the best platform to enjoy trails series from the begining so far is GOG and Steam atm.
Which game is the first in the series?
for Liberl arc are First Chapter, Second Chapter and Third Chapter
Well that’s easy to figure out and remember. Thanks.
It was confusing for my too until I realized “FC” and “SC” were just “First Chapter” and “Second Chapter” respectively.
I’d be down for a remake.
I’m enjoying the first right now, but I wouldn’t say no to an update to the later games when I get around to them. However, they’re completely fine to play right now, so I’m not sure they need to be remade.
I agree with you, they’re fine the way they are. But if they want to splurge on a new version, then why not, you know? I wouldn’t mind seeing the cast of the game rendered in full 3D. The one Falcom game (two really) that I think actually needs a remake is Ys 1 and 2, those games are just horribly dated by modern standards.
I disagree about Ys 1, it’s my favorite game in the series, and I’m worried a remake would destroy what I love so much about it. For example:
- bump combat - really encourages you to be intentional about combat encounters, which keeps the pace of the game fast
- level cap - focus switched from getting stronger to getting better; I wish more games did that
- no handholding for where to go next in the first half; that’s completely fitting for the premise (you wash up with amnesia)
That said, I do wish they’d redo the first and last bosses because they’re way too hard, and the last is hard in an unfun way (I think it took like 2 hours, maybe more, repeating the same steps over and over until I executed perfectly). I also wouldn’t say no to a graphical update, especially if they add cool intro cutscenes to the bosses like the other games do.
I didn’t like Ys 2 nearly as much though because the magic cheapened the bump combat. I also didn’t like the leveling system because there seemed to be no cap (I didn’t hit it; apparently it’s 55?), which kind of encouraged grinding if a boss was challenging instead of getting better. I found the first incredibly well balanced, but I did have to grind in the second because battles were taking way too long with how much damage I was putting out (I was like 2 levels under the “expected” level much of the time).
Could they also port and translate their Japanese exclusives? For example, Ys IV and Ys V (and Ys X this year). Bonus points for a remaster/remake, but I’d be happy with a straight translation port.
Like when? 2046?
