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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel |OT| Class Warfare
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Thanks that's good enough.
I recognized him but then I can't for the life of me recall his quest or where he was in SC.
It's a mistake. It's true for the Dragon Vein quartz, too, by the looks of it. I...have no idea how the hell that happened. There aren't even any quartz of that element that have Teara, so it wasn't a mispaste...
Urgh. But yeah, ignore it and sorry for the confusion. I have no idea how those two quartz ended up saying they have Teara, but they don't.
BassForever
Member
In SC
Anton's only story quest is the one where he and Olivier use the potion to try and out drink the Rolent bracer secretary lady. Before and after this you can see Anton randomly around the world trying to find love and making a fool of himself/nearly dying while his buddy plays the straight man to his idiots shenanigans
OMG of course that quest was amazing
I can't get enough of "Don't Be Defeated By A Friend" best track in the game so far.
Novel Mike
Member
Man I love the character interaction.
Chapter 3 spoilers
It's odd how much I really love this cast despite some of them at times being rather annoying, I guess its just how well each of them are written it really goes go above and beyond giving character development, it never feels like anyone is left out either which is a really nice touch. Some people have said in this topic that they wish that the characters were introduced more slowly to you so you could get to know and develop certain ones before learning others but I think that's one thing that this game does really well is that there are so many interactions between each of the characters that we get to see and many of them don't really involve Rean.
The characters truly make this game, and I think its not just the big moments but the little ones too, I love how you can see a ton of different students (most of which are named) and they'll interact with like your main characters as well with other ones and each of them have their own story. One in particular in chapter 3
Also quick question for chapter 2...
Chapter 3 spoilers
So when Alisa is upset about her Mother not caring about her and complaining about it on the train I loved how Jusis chimed in saying at least her mother came out to greet her and her class where we had just seen in the previous chapter that Jusis father really is a shitty bastard and doesn't give a damn about his son, and he clearly doesn't do it out of spite or anything it really felt like he was actually somewhat jealous or maybe at the very least giving her another perspective.
It's odd how much I really love this cast despite some of them at times being rather annoying, I guess its just how well each of them are written it really goes go above and beyond giving character development, it never feels like anyone is left out either which is a really nice touch. Some people have said in this topic that they wish that the characters were introduced more slowly to you so you could get to know and develop certain ones before learning others but I think that's one thing that this game does really well is that there are so many interactions between each of the characters that we get to see and many of them don't really involve Rean.
I found Machias and Elliot together avoiding this girl who was looking for Machias and the little comments they made about it were just hilarious.
The characters truly make this game, and I think its not just the big moments but the little ones too, I love how you can see a ton of different students (most of which are named) and they'll interact with like your main characters as well with other ones and each of them have their own story. One in particular in chapter 3
With this one Noble that you see countless times hitting on different girls and then you get a quest to help him find someone who is sending him love letters and then when he finds out who it is... I thought it was amazing and I couldn't stop laughing.
Also quick question for chapter 2...
Can you beat Sara in a new game plus when you have to fight her as Rean/Jusis/Machias? If you can does anything change?
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Quick question for chapter 2, Is there a shop location that let me me unlock slots in the ARCUS?
edit:also are red chest traps? nvm 
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Yes. At the school it's the engineering location. In other places it's usually something with orbment or factory in the shop name. Trap chests are dark red and look cracked or infected even.
Se7enSword
Banned
Red chests with a unique pattern are traps, yes.
You should be able to identify it from regular red chests easily.
At which location are you in chapter 2? Answer in spoiler.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Se7enSword
Banned
There's a recovery device in the city underground waterway's entrance, which allows you to unlock slots.
bishopcruz
Member
Just started late last night, finished up the intro dungeon. Characters are kinda trope-y but that was the case in TiTS, and if Falcom can do anything it's making tropes work really well.
And for the love of god, Jusis and Machina just need to
And for the love of god, Jusis and Machina just need to
fuck and get it over with, they are both annoying as shit right now.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
These battle themes I've heard ain't as good as SC, but they are sooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooood.
If you are capable of playing Sky: FC and SC, please, PLEASE do. Not because of anything super-crucial towards enjoyment of this, but they are sooooooooooo gooooooooooooooood and they do come before this one.
If you are capable of playing Sky: FC and SC, please, PLEASE do. Not because of anything super-crucial towards enjoyment of this, but they are sooooooooooo gooooooooooooooood and they do come before this one.
Do the dudes end up in drag in this one?
Nope. There aren't any fights that you can only win on NG+, you just get their HP down to 1 and then all of a sudden your attacks do 0 damage.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Ahh thanks must have looked over that.
edit: :lol in the for akiba's strip: undead and undress on steam at 9 seconds in, there is a part of the cold steel trailer in the background screen.
Shit! I forgot to do this too. :|
I think anything you scan will transfer over to NG+ though if you carry over the note so we should be able to scan stuff from the first few hours of the game for the trophy.
Which makes Laura and Rean a beast because of his buff.
Add Jusis for Noble Order and you've got yourself a winning trio. My preference, personally.
Nope I agree, swords FTW!
ChickenHunter
Member
Just started Chapter 3. Swapping characters in and out mid battle is a great mechanic. Really glad they added that in.
It kinda breaks the game when you get a big party and fill everyone up to 200CP each. Just start the battle against a boss, use all S-Crafts, battle is over before you even get to use all characters.
DrROBschiz
Member
Yeah i felt like they gave the player a little too much power without significant drawbacks but we will see. I dont plan to pre prep grind cp for every fight and chrat myself
That said this game is really generous with CP gain
ChickenHunter
Member
I am a fan of breaking games so this is good news to me.
Fie seems really strong as well. She was getting 2-3 turns before enemies could get 1 turn. She's probably got a permanent spot on my party now (whenever possible).
I always try to beat the boss without doing that first, but if the battle is just too much for me, I just reload my save and grind for full CP on every characters, that has always worked for me with every boss I needed.
3gb, yes.
bishopcruz
Member
How do you take screenshots on the PS3? I can't seem to figure it out.
Also, (Chapter 1, after first free day)
Also, is there a list of when and where you can the the Red Moon books?
Also, (Chapter 1, after first free day)
Blublanc showed up earlier than I expected. I read the book in the library about Phantom Thief B, so I was expecting it, but still.
Also, is there a list of when and where you can the the Red Moon books?
Thanks.
So, with all of the talk about the game eventually breaking, is Hard the way to go?
I'm at the end of the Chapter 2 on Hard, and the game is still great.
EDIT: In what RPGs are Limit-Break styled moves actually balanced? It seems like this giant train wreck in most games that have them.
I'm at the end of the Chapter 2 on Hard, and the game is still great.
EDIT: In what RPGs are Limit-Break styled moves actually balanced? It seems like this giant train wreck in most games that have them.
Yeah, probably. Normal is going to be too easy for anyone who likes any semblance of a challenge, while nightmare... Honestly, most of the game isn't too bad, but the final boss... Never again.
Press the PS button an scroll over to the pictures category and an icon saying "screenshot" or something'll be there! It doesn't pause the game though so if ya wanna get like an actiony pic ya gotta kinda be prepared ahead of time.
BassForever
Member
Is there any reason to win at blade matches or just do them once for the 50 xp and move on?
Nope. Just take whatever result you get and move on.
BassForever
Member
Good cause I apparently don't get Blade lost all 3 matches lol
It's pretty intuitive, you gotta know when to play your cards, force a draw or save bolt/mirror for last.
BassForever
Member
I get how the game is played, I don't get the tricks on how to win ie when to tie, when to bolt, when to mirror, etc
Xenoflare
Member
And getting CP seems to be much easier for me. Especially when you have characters that uses AoE normal attacks.
IIRC Tita was the only character with AoE normals in TiTs. But this game has 3
Started this yesterday, in early chapter 2 now. It's pretty clear the game is pretty heavily Persona 3/4-inspired (right down to the Tartarus!), but I'm really happy that those elements only exist as breathing room between the actual Trails parts. I mean, I didn't particularly like Persona 3 or 4 enough to actually finish them because I hated dungeon diving, but all the Trails "do X menial task and then kill a monster!" is fun.
The loading times are pretty bad, especially going into battles. Not sure I totally understand the orbment system either, but it seems like we don't get anywhere near as many as we did in Sky? Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, but if so it kind of makes it hard to want to give characters more large area spells in early stages. :|
I think I'm getting the hang of Blade though. Finally started winning (once I figured out what I was doing)!
edit: Also, Elliot's craft where the characters heal every turn they take is great. I still can't figure out what to do with Alisa.
The loading times are pretty bad, especially going into battles. Not sure I totally understand the orbment system either, but it seems like we don't get anywhere near as many as we did in Sky? Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, but if so it kind of makes it hard to want to give characters more large area spells in early stages. :|
I think I'm getting the hang of Blade though. Finally started winning (once I figured out what I was doing)!
edit: Also, Elliot's craft where the characters heal every turn they take is great. I still can't figure out what to do with Alisa.
Alisa is a CP battery that also heals and burns. I have her just for that.
Not comparable since they're action JRPGs but Tales games?
Oh and is difficulty able to be adjusted ingame? Wouldn't mind switching to hard.
Pellegri Testament
Member
Only able to be done at the start of a new game or NG+.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
I'm finally able to start this game.
The beginning certainly through you right in the middle of things before pulling back. That's definitely an intriguing start.
And it's weird to be playing a Trails game (and this definitely already feels just like a Trails game), but from a much different camera angle.
The beginning certainly through you right in the middle of things before pulling back. That's definitely an intriguing start.
And it's weird to be playing a Trails game (and this definitely already feels just like a Trails game), but from a much different camera angle.
Ugh every game with difficulty options should be switchable ingame.
soapypanda
Member
Did we talk about how tiny the font is yet? Is there a way to change it?
We did. Unfortunately, there's not.
Xenoflare
Member
No there isn't sadly. The status hud in battle is criminally small. Like, I can't even see the character's expressions
Basileus777
Member
Is this a Vita problem because I've had no issues with the PS3 font size?
Xenoflare
Member
Yes, I remember from the gameplay videos I've seen the PS3 version and it seemed fine.
The Vita version is like... shrunk down from the PS3 size but they didn't change the HUD size ratios or something. You actually have to squint to see how much HP your character has for example
If I purchase 2 on PS3 but has 1 on the Vita, can I still use my vita's save or something? If the load time issue and font issue carries over to the sequels I'd rather play it on the big screen.
Aaronrules380
Member
Final Chapter
Holy shit the boss at the end of the old school house was a fucking ordeal