While this game has some big problems, most of which I can't even hint at here due to heavy spoilers, Azure is the best trails has ever been in many moments. It executes so many plot threads involving what came before, the imediate conflicts and the future of the series perfectly and has a pacing that grabs you and doesn't let you go for the majority of the game.
When I think of an ongoing story of a world told throughout many entries, this is the kind of stuff I want done and I haven't really found it anywhere else.
This is also where I enjoyed gameplay the most so far, with some great changes to combat, incredible ost, amazing QoL changes and super fun bosses.

PC port is yuck bro and I did expect a lot more out of this game than what was delivered here. Not anticipating the coming of Christ or anything but I was kinda hoping for a halo standard. Not a Xbox watered down farcry game. Also multiplayer while a lot of fun. Lacks content and customisation that has been severely needed now for its progression system that sucks and costs $$$ to buy skins from the fortnite store. Gunplay is nice and tight although weapons are oddly balanced(the plasma pistol is super weak in mp and you have to go out of your way to pick it up) but it's fun still. When it works. I can't stress enough how many times I've crashed bugged to 3fps or frozen up which has stopped all interest in me playing this unfinished missed potential halo game. Waiting 6 months to never touch the co-op campaign. Hopefully this game can be complete next year to impress me enough. Also all the trees are the same. Open world is lame and the campaign is my least favourite in the series that I've played (have not halo 4 or 5 yet)

Another great Trails game, it had a lot to live up to following the Liberl trilogy and it didn't disappoint. The world building is better than ever, with Crossbell already being my favorite location in the series, the cast is fleshed out really well for a first game and there's a lot of engaging mysteries and stellar moments that both set up the future of the series and tie up loose ends perfectly.
Some things could've been better, while the many improvements in combat are welcomed, the new system to run away from battles is baffling and made field traversal so much worse than sky, especially in more complicated dungeons with a good amount of backtracking. The final dungeon suffered especially from this, as it didn't have many things that made it stood out, was very long and the enemies respawning constantly got on my nerves. Some of the characters, especially the antagonists, didn't get the time they needed or actually just didn't have much to them, which is a shame but the lore we got kind of made up for it.
I'm falling in love with this series more and more as it does so many things right, and hope it keeps surpassing my expectations and delivering great experiences like this one.