#27
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
(Change YoY: Same position)
The Legend of Heroes as a series is one of the biggest positive surprises I've had in the last decade. Trails of Cold Steel was the third game in the franchise that I played and it's just as great as the first two games that made me a fan of the series. One of the reasons why I was so surprised about these games, is because how well they are written. The story and characters are some of the best I've seen in video games, and no matter how many different characters these games feature, each always has their own unique personality that stands out from the other characters.
Adding to this is the excellent gameplay and battle system that I never got even a little bit tired of. These are genuinely among my favourite games in my absolute favourite video game genre, and as a series the only one in the genre that I still rank higher is Final Fantasy. At this point, I'm simply waiting for the third and fourth games to be localized so I can get back to these games and finish the story.
