Welcome to the 30 Day challenge of November which is going to be all about Role Playing Games of all shapes and sizes, whether produced in Japan or USA, tactical or real-time and more.

We’re gonna switch between general RPG prompts and franchise specific ones, and today is the case of the latter as we talk the Tales Of and Trails Of franchises (and Ys’, for Falcom-completions sake). Are Trails and Tales connected in any way? No, but they’re not-quite-heavy-hitter franchises with enough of a dedicated fanbase here that I thought they deserved a spotlight.
So, the main prompt of the day is: Whats your feelings on the Tales Of, Trails Of, and Y’s series? Favorites/ least favorites from each?

Bonus prompt: Anything each series does particularly well/badly – both in general, and compared to each other?

New Prompt Plus: What are the best/worst entry points for newcomers?

Optional Postgame prompt: Hopes for the franchises’ next installments- what should be retained/reworked/abandoned?