Great first game for what would be one of the most detailed worlds in fiction. Tons of world-building, amazing and catchy music (Sophisticated Fight will always be one of the greatest JRPG battle songs), character writing, and NPC depth. All would become series standards that Trails is known for.

The gameplay may be very dated and slow for today's standards but it contains a lot of the series' foundation such as arts, crafts, and grid movement.

The game starts off very slow as it's the tale of Estelle and Joshua's Bright journey across Liberl to become full-fledged bracers but it will soon escalate as they have to resolve various issues from town to town. Their intimate and evolving relationship, alongside a charming cast, it's one of the highlights in the game. In fact, when you get done with Trails in the Sky, it will make you want to play the second game since the cliffhanger is so jaw-dropping and plot twisted.

If you want to get people into the wonderful world of Zemeria, always recommend people to start with this. You absolutely can not go wrong with the first Trails game since it's the layout of the series and it does not do anything wrong either.