Sky's Write-Up Compendium

One thing I’ve noticed over the years is that whenever a person is describing the first Trails in the Sky (Sky FC), it’s often labeled as a "prologue" entry. Required reading material that a person has to sit through, a barrier to entry towards the wider Trails narrative. I understand why it’s viewed in this manner to an extent, as the main pitch of the Trails series has always been how it’s one of the few modern day JRPGs to focus on a large scale narrative, with each individual game connecting directly to the next to form something grand. Seeing as the original Sky FC is the very beginning of the adventure, some people delegating it to just being a prologue isn’t surprising. But personally, I’ve always found this mindset around Sky FC to be rather reductive and unfair to the game. While less thrilling and action-packed compared to later entries in the series, the charm of Sky FC can be found in how it embraces being a down-to-earth narrative.  More Than Just "Required ...

  Back on May 31st 2018, Blazblue Cross Tag Battle released in the US. The game was notable as it was a crossover between 4 different series: Blazblue, Persona 4 Arena, RWBY, and the topic of today's post, Under Night In-Birth (abbreviated as UNI). I had caught wind of the game due to my fondness for Persona 4. I was aware that Persona was a game series at this point, and while I had never touched P4A myself, the mere presence of the Investigation Team in the game was enough for me to keep my eye on it. At the time of release, I was just wrapping up my freshman year of high school and had no job, so I couldn’t pick the game up for myself. But that didn’t stop me from looking into things like the game's various story modes and character interactions, all of which oozed charm and humor. As I did, I found myself becoming more interested in the characters that stemmed from Under Night In-Birth. Something about them just appealed to me. The designs were simple yet effective, with j...