<h1>preface</h1>
Since Last February, Clouded Leopard Entertainment and well-known Japanese game developer Falcom jointly announced that they would bring the Chinese version of the "Flash Trail" series to the Steam platform, and I have been waiting for it. After all, since I first came into contact with Legends of Heroes on PSP more than a decade ago, I have become a fan of Falcom, attracted by excellent gameplay.
As the third chapter of "Legend of Heroes", the "Trajectory" series, which is staged in the continent of Semria, has brought players too many good memories and is still full of vitality to this day, and the latest work "Li's Trajectory" is scheduled to be launched in 2021. Over the past decade, with the continuous release of the "Trajectory" series of works, the game experience has also changed dramatically, from the Japanese version of the past with a hard guess to the current official Chinese version, inseparable from the people who have made unremitting efforts in the localization process. Thanks to Clouded Leopard Entertainment, with the "Hero Legend Flash Trail 1: Change - Thors Military Academy 1204-" Chinese version of the landing on the steam platform of dongfeng, can attract more fresh blood to feel the charm of the "Trajectory" series, so that we old fans are also happy from the bottom of our hearts.
<h1>The Japanese academy style plot unfolds in an attractive royal way</h1>
Not only for the Trajectory series, but even for almost the entire Legend of Heroes series, the plot is the most central part, so Falcom has put enough effort into the plot part every time. In "Trail of Flash", they are no exception, and they have played the academy theme with ingenuity.
The 17-year-old male protagonist, Ryan Schwartzer, took a train to the capital of the Herebonian Empire and entered the Tolzi Military Academy. However, this time the situation is a bit special - in addition to the tradition of aristocratic students being assigned to the noble class and civilian students into the civilian class, the college has opened a mixed class "VII class".
In class VII, nine students, including Lane, are all qualified for the next generation of tactical guides, on the one hand, they need to form a bond to exert the maximum power of the guide, on the other hand, the conflict between classes makes the relationship between them delicate.
Behind this is in fact an irreconcilable confrontation between the aristocratic faction in the Herebonian Empire with the "four famous doors" as the core and the reform faction led by the iron-blooded prime minister. But perhaps even those who silently pushed everything did not think that the nine students of the Tolz Military Academy would become the decisive force for the future direction of the Empire.
As a hardcore player who has experienced hundreds of battles, the plot of "Hero Legend Flash Trail 1: Change" can still make me smile. There are many classic passages of the RPG in this work, such as the male and female protagonists accidentally knocking down each other at first sight, and when they are not familiar with what is not familiar, they go down the maze together. Although it may be a little cheesy, it is this youthful vitality that infects me behind the screen, making people unconsciously more and more concerned about the follow-up plot direction.
<h1>The characters are full of charm and the voice actor lineup is super luxurious</h1>
In "Legend of Heroes: Trail of Lightning 1: Change", a variety of charismatic characters appear to make players shine. The male protagonist Li En is a typical Japanese male protagonist, with superior strength but a good personality, who can naturally let his classmates gradually unite around him and play the central role of the protagonist's aura. And the other male characters also have their own characteristics, with the girlish Elliot, the cold blonde president Eusis, the serious glasses handsome Man Marchias, the reliable male Gaius... The degree of personality distinction between each other is very high, which is quite useful for attracting female players.
Of course, male players will naturally care more about the cuteness of female characters. Blonde double-high ponytail heroine Alyssa, although because of a series of misunderstandings with the male protagonist, she looks a little arrogant and delicate, but in fact, a rather straightforward and cheerful person, when encountering danger, she will take the initiative to attack and take the initiative to help in the face of difficulties, this contrast makes Alyssa's charm fully revealed. Similarly, Emma, the class leader of the universal gentle glasses lady, Laura, the awe-inspiring and confident swordsmanship master, Fei, who looks like nothing but actually gets along well, plus the powerful and a little bit of color class teacher Sarah, the male protagonist's harem lineup (mistakenly) can be said to be quite powerful.
On the other hand, through the excellent performance of the voice actors, the charm of the character will be better displayed. The voice actor lineup of "Legend of Heroes Flash Trail 1: Reform" is also super luxurious, with the male and female protagonists of Uchyama and Horii Yui, Ryoko Shiraishi, Jasmine Iase, Takuya Sato, Shinnosuke Tachibana, Saori Hayami, Shouko Kanemoto, Yoshimasa Hosoya, and many well-known voice actors such as Nochinaka Blue, Sakurai Takahiro, Takehito Koan, Daisuke Hirakawa, Yukari Tamura and other well-known voice actors to contribute. Not only are the fans quite satisfied, but even the average player will be amazed by the auditory feast presented by the voice actors.
<h1>The gameplay is relatively traditional, and the combat is refreshing</h1>
In terms of gameplay, "Hero Legend Flash Trail 1: Change" naturally revolves around the stage of the academy. Players need to make good use of each free day, and the most important thing is, of course, to spend time with the characters who want to cultivate bondage, triggering bondage events. In addition, you can also clear a variety of key and non-critical side quests, of course, the most common fishing gameplay in Japanese RPGs can not be less in this game. In terms of gameplay, this game is still relatively traditional.
The combat aspect gives the player a big surprise. Although it is turn-based, it can be described as quite refreshing in the experience, and with the high-speed mode, it doubles this refreshing feeling.
Against enemies, players can perform three types of attacks - one of which is naturally a normal attack, most characters can only perform normal attacks against individual targets, but like Eliot with a magic wand and Marchias, who uses a shotgun, can launch normal attacks against multiple enemies.
The second is combat skills, combat skills often have the personal characteristics of the character, when used will consume CP value, in addition to a variety of single or range of attack skills, there are BUFF and recovery combat skills, versatility is quite good. Personally, I generally give priority to the use of combat techniques as the main means of output.
The third is magic, which consumes EP values, which are also divided into attack magic and auxiliary magic. Using magic is a good choice when enemies are good at dodging or have high defense against physical attacks.
During the battle, the player needs to consider the placeholder of the character the most. On the one hand, the player can set the formation in advance to adjust the position of the character, and the other side can also change the position during the battle by using the combat technique with displacement. Of course, the displacement combat technique may also allow the character to plunge into the monster group, which is fine at low difficulty, and several monsters under high difficulty can be eaten by touching each time.
<h1>The revision has been strengthened in many ways, and the picture still has a sense of the times</h1>
The original "Legend of Heroes Flash Trail 1" was released in 2013, while the 2018 release was based on the original version of the high-definition version, the resolution has been improved, and the frame rate is more stable.
The new high-speed mode is also very easy to use, and players can switch between normal mode and high-speed mode by pressing the LT button of the gamepad. In the high-speed mode, whether it is story dialogue, character movement, or battle with enemies, it is in the form of fast-forward, and the pace of the game is fast and flying, especially suitable for acute players.
However, after all, it is only high-definition rather than remake, so whether it is character modeling or scene modeling, it is still at the level of the previous generation, not so fine, and it looks quite contemporary. In addition, the light and shadow effects will also look slightly incongruous, especially the lighting of some characters' faces will be slightly strange, like sun spots after sunbathing on the beach for too long with sunglasses.
Compared with the game's excellent 2D art, the 3D aspect will be a little regrettable - although the old players have long been accustomed to this, they can focus their eyes entirely on the gameplay without caring, to feel the excellent gameplay of this game. However, new students should still be mentally prepared and adapt to a certain degree before starting the game.
<h1>The translation is trustworthy and the experience adds a lot</h1>
As a publishing company founded by Ms. Chen Yunyun, former head of the SIE Chinese Center, Cloud Leopard Entertainment has been committed to providing localized publishing services for multiple platforms since its establishment, so that more players can experience excellent Chinese localized game works.
As far as the level of translation is concerned, old players like us naturally have a hundred hearts for Clouded Leopard Entertainment, after all, there have been many works they have translated on the host platform before. And even if you're a new player for the first time, you can feel their attention to detail in Legend of Heroes Trail 1: Change. For example, the OP lyrics in the opening scene have been translated into Chinese, and the use of text also strives to highlight the singing. Although it will be a shame, it is not a problem to co-melodize and sing the lyrics according to the Chinese.
In the various description pages for the system, gameplay, etc., the legends used, regardless of size, clarity or not, are all Chinese version of the actual game screen, which can be said to be quite careful. As for the translation of the plot dialogue and text description, it also strives to be plain, which makes people feel very comfortable to read. It can be said that the excellent translation standard of Clouded Leopard Entertainment has made the game experience of "Hero Legend Flash Trail 1: Change" to a higher level.
<h1>epilogue</h1>
Thanks to the excellent game quality of "Hero Legend Flash Trail 1: Change", coupled with the excellent localization translation level of Clouded Leopard Entertainment, the comprehensive experience of the Chinese version is quite excellent, but it is still hoped to solve the problem of gamepad failure and blurred screen as soon as possible ~ According to the release plan previously announced by Clouded Leopard Entertainment, the four Chinese versions of "Flash Track" will be successively landed on the Steam platform in 2021, bringing players the most complete series of game experiences. Whether you're an old player eager to relive what you've been touched by, or as a new player interested in the Trails of Flash series and want to officially enter the pit, buying the Steam Chinese edition is the best choice at the moment. With everyone's support, I believe that Clouded Leopard Entertainment will bring us more new works Chinese versions of the "Trajectory" series in the future, which is really exciting.
Overall Rating: 8/10 Recommended by: FALCOM fans, players who want to enter the pit and are interested in the "Trail of Flash" series
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