#trails-of-cold-steel — Public Fediverse posts

Listen, at one point not only did I have the Platinum Trophy for all 4 of the #ColdSteel games released up until that point, I also was a *WORLD RECORD HOLDER* for a speedrun of them back-to-back. Of COURSE I would stream #TrailsOfColdSteel #Reverie eventually! IT'S REAN TIME twitch.tv/sonicmega

I have finished tbe Crossbell Arc of #LegendOfHeros #Trails last night!

I have now entered the 3D games with #TrailsOfColdSteel

I have finished tbe Crossbell Arc of #LegendOfHeros #Trails last night!

I have now entered the 3D games with #TrailsOfColdSteel

I have finished tbe Crossbell Arc of #LegendOfHeros #Trails last night!

I have now entered the 3D games with #TrailsOfColdSteel

I have finished tbe Crossbell Arc of #LegendOfHeros #Trails last night!

I have now entered the 3D games with #TrailsOfColdSteel

I have finished tbe Crossbell Arc of #LegendOfHeros #Trails last night!

I have now entered the 3D games with #TrailsOfColdSteel

空の軌跡のアネラスちゃんです
#イラスト #falcom #空の軌跡 #空の軌跡_the_1st #空の軌跡the1st #soranokiseki #軌跡シリーズ #trailsofcoldsteel #アネラス・エルフィード #アネラス

I have really enjoyed the Erebonia and Crossbell arcs in the Legend of Heroes, Trails series and finally picked up Reverie, I've heard mixed reviews but so far this seems like a really good wrapup for loose ends in the story. Big fan actually.

I DID go back and learn there is a secret ending to Cold Steel IV and was very happy about that.

#trailsofcoldsteel #legendofheroes #trailsseries

I have really enjoyed the Erebonia and Crossbell arcs in the Legend of Heroes, Trails series and finally picked up Reverie, I've heard mixed reviews but so far this seems like a really good wrapup for loose ends in the story. Big fan actually.

I DID go back and learn there is a secret ending to Cold Steel IV and was very happy about that.

#trailsofcoldsteel #legendofheroes #trailsseries

I have really enjoyed the Erebonia and Crossbell arcs in the Legend of Heroes, Trails series and finally picked up Reverie, I've heard mixed reviews but so far this seems like a really good wrapup for loose ends in the story. Big fan actually.

I DID go back and learn there is a secret ending to Cold Steel IV and was very happy about that.

#trailsofcoldsteel #legendofheroes #trailsseries

I have really enjoyed the Erebonia and Crossbell arcs in the Legend of Heroes, Trails series and finally picked up Reverie, I've heard mixed reviews but so far this seems like a really good wrapup for loose ends in the story. Big fan actually.

I DID go back and learn there is a secret ending to Cold Steel IV and was very happy about that.

#trailsofcoldsteel #legendofheroes #trailsseries

I have really enjoyed the Erebonia and Crossbell arcs in the Legend of Heroes, Trails series and finally picked up Reverie, I've heard mixed reviews but so far this seems like a really good wrapup for loose ends in the story. Big fan actually.

I DID go back and learn there is a secret ending to Cold Steel IV and was very happy about that.

#trailsofcoldsteel #legendofheroes #trailsseries

空の軌跡のジョゼットちゃんです
#イラスト #falcom #空の軌跡 #空の軌跡_the_1st #空の軌跡the1st #soranokiseki #軌跡シリーズ #trailsofcoldsteel #ジョゼット #ジョゼット・カプア #ボクっ娘 #ツンデレ

シェラザードさんを描いてみました
#イラスト #falcom #空の軌跡 #空の軌跡_the_1st #空の軌跡the1st #soranokiseki #軌跡シリーズ #trailsofcoldsteel #シェラザード #シェラザード・ハーヴェイ #褐色 #銀髪 #おへそ

今日から始まるロイヤルファミリーというドラマにエステル役の高柳知葉さんが出演されるみたいです
#イラスト #falcom #空の軌跡 #空の軌跡_the_1st #空の軌跡the1st #soranokiseki #軌跡シリーズ #trailsofcoldsteel #エステル #エステル・ブライト #高柳知葉

Ich weiß, meine Präsenz im Fediverse macht sich in letzter Zeit rar. Dafür gibt es aber einen guten Grund: Momentan bin ich voll im Trails-Fieber, und neben dem Remake von Trails in the Sky FC bin ich auch in Trails of Cold Steel 1 zugange.
In letzterem vor allem meinen alten Speicherstand von 2020 endlich zum ersten Mal durchzuspielen.
Und immerhin bin ich von Kapitel 5 jetzt im finalen Kapitel angelangt, und das alles innerhalb der letzten Woche ​:anime_catgirlears:​

#PS4 #PS5 #TrailsOfColdSteel #TrailsInTheSky #Falcom

Trails Laura and Alisa Figures Announced by Kotobukiya

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://noisypixel.net/trails-cold-steel-laura-alisa-figures-kotobukiya/

空の軌跡の体験版が出たのでエステルを描いてみました
#イラスト #falcom #空の軌跡 #空の軌跡_the_1st #空の軌跡the1st #soranokiseki #閃の軌跡 #創の軌跡 #軌跡シリーズ #trailsofcoldsteel #エステル #エステル・ブライト

I got dumped for the second time this year and it sucks. I will now perform the ritual of eating ice cream, drinking wine and playing my favorite JRPG series #legendofheroes specifically #trailsofcoldsteel

I got dumped for the second time this year and it sucks. I will now perform the ritual of eating ice cream, drinking wine and playing my favorite JRPG series #legendofheroes specifically #trailsofcoldsteel

I got dumped for the second time this year and it sucks. I will now perform the ritual of eating ice cream, drinking wine and playing my favorite JRPG series #legendofheroes specifically #trailsofcoldsteel

Juna from the #Trails series really changed after graduating, tho!

#kiseki #TrailsOfColdSteel

Juna from the #Trails series really changed after graduating, tho!

#kiseki #TrailsOfColdSteel

Biblioteczka #TeamPudełka powiększyła się też o jeden z tytułów z serii #TheLegendOfHeroes, a konkretnie pod-serii #Trails – #TrailsOfColdSteel2 😄

Dlaczego część druga, skoro nie mam części pierwszej? Bo dostępność tego wydania się coraz bardziej pogarsza, podczas gdy jedynka wciąż jest łatwiej dostępna. Oczywiście jej brak będę musiał szybko nadrobić.

A dlaczego w ogóle ta seria? Kończąc trylogię #Utawarerumono zacząłem szukać sobie kolejnego tytułu, lub serii, do ogrania. Seria #Trails zdecydowanie najczęściej przewijała się w polecajkach. Choć oczywiście nie może być za łatwo – jakbym chciał zapoznać się z nią w prawidłowej kolejności, powinienem zacząć od #TrailsInTheSky. Pozycji w którą właściwie nie da się dzisiaj zagrać 😅 Drugim polecanym punktem wejście, było właśnie #TrailsOfColdSteel i tak się tu znaleźliśmy.

Oczywiście w międzyczasie zapowiedziano remake pierwszej części serii – #TrailsInTheSkyThe1st – więc 2025 rok zapowiada się cudownie dla takich osób jak ja, nadrabiających #visualnovel.e sprzed lat ♥️

Samo wydanie, na pierwszy rzut oka nie zaskakuje – zwykle pudełko, ładna okładka. Dopiero po jego otworzeniu okazuje się, że dostajemy też alternatywna okładkę – niby pierdoła, ale doceniam.

#giereczkowo #vn

Biblioteczka #TeamPudełka powiększyła się też o jeden z tytułów z serii #TheLegendOfHeroes, a konkretnie pod-serii #Trails – #TrailsOfColdSteel2 😄

Dlaczego część druga, skoro nie mam części pierwszej? Bo dostępność tego wydania się coraz bardziej pogarsza, podczas gdy jedynka wciąż jest łatwiej dostępna. Oczywiście jej brak będę musiał szybko nadrobić.

A dlaczego w ogóle ta seria? Kończąc trylogię #Utawarerumono zacząłem szukać sobie kolejnego tytułu, lub serii, do ogrania. Seria #Trails zdecydowanie najczęściej przewijała się w polecajkach. Choć oczywiście nie może być za łatwo – jakbym chciał zapoznać się z nią w prawidłowej kolejności, powinienem zacząć od #TrailsInTheSky. Pozycji w którą właściwie nie da się dzisiaj zagrać 😅 Drugim polecanym punktem wejście, było właśnie #TrailsOfColdSteel i tak się tu znaleźliśmy.

Oczywiście w międzyczasie zapowiedziano remake pierwszej części serii – #TrailsInTheSkyThe1st – więc 2025 rok zapowiada się cudownie dla takich osób jak ja, nadrabiających #visualnovel.e sprzed lat ♥️

Samo wydanie, na pierwszy rzut oka nie zaskakuje – zwykle pudełko, ładna okładka. Dopiero po jego otworzeniu okazuje się, że dostajemy też alternatywna okładkę – niby pierdoła, ale doceniam.

#giereczkowo #vn

Biblioteczka #TeamPudełka powiększyła się też o jeden z tytułów z serii #TheLegendOfHeroes, a konkretnie pod-serii #Trails – #TrailsOfColdSteel2 😄

Dlaczego część druga, skoro nie mam części pierwszej? Bo dostępność tego wydania się coraz bardziej pogarsza, podczas gdy jedynka wciąż jest łatwiej dostępna. Oczywiście jej brak będę musiał szybko nadrobić.

A dlaczego w ogóle ta seria? Kończąc trylogię #Utawarerumono zacząłem szukać sobie kolejnego tytułu, lub serii, do ogrania. Seria #Trails zdecydowanie najczęściej przewijała się w polecajkach. Choć oczywiście nie może być za łatwo – jakbym chciał zapoznać się z nią w prawidłowej kolejności, powinienem zacząć od #TrailsInTheSky. Pozycji w którą właściwie nie da się dzisiaj zagrać 😅 Drugim polecanym punktem wejście, było właśnie #TrailsOfColdSteel i tak się tu znaleźliśmy.

Oczywiście w międzyczasie zapowiedziano remake pierwszej części serii – #TrailsInTheSkyThe1st – więc 2025 rok zapowiada się cudownie dla takich osób jak ja, nadrabiających #visualnovel.e sprzed lat ♥️

Samo wydanie, na pierwszy rzut oka nie zaskakuje – zwykle pudełko, ładna okładka. Dopiero po jego otworzeniu okazuje się, że dostajemy też alternatywna okładkę – niby pierdoła, ale doceniam.

#giereczkowo #vn

Biblioteczka #TeamPudełka powiększyła się też o jeden z tytułów z serii #TheLegendOfHeroes, a konkretnie pod-serii #Trails – #TrailsOfColdSteel2 😄

Dlaczego część druga, skoro nie mam części pierwszej? Bo dostępność tego wydania się coraz bardziej pogarsza, podczas gdy jedynka wciąż jest łatwiej dostępna. Oczywiście jej brak będę musiał szybko nadrobić.

A dlaczego w ogóle ta seria? Kończąc trylogię #Utawarerumono zacząłem szukać sobie kolejnego tytułu, lub serii, do ogrania. Seria #Trails zdecydowanie najczęściej przewijała się w polecajkach. Choć oczywiście nie może być za łatwo – jakbym chciał zapoznać się z nią w prawidłowej kolejności, powinienem zacząć od #TrailsInTheSky. Pozycji w którą właściwie nie da się dzisiaj zagrać 😅 Drugim polecanym punktem wejście, było właśnie #TrailsOfColdSteel i tak się tu znaleźliśmy.

Oczywiście w międzyczasie zapowiedziano remake pierwszej części serii – #TrailsInTheSkyThe1st – więc 2025 rok zapowiada się cudownie dla takich osób jak ja, nadrabiających #visualnovel.e sprzed lat ♥️

Samo wydanie, na pierwszy rzut oka nie zaskakuje – zwykle pudełko, ładna okładka. Dopiero po jego otworzeniu okazuje się, że dostajemy też alternatywna okładkę – niby pierdoła, ale doceniam.

#giereczkowo #vn

Reply with "<3" and I'll give you a letter for you to post your favorite characters.

I got S for:

- Sophie ( #TalesofGracesf )
- Suigintou ( #RozenMaiden )
- Sara Valestein ( #TrailsofColdSteel )
- Saori Hasegawa ( #Persona3Portable )

(Source: https://twitter.com/Roguetoad27/status/1787159543182483845 )

It could have been worse :) I enjoyed writing about #TrailsInTheSky to finally put it behind me and I also went over the first 2 hours of #TrailsOfColdSteel Some #Falcom games are now on sale on #Steam Enjoy! #videogames #pcgaming #jrpg

https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/trails-through-frustration/

It could have been worse :) I enjoyed writing about #TrailsInTheSky to finally put it behind me and I also went over the first 2 hours of #TrailsOfColdSteel Some #Falcom games are now on sale on #Steam Enjoy! #videogames #pcgaming #jrpg

https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/trails-through-frustration/

It could have been worse :) I enjoyed writing about #TrailsInTheSky to finally put it behind me and I also went over the first 2 hours of #TrailsOfColdSteel Some #Falcom games are now on sale on #Steam Enjoy! #videogames #pcgaming #jrpg

https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/trails-through-frustration/

It could have been worse :) I enjoyed writing about #TrailsInTheSky to finally put it behind me and I also went over the first 2 hours of #TrailsOfColdSteel Some #Falcom games are now on sale on #Steam Enjoy! #videogames #pcgaming #jrpg

https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/trails-through-frustration/

It could have been worse :) I enjoyed writing about #TrailsInTheSky to finally put it behind me and I also went over the first 2 hours of #TrailsOfColdSteel Some #Falcom games are now on sale on #Steam Enjoy! #videogames #pcgaming #jrpg

https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/trails-through-frustration/

There’s a nice Steam sale going on this week from XSEED and Marvelous! games. I’ve also seen a number of Bandai Namco games on sale, so I grabbed Code Vein and Tales of Arise while I was at it. They have been on sale for some time now. Time means days in Steam time. I’ve seen both games on PS+ for ages and never played them. Under the XSEED/Marvelous! banner, I bought something else.

I reacted so strongly against Trails in the Sky that I decided the best way to move on was buying another Trails game (right?!). This time, I decided to be careful. I would buy it, install it, and see if I liked it as soon as possible. We only have two hours to play and test a game before we either decide to ask for a refund or keep the game. When we run a Trails game for the first time, it displays a configuration tool, and the timer starts even when we’re only trying to figure out the appropriate config for our setup. My setup is not like a setup. It’s a laptop, so it was set up for me, which I am very grateful for. That didn’t discourage me from prying it open and upgrading my RAM because, for some reason, I decided it had to be a weekend project. Imagine the nerves. I never did that before in my life. This must be nothing to you but to me it was dangerous! You can’t imagine the obsessive preparation I did before to make up for my lack of experience. Now, I can proudly say that I’ve gained 500 XP, 100 Knowledge, 50 Endurance, and 1000 Faith.

But back to Trails. Trails in the Sky can pretty much be played in a calculator. I’m sure my Casio fx-991EX Classwiz could play the game if it wanted to. That little config tool was easy to set up, and the game was pretty much ready to go on my very old laptop, where I played it for the first time. I don’t know what I was expecting from a 2004 game. I’ve written somewhere in my first posts that I didn’t grow up playing these games. I don’t know how I should put this, but I do enjoy older games in general. I’m by no means a retro gamer, but I’m curious, and I want to learn about the millions of games I’ve overlooked. However, sometimes my body decides to reject some games, and it so happened that Trails in the Sky was one of those games.

The pastel colors and textures didn’t do any good for my sight, as I couldn’t identify many elements in the open world. During the exploration in the first town, I tried panning the camera, although the way it moved as well as the perspective gave me nausea. Traversing the town was painful, to say the least, and I was constantly losing my sense of direction because I wanted the camera to stay static, except I had to move it, either left or right, to see my characters. I tried the map, maybe it could help me, yet I found it very hard to read. I barely used it, but of course, I had to in order to complete the first quests. Navigating the dungeon (sewers?) was easy, but the combat appeared to be very convoluted. I didn’t enjoy navigating the menus, and at a certain point, I had loads of crap I didn’t know what to do with. The thing is, this was not like Shin Megami Tensei or Persona, where I didn’t know what to do, but I wanted to learn it so badly. In Sky, I just wanted it to be over with. -400 Willpower.

I pressed on and completed the quest where we had to save two or three kids. Then we had to go all the way back to the village and then home. I found my way back home (took me a while) and read the conversation between Estelle, Joshua, and their father. It was a cozy moment of respite. Our father had to depart somewhere, and we would be on our own from then on, completing quests to get stronger and wiser. I’d love to see the story through, but I decided to say my goodbyes to our father at the station before closing the game for good. It was the least I could do. I cared about those characters, but I cared more about myself. +100 Dodge.

I even read some guides without spoilers and intended to put my experience out there. I’m glad I didn’t because the Trails community can be very… passionate, especially when there’s conflict of opinions, and I didn’t have the time nor energy to deal with the consequences of my ramblings. Some kind souls on Reddit expressed the need for a full-on remake of the Sky trilogy to accommodate new players. You can only imagine the backlash. It wasn’t violent, but if you’re any good at reading between the lines, there were layers there. It’s like saying in public that you’re happy with the implementation of casual mode in Fire Emblem. Layers.

You could ask me why you want to like a game so badly? Because I lack a personality of my own. It’s because I’ve read countless words of love about the series. I wanted to partake in that love and sense of discovery and adventure. Trails games are known for their long and riveting story arcs. I don’t think it’s wrong to at least experience one of those arcs, even if it’s not the best one. Thus, I decided to dig further, comparing games, taking a closer look at screenshots, and finally going for Trails of Cold Steel on this week’s sale.

Before launching the game, I had to go through the config tool. I enjoy testing different types of settings, but I didn’t have much time. The 2 hours mark, remember? I launched the game. The first cutscene was stuttering at times. Something went wrong, the clock was ticking, I had to quit the game, enter the config tool again, and lower the MSAA. It got better with no visible loss. I just wanted to try the game to see if it was playable or if it had buildings trying to aim at my jaw. And, Seiros in heaven, it was! It’s a 3D game. I’m inside the environment with no camera or angle issues. I was never so happy to experience such an evolution! The map was readable, with zoom in/out and camera angles. The textures were fine, and due to the lighting and sharpness, I didn’t even have to squint!

I’d like to play more but it was too late yesterday. Estelle isn’t there, nor is the rural setting from Sky. I’m at a military academy, in a special class with commoners and nobles, a bit like in Three Houses. I’d like to have time to try the combat at my level. The game started some months after the initial events, so the first fight went smoothly with no issues. I tried crafts, attacks, and arts. I think it’s possible to build a nice variety of characters with buffs, debuffs, and magic attacks without freaking out about the menu navigation. Making plans is always a good sign. I’m still on the fence, though, but I found this first experience very promising.

I’ve played a bit more today and decided to keep the game. There’s only so much we can do on a Trails game before the timer runs out. There’s a lot of dialogue, and I didn’t find it necessary to skip anything. The game shows its age in terms of graphics, but everything else seems to be working just fine. Occasionally, I experienced some minor issues with character movement when I break objects, but it’s nothing serious, at least so far. I’m curious about some characters and what they have in store for our group. I only went through the normal introductions and inside the first dungeon. I experimented with the combat and familiarized myself with the ARCUS combat orbment. I’ll learn as I go, as I always do. This can be the beginning of a love story or just a good time! I’m good with either! In the end, I forgot to ask myself if I had the time to play it.

https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/trails-through-frustration/

#adventureGames #bandaiNamco #erebonianEmpire #falcom #fandom #gaming #jrpgs #marvelous_ #pcGaming #rpg #steam #storyRich #theLegendOfHeroes #trailsOfColdSteel #turnBased #videoGames #xseed

There’s a nice Steam sale going on this week from XSEED and Marvelous! games. I’ve also seen a number of Bandai Namco games on sale, so I grabbed Code Vein and Tales of Arise while I was at it. They have been on sale for some time now. Time means days in Steam time. I’ve seen both games on PS+ for ages and never played them. Under the XSEED/Marvelous! banner, I bought something else.

I reacted so strongly against Trails in the Sky that I decided the best way to move on was buying another Trails game (right?!). This time, I decided to be careful. I would buy it, install it, and see if I liked it as soon as possible. We only have two hours to play and test a game before we either decide to ask for a refund or keep the game. When we run a Trails game for the first time, it displays a configuration tool, and the timer starts even when we’re only trying to figure out the appropriate config for our setup. My setup is not like a setup. It’s a laptop, so it was set up for me, which I am very grateful for. That didn’t discourage me from prying it open and upgrading my RAM because, for some reason, I decided it had to be a weekend project. Imagine the nerves. I never did that before in my life. This must be nothing to you but to me it was dangerous! You can’t imagine the obsessive preparation I did before to make up for my lack of experience. Now, I can proudly say that I’ve gained 500 XP, 100 Knowledge, 50 Endurance, and 1000 Faith.

But back to Trails. Trails in the Sky can pretty much be played in a calculator. I’m sure my Casio fx-991EX Classwiz could play the game if it wanted to. That little config tool was easy to set up, and the game was pretty much ready to go on my very old laptop, where I played it for the first time. I don’t know what I was expecting from a 2004 game. I’ve written somewhere in my first posts that I didn’t grow up playing these games. I don’t know how I should put this, but I do enjoy older games in general. I’m by no means a retro gamer, but I’m curious, and I want to learn about the millions of games I’ve overlooked. However, sometimes my body decides to reject some games, and it so happened that Trails in the Sky was one of those games.

The pastel colors and textures didn’t do any good for my sight, as I couldn’t identify many elements in the open world. During the exploration in the first town, I tried panning the camera, although the way it moved as well as the perspective gave me nausea. Traversing the town was painful, to say the least, and I was constantly losing my sense of direction because I wanted the camera to stay static, except I had to move it, either left or right, to see my characters. I tried the map, maybe it could help me, yet I found it very hard to read. I barely used it, but of course, I had to in order to complete the first quests. Navigating the dungeon (sewers?) was easy, but the combat appeared to be very convoluted. I didn’t enjoy navigating the menus, and at a certain point, I had loads of crap I didn’t know what to do with. The thing is, this was not like Shin Megami Tensei or Persona, where I didn’t know what to do, but I wanted to learn it so badly. In Sky, I just wanted it to be over with. -400 Willpower.

I pressed on and completed the quest where we had to save two or three kids. Then we had to go all the way back to the village and then home. I found my way back home (took me a while) and read the conversation between Estelle, Joshua, and their father. It was a cozy moment of respite. Our father had to depart somewhere, and we would be on our own from then on, completing quests to get stronger and wiser. I’d love to see the story through, but I decided to say my goodbyes to our father at the station before closing the game for good. It was the least I could do. I cared about those characters, but I cared more about myself. +100 Dodge.

I even read some guides without spoilers and intended to put my experience out there. I’m glad I didn’t because the Trails community can be very… passionate, especially when there’s conflict of opinions, and I didn’t have the time nor energy to deal with the consequences of my ramblings. Some kind souls on Reddit expressed the need for a full-on remake of the Sky trilogy to accommodate new players. You can only imagine the backlash. It wasn’t violent, but if you’re any good at reading between the lines, there were layers there. It’s like saying in public that you’re happy with the implementation of casual mode in Fire Emblem. Layers.

You could ask me why you want to like a game so badly? Because I lack a personality of my own. It’s because I’ve read countless words of love about the series. I wanted to partake in that love and sense of discovery and adventure. Trails games are known for their long and riveting story arcs. I don’t think it’s wrong to at least experience one of those arcs, even if it’s not the best one. Thus, I decided to dig further, comparing games, taking a closer look at screenshots, and finally going for Trails of Cold Steel on this week’s sale.

Before launching the game, I had to go through the config tool. I enjoy testing different types of settings, but I didn’t have much time. The 2 hours mark, remember? I launched the game. The first cutscene was stuttering at times. Something went wrong, the clock was ticking, I had to quit the game, enter the config tool again, and lower the MSAA. It got better with no visible loss. I just wanted to try the game to see if it was playable or if it had buildings trying to aim at my jaw. And, Seiros in heaven, it was! It’s a 3D game. I’m inside the environment with no camera or angle issues. I was never so happy to experience such an evolution! The map was readable, with zoom in/out and camera angles. The textures were fine, and due to the lighting and sharpness, I didn’t even have to squint!

I’d like to play more but it was too late yesterday. Estelle isn’t there, nor is the rural setting from Sky. I’m at a military academy, in a special class with commoners and nobles, a bit like in Three Houses. I’d like to have time to try the combat at my level. The game started some months after the initial events, so the first fight went smoothly with no issues. I tried crafts, attacks, and arts. I think it’s possible to build a nice variety of characters with buffs, debuffs, and magic attacks without freaking out about the menu navigation. Making plans is always a good sign. I’m still on the fence, though, but I found this first experience very promising.

I’ve played a bit more today and decided to keep the game. There’s only so much we can do on a Trails game before the timer runs out. There’s a lot of dialogue, and I didn’t find it necessary to skip anything. The game shows its age in terms of graphics, but everything else seems to be working just fine. Occasionally, I experienced some minor issues with character movement when I break objects, but it’s nothing serious, at least so far. I’m curious about some characters and what they have in store for our group. I only went through the normal introductions and inside the first dungeon. I experimented with the combat and familiarized myself with the ARCUS combat orbment. I’ll learn as I go, as I always do. This can be the beginning of a love story or just a good time! I’m good with either! In the end, I forgot to ask myself if I had the time to play it.

https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/trails-through-frustration/

#adventureGames #bandaiNamco #erebonianEmpire #falcom #fandom #gaming #jrpgs #marvelous_ #pcGaming #rpg #steam #storyRich #theLegendOfHeroes #trailsOfColdSteel #turnBased #videoGames #xseed

There’s a nice Steam sale going on this week from XSEED and Marvelous! games. I’ve also seen a number of Bandai Namco games on sale, so I grabbed Code Vein and Tales of Arise while I was at it. They have been on sale for some time now. Time means days in Steam time. I’ve seen both games on PS+ for ages and never played them. Under the XSEED/Marvelous! banner, I bought something else.

I reacted so strongly against Trails in the Sky that I decided the best way to move on was buying another Trails game (right?!). This time, I decided to be careful. I would buy it, install it, and see if I liked it as soon as possible. We only have two hours to play and test a game before we either decide to ask for a refund or keep the game. When we run a Trails game for the first time, it displays a configuration tool, and the timer starts even when we’re only trying to figure out the appropriate config for our setup. My setup is not like a setup. It’s a laptop, so it was set up for me, which I am very grateful for. That didn’t discourage me from prying it open and upgrading my RAM because, for some reason, I decided it had to be a weekend project. Imagine the nerves. I never did that before in my life. This must be nothing to you but to me it was dangerous! You can’t imagine the obsessive preparation I did before to make up for my lack of experience. Now, I can proudly say that I’ve gained 500 XP, 100 Knowledge, 50 Endurance, and 1000 Faith.

But back to Trails. Trails in the Sky can pretty much be played in a calculator. I’m sure my Casio fx-991EX Classwiz could play the game if it wanted to. That little config tool was easy to set up, and the game was pretty much ready to go on my very old laptop, where I played it for the first time. I don’t know what I was expecting from a 2004 game. I’ve written somewhere in my first posts that I didn’t grow up playing these games. I don’t know how I should put this, but I do enjoy older games in general. I’m by no means a retro gamer, but I’m curious, and I want to learn about the millions of games I’ve overlooked. However, sometimes my body decides to reject some games, and it so happened that Trails in the Sky was one of those games.

The pastel colors and textures didn’t do any good for my sight, as I couldn’t identify many elements in the open world. During the exploration in the first town, I tried panning the camera, although the way it moved as well as the perspective gave me nausea. Traversing the town was painful, to say the least, and I was constantly losing my sense of direction because I wanted the camera to stay static, except I had to move it, either left or right, to see my characters. I tried the map, maybe it could help me, yet I found it very hard to read. I barely used it, but of course, I had to in order to complete the first quests. Navigating the dungeon (sewers?) was easy, but the combat appeared to be very convoluted. I didn’t enjoy navigating the menus, and at a certain point, I had loads of crap I didn’t know what to do with. The thing is, this was not like Shin Megami Tensei or Persona, where I didn’t know what to do, but I wanted to learn it so badly. In Sky, I just wanted it to be over with. -400 Willpower.

I pressed on and completed the quest where we had to save two or three kids. Then we had to go all the way back to the village and then home. I found my way back home (took me a while) and read the conversation between Estelle, Joshua, and their father. It was a cozy moment of respite. Our father had to depart somewhere, and we would be on our own from then on, completing quests to get stronger and wiser. I’d love to see the story through, but I decided to say my goodbyes to our father at the station before closing the game for good. It was the least I could do. I cared about those characters, but I cared more about myself. +100 Dodge.

I even read some guides without spoilers and intended to put my experience out there. I’m glad I didn’t because the Trails community can be very… passionate, especially when there’s conflict of opinions, and I didn’t have the time nor energy to deal with the consequences of my ramblings. Some kind souls on Reddit expressed the need for a full-on remake of the Sky trilogy to accommodate new players. You can only imagine the backlash. It wasn’t violent, but if you’re any good at reading between the lines, there were layers there. It’s like saying in public that you’re happy with the implementation of casual mode in Fire Emblem. Layers.

You could ask me why you want to like a game so badly? Because I lack a personality of my own. It’s because I’ve read countless words of love about the series. I wanted to partake in that love and sense of discovery and adventure. Trails games are known for their long and riveting story arcs. I don’t think it’s wrong to at least experience one of those arcs, even if it’s not the best one. Thus, I decided to dig further, comparing games, taking a closer look at screenshots, and finally going for Trails of Cold Steel on this week’s sale.

Before launching the game, I had to go through the config tool. I enjoy testing different types of settings, but I didn’t have much time. The 2 hours mark, remember? I launched the game. The first cutscene was stuttering at times. Something went wrong, the clock was ticking, I had to quit the game, enter the config tool again, and lower the MSAA. It got better with no visible loss. I just wanted to try the game to see if it was playable or if it had buildings trying to aim at my jaw. And, Seiros in heaven, it was! It’s a 3D game. I’m inside the environment with no camera or angle issues. I was never so happy to experience such an evolution! The map was readable, with zoom in/out and camera angles. The textures were fine, and due to the lighting and sharpness, I didn’t even have to squint!

I’d like to play more but it was too late yesterday. Estelle isn’t there, nor is the rural setting from Sky. I’m at a military academy, in a special class with commoners and nobles, a bit like in Three Houses. I’d like to have time to try the combat at my level. The game started some months after the initial events, so the first fight went smoothly with no issues. I tried crafts, attacks, and arts. I think it’s possible to build a nice variety of characters with buffs, debuffs, and magic attacks without freaking out about the menu navigation. Making plans is always a good sign. I’m still on the fence, though, but I found this first experience very promising.

I’ve played a bit more today and decided to keep the game. There’s only so much we can do on a Trails game before the timer runs out. There’s a lot of dialogue, and I didn’t find it necessary to skip anything. The game shows its age in terms of graphics, but everything else seems to be working just fine. Occasionally, I experienced some minor issues with character movement when I break objects, but it’s nothing serious, at least so far. I’m curious about some characters and what they have in store for our group. I only went through the normal introductions and inside the first dungeon. I experimented with the combat and familiarized myself with the ARCUS combat orbment. I’ll learn as I go, as I always do. This can be the beginning of a love story or just a good time! I’m good with either! In the end, I forgot to ask myself if I had the time to play it.

https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/trails-through-frustration/

#adventureGames #bandaiNamco #erebonianEmpire #falcom #fandom #gaming #jrpgs #marvelous_ #pcGaming #rpg #steam #storyRich #theLegendOfHeroes #trailsOfColdSteel #turnBased #videoGames #xseed

There’s a nice Steam sale going on this week from XSEED and Marvelous! games. I’ve also seen a number of Bandai Namco games on sale, so I grabbed Code Vein and Tales of Arise while I was at it. They have been on sale for some time now. Time means days in Steam time. I’ve seen both games on PS+ for ages and never played them. Under the XSEED/Marvelous! banner, I bought something else.

I reacted so strongly against Trails in the Sky that I decided the best way to move on was buying another Trails game (right?!). This time, I decided to be careful. I would buy it, install it, and see if I liked it as soon as possible. We only have two hours to play and test a game before we either decide to ask for a refund or keep the game. When we run a Trails game for the first time, it displays a configuration tool, and the timer starts even when we’re only trying to figure out the appropriate config for our setup. My setup is not like a setup. It’s a laptop, so it was set up for me, which I am very grateful for. That didn’t discourage me from prying it open and upgrading my RAM because, for some reason, I decided it had to be a weekend project. Imagine the nerves. I never did that before in my life. This must be nothing to you but to me it was dangerous! You can’t imagine the obsessive preparation I did before to make up for my lack of experience. Now, I can proudly say that I’ve gained 500 XP, 100 Knowledge, 50 Endurance, and 1000 Faith.

But back to Trails. Trails in the Sky can pretty much be played in a calculator. I’m sure my Casio fx-991EX Classwiz could play the game if it wanted to. That little config tool was easy to set up, and the game was pretty much ready to go on my very old laptop, where I played it for the first time. I don’t know what I was expecting from a 2004 game. I’ve written somewhere in my first posts that I didn’t grow up playing these games. I don’t know how I should put this, but I do enjoy older games in general. I’m by no means a retro gamer, but I’m curious, and I want to learn about the millions of games I’ve overlooked. However, sometimes my body decides to reject some games, and it so happened that Trails in the Sky was one of those games.

The pastel colors and textures didn’t do any good for my sight, as I couldn’t identify many elements in the open world. During the exploration in the first town, I tried panning the camera, although the way it moved as well as the perspective gave me nausea. Traversing the town was painful, to say the least, and I was constantly losing my sense of direction because I wanted the camera to stay static, except I had to move it, either left or right, to see my characters. I tried the map, maybe it could help me, yet I found it very hard to read. I barely used it, but of course, I had to in order to complete the first quests. Navigating the dungeon (sewers?) was easy, but the combat appeared to be very convoluted. I didn’t enjoy navigating the menus, and at a certain point, I had loads of crap I didn’t know what to do with. The thing is, this was not like Shin Megami Tensei or Persona, where I didn’t know what to do, but I wanted to learn it so badly. In Sky, I just wanted it to be over with. -400 Willpower.

I pressed on and completed the quest where we had to save two or three kids. Then we had to go all the way back to the village and then home. I found my way back home (took me a while) and read the conversation between Estelle, Joshua, and their father. It was a cozy moment of respite. Our father had to depart somewhere, and we would be on our own from then on, completing quests to get stronger and wiser. I’d love to see the story through, but I decided to say my goodbyes to our father at the station before closing the game for good. It was the least I could do. I cared about those characters, but I cared more about myself. +100 Dodge.

I even read some guides without spoilers and intended to put my experience out there. I’m glad I didn’t because the Trails community can be very… passionate, especially when there’s conflict of opinions, and I didn’t have the time nor energy to deal with the consequences of my ramblings. Some kind souls on Reddit expressed the need for a full-on remake of the Sky trilogy to accommodate new players. You can only imagine the backlash. It wasn’t violent, but if you’re any good at reading between the lines, there were layers there. It’s like saying in public that you’re happy with the implementation of casual mode in Fire Emblem. Layers.

You could ask me why you want to like a game so badly? Because I lack a personality of my own. It’s because I’ve read countless words of love about the series. I wanted to partake in that love and sense of discovery and adventure. Trails games are known for their long and riveting story arcs. I don’t think it’s wrong to at least experience one of those arcs, even if it’s not the best one. Thus, I decided to dig further, comparing games, taking a closer look at screenshots, and finally going for Trails of Cold Steel on this week’s sale.

Before launching the game, I had to go through the config tool. I enjoy testing different types of settings, but I didn’t have much time. The 2 hours mark, remember? I launched the game. The first cutscene was stuttering at times. Something went wrong, the clock was ticking, I had to quit the game, enter the config tool again, and lower the MSAA. It got better with no visible loss. I just wanted to try the game to see if it was playable or if it had buildings trying to aim at my jaw. And, Seiros in heaven, it was! It’s a 3D game. I’m inside the environment with no camera or angle issues. I was never so happy to experience such an evolution! The map was readable, with zoom in/out and camera angles. The textures were fine, and due to the lighting and sharpness, I didn’t even have to squint!

I’d like to play more but it was too late yesterday. Estelle isn’t there, nor is the rural setting from Sky. I’m at a military academy, in a special class with commoners and nobles, a bit like in Three Houses. I’d like to have time to try the combat at my level. The game started some months after the initial events, so the first fight went smoothly with no issues. I tried crafts, attacks, and arts. I think it’s possible to build a nice variety of characters with buffs, debuffs, and magic attacks without freaking out about the menu navigation. Making plans is always a good sign. I’m still on the fence, though, but I found this first experience very promising.

I’ve played a bit more today and decided to keep the game. There’s only so much we can do on a Trails game before the timer runs out. There’s a lot of dialogue, and I didn’t find it necessary to skip anything. The game shows its age in terms of graphics, but everything else seems to be working just fine. Occasionally, I experienced some minor issues with character movement when I break objects, but it’s nothing serious, at least so far. I’m curious about some characters and what they have in store for our group. I only went through the normal introductions and inside the first dungeon. I experimented with the combat and familiarized myself with the ARCUS combat orbment. I’ll learn as I go, as I always do. This can be the beginning of a love story or just a good time! I’m good with either! In the end, I forgot to ask myself if I had the time to play it.

https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/trails-through-frustration/

#adventureGames #bandaiNamco #erebonianEmpire #falcom #fandom #gaming #jrpgs #marvelous_ #pcGaming #rpg #steam #storyRich #theLegendOfHeroes #trailsOfColdSteel #videoGames #xseed

There’s a nice Steam sale going on this week from XSEED and Marvelous! games. I’ve also seen a number of Bandai Namco games on sale, so I grabbed Code Vein and Tales of Arise while I was at it. They have been on sale for some time now. Time means days in Steam time. I’ve seen both games on PS+ for ages and never played them. Under the XSEED/Marvelous! banner, I bought something else.

I reacted so strongly against Trails in the Sky that I decided the best way to move on was buying another Trails game (right?!). This time, I decided to be careful. I would buy it, install it, and see if I liked it as soon as possible. We only have two hours to play and test a game before we either decide to ask for a refund or keep the game. When we run a Trails game for the first time, it displays a configuration tool, and the timer starts even when we’re only trying to figure out the appropriate config for our setup. My setup is not like a setup. It’s a laptop, so it was set up for me, which I am very grateful for. That didn’t discourage me from prying it open and upgrading my RAM because, for some reason, I decided it had to be a weekend project. Imagine the nerves. I never did that before in my life. This must be nothing to you but to me it was dangerous! You can’t imagine the obsessive preparation I did before to make up for my lack of experience. Now, I can proudly say that I’ve gained 500 XP, 100 Knowledge, 50 Endurance, and 1000 Faith.

But back to Trails. Trails in the Sky can pretty much be played in a calculator. I’m sure my Casio fx-991EX Classwiz could play the game if it wanted to. That little config tool was easy to set up, and the game was pretty much ready to go on my very old laptop, where I played it for the first time. I don’t know what I was expecting from a 2004 game. I’ve written somewhere in my first posts that I didn’t grow up playing these games. I don’t know how I should put this, but I do enjoy older games in general. I’m by no means a retro gamer, but I’m curious, and I want to learn about the millions of games I’ve overlooked. However, sometimes my body decides to reject some games, and it so happened that Trails in the Sky was one of those games.

The pastel colors and textures didn’t do any good for my sight, as I couldn’t identify many elements in the open world. During the exploration in the first town, I tried panning the camera, although the way it moved as well as the perspective gave me nausea. Traversing the town was painful, to say the least, and I was constantly losing my sense of direction because I wanted the camera to stay static, except I had to move it, either left or right, to see my characters. I tried the map, maybe it could help me, yet I found it very hard to read. I barely used it, but of course, I had to in order to complete the first quests. Navigating the dungeon (sewers?) was easy, but the combat appeared to be very convoluted. I didn’t enjoy navigating the menus, and at a certain point, I had loads of crap I didn’t know what to do with. The thing is, this was not like Shin Megami Tensei or Persona, where I didn’t know what to do, but I wanted to learn it so badly. In Sky, I just wanted it to be over with. -400 Willpower.

I pressed on and completed the quest where we had to save two or three kids. Then we had to go all the way back to the village and then home. I found my way back home (took me a while) and read the conversation between Estelle, Joshua, and their father. It was a cozy moment of respite. Our father had to depart somewhere, and we would be on our own from then on, completing quests to get stronger and wiser. I’d love to see the story through, but I decided to say my goodbyes to our father at the station before closing the game for good. It was the least I could do. I cared about those characters, but I cared more about myself. +100 Dodge.

I even read some guides without spoilers and intended to put my experience out there. I’m glad I didn’t because the Trails community can be very… passionate, especially when there’s conflict of opinions, and I didn’t have the time nor energy to deal with the consequences of my ramblings. Some kind souls on Reddit expressed the need for a full-on remake of the Sky trilogy to accommodate new players. You can only imagine the backlash. It wasn’t violent, but if you’re any good at reading between the lines, there were layers there. It’s like saying in public that you’re happy with the implementation of casual mode in Fire Emblem. Layers.

You could ask me why you want to like a game so badly? Because I lack a personality of my own. It’s because I’ve read countless words of love about the series. I wanted to partake in that love and sense of discovery and adventure. Trails games are known for their long and riveting story arcs. I don’t think it’s wrong to at least experience one of those arcs, even if it’s not the best one. Thus, I decided to dig further, comparing games, taking a closer look at screenshots, and finally going for Trails of Cold Steel on this week’s sale.

Before launching the game, I had to go through the config tool. I enjoy testing different types of settings, but I didn’t have much time. The 2 hours mark, remember? I launched the game. The first cutscene was stuttering at times. Something went wrong, the clock was ticking, I had to quit the game, enter the config tool again, and lower the MSAA. It got better with no visible loss. I just wanted to try the game to see if it was playable or if it had buildings trying to aim at my jaw. And, Seiros in heaven, it was! It’s a 3D game. I’m inside the environment with no camera or angle issues. I was never so happy to experience such an evolution! The map was readable, with zoom in/out and camera angles. The textures were fine, and due to the lighting and sharpness, I didn’t even have to squint!

I’d like to play more but it was too late yesterday. Estelle isn’t there, nor is the rural setting from Sky. I’m at a military academy, in a special class with commoners and nobles, a bit like in Three Houses. I’d like to have time to try the combat at my level. The game started some months after the initial events, so the first fight went smoothly with no issues. I tried crafts, attacks, and arts. I think it’s possible to build a nice variety of characters with buffs, debuffs, and magic attacks without freaking out about the menu navigation. Making plans is always a good sign. I’m still on the fence, though, but I found this first experience very promising.

I’ve played a bit more today and decided to keep the game. There’s only so much we can do on a Trails game before the timer runs out. There’s a lot of dialogue, and I didn’t find it necessary to skip anything. The game shows its age in terms of graphics, but everything else seems to be working just fine. Occasionally, I experienced some minor issues with character movement when I break objects, but it’s nothing serious, at least so far. I’m curious about some characters and what they have in store for our group. I only went through the normal introductions and inside the first dungeon. I experimented with the combat and familiarized myself with the ARCUS combat orbment. I’ll learn as I go, as I always do. This can be the beginning of a love story or just a good time! I’m good with either! In the end, I forgot to ask myself if I had the time to play it.

https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/trails-through-frustration/

#adventureGames #bandaiNamco #erebonianEmpire #falcom #fandom #gaming #jrpgs #marvelous_ #pcGaming #rpg #steam #storyRich #theLegendOfHeroes #trailsOfColdSteel #turnBased #videoGames #xseed

🔴 Live on Youtube with some #TrailsOfColdSteel

↳ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiZrY4UWkEk

#Vtuber #ENVtuber #Livestream #Livestic

🔴 Live on Youtube with some #TrailsOfColdSteel

↳ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiZrY4UWkEk

#Vtuber #ENVtuber #Livestream #Livestic

🔴 Live on Youtube with some #TrailsOfColdSteel

↳ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiZrY4UWkEk

#Vtuber #ENVtuber #Livestream #Livestic

🔴 Live on Youtube with some #TrailsOfColdSteel

↳ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiZrY4UWkEk

#Vtuber #ENVtuber #Livestream #Livestic

🔴 Live on Youtube with some #TrailsOfColdSteel

↳ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiZrY4UWkEk

#Vtuber #ENVtuber #Livestream #Livestic

a part of me feels bad for Vincent, like i can't even remember why she's so fixated on him of all people

#TrailsofColdSteel #MemorXTrailsofColdSteel

a part of me feels bad for Vincent, like i can't even remember why she's so fixated on him of all people

#TrailsofColdSteel #MemorXTrailsofColdSteel

A new YCH is complete! Thank you https://deviantart.com/thatdude1993 for commissioning me to turn Klaudia from Trails of Cold Steel into a mermaid by means of an angry deity!

#YCH #YCHCommish #Mermaid #Merman #Transformation #CommissionsOpen #AnimeArt #Klaudia #TrailsofColdSteel #KlaudiavonAuslese

🔴 Live on youtube with some #TrailsOfColdSteel

↳ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ueeym1LBIM

#Vtuber #ENvtuber #Livestic

🔴 Live on youtube with some #TrailsOfColdSteel

↳ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ueeym1LBIM

#Vtuber #ENvtuber #Livestic

🔴 Live on youtube with some #TrailsOfColdSteel

↳ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ueeym1LBIM

#Vtuber #ENvtuber #Livestic

completed #TrailsofColdSteel last night, installing #TrailsofColdSteelII tonight. still got 14 pieces of DLC to install and going to play Final Fantasy XIV first before starting

completed #TrailsofColdSteel last night, installing #TrailsofColdSteelII tonight. still got 14 pieces of DLC to install and going to play Final Fantasy XIV first before starting

2023 Completed Game No. 12 - #TheLegendofHeroes #TrailsofColdSteel

great story though i felt that it held itself back because it was trying to align with the events of Trails to Azure as evident with how things really ramped up at the end

2023 Completed Game No. 12 - #TheLegendofHeroes #TrailsofColdSteel

great story though i felt that it held itself back because it was trying to align with the events of Trails to Azure as evident with how things really ramped up at the end

Final Battle ready and i still have Shining Pom bait left. but from what i head read Rean only needs to be Lv 80+ to maximize the Level Transfer Bonus

#TrailsofColdSteel #MemorXTrailsofColdSteel

Final Battle ready and i still have Shining Pom bait left. but from what i head read Rean only needs to be Lv 80+ to maximize the Level Transfer Bonus

#TrailsofColdSteel #MemorXTrailsofColdSteel

Press F to shit bricks.

Emma avoids Vanish and Deathblow because it's my general goto to give my main caster the Grail Locket and Deathblow Immunity, but HOLY SHIT that was close

#TrailsofColdSteel #MemorXTrailsofColdSteel

Press F to shit bricks.

Emma avoids Vanish and Deathblow because it's my general goto to give my main caster the Grail Locket and Deathblow Immunity, but HOLY SHIT that was close

#TrailsofColdSteel #MemorXTrailsofColdSteel

there's no Elise this time and none of the people here triggered the Red Door the first time it appeared

but Celine is there and she lead Elise to the Red Door before it was triggered. is the Potential Awakener being detected her?

#TrailsofColdSteel #MemorXTrailsofColdSteel

there's no Elise this time and none of the people here triggered the Red Door the first time it appeared

but Celine is there and she lead Elise to the Red Door before it was triggered. is the Potential Awakener being detected her?

#TrailsofColdSteel #MemorXTrailsofColdSteel