Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 6th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got a full-sized review of a recent high-profile JRPG and a Mini-View of a recent lower-profile JRPG. A couple of new releases hit over the weekend, and we’ve got summaries of those for you to enjoy as well. Things are rounded out with a surprisingly big list of new discounts and sales, including what I believe is the first-ever North American eShop discount on The World Ends With You. Neat! Let’s have a look!
Reviews
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III ($59.99)

Talk about your complicated histories. Trails of Cold Steel III is the third in its series, itself part of the larger Trails series that began with 2004’s Trails in the Sky. The Trails series is also technically part of Falcom’s The Legend of Heroes franchise, which goes all the way back to 1989’s Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes, the sixth game in the Dragon Slayer series that started with 1984’s Dragon Slayer. You know, the series that also includes Faxanadu, Sorcerian, and Legacy of the Wizard. Just Falcom things, friends. So how much of that do you need to have played to enjoy Trails of Cold Steel III" Well, the good news is that you don’t need to worry about any of the stuff outside of the Trails series. Phew! The bad news is that if you want to fully appreciate everything happening in this game, you really need to have played all ...