Falcom is known for Ys and Legend of Heroes series, two diametrically opposite JRPG series that have earned plenty of accolade.
And for the first time, the japanese version of Legend of Nayuta is ported over from the original PSP to modern consoles with English voice and narration.
As a remaster of the 2012 PSP title, the game focuses on the protagonist Nayuta, as his studies of mysterious ruins around his town lead him to an alternate world.
It was later remastered for PS4 and PC in 2021 and now finally for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation with full English support.
The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails bears resemblance to the Ys action RPG with plenty of platforming and treasure hunting then to the legend of heroes series which are traditional turn-based RPGs.
Despite its straightforward approach and characterization, this is a solid title with some fun action platforming sections, season based mechanics for more challenges and some stellar remastered visuals.
Extensive characterisation, compelling saga and stellar boss designs.
However, the game does not have any bearing with the Trails or Ys series.
Story Trailer
Story
Nayuta spends his days gazing up at the stars above his island home and wondering what lies beyond the horizon.
Though people claim the sea they live on is flat and finite, Nayuta knows there must be more out there, just waiting to be discovered.
Occasionally, ruins and stars will fall from the sky over Nayuta's home, offering what seem to be glimpses of other worlds.
Nayuta and his best friend was returning to their Remnant Isle home on a boat, they ran into one such ruin. Then he and his friend Cigna saved a small, fairy-like girl by the name of Noi. She tells Nayuta that something very important has been stolen from her and asks for his help in retrieving it.
It's with this that Nayuta's journey begins - one which will take him far beyond the confines of his island to experience new worlds and extraordinary discoveries!
Nayuta teams up with Noi to embark on a perilous quest to retrieve the Master Gears and stop the machinations of Zechst.
They learnt that Zest plan to destroy the planet.
In order to stop him, he must venture through 4 continents of Terra.
He joins up with Noe, an upbeat side-kick who possesses gear craft skills to cast powerful magic attacks on enemies.
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Occasionally, ruins and stars will fall from the sky over Nayuta's home, offering what seem to be glimpses of other worlds.
Game Play
The game is beginner friendly as you can start off in Easy, Normal or if you are a hardcore gamer, there's even the Hard mode. The game's core mechanics revolve around experiencing and changing the seasons of the landscape allowing you to experience, ice, snow, fire, and earth.
Noe is and upbeat and possesses powerful abilities known as Gear Crafts.
Noe can learn new spells, ice spear, disc like Fleur, Cyclone deal single target damage.
Overtime, each spell will level up over time.
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Noe will pick up new techniques as you free up her companions.
Bertha is Nayuta older sister suffering from a mysterious disease.
Noe can fire ice sphere, freeze status, destructo disc like Fluer, Cyclone as single target damage.
Learn techniques like spinning slash, change the season of the stage and other new techniques.
Various landscape terrains will challenge your jumping and gliding skills.
Texture maps are much crispier and 60FPS on modern console.
An all-rounder RPG with high replay value and boasts challenging large boss fights.
About
Discovery awaits beyond the horizon!
A Trails-style game in the ARPG mold,
The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails tells a stirring tale of discovery!
Intro Trailer
Features
Kuro no Kiseiki like story-telling
PS1 / PSP like nostalgic graphics
Classic rpg music that bears inspiration of during Nobuo Uematsu final fantasy era
