Falcom | JRPG Chronicles

Console	Name	Developer	Lucca's Observations
SNES	Brandish	Falcom/Koei	Top-down dungeon crawl, the only entry in the series to be localized
JP SFC	Brandish 2: The Planet Buster	Falcom	Similar top-down dungeon crawling as the first
Vita	Brandish: The Dark Revenant (DL only)	Falcom	See PSP
PSP	Brandish: The Dark Revenant (DL only)	Falcom	3D remake of the original Brandish with an extra storyline from the villain's perspective, punishing but fair gameplay
Turbografx-CD	Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes	Falcom	Detailed game for the time, bridges the gap between the Dragon Slayer and LoH series
JP PSP	Eiyuu Densetsu: Ao no Kiseki	Falcom	Second half of the "Crossbell arc," leads into Trails of Cold Steel II, turn-based combat like other Trails games
3DS	Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure (DL only)	Falcom	Almost identical to the original, save for the application of 3D effects and some technical issues like pop-in
PSP	Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure	Falcom	A cutesy ARPG, fun hats confer stat upgrades and can be leveled in and of themselves
NES	Legacy of the Wizard	Falcom	An early example of a metroidvania with a family element; different family members have different exploration skills
DS	Legacy of Ys: Books I & II	Dreams/Falcom	Combined enhanced remake of Ys I and II with 3D and potential multiplayer
JP PSP	Nayuta no Kiseki	Falcom	ARPG with platforming elements
PSP	The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion	Microvision/Falcom	Second game in the Gagharv trilogy, despite western release order; run-of-the-mill turn-based gameplay and an arbitrary pet system
JP Vita	The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd - Evolution	Falcom	Final game in the Liberl arc albeit with a different protagonist; plays like the previous games; Evolution version adds new artwork/scenarios
PS4	The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero	Falcom	A port of a port of the first game in the Crossbell Arc of the series, long thought to forever remain unlocalized (until now)
Switch	The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero	Falcom	See PS4
PSP	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky	Falcom	The 6th Legend of Heroes game/first Trails game, starts an interweaving storyline, combat is turn-based but offers lots of attack options, NPCs react to the story dynamically
Vita	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (DL only)	Falcom	See PSP
Vita	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (DL only)	Falcom	See PSP
PSP	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (DL only)	Falcom	Immediate sequel to the first game, plot-heavy with compelling characters, gameplay similar to the first but adds combination attacks
PS4	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	Falcom	Tons of QoL changes; includes all DLC, more English dialogue, JP audio, and a turbo mode
Vita	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	Falcom	See PS3
PS3	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	Falcom	Beginning of another major arc in the Trails series, adds co-op link attacks to combat, structure is based in a school-type environment
PS4	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Falcom	Tons of QoL changes; includes all DLC, more English dialogue, JP audio, and a turbo mode
Vita	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Falcom	See PS3
PS3	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Falcom	Takes place soon after the first game - basically required playing if you liked the first one
PS4	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III	Falcom	Ties together plot threads from the Sky trilogy and Crossbell duology as well as continuing the Cold Steel plot; naturally a long game, combat mostly unchanged from I and II
Switch	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III	Falcom	See PS4
Switch	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV	Falcom	See PS4
PS4	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV	Falcom	Absolutely requires playing all other Trails games prior to this one; has a very large (and arguably unwieldy) cast of characters, plays like its predecessor
PSP	The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch	Microvision/Falcom	First game in the Gagharv trilogy, despite western release order; gameplay is still very traditional, arguably bland, continues the pet system from the previous game
PSP	The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean	Microvision/Falcom	Last in the Gagharv trilogy, but chronologically between the other two; still linear but allows for importing of data from the previous two games
Vita	Tokyo Xanadu	Falcom	ARPG with a modern setting; rock-paper-scissors-like enemy weaknesses require quick party member swapping, linear dungeons
PS4	Tokyo Xanadu eX+	Falcom	Contains new post-game content and side stories
NES	Tombs and Treasure	Falcom	1st-person dungeon crawl with some point-and-click elements
N-Gage	Xanadu Next	Falcom/ScriptArts	Isometric ARPG gameplay with a clunky class-switching system of sorts and a different story than the PC version
JP FC	Ys	Falcom	Adol bumps into the enemies to slay them
Vita	Ys: Memories of Celceta	Falcom	Considered by Falcom to the the real Ys IV; still an ARPG, has party members with a variety of attack types, parrying can reduce damage taken and enable counterattacks
PS4	Ys: Memories of Celceta	Falcom	Adds a Japanese voice option, otherwise see Vita
PSP	Ys: The Ark of Napishtim	Falcom	Closer to the original PC Japanese version than the PS2 version was; also adds some extra quests; very long and frequent loading
PS2	Ys: The Ark of Napishtim	Falcom	Technically Ys VI; Adol can jump now, so that's cool
PSP	Ys: The Oath in Felghana	Falcom	Remastered version of Ys III, taking gameplay elements from Ys VI and expanding the storyline with extra scenes
Vita	Ys: The Oath in Felghana (DL only)	Falcom	See PSP
Master System	Ys: The Vanished Omens	Falcom/Sega	Some dungeon areas are horizontally flipped, but is otherwise generally similar to the original release
Turbografx-CD	Ys Book I & II	Falcom	Another way to experience the glory of Adol? Ys, please!
PSP	Ys I & II Chronicles	Falcom	Mostly the same as previous versions, but with a new soundtrack option as well as newly done character portraits
Vita	Ys I & II Chronicles (DL only)	Falcom	See PSP
JP FC	Ys II	Falcom	Adds magic to Adol's repertoire
Genesis	Ys III	Telenet/Falcom	Plays like the other releases, but with arguably better music and game balance
SNES	Ys III: Wanderers From Ys	Falcom/Advance Communication	Similar to the FC version, but with cleaner graphics and arguably worse hit detection
JP FC	Ys III: Wanderers From Ys	Falcom	Changes the battles to be side-scrolling rather than top-down and allows Adol to swing his sword/jump
Turbografx-CD	Ys III: Wanderers From Ys	Falcom/Alfa System	It's sidescrolling Ys- that's all there is to it
PS4	Ys IX: Monstrum Nox	Falcom	Carries over a lot of gameplay elements from Ys VIII; Adol's most story/character-heavy tale yet; features new movement mechanics for world traversal
Switch	Ys IX: Monstrum Nox	Falcom	See PS4
Vita	Ys Origin	Falcom	An Ys without Adol as the protagonist! Has 3 different protagonists and takes place as a strictly interior dungeon crawl, goes back to hack-and-slash spirtes
PS4	Ys Origin	Falcom	See Vita
Switch	Ys Origin	Falcom	See Vita
Xbox One	Ys Origin (DL only)	Falcom	See Vita
PSP	Ys Seven	Falcom	Adds party members to the regular Ys formula, in addition to making weapon types (slashing, blunt) determine an enemy's susceptibility to them
Vita	Ys Seven (DL only)	Falcom	See PSP
JP SFC	Ys V: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin	Falcom	Only game in the series to have never been localized (hopefully this will change?)
Switch	Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	Falcom	See PS4
Vita	Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	Falcom	Adol in ARPG action again, with a settlement-building mechanic and up to 3 party members in combat
PS4	Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	Falcom	Has more dungeons and forms for Dana than the Vita version, at the expense of some costumes
PS5	Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	Falcom	See Vita, with some slightly enhanced visuals
JP PSP	Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga	Falcom	A 3D arena fighting game- very Power Stone-like, where characters from Ys and Trails collide (and level while doing so)