I actually loved talking to everyone right until the end of the game in both FC and SC; that felt like one of the most enjoyable aspects of the game to me. It was fun how NPC dialogue changed after quests/events (often including minor ones).
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The Legend of Heroes Thread - Trails of Cold Steel in the Sky
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Somberlain
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In Cold Steel it's slightly easier to get the best rank, since you're allowed to miss 10 AP and still get it, and there aren't as many obscure or hard-to-find side quests. There are a few, though. There's also less running around, at least I felt so.
The cast is pretty likable too. I ended up liking them all, even though some of them were pretty unappealing at first. Mainly Machias in his infinite butthurt about nobles, Fie with her too-cool-for-school attitude and Laura with her excessive stoic knight antics. They all change a bit during the game so it was nice. The ending dropped quite a bomb too.
The cast is pretty likable too. I ended up liking them all, even though some of them were pretty unappealing at first. Mainly Machias in his infinite butthurt about nobles, Fie with her too-cool-for-school attitude and Laura with her excessive stoic knight antics. They all change a bit during the game so it was nice. The ending dropped quite a bomb too.
Arkeus
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Playing Trails of Cold Steel for the past week but I am super slow as I am talking to every single person each time I do a quest or sleep or whatever.
It's super impressive how they have made something like 30 tertiary characters who only appears in the school/town walking and maybe a couple of quests but who actually constantly have busy live which changes every day and character arcs.
It's super impressive how they have made something like 30 tertiary characters who only appears in the school/town walking and maybe a couple of quests but who actually constantly have busy live which changes every day and character arcs.
Sara is the absolute best character in the game in my view, and I rank her up there with Olivier and Schera from the Tits games. She has the kind of spunk I dig in women(both fictional and IRL) and that's why I had Rean go with her during the dance event. 
Minor spoilers RE: her in CSII
Minor spoilers RE: her in CSII
She supposedly becomes a regular companion after a certain point in that game
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Want to play Cold Steel very badly but after the Wii U (or the PS4, for that matter) I fail to see the appeal of investing in another aborted console. 3DS has spoiled me.
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I can see how that last road trip around the world might have felt tedious, but I approached it with a "farewell to the world" mindset and took it slow. There is definitely some pacing issues before the finale, they create a sense of urgency, then deflate the tension and make you go do chores once more.
As with the whole TitS, if you slow down and go hunt npcs to talk to and fluff to read about, you get rewarded with some good world-building.
I'm so ready for 3rd, I just hope Kevin's character has enough depth to stay interesting. That scene with him at the end was a nice surprise, given the series' tone so far.
Yeah, I disagree about Chapter 8 being tedious, too. I loved revisiting the world for the last time.
It sucks that you left Grancel for last though. I can see how that can be irritating.
I liked Kevin, and I think his character in that last scene was occasionally foreshadowed throughout SC - I can't recall any specific dialogues anymore but that was my impression - so I'm looking forward to the 3rd part.
It sucks that you left Grancel for last though. I can see how that can be irritating.
I liked Kevin, and I think his character in that last scene was occasionally foreshadowed throughout SC - I can't recall any specific dialogues anymore but that was my impression - so I'm looking forward to the 3rd part.
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I liked the Kevin thing too, if by that you mean
the fact that he coldheartedly turns the Professor to ash. First time I ever saw someone act ruthlessly in FC or SC and it was so realistic, unlike the other way that bad guys tend to be handled - by appealing to their better nature
I'll play FC and SC again in five years or so, knowing what I need to do before advancing the main story.
Somberlain
Arcane
What Kevin says during the scene where he kills Weissmann basically implies that he is some kind assassin for the church, and that he doesn't really want to be doing that. 3rd game probably reveals plenty of stuff about the church, since Kevin and some nun chick are the main protagonists.
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Am I missing something here? I've been eyeing it on PC on GOG for a bit debating picking it up, is there something wrong with that version?
Matt bringing up Bully has almost put me past the tipping point. I felt that was Rockstar's best work.
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Trails of Cold Steel isn't on PC.
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What's on GOG is Trails in the Sky. Also a good game, same franchise and developers, but not Trails of Cold Steel.
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I can understand not wanting to buy a console for one game, let alone a dead one like the PS3. I can't recommend you buy one just in case you end up not enjoying it - but there are some other games for the PS3 you can't get on other formats, like Ni No Kuni.
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If you like jrpgs (or japanese games in general) PS3 is pretty okay console to have. While some of the games is available on PC now (maninly FFXIIIs and neptunias) AFAIK there are enough japanese games (Tales series, atelier series, etc) floating around to make it worth it, especially now that it is cheaper.
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If it's on PS4 it's gotta be a dead cert. If the Japanese release it on PS3 then I guess TOCS 2 has to sell really well... remember the TITS games are a different beast due to PC being a living platform.
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Won't watch because I'm playing ToCS 1 at the moment - but here's hoping NIS America do bring it to Europe!
Good decision, as there's some pretty big CS1 spoilers in it.
Somberlain
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Start with the hard difficulty and it's not any easier than your average game. Just avoid normal difficulty, because it's too easy.
wait, there's an anime? is it legit or half assed cash grab?
aw. i want to see that mayor's booty animated. now that's a woman. her butler is hot too, i wonder they do stuff together.
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