it has just the right combination of interesting magic worldbuilding and political maneuvering that it reminds us very much of everything we liked about Suikoden 1 and 2
i cannot recommend this series enough, at least the Liberl and Crossbell arcs (we've not played the Erebonia arc yet, and the Calvard arc hasn't come out yet but has been announced)
-F
(those recommendations being, incidentally, for the Liberl arc:
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
and the Crossbell arc:
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
The latter two will get official english translations next year and the following year, but the fan translation is a) extremely good and b) by the same people now doing the official one)
-F