The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails

[h1]Pros[/h1] [list] [*]In a boundless sea, this trail leads to Remnant Isle, a remote location where star fragments rain from above showing images of a a lost world [*]Independent tale seperated from the main Trails series, makes for a great entry game in experiencing Falcom's content without requiring the context from previous titles [*]First trails game that introduces ARPG instanced gameplay, movement and abilities are fluid and simple [*]Short and direct game with a sizeable endgame and NG+ incentive with additional quests and equipment to obtain [*]Universe of Nayuta (New Calendar world) has potential to be expanded on [*][b]Noi (Best Administrator)[/b] [/list] [h1]Cons[/h1] [list] [*]Lyra screentime [*]Gameplay and story can feel repetitive and predictable as its same content loop across different seasons in same four continents [*]Achievement points are not used for carry over but rather for content/QOL unlocks (can be a con for some players) [/list]

[h1]The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (NG+/Steam) [/h1] Playitme: 23 H (steam) Synopsis: Nayuta spends his days gazing up at the stars above his island home and wondering what lies beyond the horizon. Though people claim the sea they live on is flat and finite, Nayuta knows there must be more out there, just waiting to be discovered. Occasionally, ruins and stars will fall from the sky over Nayuta's home, offering what seem to be glimpses of other worlds. While exploring one such ruin, he and his friends save a small, fairy-like girl by the name of Noi. She tells Nayuta that something very important has been stolen from her and asks for his help in retrieving it. It's with this that Nayuta's journey begins—one which will take him far beyond the confines of his island to experience new worlds and extraordinary discoveries! Plus: +Great Cast of character of remnants island +Great Action and Platform mechanic +Falcom Music Seal of Quality +Season mechanic increased the replaybility +Eng dub +Some key cutscene got beautiful HD CG Artwork +New Content for NG+(New character,sidequest,and season) Minus: -Nayuta speed is slow (need upgrade in NG+) -Double jump is …

This game has the same bones as an Ys game, but the controls are clunky as hell, it's got a ridiculous amount of unskippable cut scenes, and in general it feels more like a bad fan game of Ys than a standalone quality game from Falcom. It can be fun, and the story, at least the part I've discovered through gameplay so far, isn't bad per se. I guess you can see the PSP limitations brought to PC, because it just doesn't hit like their better games. I'm going to stick with it a bit longer. Make sure that I give it a full chance to get better, but so far, I'm unimpressed. Also, I find that the game stutters a lot, and my system is more than powerful enough that it ought to run smooth with everything maxed out.

Noi <3

Good music, love how each season for every zone has its own track. Story isn't as deep as some other titles but still makes an effort to get you acquainted with a lot of the NPCs, which makes me sad they weren't developed further. That said the game is built on repetition so if that's not your thing, then you prob won't like it as much. Still a fun experience if you can look past it; I played on normal since this was one of my first hack-and-slashes in forever, but it was pretty easy because of that. I do recommend playing on Hard even as a first playthrough. Creha and Ada are my goats

It's nothing special but still enjoyable