#trails-from-zero — Public Fediverse posts

Ahhhh… Crossbell feels like home.

#trailsfromzero #jrpg #gaming #videogames

I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THINGS LAST NIGHT

1) I FIX MY CHATS! I now have my own Streamerbot chat relay so everyone on stream can chat together!

2) I FINISHED ANOTHER TRAILS GAME #TrailsFromZero I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM I SWEAR, THIS IS ONLY THE 4 GAME IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS

OK HOLY SHIT, THE DOORS ARE VERY MUCH IMPORTANT IN SKY THE 3rd!!!

Yeah doing them all now before going back to #TrailsFromZero

#TrailsInTheSky #Kiseki #LegendOfHeroes

Sooo turns out some of the optional doors in Sky the 3rd are plot relevent for the transition between Sky and Zero! So now I'm releading a save with a guide to go through all the important doors I missed before I keep playing Zero

#Keseki #TrailsInTheSky #TrailsFromZero #JRPG #Linux #SteamDeck

I found this chest in #TrailsFromZero
It's a memorial. 🤍

In a surprising turn of events, I actually reached Chapter 4 of Trails from Zero and am on course on finishing the game! #jrpg #kiseki #TrailsFromZero

I love these chest jokes 😆 #Trailsfromzero #videogames

It’s surprising that only one year has passed since my first post! 

I am always complaining about time, or lack thereof, to do all the things I want to. However, this time around, and looking back to November last year, it feels more like a decade has passed.

My philosophy teacher talked a lot about time and he used to say that, in order to understand its flow, and the effect it has in our being, at physical, perceptive, emotional, and existential levels, a considerable amount of time and experience should have passed. All this to say that he wasn’t expecting an extreme level of maturity in our exams, but knowledge and study, yes! I think we all did well, despite our young age. 

So time is very elusive and subjective. Me being here one year later, feeling like a decade passed by, is a bit scary, but hell, I’m still questioning if I made good use of it. I had never questioned myself about this before because time was something I had in abundance. Not anymore. Many things happened that completely shattered my idea of permanence. My teacher was right.

Some months ago, in our many convos on Mastodon, the topic of video games being a waste of time was raised, and even though I met the idea with scepticism and as prejudiced, it made me think that maybe that was the case, and that I had to do something about it – to transform a passive hobby into active engagement. It’s one of the reasons why I kept writing about the games I’ve been discovering. I’m happy with what I created in the past year. 

Currently I’m playing Trails from Zero. It’s a game from the long running The Legend of Heroes franchise. I have previously mentioned my difficulty playing Trails in the Sky on PC and how Trails from Cold Steel felt much better gameplay-wise. I don’t want to go there again because a remake is coming and I’m going to play that instead. However, it was Zero that made me enjoy every other aspect. The story is extremely slow-burn but I don’t mind. It possibly was one of the most charming games I’ve ever tried, so I’m sticking with it. Also, as a side-note, is this the first JRPG ever to represent religion in a good light? I have to pinch myself. I’m sure the Septian Church will commit some abominable crime any time soon, right?

As a side-game, also from Falcom, I’m playing Ys X Nordics. It was released on Nintendo Switch (and other platforms) recently and it tells the story of Adol and a mysterious chain of attacks by sinister beings called the Griegr. It’s an action RPG and it challenges my capacity to press the right buttons at the right time for the right combos. It’s maddening but I’m having fun with it! It’s a fast paced game and a very distinctive experience from Zero. I enjoyed all the references to the Vikings and their sagas, their society, the Roman empire, the references to Spain and the trade currents of the time. It’s actually very well researched and the setting serves the game quite well. 

I plan to write more about both games in the near future but I’ll refrain from expanding on orbments and quartz. I definitely don’t understand how that thing works! It hasn’t been a problem so far because I’m playing on easy for the story and setting. I’m still a tourist with Falcom games and I think the label fits me just fine.

Another game I’m looking forward to playing is Xenoblade Chronicles X. It will be released next year and I’ll buy it as soon as my go-to online place puts it up for pre-order. I never owned a Wii U and I loved XC1 immensely. There’s a lot of criticism about the combat being too similar to a MMO with its semi-auto mechanics and (fairly) the obnoxious amount of side-quests. What can I say? I loved every aspect of it and had a great time, but boy was it long. I’ll never forget Valak Mountain and the music that played there during daylight.

And that’s it. I’m not looking forward to much else except Metaphor or whatever Atlus comes up with. I don’t play many AAA games but I’d like to try the new Ghost of Yotei and Dragon Age: The Veilguard. If I had started the blog sooner I’d love to have written about Ghost of Tsushima and Bloodborne. They’re both PS4 games worth buying a PS5 for. Any news about Fire Emblem will also be very welcome. I’m more of a fan of Three Houses than the franchise as a whole. I think the experience was very unique and I’ve never explored a game so thoroughly before.

Let’s raise our swords to Seiros and to an everlasting reign of Dragons!

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You can keep reading from this point on or you can skip it. It’s fine. It’s about the US election, and the perspective I’m writing from will be very clear.

It doesn’t feel right to avoid mentioning the election results. I know this isn’t the right place for it, but when I look at my stats, many of you, if not the majority, are from the US. 

First I’d like to say that I’m sorry. I really am. I can’t imagine how many of you are feeling these days. Watching everything unfold at a distance isn’t the same as having to experience the events first-hand. It must be suffocating for many of you who are, or probably will be, at the receiving end of oppressive policies.

I was talking with my stepfather before the election day, and we were pretty optimistic about it. The media sources we watch may be about the same – mine are directly from the US and his are from our country – but both have informative news articles to get a better understanding of your complex political system. Also, a lot did we see about the ideology of both parties and the way it was communicated. In the end:

“Americans will have at least some common sense.”

This was one of the arguments he used to justify his optimism. I answered back with a very colourful Portuguese expression:

“Fia-te na Virgem e não corras.”

How can I translate this? You surely have some similar saying in English, but it means to take action when things aren’t looking up and not to rely on faith only to solve the problems arising right in front of you. It literally means, sarcastically, “Have faith in the Virgin (Mary) and don’t run!” It can also mean, in the case of my stepfather, to blindly trust in the accuracy of human judgement and hope for the best.

Take action. Don’t lean on faith only. But take your time to heal first.

We all have our ghosts. The difference is that yours are looking straight in your face. Fight them and have faith that you will make a better world for us all, that you will be true and smart and just. I have absolutely no doubt, and I have faith – because at this very moment it’s the only thing I can have – that you will get through this, and will find happiness, seek justice, and save your democracy if need be.

Whether they want it or not.

Be well, and reach out to your friends, families, adopted families and like-minded online communities. 

Be safe. ❤

https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/11/09/happy-birthday-sword-of-seiros/

#action #Birthday #faith #falcom #firstBirthday #gaming #ghosts #hope #nintendo #nintendoSwitch #religion #theLegendOfHeroes #time #trailsFromZero #USElection #USPolitics #VideoGames #XenobladeChroniclesX #YsXNordics

Returning to Trails from Zero after nearly 3 months, and my brain has been completely erased by a baby and lack of sleep .. where am I? #TrailsFromZero #kiseki #jrpg

I'm playing #TrailsFromZero on #NintendoSwitch
What a wonderful game! I knew that, one day, I'd find my entrance in this series. I just had a very bumpy start, but now I've found the right game for me, in the right platform, no less.
The art is gorgeous, the graphics are sharp, the colors so bright in the oled screen, and it's very easy to navigate in the environment and explore. I could use some quest markers, but I'm managing with the help of a guide when I get stuck. #videogames

Ok, restarted Trails from Zero. I'll just ignore my FOMO and play with a Spoiler-less guide to 100% it once on my first try. Decided it's much more fun that way for me. #TrailsFromZero #jrpg #kiseki

THIS WEEK: Trails from Zero, Unicorn Overlord marketing, Cocoon reservations, a bunch of old Monster Hunter.

Listener Mail: our backlog strategies and depth vs "depth."

It's Episode 857: A Mighty Craving for Microplastics

#VideoGames #Podcast #Nintendo #RetroGaming #RFN #NintendoSwitch #RadioFreeNintendo #MonsterHunter #Cocoon #TrailsFromZero #UnicornOverlord

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/65976/episode-857-a-mighty-craving-for-microplastics

Have been playing a lot of Jedi Survivor on the PS5 this week (a Christmas gift), and it’s loads of fun. Also started Trails from Zero on the Switch. Between those two and playing our Realms of Peril campaign as a family each day, I’ve been having a great time with video games and TTRPGs this week!

#VideoGames #StarWars #JediSurvivor #TrailsFromZero #Switch #Nintendo #TTRPG #RealmsOfPeril

Antes de empezar el #talesofarise , para refrescar la historia y luego ir al dlc (me conozco... Me haré todo lo secundario, no puedo evitarlo... No empezaré el dlc hasta el mes que viene con suerte.. xD) No me pude resistir a darle un poco al #trailsfromzero ...
Lo he dicho y lo volveré a decir... Lo de los mensajes en los cofres rompiendo la cuarta pared, me encantan xD

Jammin' on a Friday night to one of my favourite soundtracks Zero no Kiseki #TrailsFromZero

#NowPlaying

If anyone else is into #Falcom games, I created a community over on Lemmy.ml to discuss #Trails, #Ys, #Xanadu, etc. Stop on by if that's your jam.

https://lemmy.ml/c/falcom

#TrailsoOfColdSteel #TrailsInTheSky #TrailsFromZero #TrailsToAzure #TrailsIntoReverie #TokyoXanadu #NihonFalcom

I finished playing Trails From Zero today on my lunch break because I couldn't leave it alone 🙈 Here's some thoughts on the game:

The long and short of it is that I really loved the game. There's a lot (a lot!) of dialogue but I was never bored with it because it all seemed meaningful for plot or character development.

The characters were amazing, loved them too. ...

#TrailsFromZero #ShareYourGames

Playing #TrailsFromZero:

I got a pet! Well sort of.

Anyway, I still enjoy playing this. I just love all the animations and the little details in battles like how the monsters die, almost like they're clutching their chests. Everything is so cute too!

I got Trails From Zero, because @COMPU73E was so enthusiastic about it. I'm about 10 hours in and I really love it! The story is interesting, the art style great and I even like the fights! Yay!

Unfortunately now I'm slightly obsessed with the whole series and just realised Trails in the Sky might run on my laptop 🙈 RIP my free time.

#ShareYourGames #TrailsFromZero

OK might as well do a Games of the Year™ list:

My number 1 game of 2022 was really hard for me to choose, but in the end it has to be #TrailsFromZero because I think that game is literally perfect. I adore it, and it left me bereft when it was over.

I'd played the fan translated ISO on my PSP before, but playing a modern version on Switch was a dream. I'd die for KeA :blobmelt: