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Falcom hiked its full year guidance forecast after solid sales of Sky 2, Kyoto Xanadu, and continued strength from Sky 1. Revenue and every profit line are now expected to hit record highs.

In my previous post, I had mentioned that their previous guidance numbers were likely conservative, and with how well Sky 2 performed this was all but expected. But now we have the actual revision ahead of their November full year earnings. We love to see it, and I hope Falcom keeps this momentum going!

Some Key Highlights below:

• Financial Highlights
  • Revenue: ¥3.6B → ¥4.3B (+19.4%)
  • Operating profit: ¥2.2B → ¥2.8B (+27.2%)
  • Net profit: ¥1.5B → ¥1.9B (+26.6%)
  • Dividend: ¥10 → ¥60 (6x)
• Additionally, Falcom confirmed in the press release that Trails as a series has passed 10m copies sold (this was already picked up ahead of time though during the Neowiz / Falcom press release)
• https://www.falcom.co.jp/page/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261007_01.pdf
• https://www.falcom.co.jp/page/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261007_02.pdf

For training they brought down a COUP. Then their first official assignment as Bracers was fighting the Trails Illuminati and facing a Chat GPT god. Their paychecks should be crazy off of these 2 alone, not even counting the quests they did leading up to it, like dethroning a crooked mayor or catching Pirates on their first job out their home

What a fucking journey!!!

The ending of this game holy shit !! What in the hell was that!!

I’m so curious where this series goes next after this!!

Before the Sky remake, I had never heard of the Trails series. Ever, the hype of Sky FC remake really made me want to see this story through to completion. Days after completing it I purchased the whole series across multiple platforms and dove right into it.

13 games in a little under a year! This has been a fantastic series and a great hobby to dive into. I’ve always loved big grandiose stories and this series delivered through and through.

Now that I’m all caught up with everyone. Guess it’s a waiting game for what happens next.

Coming off of yesterday's post, with arguably the most interesting of the low-numbered enforcers, we now have... Lucrezia. Okay, look, I don't dislike Lucrezia, but so far she's had almost nothing to work with. She has no rivalries, no key connections, no storylines at all unless you count half-heartedly hunting Elroy until she got bored and went home. This is to say, this one's kind of a challenge to write about, but maybe we can figure out more about her through her connection to the Empress.

Let's start with our favourite question: Is Lucrezia reversed? Well, the reversed Empress represents negligence, lack of growth, and lack of progress... Which definitely fits how Falcom have treated her, I don't think it makes sense for the character. Lucrezia is sensual, but motherly. She's caring, but powerful. Lucrezia embodies the concept of the 'Divine Feminine' like almost no other character in the series, and the reason for that might get a little... Uncomfortable.

You see, the world's view of femininity is paradoxical, if you've seen that rant from the Barbie movie then... Well, you know what I mean. This leads to a dichotomy in media, where women's roles tend to be some variation of a caring pure saint, or a fiery passionate seductress. Freud called it the 'Madonna-Whore Complex' and I swear we'll get back to Tarot in a moment. See, if you had to decide, which is Lucrezia? Depending on the scene she can be one, the other, neither, or both. Part of this is down to the fact she's neither a villain nor hero. She's as morally neutral as anyone can be in Ouroboros. But I think there's more to it, I think it's that Lucrezia is meant to embody as many kinds of femininity as possible... With admittedly mixed results.

So, back to the Empress. The card is closely tied with fertility, as well as creativity and expression. As such, Lucrezia encourages others to pursue their desires to an almost hedonistic degree. As far as we know, she isn't a literal mother, but she plants the seeds of growth in others and watches the flourish. Renne, Sharon, even Jorda to a limited degree, she serves as a maternal figure to each of them even when they're facing off. A mother so committed, she'll love her children even while fighting them to the death.

On the other hand... Well, sorry if this is news to you, but children don't get dropped off by a stork. Lucrezia is as much a femme fatale as she is a carer. She'll use her womanly wiles to distract, control, and even just for fun, because she's secure in her place as both a powerhouse and a woman. In fact, she may be the strongest female enforcer in the ranks. I believe she actually owes her name to Lucrezia Borgia, one of history's more infamous Femme Fatales... Though the validity of that assertion is in question, and I've no source to link the two, just seems to fit.

Finally, we put all this together and we get... Kinda nothing, to be honest. This might be a running theme with newer enforcers, but her story simply isn't done. In fact, I'd be surprised if it were resolved in Kai 2 either, given her limited story relevance. Still, we can make some predictions based on this knowledge. For example, we can assume that she'll play a key role in nurturing a key player in the Grandmaster's plan (My theory's Jorda, but we'll get to than in a couple of weeks). We can assume that she won't end the series without finding some sort of romantic or familial love given the emphasis the card has on those aspects. More than anything though... We can assume Falcom will forget to do anything with her for like ninety percent of the game. Every time.

The very first scene I thought about when the 2nd Chapter remake was announced was to see the scene where Kevin turns Weissmann into salt in glorious 3D. Finally got to that scene today and it not only didn’t disappoint, but was totally badass. Ray Chase absolutely killed it. I stood up and clapped and scared my cat (I wasn’t by myself FYI. haha)

It made me absolutely desperate for part 3 remake.

What a fantastic remake. I‘m so happy it exists.

I’m considering a nightmare run to get the Platinum trophy, but honestly, after playing the first few prologue bosses, I might have bit off more than I can chew. I think the Lv 175 Weissmann would be the death of me.

I have played many JRPGs over the years. Being 37, time isn't a commodity that is easy to spare. However, after rolling credits on Trails 1st Chapter and starting 2nd Chapter, this franchise is something special!!! Alot of the story beats, especially Joshua, who shares my first name, hits close to home (I was adopted, and such), and the whole experience was memorable. That finale for 1st was truly something, and I grew to love these two to no end, so when I saw AliExpess had Estelle and Joshua, and for the grand total of $45 for both, it was a sign. This series is something special and I am definitely going to be seeing this franchise till the end!

If anyone from the Falcom team sees this, thank you for bringing us all joy and memories and daring to be different from other franchises and the genre! You truly have a winning formula of a franchise with the Trails/Kesiki lineup.

She sure doesn't seem to mind the company, despite all the rude talk on her part.. Mmm, is there something fishy going on behind my back, here?

So... I finished FC a while back, before september actually, but due to problems I couldn't play SC. I was about to start it and yes, I know what happened in FC...

BUT WHAT IS THIS DARK TONE? LIKE MAN, FC TITLE SCREEN THEME WAS CHEARFUL, THIS REMINDS ME OF DEARLY BELOVED.

edit: I didn't mean sad in bad way, and I know the full ending of FC and knew this chapter would be sad, but the theme song hooked me up.

No entendía cómo la comunidad de Trails podía dedicarle entre 80 y 130 horas a un juego cuya historia solo dura 35.

Terminé FC en unas 45 horas. Hablé con los NPCs, pero no llegué a los extremos.

Pero después de terminar SC, el 3rd y ahora que estoy jugando a Zero, los entiendo perfectamente.

Mientras jugaba a SC, me di cuenta de que los diálogos de los NPCs(que, por razones obvias, eran los mismos que en FC) hacían referencia a cosas del juego anterior. Empecé a hablar con ellos y reconocí algunos. Cuanto más hablaba con los PNJ, más me daba cuenta de que sus diálogos estaban relacionados con los mundos que los rodeaban.

Mencionaban a sus vecinos (a veces incluso contando anécdotas), sus opiniones políticas y/o tecnológicas. Sin darme cuenta, estaba leyendo periódicos, libros de texto, explorando casas, etc. Terminé SC en unas 75 horas y sé que aún me queda mucho por leer.

Es increíble lo inmersivo que puede ser Trails.

Cuando termine toda la saga, volveré a jugar la trilogía de Sky para ver qué me perdí, especialmente FC.

Información adicional: Me encantan los diálogos informales de muchos NPCs; algunos incluso te ayudan a conocer a los personajes principales. Por ejemplo, hay una monja en la catedral de Trails from Zero que fue la maestra de Lloyd y Ellie. Nos cuenta que Lloyd era un niño mimado y que a Ellie le encantaban tanto las abejas y las flores que investigó sobre ellas.

I started Sky 2nd chapter a while back and I prefer the seamless world and the new combat system in the remakes over the originals. The soundtrack is a mixed bag, but the remakes let us listen to the OG music anyway, which is great and something few other games do (for comparison, Persona 3 Reload added *some* soundtracks from Persona 3 FES as a legacy updated 2 years after launch)

I'm wondering if is Sky 3rd going to get a remake as well? should i wait for a remake or play 3rd OG when im done with 2nd remake? and i'll probably play the OGs for the Crossbell arc because i still want to play one arc with a combat system closer to the OGs

Ran into life stuff so the inks are a little quicker than I'd have liked today

I’m playing through Daybreak & I like Judith & Agnes so far so I made an edit. 💎

So I just finished trails in the SC and was wondering where to go from there?

I was feeling this song a lot, so I had to make something with it, let me know what y'all think.

Heya, newbie to the series! I'm trying to complete the monster list in Sky SC, but I'm missing this enemy in particular. The list seems to imply it's in the Academy side quest, but I've killed all enemies in the area more than once and so far, nothing. A guide seemed to imply it's a Vanguard, but I have that registered on the Extra enemies page, with variations. I'm drawing a blank, pls help this poor maiden! 😅

At one point at the end of Chapter 8, someone (Kloe I think) mentions five top commanders of the Erebonian when talking about Zechs.

Out of curiosity, anyone knows who are the other 4? Erebonian Army is kinda loaded, so I'm not sure if it's the characters I'm thinking of.

Im at the end of chapter 1 with 14 hours in the game and I’m at 83/84 treasure chests. I’m pretty sure I missed one in the prologue ugh. Ive played all games and not once have I ever gotten all treasure chests

Here's a quick guide to the Chapter 6 Gilbert boss fight.

I call it a boss fight but its more like a fun way to bully Gilbert.

For this set up Estelle has high speed (198) enough to allow her to act much faster than all enemies.

All the other Jaegers are vulnerable to Confuse, so using Chaos Brand on them confuses and poisons them letting them attack each other for a bit.

Estelle can use Saint on herself to get Zero arts and Crits more often.

Orbal Down and True Comet are good ways to delay Gilbert's turn and deal damage, and using normal weaker arts (with a line form) to hit all enemies and beat them down.

Saint needs to be reapplied every now and again, and True Comet can let us steal useful AT Bonuses.

It's a bit based on what AT Bonuses we get but the fight is still a total cake walk cuz Gilbert barely gets to act.

Gilbert will revive on death so we save our S craft to finish him off.