About Legend Piece:
I finished this game on the the PS5 with the overlay translation, so I’m just doing a replay here with the amazing injection patch. So this short review will just be about my thoughts on the story and characters After thinking about it, I can say without a doubt this is my favorite first story arc game in the series thus far, (dethroning Zero in the process) and exactly the sort of direction I’ve wanted them to take the series in for awhile now. The writers seemed to have finally gotten the hint of their mistakes in the Cold Steel saga, because there were quite a few moments that were really shocking. The main party members were all really likeable, and had their great moments. Van was also really refreshing as a protagonist. He’s a good guy, but also isn’t a starry-eyed youth that thinks everyone can/should be saved/forgiven. He has his fun quirks (mega sweet tooth, car nut, sauna lover) that is a nice offset to the darker more serious vibe he gives. He looks out for others but in more subtle ways and helps guide the outcome rather than sticking his neck into every problem. As for gameplay, I was a bit skeptical on the idea of an action battle system in trails at first. But it’s really fun once I got used to it, it’s a bit limited rn because falcom’s obviously just testing the waters, but it has potential to be something more.
