Category: JRPG

  • Trails in the Sky Remake Demo

    Post-Stream First Impressions by NeoKakarot

    NeoKakarot is a fanatic of JRPGs, anime, and DOTA with an especially soft spot for games by Nihon Falcom. You can follow Neo’s work via YouTube or Patreon.

    First Impressions

    Writes Neo:

    So after experiencing the demo of Trails in The Sky First Chapter which is a remake for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in The Sky I just had to share my initial thoughts and impressions of it for this video!

    The video is below, so check it out!

    Stream VODs

    For players who wish to check out the stream VODs of the demo playthrough, see below.

    So, what do you think? Have you played the Trails series? If so, which Trails entry is your favorite?

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  • Series Showcase: No Random Encounters

    Whirlwind Family of Mods of Final Fantasy

    For the Whirlwind family of mods, click here.
    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube.

    Final Fantasy VI: Tailwind (SNES)

    Hold A for random encounters.

    Final Fantasy V: Whirlwind (SFC)

    Hold A for random encounters.

    Requires game clear, portal activation, and Encounters OFF in Config.

    Final Fantasy IV: Downwind (SFC)

    Hold B for random encounters.

    Final Fantasy III: Crosswinds (FC)

    Hold B for random encounters.

    Final Fantasy II: Upwind (FC)

    Hold B for random encounters.

    Final Fantasy: Headwind (NES)

    Hold B for random encounters.

    So, what do you think? What’s your take on random encounters in JRPGs today? Comment below, or come check us out on Discord.

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  • Timeline of FFV Modding

    Original Romhacks of Final Fantasy V

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    A plus sign (+) denotes a repatcher rather than a romhack. A repatcher refers to an external randomizer.

    December 1992

    Final Fantasy V

    Game released.

    June 1998

    RPGe

    Translation released.

    July 2010

    Inu’s Sandbox

    Later published by clymax as Boco’s FFV.

    December 2010

    Ancient Cave

    Roguelike.

    June 2012

    Autumn Challenge

    Also known as FFV Remix or FF5r.

    September 2016

    Grand Cross+

    Repatcher.

    October 2018

    Advance Ancient Cave

    Roguelike for the GBA port.

    November 2020

    Serity

    Translation addendum for Autumn Challenge.

    February 2021

    Career Day+

    Repatcher.

    November 2021

    Void Divergence

    Bravely Default mechanics.

    September 2022

    Sky Render

    Fan translation of Ancient Cave.

    May 2024

    Whirlwind

    Respinner.

    June 2024

    DressCode

    Reaches open beta.

    October 2024

    Heroine Trilogy

    JP release.

    February 2025

    Kimblee’s

    Open beta.

    July 2025

    Team DiscChangers

    Translation addendum for Heroine Trilogy.

    August 2026

    Odyssey

    Respinner.

    August 2026

    Advance Action Growth

    FFII growth mechanics for the GBA port.

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  • Crosswinds Speedrun by NeoKakarot

    Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta, Division IV-A

    For more info on the Whirlwind (Four-Job) Fiesta event, see here.
    For more on the Crosswinds mod for Final Fantasy III, see here.

    NeoKakarot is a fanatic of JRPGs, anime, and DOTA with an especially soft spot for games by Nihon Falcom. You can follow Neo’s work via YouTube or Patreon.

    Writes Neo shortly after his playthrough of Final Fantasy III on the Nintendo DS (playlist available here):

    Today we are playing Final Fantasy III for the NES on this stream, but it’s not a normal version of the game.

    For you see it has been modded by ‪@cIymax‬ and is called Final Fantasy III Crosswind!

    And I will be “speed running” it if you catch my drift.

    It should be a fun time!

    So, mark your calendars for Wednesday at 8pm Eastern, boys!

    Update

    The Speedrun.com submission is posted here, or see the video embed below.

    For the event leaderboard, click here.

    You can check the current event standings here.

    Crosswinds Any% in 5:07:13

    Titles Awarded: Bonus Conqueror I, Crosswinds Record Holder

    Date: August 20, 2025

    Team: FFV Central

    Congrats to Neo on the titles!

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