YouTube. Adulthood is truly the DLC nobody asked for. You finally unlock the funds to buy every game your teenage self drooled over, and lose the one stat that actually mattered: time. My Steam library weeps. My backlog has unionized. Estelle Bright is out there bonking bandits with a stick and I'm bonking spreadsheets with deadlines until one of us breaks first (spoiler: it's me). Overall.. I do not have the time to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Personally I think this version is better than the remake and it’s cheaper lol
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (2026) may be the first video game to use the term DILF
neutral · AI labelView post →「From here, a new "trail" begins.」 The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki has released 5 years ago on PS4. The first title of the Calvard arc and Trails series' second half! ❖ Read more about the game here: falcom.wiki/wiki/The_Leg... #黎の軌跡 #TrailsthroughDaybreak
neutral · AI labelView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon: Deluxe Edition (PS5 physical game) is $35.99 on Amazon amzn.to/4etRzd4 #ad
neutral · AI labelView post →Random Game Saturday! #randomgamesaturday // Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II | ドラゴンスレイヤー英雄伝説II // PC Engine CD
neutral · AI labelView post →GAME #15 The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak I fucking love Calvard already, man Can't believe I joked about my Trails journey being my "Road to Calvard" and now i'm here. And it DELIVERED 🥹
positive · AI labelView post →GAME #10 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 4 (150h) One of the first things i did in this game was put my backloggd review on 5 stars as a half-joke. I am happy to announce that this joke is very much reality now 🙂↕️🙂↕️ PEAK
positive · AI labelView post →Pre-order listings for The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure physical bundle have gone live on Amazon France revealing that the Switch 2 version will be a Game-Key Card release: www.rpgsite.net/news/20306-t...
neutral · AI labelView post →There are many excellent JRPGs out there that leave you with a familiar, bittersweet feeling. By the time you're fully invested, the game comes to a close, and the journey is over. You're left to wonder, "Is there really nothing left?" or, "What about Rozarria? There's still so much to discover!" My first completed game in the Trails series was actually a more recent entry (the FC remake), and I loved it so much that it didn't feel right to progress further without experiencing the source. So,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tell me your top 3 fave games for National Video Game Day!!! 1. Death stranding 2 2. Metal gear solid 2 3. The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
neutral · AI labelView post →GAME #11 The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (~90?h) They didn't lie. This game goes dummy (and the entire series for that matter) Holy shit.
positive · AI labelView post →today in The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon • game likes to crash at save screen. crash counter: 3
negative · AI labelView post →The big video game everyone is talking about today is The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak
neutral · AI labelView post →today in The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon • doggos • game padding
neutral · AI labelView post →I somehow never experienced the magic of TITS, despite TITS now being 22 years old. Shame on me. With each passing year, the fanbase for TITS gets bigger and bigger. Nowadays, TITS is massive, and all the better for it! I've barely played with TITS so far, and can already tell you that TITS is amazing. I'm sure that any guy would agree -- after all, who doesn't love coming home after a long day of work, and destressing with a relaxing night of TITS? If you're looking for a nice, juicy, fun, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekly Japanese Game Releases: The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki - Farewell, O Zemuria, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, more www.gematsu.com/2024/09/week...
neutral · AI labelView post →Shift lead at the long game factory hungrily eyeing the five first entries in the Legend of Heroes series bc she hasn’t played them yet and technically only started at Trails
neutral · AI labelView post →✅ Dragon Slayer The Legend of Heroes VII Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter beaten An great remake of a top tier game. This version supersedes the original for me in every way. Loved it start to finish. If you wanna dip your toes in Trails, FC and SC remake are a great starting and end point. 🙂↔️💕
positive · AI labelView post →It's not a big epic adventure where you save the world from an evil sorcerer and kill the god of death, or travel back in time to stop a mad king from destroying the world. It's two kids travelling around, seeing the world, making friends, helping people, and learning how to live up to their own expectations. It's peak.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon demo is available now on Switch, PS4/PS5, and Steam: bit.ly/3EayRHE progress carries over to full game
neutral · AI labelView post →sure why not ^^ Top 10 Video Game Series Ys Brandish Xenoblade Final Fantasy Kingdom Hearts The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Heroes Xanadu Wild Arms Tales of can probably switch some out with others… not definitive… I’m hoping to get more into xak and play the last couple star ocean games soon :D
neutral · AI labelView post →A genuinely fantastic RPG with one of the kindest settings I've played through. What I mean by this is that through every pore and interraction with this game, there is a played straight sense of good will and faith, even with villainous characters and your typical baddies. Wheres many other games may seek to twist the intentions and direction of the story, almost every single time this game will instead choose to proceed in a manner that instead gives the player a more hopeful and good faith…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today is 10 years since the western release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC. The game, known for its mammoth localisation effort, picks up immediately after the events of the first game as Estelle Bright continues her adventures in the kingdom of Liberl. #RPGanniversary
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game and great accessibility! You can play this entirely with just a mouse. That is extremely rare for a retro style RPG. Also the ending Made me tear up a little bit. Shut up
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon Deluxe Edition NSW, NSW2 [Game Key- Card] PS5 and PS4 is now shipping at VGP! $79.99 / 59.99 USD SRP 👉 tinyurl.com/39zc86ym [Free Shipping]
neutral · AI labelView post →50. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 it feels weird playing a Trails game that was made for a home console LMAO. This one took a bit to grip me compared to previous entries, but I found myself enjoying it a lot even though some areas were a bit padded. Onto the finale!
positive · AI labelView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero / The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 [Game-Key Card] are now in stock and pre-orders are now shipping at VGP! $99.99 / 72 USD *Free Shipping* 💿 tinyurl.com/yv9wnfd7
neutral · AI labelView post →What a well-crafted game. I can really feel the thought put into the story. People may call it slow but they're just dopamine addicted monkeys that don't know what delayed gratification even if it hit them in the face.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very basic JRPG that was the starting point for a sprawling story that meshes anime, history, religion, and political intrigue that's been going on for over two decades. Other than it's paint-by-numbers gameplay, this game is only held back by being the first entry and a slow pastoral setting that's all setup for the games that come later. That said I should note the save file does transfer to the next two games with bonus content and variations on future dialogue. The story is about two…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today is the 15th anniversary of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky's North American debut on PSP. The game, also later released internationally on PC, is the first title in the interconnected Trails series and follows Estelle and Joshua Bright as they aim to become Bracers. #RPGaniversary
neutral · AI labelView post →The original Xanadu was also the second game in the Dragon Slayer series, which eventually spun off into the Legend of Heroes series and therefore the Trails series.
neutral · AI labelView post →I spent 140+ hours talking to every single NPC in Liberl to immerse to its lore. If you enjoy checking treasure chests for hidden sass and having your heart ripped out by a man with a harmonica, this is the game for you. Looking forward to play SC.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the best game i played this year was The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak, or perhaps The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
positive · AI labelView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon gets a delay but also a Switch 2 version!
neutral · AI labelView post →Took me 12 years of real time from the date of purchase and first playing, and then about 30 or so hours of actual play on one save over the course of one week, to beat this game. A rock-solid game that, if you finish, will bait you unbelievably hard into getting the remaining two chapters. Buyer beware.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty good game. Fairly long but not too grindy RPG with tactical combat. Very story focused and feels like a visual novel in places, especially in the final chapter. Straightforward game so you won't get lost or confused during the story, just have to follow it. Not much exploration because of this but there are plenty of side missions you can do for money and rewards. Side characters don't overstay their welcome and change each chapter, and they have their different play styles worth…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky: The First Chapter is a story-focused, turn-based party RPG. It’s as dense as its name suggests, and that density is exactly why I liked it. There’s a remake, though I’m not sure it was necessary. I played the original for the first time recently and, aside from some UI issues (not because the game is old, but because it ignores interface conventions established as early as the PSX era) it has aged well. It contains an enormous amount of dialogue, and I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Same as Valkyria Chronicles for me — too “anime,” too slow to start, and not the kind of pacing or tone I enjoy. I can see why fans love it, but it just didn’t hold my interest. I quit after about fifteen minutes. Not a bad game at all — just not for me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For those wondering the crucial bits: Q: Is this widescreen compatible? A: Yes Q: For an older game is it stable? A: Yes, no crashes period runs better than modern games Q: Is this the first game in the series? A: Yes start here Q: This or remake? A: Up to you, game still holds up perfectly to me though Q: Story good? A: Hell yes, you'll be itching to see what happens in the next chapter PROTIPS: 1. Save save save, you get unlimited save slots 2. You can hold alt to speed through and hold…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edia announces Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes 1 & 2 for Nintendo Switch, Psikyo Memories and Toshinden Collection for Switch 2.
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