Trails Through Daybreak Is 2024's BEST JRPG... | Review
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Year after year, Falcom continues to outdo themselves. This time around, the bar has been set even higher. Trails Through Daybreak isn't just a fantastic JRPG, but my personal favorite entry in the series now. It delivers on everything I've been demanding since Zero plus best-in-class turn based combat.
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@@juancarlosalonso5664I donât quite understand it either when people say they are going to boycott, or not buy a game because it has even a hint of diversity. It doesnât bother me and Iâll play or watch anything as long as itâs well written. I think what people have an issue with isnt diversity itself, but how abundant it is in all of media at the moment, and how forced it feels. Now, some people really are that hateful, but I like to believe itâs a small vocal minority. People have more of an issue with poor writing that just feels like theyâre checking off a DEI list, or writing self inserts instead of complex characters. You have to admit, Disney has been the worst offender of this, and 10 years from now weâll all look back at this time in media that every movie, show, and game just wrote LGTBQ characters to attempt to earn points with a small audience that will never be happy, and doesnât really exist. I know people who say hateful crap suck, but we just need to move on and ignore them, not give them any oxygen. I have faith in people, and think most are well meaning, they just donât know how to express their thoughts in a constructive way. At least, I hope so, or else weâre fucked as a society.
I keep telling folks that Falcom is greatness. They be sleeping on the Trails series.
I hope they keep sleeping. We don't need a tidal wave of "Persona 5 fans bc of smash Bros" to invade Trails as well
This is my 2nd most anticipated game of 2024 after Rebirth.
Now I know I'll eat good
Damn you having a GOAT'd year gaming wise đđż
If only Rebirth came out on PC this year :(
Two of the characters seem like weirdos (Aaron and Quatre) but i suppose there is enough characters that i can just bench them and never use them.
Daybreak has the best combat ive played in years, its even better than Rebirth. I can see myself replaying this game for combat alone.
Excellent review Matty, this is definitely still my goty as well. It was such a breath of fresh air on so many levels. Felt like a return to form in a way. Koguchi really nailed the atmosphere with his music contribution. You heard a few tracks of his in Reverie but he really shines in Daybreak. So excited for people to finally meet Van and see what he's all about. I think the English VA's have done a fine job (from what I've heard) but yeah, there's just no beating the all star JP lineup đ this combat system very quickly became my favorite in the series. The fusion of Sky and Cold Steel really worked wonders. Daybreak 2 and Kai can't come soon enough đ
Dude, I randomly saw a tweet from you about Trails and then started watching your videos last week! Small world! â€
Oh hey i follow you on twitter lol
Sorry to break it to you but daybreak 2 stinks.
I just started the series this year and Iâm still on Trails in the Sky SC đ . I feel like Iâm never gonna make it to Daybreak.
Haha oh no and just when a remake for Trails of Sky has been announced!
Lol I'm with you there man but its worth it. One day youll finish it, just go at your pace, don't rush. I'm right now at cold steel 3, it took me 4 years playing thru the previous. I'm also playing zero at the same time, i play two games at the same time from different arcs to somewhat make progress. But it's one of those memorable journey that will live on in me forever. When I'm old and can't play games anymore, I'll be looking back at this series, story,characters with a smile. Ps there's alot of videos with refreshers if u forget some stuff when you're in the latest ones too. Good luck on your journey!
please don't feel the need to rush, the games are best consumed at your own pace. the story will do push you forward and before you know it, you're at the end wanting for more.
TLDR: You can only play through the series the first time once, enjoy it!
Take your time man, these games can only be experienced once. Play at your own pace and don't feel the need to rush, the games will still be there when you get to them ^^
Same! I'm 30 hours into the first game and I feel like I'm not even half way through and I started around January , how do people actually get through these games đźâđš
Aaron Wei climbed to be one of my favorite characters in Trails. He is such an hilarious, cocky, well designed, absolute chad! His interactions with every character is gold, and he has such an awesome design that he is a joy to play as.
I also like Judith, especially because she's a full party member, but also kinda plays as a comic relief and it's hilarious!
Falcom nails character interactions, but in this game every character's unique trait play really well with other characters that their scenes together are always wholesome.
From what i've seen Aaron is the Wazy of this game...which means i won't be using him.
@zackfair6791
While you can find some similarities between them, they are different. Aaron has a strong, direct vulgar personality. He is more like Ash than Wazy. I suspect people will either like him or hate because of it.
@@FrozenAXL I think i agree with you on Judith. From what i've seen she looks cool. I hope Elaine Auclair from the demo eventually joins up as a full party member but i am guessing she doesn't.
For those who haven't played Kuro yet, you're in for a treat and Kuro 2 hopefully next year as well. It's gonna be good times!
Kuro 2 is not that good storywise, gameplay is the best in the series though.
@ashmitchowdhury15 Kuro 2 is the most misunderstood story and is super relevant to the metaplot of Trails, but I don't think that's what people expected the middle game to be in this trilogy. I will defend Kuro 2 though to anyone and yes that includes the narrative
@@HDREconomistdont get me wrong im pretty much in love with all trails game even kuro 2 but there one thing i cant stand in kuro 2 story telling which are some of the deaths van suffered from is outright stupidâŠlike falcom nerfed his IQ during those scenarios or something :v
@pirisel1137 that's a fair critique
@@HDREconomist The main issue with Kuro 2 is its CH 3 with how the mind control tries to juggle both non-existent conflicts with existing conflicts resulting in a convoluted and annoying story. The erebonia curse would have worked better given want the story seems to have been going for in regards to the theme of "sin"
I am so thankful that I decided to get the Limited Edition of this game. They are completely sold out on PS4/PS5 and Switch. Trails is so money. Words are insufficient in describing how good this series is and how great Falcom is at world building. 3 more games to go before I feel safe playing Daybreak but it will be waiting for me and really happy you enjoy Trails so much Matty. Thanks for diving in. What a special game series this is.
LETS GOOOOOOOOO! This game is so good!
My goat Wecon!!!!
THE GOAT IS HERE?!
I started with the Cold Steel games, and loved them as well as Reverie, so was already excited for Daybreak, your review made me even more excited for this, lol, can't wait. Rean and Millium are my favorite characters, so I'm excited to see how Van is, he sounds amazing! Great review!
We getting Trails and YS english releases the same year and the huge gap between japanese and english are finally getting over which is so nice to see.
When Matty said, "Bouncing between Trails and Ys," I felt that. 7:48
NIS/Falcom is an example of a company of not having a lot and using it well. They've really made their stride here in the States with the Trails series, they have my praise. Bandai Namco could learn a lot from them (really don't like this company right now).
Falcom is as old as square but unlike square the owners wanted to stay a manageable size for a core main team and not lose vision that's why even though it's been about 40 years since Falcom been founded it's the same company
Not only that, Falcom develops games for a single platform, all other ports are handled by other companies, at said companies expense with Falcom getting a small percentage kickback for licensing.
From 2009 on, Falcom has been an exclusive Sony developer.
All other ports were Done by other companies.
Only the Japanese Kai ports are done by falcomthe switch ports for their more recent games are handled by NIS.
The pc ports for
the Cold Steel games, zero, azure, daybreak, nayuta, reverie
ys celceta, 8, 9
Were all done by PH3.
Another reason why a small studio like falcom is still able to succeed. They don't chase graphical superiority, and just visually pleasant.
Also they're a self publishing developer in Japan, allowing them to keep most of the profits their games make
@@RaifSeverencewasnât Falcom mostly PC?
This whole series is truly special. More people need to experience them.
I played all trails games! Can't wait to travel to Calvard!!
I got into trails because of you. Thanks so much man đââïž
Same here. Matty preaching the gospel and introducing me to a top 3 series of all time imo đ
That live service comment hit hard as I watch this on the day Dawntrail comes out lmao. Iâm gonna start my trails journey after I finish Dawntrail and SMTV. Thankfully thereâs no other games I want this year until Metaphor
I love when you drop a Trails video! Really great review!
Okay, Matty. I'll jump in on this one! Thanks for the review!
So glad to see this series getting love, good job Matty
Great review Matty, got my hype again. And chaos run confirmed sir.
This would be my 2nd most anticipated JRPG of 2024 with Visions of Mana being numeral uno.
No PS5? Ff7 rebirth is my favourite JRPG since the literal glory days of JRPG's, most fun I've had since my OG playthrough of FF9. Couldn't recommend more strongly, I played Rebirth from the day it came out til about 2 weeks ago when I started prepping for Shadow of the Erdtree, well over 300 hours of playtime and I'm STILL. NOT. DONE. It just gives and gives and gives. So insanely cool.
@RetroRebound yo watup brotha are you buying a physical copy of the clock tower remaster?
I played zero, azure, and reverie and loved them all, just played the demo for thisâŠ.and Iâm getting it day one
There seems to only be a PS4 demo. Is there a PS5 demo or full game to purchase yet? Looks really interesting and this video was timely because I spent quite a bit of time researching new turn based Japanese RPGs to play. Great video. Would love to know
Demo looks like it is on Switch and PS4.
No ps5 or PC demo though the game will on PC and PS5 too.
I don't know how the ps5 works but cant you just install the ps4 demo or does it not work like that?
You sold me pre ordered on ps5. Thanks for the very informative video
Surprise ya didnt mentioned the 2 chapter demo available right now for anyone that wants to try out the early game combat and also was very interested in the video but so hard not to look at any of the gameplay to avoid scenes
Thank you Matty! I've been waiting for this video
I love this series. and enjoyed playing Reverie.
So I cant wait for the game to release next week.
Got a taste of it with the Demo.....Great!!
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Played this on steam with the patch and man it's such a great game and a huge breath of fresh air! very excited for newcomers and long time fans to experience how excellent this game is.
I want to buy this but I wonât be able to play it starting sky 2 later today đ
I'm so excited for this to come out
Been grinding through crosbell arc to be caught up for it
Iâm pretty new to Trails, and itâs definitely one of me favorite JRPG series of all time, and man! Iâm so glad I spent the last half of 2023 bulldozing my way through the Sky, Crossbell, and Steel arcs(all in order back to back) for the first time, in prep for this game. And it was so worth it!
Trails From Zero was my first Trails game, and I am now hooked: Trails Through Daybreak has been my most hyped game this year, and everything O have seen tells me my hype is justifiedđ€©
Based on the web commercials released for Kai No Kiseki, it's only going to get even more crazy (shoutout to Kevin!)
Hey Matty, I want to get into the trails series but I donât have a pc and donât know where to start, which one should I start with?
If you can't wait, you can start with Daybreak. It spoils next to nothing about previous games and characters compared to previous first arc entries, and the story is pretty much self-contained for the first game and doesn't touch on the overarching plot of the series until Daybreak 2. Sky is going to be either remade or remastered sometime soon according to Falcom's 20th anniversary message, though, so if you'd rather wait for those and start from the very beginning there's that
@@saintfayde4438 thank you so much for the help, is Zero a good place to start, itâs on sale on the Eshop right now?
@@nathanm1174 Dont go with Zero.
Yeah I would either start with Zero, Cold Steel, or Daybreak. Zero is one of the best, its sequel is top tier also, but Daybreak is new so it might be best to start there then go back to those and realize just how great Falcom truly is.
What happened with the dk oldies video? Was halfway through it and it got removed
As someone who played both games to completion with the eng patch (Sadly the Kuro 2 one is incomplete for NPC dialogue) I can safely say that Kuro is my favorite in the series by a mile, Kuro 2 is amazing in its own right but Kuro 1 is just... Pretty damn near perfect game in my eyes, awesome cast, awesome protagonist, awesome story, fun combat, ton of new interesting lore
Ye, my top 3 is basically Kuro 1 > Big pause > CS4 > Azure
And seeing all the hype stuff Kai trailers have already shown? We are in for a treat once that is out, my prediction is that it will essentially be what Reverie was for Crosbell & Cold Steel and I can't wait personally, hoping there will be eng patch next year for it cause hooboy I CANNOT wait for god knows how long to play it officially
Is that persona music in the background? Itâs so beautiful it touches my heart
I really want Sky ports or remasters to understand it better before going through this series
UGHHHHH I wanna watch this now, but I want to go into it as blind as possible next week. I will have to come back and watch later, but you can have my like now.
TRAILS Through Daybreak DEMO on PS5 got me hooked. Pre-purchase and I havnt done that for years. ALSO picking up Metphor soon as im done TTD
Is there a ps5 version? I can only see the PS4 version.
As someone who played the jp ps5 version starting last year in the summer and fall time period, I love this game already and can also confirm everything Matty mentioned in this video. I already snagged an English copy online, and I highly recommend this game a lot, as it's easily the best entry in the series.
Started my journey in January and I'm up to cold steel 2. Hoping i get to this by the end of the year. Soo many good games coming though.
Zero and Azure are some of my favourites game ever. They are super special for me given they first Trails I ever beat in japanese. It was an amazing tale and an amazing game which introdiced my two favourite characters of the whole series (Lloyd and Tio). Then, to play those in japanese was great idea, since now I'm enjoying Kuro 1&2 in japanese too, and loving them. Looking forward Kai no Kiseki too.
I have Coldsteele that I bought a while back but never got around to playing it. Should I give it a shot?
I made it about 5 hours in un-installed it the writing is terrible generic anime character edgelords.
@@brooks9184 Well as someone who has actually played all of the games up to Cold Steel 4, I say give it a shot. If you like it, try the older games. I donât recommend listening to the person above me since theyâve barely touched the surface of this series and have made no valid criticism to warrant what theyâre saying.
@@gamerelated8985 The prologue made me drop the game at first too. It didn't really make a great first impression. I gave it another shot about a year later, since I felt like I didn't really give it a fair chance. Long story short, by the time I got to chapter 3...I couldn't put the game down. By the time I was done with the first two Cold Steel games, I just had to go back to play the older entries, and Cold Steel ended up being the start of a new obsession with this series. The game has a weak opener, but it gets so much better after that.
Daybreak already preordered last year on ps4 and switch. Havenât even gotten through FC yet đ
Rean would be my 2nd favorite protagonist with Van Arkride pretty much numeral uno.
I started the series recently in preparation for daybreak. I'm on Sky SC and most likely I'm playing up to azure before playing Daybreak (I've already purchased it, so no need to sell it :P). Do you think I'll miss much If I play this before all cold steel games. I will play those but I do want to play daybreak as soon as posible.
Daybreak is mostly standalone but will spoil Cold Steel. Daybreak 2 you will have to have completed Cold Steel+Reverie. Judging from the Daybreak 3 trailers, it looks a lot like a sequel to the Cold Steel games. I would just play the Cold Steel games first, otherwise you'll lose motivation to play Daybreak 2.
One year Ill get to this, On Zero currently, Azure next then the CS
But nice video thanks!
Been a longtime trails fan. Got daybreak on switch.
Maybe after i platinum rebirth. Sorry nothing can top that game for me this year
found the legend of heroes games during the lockdown these games saved my sanity and daybreak was pretty good canât wait to replay our localized version
Getting it for the switch and need to start playing into reverie
Trails series is a master class in world building.
complex, coherent, deeply intertwined over several decades long running.
the script of this series could be called a manuscript by now, dang it how long and far ahead they're planning.
currently I'm replaying CS1 and plan to goes all the way to lastest entry.
Honestly the thing Trails completely excels at is the way the magic and supernatural mixes with the political intrigue. I have never seen a series mix both elements so well and so expertly natural feeling. You can see quite clearly how supernatural stuff influences the politics of the world, but also how politics can just as easily bend the supernatural to its whims and use it as a political tool.
Usually when magic and empires/nations mix its usually surface level "magic is outlawed or a tool for enslavement." But here, it's so well done and it has to do with how the magic can so easily switch from technology to supernatural, then easily blended together.
I've always heard about the Ys games but never started them, are they actually worth playing? I think I own the first game.
The Ys Games are more focused on the gameplay and combat than story compared to Trails games. It's not super important to play Ys games chronologically, but there may be slight allusions to the main character, Adol, and his previous adventures.
I'd highly recommend Ys 8. That game is fantastic.
@@zackfair6791 True, Ys 8 was fantastic. Fighting a giant dinosaur as an ant was fun.
18:10 challenge accepted đ
Also if anyone in the comments has any advice it would be much appreciated.
Can't wait for the English localization to unlock on Steam!
This is one of the most underrated games I've ever seen
Hopefully Daybreak sells well in the West. Apparently Zero and Azure sold pretty well so I have high hopes. I know I'll be buying it day one and I hope to see a bunch of new Trails fans
11:57 my thoughts exactly, I played Daybreak with the english patch as soon as it was released, so I went fully blind, so imagine my surprise seeing how Falcom handled deaths in this game compared to the garbage choices they had in Cold steel/Reverie. There may be some issues with the villains writing (motivations and such), but goddamit if it wasn't a breath of fresh air to see villains in Trails actually ACT like villains.
I've only got Trails in the Sky so far but every other on my Wishlist. Just need to dedicate some time to playing them all lol
Imagine if falcom had a large budget
I started in trails of cold steel 2 I didn't know the series I only bought the game because I wanted something new and was cheap, then I got hooked and had to bought all of the games
I like jrpgs but haven't touched a trails game. You've made me impulse buy this one. It better live up to your hype lol
It doesn't lol it's a generic anime jrpg with a bunch of teenage edges lords...
@@gamerelated8985 Tell me youâve never played these games without telling me youâve never played these games. Like seriously? Generic JRPG with edgelords? The protagonist of the first arc is literally the opposite of that LOL.
Can't wait! But, why isn't this review on the main channel? It isn't a "retro game". Not knocking you, man. Just confused by this decision
Probably won't get enough views to justify putting it on the main channel. A single bad video can really mess up your place in the algorithm.
As with all things on CZcams the algorithm dictates all. Pathetic.
Matty, old buddy old pal⊠Iâm buying this game solely based on your recommendation, I hope itâs as good as you say it is đ
Better than SMT Vengeance ? I doubt it will grip me as much but Iâll try it
Finding out Daybreak is pulling an SMT makes me waaaaay more interested
Just bought it. I'm taking your word
I love the pacing of this one so far! It's much better, quick but to the point where you can understand what is going on. I didn't even follow much news about this game, but it was a good choice!
Dude that comment about people rather play live service than actually playing Trails series is so true.
Hell, Chinese gacha games like Honkai Star Rail, Genshin, and Arknights are brimmed with dialogue bloat/padding worse than Trails.
And i say that as someone who plays all three. Also another thing with Live Service games they're able to continue the story with no end in sight whereas with Trails you can finish Sky, Crossbell or Erebonia just fine.
Iâm so hyped for this game
Daybreak 2 combat goes even better on the action combat with some additions and the ability to play for a longer time with some of the better characters
Wish they ported the earlier games to the Switch. I don't have time to play it at home, but on the go would be much easier.
Interesting I must know more
just play the game, if you don't get references it is not the end of the world, you just don't get those extra aha moment that's all.
Don't put names any cameos from cold series?
Nah we gotta chill till metaphor hits
another game that has really good turn based combat is Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. it improved so much from the last game and is so fun and wacky lol
Zero really was an incredible game
Itâs great design but itâs not the first evolution, ff7r did the evolution way before.
LoH trails is the absolute best Jrpg serie
its the one piece of the J rpgs
It's because of this damn channel that I lost 9 months of my life to the Trails Series and I REGRET NOTHING!!!
As a cold steel fan i completely forgot about daybreak
With Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Dragon Quest III HD2D, Shin Megami Tensei Vengeance, Ys X, Visions of Mana, Romancing Saga 2 Remake, Metaphor, Persona 3 Remake, Unicorn Overlord, Eiyuden Chronicles, Like a Dragon infinite Health, Fantasian Neo Dimension etc this is really a bold statement - as much as I love the Trails series..
I fucking love trails peak storytelling
Peak fiction.
200-300 hours is def not enough time to play (and actually enjoy) all the previous games in the series.
For me personally (although I like to take my time) it's been more like 1200 hours (counting first time playthroughs only ofc)
The third time : best jrpg year ever
I've just finished Chapter 3 and I'm loving every minute and every character. I've been playing Final Fantasy 7 rebirth before this and this game is SO much better! Van Arkride and Judith Lanster are my standouts so far.
Love the legends of heroes games.
Only part i disagree with is 7:58 but this game was fantastic
Like a Dragon: Infinity Wealth is the best 2024 JRPG
i wish they released these on xbox. i have no ps5 and my computer is a bit of a nugget. i can't imagine the switch doing to well with it.
I'm more of an FF14 and Daybreak kind of guy. So the rest of summer is going to be extremely fun for me.
Awesome review. So glad to hear that all the corniness of CS is gone with Daybreak, CS almost broke me, finishing 4 was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. Looking forward to playing this so much.
My issue with Trails Games is how long winded some of the dialogue is. I have a bit of a love/hate with it. There were some sections of Cold Steel I really liked and some sections that were a boring slog for me, so I don't know if this game would be better for me or not. I have always really enjoyed the combat though.
i think I'm somewhat opposed to starting with Zero specifically because i think one of the most emotionally resonant stories in the entire series concludes in zero and you are really missing out by not getting the full context of that story. i think every other arc is a fine starting point though.
Any romance in Trails? I'm a grown ass man and I need some romance in my JRPGs
Then get a life...
@@gamerelated8985L
In Sky there is romance and itâs quite integral to the plot.
In the crossbell arc this isnât any romance if I remember correctly and in the cold steel arc this is a persona esque romance system.
Daybreak does not have any romance whatsoever.