flyingjohn
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The series started in 1989 under the name dragon slayer,so it is pretty old.For Pete's sake, how many legends of heroes have been made? Is it possible to play just one of them, like the best one, or one has to start from the beginning?
As for the best one,well they are all somewhat different.You can play from the first to the last if you want,but it will take you quite some time.
The early dragon slayer titles are somewhat capable old jrpgs with no amazing features that stand out.
The Gagharv trilogy after that are mostly psps exclusives that are beginning to form the basis of the trails series in terms of features and gameplay. The localization of the first title is quite terrible unfortunately.
The series focuses on story elements with decent turn based combat.
The legend of heroes is the most beloved series.
Writing(and the translation) is top notch and the combat has been given plenty of customization with he arts system and you can actually move your characters on the battle screen.
The first and second title are your typical heroes titles while the third one is more focuses on filing the plot gaps and focus on dungeons instead of towns.(not wizardry type dungeons)
This is the one i would recommend and it is only second to cold steel series.
After that you get the crosbell arc which are just small refinements of the previous games.But they are not translated so you are out of luck if you can't read moon runes.And they are also not easily available to get.(no steam or gog)
After that comes the cols stel series.It is a cross between persona social elements and the previous gameplay of the series.
There are also mechs.
One thing you are gonna love regardless of console/series is the music.