The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki

It's how the story unfolds which isn't afraid to touch on some topics that previous arc were afraid to touch upon like death, the underworld and the adult industry, these make Kuro’s story darker than Trails to Azure, so the flow is unlike J-RPG I play so far.

Being in the first title of Calvard arc it starts like previous arcs which are exploring the region but with a lot more places and cities to visit, solving problems in a particular place, and finding actual plot-related stuff for the whole arc, it is still really fun nonetheless and the formula still works for the veteran and newcomers.

I also appreciate what Falcom did on some things, this is only noticeable if you play previous arc that the special attack (crafts) and spells (arts) feel less repeatable sequence and faster, with arts actually not feeling like a video playing but happen on combat field too, everything becomes much more seamless.

Long story short it’s trails I know and love while getting more better, it scratch so many itches you can think of on J-RPG such as grand scale lore and world-building, previous event mentioned, returning characters that got older, overhauled combat making it more fun, improvements to graphics fidelity, and many more.

Okay, it's not peak of JDK, but it's still a solid soundtrack and stands out from the crowd.

Definitely better game than Cold Steel arc, character roster is smaller but more fleshed out and if that is direction that Falcom is going now - I am all into it!