Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter: 93.2% of Japanese Steam reviews recommend it
Players writing reviews in Japanese gave Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter a positive rating in 93.2% of their posts. These reviews were published between 17 September 2026 and 21 October 2026.
Own research by 648 News. Every figure in this article was counted by us from 117 Steam reviews written in Japanese, collected between 2026-09-17 and 2026-10-21.
The overall numbers
Players writing reviews in Japanese gave Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter a positive rating in 93.2% of their posts. The sample covers 117 reviews. Steam lists the same positive share of 93.2% for the entire game history, a figure read on 2026-10-23. Both datasets show 109 positive reviews and 8 negative ones.
The numbers
What reviewers praise
Among players who recommend the game, 42.2% mention the story. Reviewers describe the narrative as a direct continuation that expands the plot and resolves earlier complaints. They note that the pacing improves significantly and the ending delivers strong emotional payoff.
2ndではクラフトの威力が明らかに上方修正されています。
In the 2nd chapter, craft damage is clearly buffed.
Gameplay and combat appear in 41.3% of recommending reviews. Players praise the faster CP recovery, the ability to chain crafts easily, and the dynamic camera work during battles. Characters and character design are cited in 23.9% of recommending reviews. Reviewers highlight the expressive facial animations during conversations and the detailed voice acting that helps players connect with the cast. Amount of content, length, and replayability is mentioned by 19.3% of recommending players. Many point out the large volume of side quests and the ability to adjust difficulty on the fly. Graphics and art direction appears in 14.7% of recommending reviews. Players note the successful transition to anime-style models and the improved cinematic camera angles.
ストーリー:100点 音楽:100点 UI:100点 戦闘:120点 ボリューム:400点
Story: 100 points. Music: 100 points. UI: 100 points. Combat: 120 points. Volume: 400 points.
What reviewers criticise
Among players who do not recommend the game, 75.0% mention the story. Reviewers find the plot predictable and complain about slow dialogue pacing. They feel some character interactions feel dated and that conversations are not compressed enough. Gameplay and combat also appear in 75.0% of non-recommending reviews. Critics note that the dialogue-heavy events slow down the exploration and that certain enemy encounter patterns repeat too often. Music, sound, and voice acting is mentioned in 25.0% of non-recommending reviews. Players note that some voice actors have changed and that certain character voices lost their original charm. UI, controls, key bindings, and controller support covers 25.0% of non-recommending reviews. Reviewers point out that the interface sometimes feels cluttered or lacks intuitive controller support. Characters and character design are cited by 12.5% of non-recommending players. One reviewer mentions that the shift away from the original voice cast affects their immersion. Difficulty and balance is mentioned by 12.5% of non-recommending reviews. A player notes that the game relies heavily on specific enemy patterns that feel repetitive.
Who wrote these reviews
The median playtime behind these reviews is 58.8 hours. Players writing reviews in Japanese classified 117 reviews into topics. The most discussed subjects are story, scenario, and writing at 44.4% of all classified reviews, followed closely by gameplay, combat, and core mechanics at 43.6%. Characters, character design accounts for 23.1% of all classified reviews. Amount of content, length, and replayability appears in 17.9% of classified reviews. Graphics, art direction is mentioned in 13.7% of classified reviews. Music, sound, and voice acting covers 8.5% of classified reviews. Difficulty, balance appears in 8.5% of classified reviews. Performance, optimization, bugs, and crashes is discussed in 3.4% of classified reviews. UI, controls, key bindings, and controller support covers 3.4% of classified reviews. PC port quality and Steam Deck is mentioned in 1.7% of classified reviews. The recommending reviews heavily overlap with the story and gameplay categories, while the non-recommending reviews cluster around pacing and dialogue speed.
Methodology and sources
Data
Steam user reviews, retrieved with Steam's public review listing between 2026-09-17 and 2026-10-21: 117 written in Japanese. Steam's own all-time totals for Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter were read on 2026-10-23.
How the reviews were classified
Every review was read by a language model, which rated how positive it is, how much concrete detail it gives, and which of 15 fixed topics it talks about. The counts and percentages in this article were then computed from those labels in ordinary code, not by the model. Automatic classification makes mistakes, so single percentages should be read as approximate. Reviews of fewer than 15 characters were not sent to the model; they count as positive or negative from the reviewer's own recommendation and carry no topic.
Limits
People who write a Steam review in Japanese are not a representative sample of everyone who plays in Japan, and the language of a review does not establish where its author lives. Steam's default filter for off-topic review activity was left on, so periods Steam marked as review bombing are excluded from the counts in this article. Reviews that arrived after the retrieval date are not included.
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