![]() Although many of them fall into JRPG tropes (the spunky hotheaded heroine and her stoic boyfriend, the angry bruiser, the martial arts master, etc.), the dialogue between them makes you feel like all the characters live in a world existing outside of these conversations. Nothing makes this shine through more than Second Chapter’s characters. What’s more, I wasn’t pushed to solve most of them, but rather observe. It has too many other people with their own problems to think otherwise. My story was only a small part of this world, even as that late became key to its survival. Even though the plot uses the conflict between the countries of Liberl and Erebonia as a backdrop to the main plotline revolving around the mercenary Bracer organization, you get a great sense of the region’s history. Second Chapter makes a big deal out of creating a large, overarching world with a rich political history. This world reminded me why I loved inhabiting these fanciful realms. These characters fleshed out their world and made it seem much larger than the areas I visited. In my 78 hours with the game, I saw of lot of fun, intimate moments propped up by a great main cast and even better supporting one. Second Chapter, available now on PSP (reviewed), Vita (thanks to backward compatibility), and PC, features an enormous world filled with dozens of characters to talk to and all sorts of parts unknown to uncover. And with the coming deluge of JRPGs, it seemed fitting we’d get a game to remind us why the genre’s so great. Though released in Japan back in 2006, an English translation of the game has taken years to complete, due to various obstacles and restructuring the translation team faced (you can read more on that story here). The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter has been a long time coming. Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. ![]()
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