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Despite this, both Crossbell games come highly recommended, as the story is fantastic and pays off in both large and small ways, especially in Trails to Azure. As both Trails to Azure and the first two Cold Steel games happen within the same time period within the larger Zerebonian story, these added tie-ins help make the titles feel more tightly tied together - however as a result of this, Trails to Azure is not an appropriate starting point for anyone interested in the overall series.

The updated version of the Crossbell duology also includes some subtle nods to the Cold Steel titles, such as a member of Thors Academy being present during negotiations with the Erebonian chancellor. The sheer amount of world building, lore, foreshadowing and hard-hitting plot cannot be emphasised enough, and none of which would be evident without a spectacular localisation.

It culminates in an emotional final story arc for Lloyd and KeA, with the finale being one of the most emotional tour de forces in a series packed full of them.

The rest of the cast carrying over from Trails from Zero also sees satisfying amounts of maturation and resolution to many ongoing problems. Instead he serves as a perfect counterpoint to the melodrama, and even when the story becomes deadly serious his irreverence in the face of hopeless odds helps keep the plot from crashing down. Previously a notable NPC in Trails from Zero, Wazy Hemisphere joins the SSS and adds a much-needed level of lightheartedness without his addition the plot, while excellent, would be dreadfully heavy. Pulled in multiple directions by powerful leaders, Lloyd Bannings and his team of police misfits must navigate helping the local populace without angering neighbouring states, the Jaeger Corps, and a questionable cabal of traders all packed into Crossbell City and the surrounding countryside. With the narrative picking up shortly after the events of The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero, the Special Support Section or SSS is a microcosm of the increasing tensions within the city-state of Crossbell. With improved pacing, more quest variety, and engaging combat, even the title’s issues with an over-long finale, aging graphics and beautiful, albeit overused, music can’t pull down an otherwise excellent adventure. Fans of the Trails series are no doubt ecstatic that The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure is both finally seeing an official localization, and launching just six months after the game’s immediate predecessor, Trails from Zero. The intrigue in Crossbell is at a boiling point, and it’s up to a scrappy band of wannabes and weirdos to save Zemuria from disaster.

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