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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel |OT| Class Warfare
- Thread starter Dandy Crocodile
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It's not a spoiler and very vague, but I can imagine people don't want to read what the quest is like yet.
The quest takes up the entire game. You collect five items throughout the game. In the last chapter, you exchange the chapters for an item. This unlocks a special scene on the last day of the game.
I'll add the details, as vague as this, in the Github thingy, too.
R_thanatos
Member
i'm importing ( just like i did with CS1 )
Dandy Crocodile
Member
So my save file got corrupted, I grabbed a clear file online, resigned it and got it running, and now it seems I'm stuck.
No matter what I do in the first boss battle against Iglute Garmr, the first boss, he gets stuck at 1 HP.
If I leave him at just below 50% he never transforms, if I try to OHKO him he doesn't die, nothing I do kills him and he won't transform.
This is super frustrating.
EDIT: NVM hammered X while watching a show and 10 minutes later it died.
No matter what I do in the first boss battle against Iglute Garmr, the first boss, he gets stuck at 1 HP.
If I leave him at just below 50% he never transforms, if I try to OHKO him he doesn't die, nothing I do kills him and he won't transform.
This is super frustrating.
EDIT: NVM hammered X while watching a show and 10 minutes later it died.
Cornbread78
Member
"Bounce vectors" huh Crow? lol
Show dem titties
Novel Mike
Member
Lol so finished recording my first take of the spoiler talk I wanted to do on my channel for monday and it clocked in at over 40 minutes... Yeah going to have to try and trim that down a bit.
Cornbread78
Member
Lol, he's definitely the care-free one.
Well, Sharon isn't too far off, she's just sneekier about it,lol.
Rean just left for his "midnight rendezvoux" with a young beautiful woman that she will give him an alibi for, lol.
Dragon1893
Member
Currently in chapter 4 field study, still haven't found time to play it this week, maybe tomorrow...
Elise made a terrible first impression on me, hate that kind of character. First one I disliked, actually.
Elise made a terrible first impression on me, hate that kind of character. First one I disliked, actually.
That's what Elise is.
I didn't like it that in the drama cd thing that takes place during CS1
even Rean & Elise's parents are pairing the two and being almost like "Dad: hahahaha, wouldn't it be awesome if Rean would fuck her brains out! Mom: SO awesome." That whole relationship just feels icky since Elise feels more like the adoring little sister than some potential, serious love interest.
Went with the advice here and managed to get the trophy. Rather annoying that it required having at least 1,000,000 Mira right on the spot instead of being cumulative, but whatever. If nothing else, it served as useful trivia by showing just how much everything that I had collected up until that point was worth.
For those concerned about carrying over their save data from the Vita version of Cold Steel I to the PS3 version of Cold Steel II: it's possible! I double-checked and this functionality was apparently already available in the Japanese version, I just never had to use it.
Edit:
Right. Text contains spoilers for those who haven't finished the first Cold Steel (hurry up!
)
Edit:
Right. Text contains spoilers for those who haven't finished the first Cold Steel (hurry up!
)
Dandy Crocodile
Member
From what I've seen I'm pretty sure review copies are out there now
The latter.
Hatsuu pointed out this functionality a couple of times, but apparently many missed that.
Novel Mike
Member
Review copies are out? Man I wish I had a bigger youtube channel to get in on that >.<
For those who haven't followed XSEED on Twitter the US VA for Rean donated some keychains of characters for CS2 and they started giving them away this week, I won the Emma one! So follow XSEED if you want a chance to get one of those, they generally just want you to retweet the post they put up about it.
For those who haven't followed XSEED on Twitter the US VA for Rean donated some keychains of characters for CS2 and they started giving them away this week, I won the Emma one! So follow XSEED if you want a chance to get one of those, they generally just want you to retweet the post they put up about it.
Zippedpinhead
Member
That moment when you realize that not only did you miss two hidden side quests in the first chapter (putting you completely out of the running for top rank) BUT also that you missed one of the book chapters...
Utter sadness...
Utter sadness...
Novel Mike
Member
Honestly unless you have no intention of doing a second playthrough ever (you can't get Plat in a single playthrough FYI) I wouldn't worry to much about it, I missed a lot in the first two chapters before I ever saw a guide for the game and just used a guide the second playthrough.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Nice! I've been retweeting them when they go out.
Rean's VA is a cool dude. He's also a total nerd.
Hikami
Member
Been retweeting them but haven't won any. Still want one though, anyone know where I could buy them?
AmiAmi had them up in stock for a while, but I see they're out of stock now. I got mine through Chara-Ani themselves.
Hikami
Member
Damn, guess I'll have to hope I win one of the Twitter ones then.
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Bit off-topic but I just actually looked at XSEED's twitter banner instead of glancing at it for once. Was shocked when I saw Trails in the Sky the 3rd there. "When did they announce this?" I thought. Looked up the GAF thread on it and I had posted in it apparently. Damn, can't believe I forgot we were getting that. I'm hyped all over again.
Zippedpinhead
Member
It's unlikely I will ever be able to complete a second playthrough (unless there is a speed up mechanic). Too many games to replay 40+hour RPGs these days... Thanks for the recommendation on a second playthrough being required for the plat, I guess there is some sort of new game + option?
We're a bit shocked that Xseed's PR company hasn't sent out review codes to us yet. It's not just my site(s) either; a few other people I collaborate with haven't gotten codes for their sites too.
I really, REALLY hope Xseed isn't going to try and send out the next wave of codes on release day.
I really, REALLY hope Xseed isn't going to try and send out the next wave of codes on release day.
Yeah it bugs the shit out of me too.
Novel Mike
Member
Yep very similar to how tales works where you can carry over stuff in your student handbook like battle info, students you met, ect all of which has a trophy for it. As well as levels, items, ect. Plus theres costumes you can have during the second playthrough as well, nothing to amazing but some nice little bonus options if you want them but you really don't get enough points to use them in the second playthrough if you want to carry over all your completed stuff from the first playthrough.
The main reason you can't platinum in one playthrough is that there are 2 diffrent master quartz you can pick in the last chapter and can only choose one per playthrough, so you need at least two playthroughs to do everything.
You can speed up. Hold circle and it fast forwards through all the text and cutscenes while in battle you can hit start to skip battle animations.
You can also run faster by holding one of the shoulder buttons (R1?) which I didn't find out til Chapter 1 on my first playthrough but it's useful as anything.
Sean Chiplock is an awesome dude. When I was part of Sanctuary Crew, we actually got him on to do commentary during a preview stream of Cold Steel before it released in English. He was hysterical and I'd love to get involved with him in something like that again.
We ended up getting stuff like this from this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJXHvCu4cnQ
We ended up getting stuff like this from this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJXHvCu4cnQ
You can do everything on NG+, though it's advisable to split the bonding events equally between both.
I also finished my guide for CS2: https://gu4n.github.io/cs2/
*dies*
Why would you wait for the EU version if you got the US version before? (just curious)
edit: everything below is PS3 only I forgot to mention
and, you could use bruteforce. It's what I'll try and use for EU -> US save data since I want to get the digital version of the US and use my EU save with it.
Relevant post:
Should work both ways (EU -> US and US -> EU) I'd imagine.
Man, finally got through CS1. Those last couple of chapters really dragged on. I liked the game quite a bit. The game had some lows but it wasn't too bad for the most part. What I liked:
The world(building):
After hearing how many installments there have been in the Trails franchise, I was initially a bit hesitant to buy the game as many people remarked that CS1 is not the best starting point in the franchise. Still, I wasn't as lost as I was expecting to be: The game did a decent enough job of introducing me to the world and all the various factions (although I have a feeling I missed out a ton of references and callbacks). I was impressed with how much detailed every faction was, with internal politics to boot.
The gameplay:
It's always a good sign when I'm at the end of an RPG and the gameplay still has its hooks in me. I liked that I could customize what character would have what arts equipped, it gave me some real flexibility when it came to how I wanted my party to function.
Now for the stuff I didn't like too much:
Quest design (and how you obtain them)
The schoolhouse quests got old real quick. It just felt like filler to me. After I found out what the schoolhouse's secret was,
I was left feeling really unsatisfied.
The field study quests varied from shitty fetch quests to actually interesting stuff that revealed more about the world.
Talking to every NPC after every major event can get very tedious, very quickly. The fact that they hide certain quests and only make them available in very specific time frames doesn't sit well with me.
Characters
Probably my biggest problem with the game. Several characters I feel were just a collection of anime tropes. Whilst some characters do drop some of their cliched behaviour (like how Alisa thankfully does away with her tsundere act fairly quickly), others go all in and as a result become completely unlikable (I could make a list of character tropes that I dislike and Rean would fit every single one).
Performance
I was playing on the Vita and at times I got framerate drops so massive, I had to double check I wasn't watching a slideshow of the game instead. During the
in chapter 6, the framerate was hovering around 15 quite regularly.
I know I have more negative points listed than positive ones though that's more because I tend to have issues putting and organizing my thoughts onto paper and not because I dislike the game. I AM quite looking forward to CS2 (1,5 weeks to go)!
The world(building):
After hearing how many installments there have been in the Trails franchise, I was initially a bit hesitant to buy the game as many people remarked that CS1 is not the best starting point in the franchise. Still, I wasn't as lost as I was expecting to be: The game did a decent enough job of introducing me to the world and all the various factions (although I have a feeling I missed out a ton of references and callbacks). I was impressed with how much detailed every faction was, with internal politics to boot.
The gameplay:
It's always a good sign when I'm at the end of an RPG and the gameplay still has its hooks in me. I liked that I could customize what character would have what arts equipped, it gave me some real flexibility when it came to how I wanted my party to function.
The mech battle at the end was also pretty fucking badass. Definitely hope to see more of that in the next game.
Now for the stuff I didn't like too much:
Quest design (and how you obtain them)
The schoolhouse quests got old real quick. It just felt like filler to me. After I found out what the schoolhouse's secret was,
(Why is a mech in the basement of an old schoolhouse, anyway?)
The field study quests varied from shitty fetch quests to actually interesting stuff that revealed more about the world.
Talking to every NPC after every major event can get very tedious, very quickly. The fact that they hide certain quests and only make them available in very specific time frames doesn't sit well with me.
Characters
Probably my biggest problem with the game. Several characters I feel were just a collection of anime tropes. Whilst some characters do drop some of their cliched behaviour (like how Alisa thankfully does away with her tsundere act fairly quickly), others go all in and as a result become completely unlikable (I could make a list of character tropes that I dislike and Rean would fit every single one).
Performance
I was playing on the Vita and at times I got framerate drops so massive, I had to double check I wasn't watching a slideshow of the game instead. During the
festival
I know I have more negative points listed than positive ones though that's more because I tend to have issues putting and organizing my thoughts onto paper and not because I dislike the game. I AM quite looking forward to CS2 (1,5 weeks to go
)!Thoughts in bold.
Your thoughts mirror a lot of feedback here in the thread.
I also recommend going back and playing FC and SC. The reveals you saw at the end of CS1 are going to be more multifaceted in CS2. I understand if you're too hype for CS2 to wait to do that though.
Your thoughts mirror a lot of feedback here in the thread.
I also recommend going back and playing FC and SC. The reveals you saw at the end of CS1 are going to be more multifaceted in CS2. I understand if you're too hype for CS2 to wait to do that though.
I'm currently reading an LP of FC and am hoping I'll have that finished by the time CS2 comes out. Hopefully I'll be able to sneak in SC in there as well somehow.
On a side note: Estelle grew on me really quick. Like, I hadn't even finished the first chapter and I was already thinking how much of a fun character she is.
skLaFarebear
Member
Estelle is the best.
Dragon1893
Member
Preach it brother.
I've caved and pre ordered an imported copy. I can't wait until November and then wait again for that shit to ship out from the UK to Japan.
Not sure what I'll do about my save. Maybe I'll buy the PS3 version of CS, do a save transfer, swap the regions and use that PS3 one on my Vita copy of CS2 .. if that will work?
Not sure what I'll do about my save. Maybe I'll buy the PS3 version of CS, do a save transfer, swap the regions and use that PS3 one on my Vita copy of CS2 .. if that will work?