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[YianGaruga]

Just to confirm, recipes work differently that in Trails in the Sky? Bought and used all the available food and I still only have Omlette.
Can I only learn certain ones or am I missing a step?

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Just to confirm, recipes work differently that in Trails in the Sky? Bought and used all the available food and I still only have Omlette.
Can I only learn certain ones or am I missing a step?

Yeah, recipes work differently. You'll be given them by NPCs (sometimes just by talking to them, others by completing quests). You don't get any recipes from eating food in this game (which is a shame). Although that's balanced out by each recipe having four possible different results based on which characters do the cooking, which is pretty cool.

 

[Xenoflare]

Just to confirm, recipes work differently that in Trails in the Sky? Bought and used all the available food and I still only have Omlette.
Can I only learn certain ones or am I missing a step?

Yep, you can get the recipes from the pawn shop if you missed them.

I missed two and they cost 1000 Mira each, Wasn't exactly cheap

 

[BassForever]

Yeah, recipes work differently. You'll be given them by NPCs (sometimes just by talking to them, others by completing quests). You don't get any recipes from eating food in this game (which is a shame). Although that's balanced out by each recipe having four possible different results based on which characters do the cooking, which is pretty cool.

Yeah, to add all the foods you can buy are the same ones you can cook on your own. It makes buying food kinda pointless for the most part.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

One thing I miss is that the shops will no longer show which ingredients are used in which recipes on the side of the screen. That always made stocking up on ingredients easy for me.

 

[R_thanatos]

Just to confirm, recipes work differently that in Trails in the Sky? Bought and used all the available food and I still only have Omlette.
Can I only learn certain ones or am I missing a step?

you need the recipe and use the recipe with different party memebers in order to get different results ... and then you talk to NPCS in order to get more recipes , repeat untill you've got all the meals.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

CAM CLARKE is where the my opinion on the VA changed from OK to yeeeeeeees.

This is part of the only thing I don't like in this game. Way too much perverted stuff. I just laugh how they are outraged at the

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nonchalant head patting

haha. Everything about Emma is about her breasts. If you study with her Rean cannot study because he's mesmerized by them.. When she climbs ladder Fie believes they are the roots of or her problem. And when you talk to NPCs they comment about their size.

That part makes some sense because Dumb Hormonal Teenagers. The other stuff isnt as real if you catch my drift.

 

[YianGaruga]

Thanks everyone, looks like I wasted a lot of Mira on useless food

 

[Dio]

Thoughts on the CSII logo, by the way? I looked closer and compared the Japanese with the XSEED logo:

I think there's a lot more 'deep red and gold' to the original logo compared to XSEED's but it's probably still not finalized. Who knows?

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Thoughts on the CSII logo, by the way? I looked closer and compared the Japanese with the XSEED logo:

I think there's a lot more 'deep red and gold' to the original logo compared to XSEED's but it's probably still not finalized. Who knows?

The deep red is perfect. It oozes Erebonian aesthetic and also accurately represents the military focused,

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war-torn

feel they're probably going for in Cold Steel II. The full picture that they took the logo from is the perfect choice.

Edit: Oh wait, I totally misunderstood. The logo itself. Wow, I'm dumb. Both logos are great. XSeed's is brighter but still very "Erebonian."

 

[YianGaruga]

Thoughts on the CSII logo, by the way? I looked closer and compared the Japanese with the XSEED logo:

I think there's a lot more 'deep red and gold' to the original logo compared to XSEED's but it's probably still not finalized. Who knows?

I didn't even seen that English one for CS2 until now. Is that likely going to be the cover? Because it's hot

 

[Dio]

I didn't even seen that English one for CS2 until now. Is that likely going to be the cover? Because it's hot

It's the official art on XSEED'S twitter for Cold Steel 2 dropping in 2016. It might not be final, but it's the only logo they've shown.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

I found this early artwork for Class VII, and it interestingly enough has a look very similar to the Sky trilogy's artwork. Same artist?

 

[CrazyDude]

Sad how low SC sales are on steam, it's only sold around 11000 compared to the over 100000 for FC. Has me worried how this game is doing and whether CS2 will be the last game we get out of the series.

 

[Dio]

I found this early artwork for Class VII, and it interestingly enough has a look very similar to the Sky trilogy's artwork. Same artist?

Well, Falcom has a ton of un-named internal artists. It might be, who knows? I personally don't think it looks like the same person's art.

The person who did all the ingame dialogue portraits of characters for Trails in the Sky remains unknown to this day.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Sad how low SC sales are on steam, it's only sold around 11000 compared to the over 100000 for FC. Has me worried how this game is doing and whether CS2 will be the last game we get out of the series.

Ugh there's a reason why I hate niche products. Nonetheless I <3 them even double dip on FC and SC on steam and psn.

 

[Famassu]

Sad how low SC sales are on steam, it's only sold around 11000 compared to the over 100000 for FC. Has me worried how this game is doing and whether CS2 will be the last game we get out of the series.

I'm not too worried yet. SC launched at a higher price than FC, didn't it? There's still a lot of potential for SC to sell a lot more copies with sales that push the price below 20$ (which should still generate a decent amount of profit for XSeed) and maybe even by bundling FC & SC together for an affordable price somewhere down the line.

 

[BassForever]

Ahhhh this game is so good
Chapter 3

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The Rean Alisha scene outside

Then shit getting fucking real

 

[YianGaruga]

The problem with SC is that not enough people who bought FC actually finished it, as you can see from achievement stats. But that's how Steam is. As more people finish FC and SCs price drops, it'll sell more. More awareness because of Cold Steel helps as well and don't forget that FC is also still selling decent amounts when it's on sale.

The problem is only that 3rd makes no sense unless a good number of people finished SC. But I wouldn't only look at SCs numbers and say everything is doomed.

 

[Basileus777]

The problem with SC is that not enough people who bought FC actually finished it, as you can see from achievement stats. But that's how Steam is. As more people finish FC and SCs price drops, it'll sell more. More awareness because of Cold Steel helps as well and don't forget that FC is also still selling decent amounts when it's on sale.

The problem is only that 3rd makes no sense unless a good number of people finished SC. But I wouldn't only look at SCs numbers and say everything is doomed.

The encouraging thing is that a fair amount of people are playing FC lately according to Steamspy (it has much more activity than SC). So there's some that it will have legs as those players finish the first game.

 

[Xenoflare]

The problem with SC is that not enough people who bought FC actually finished it, as you can see from achievement stats. But that's how Steam is. As more people finish FC and SCs price drops, it'll sell more. More awareness because of Cold Steel helps as well and don't forget that FC is also still selling decent amounts when it's on sale.

The problem is only that 3rd makes no sense unless a good number of people finished SC. But I wouldn't only look at SCs numbers and say everything is doomed.

Eventually it's going to be awkward for Cold steel, unless it's also getting a PC port. Since after TiTs 3rd Falcom moved away from PC.

 

[Xenoflare]

Well, Falcom has a ton of un-named internal artists. It might be, who knows? I personally don't think it looks like the same person's art.

The person who did all the ingame dialogue portraits of characters for Trails in the Sky remains unknown to this day.

I loved those portraits, IIRC there was a Chinese forum post that went into great length of finding the artist by deduction of the credits and narrowed it down to someone, but it isn't anything conclusive. These artists are internal staff of Falcom.

 

[Psxphile]

Eventually it's going to be awkward for Cold steel, unless it's also getting a PC port. Since after TiTs 3rd Falcom moved away from PC.

Ys fans know this feel.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Ahhhh this game is so good
Chapter 3

Spoiler

The Rean Alisha scene outside

Then shit getting fucking real

Chapters 3 and 5 are my favorites. They have

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the nicest settings and the biggest shit gets real moments.

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So far

 

[Xenoflare]

Ys fans know this feel.

Ys 7 was so awkward for me at first, it was just so... different.

Also the in game portrait are ugly, I'm sorry overall it's a step down from Origins and F/6

 

[Jiraiza]

So glad they get rid of the school uniforms in the second game. Jusis and Laura look so good and perfect with their new outfits.

 

[CrazyDude]

How is cold steel 2 structured compared to 1?

 

[YianGaruga]

So glad they get rid of the school uniforms in the second game. Jusis and Laura look good and perfect with their new outfits.

everyone looks so great in that pic. I'm not even through Ch1 of CS and I'm already hyped as hell for CS2

 

[Xenoflare]

How is cold steel 2 structured compared to 1?

It's not like FC/SC in terms of weight, Cold Steel 1's story is more meaty.

 

[BassForever]

It's not like FC/SC in terms of weight, Cold Steel 1's story is more meaty.

?? CS2 is less meaty then CS1??

 

[jackal27]

So I keep hearing folks compare this to Persona 4. How apt is that comparison? I love Persona 4, but I'm having a hard time slogging through Trails in the Sky's opening chapters. Boring.

 

[BassForever]

So I keep hearing folks compare this to Persona 4. How apt is that comparison? I love Persona 4, but I'm having a hard time slogging through Trails in the Sky's opening chapters. Boring.

Well it has a school setting a like Persona and bonding events, it also gets going a bit faster then Sky did imo. If you don't like the lengthy dialogue Cold Steel is similar to Sky in terms of the slower pace.

And just stick with Sky, it's slow opening really pays off at the end

 

[Xenoflare]

?? CS2 is less meaty then CS1??

Don't get me wrong, shit still goes down in CS2, it's just not as lopsided as SC vs FC. Where SC contains the majority of the plot over the two games.

CS3 is a thing and I'm sure it's not like 3rd where fandisk-y, but I could be wrong

 

[BassForever]

Don't get me wrong, shit still goes down in CS2, it's just not as lopsided as SC vs FC. Where SC contains the majority of the plot over the two games.

CS3 is a thing and I'm sure it's not like 3rd where fandisk-y, but I could be wrong

FC sets up world and characters with a smaller shit going down at the end to set up for SC where major shit goes downn

CS1 sets up world and characters with bigger amounts of shit going down and setting up for CS2 where shit that went down in CS1 continues to be resolved?

 

[Dio]

?? CS2 is less meaty then CS1??

He means in terms of content division.

Trails SC has the most text and content out of any of the Trails titles in the entire franchise (IIRC), while FC has one of the least.

Basically, SC has almost double the amount of text that FC has.

CS2 isn't double the amount of text of the first game, that's all.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

I probably should ask this sooner but is it worth investing in new equipment for all your character every chapter? I'm looking at like +50 increased in STR for each new gear, but it's blowing a hole in my budget each time.

I can't cover the cost just by fighting monsters.

(Not to mention buying all those Master Quartz)

 

[Xenoflare]

He means in terms of content division.

Trails SC has the most text and content out of any of the Trails titles in the entire franchise (IIRC), while FC has one of the least.

Basically, SC has almost double the amount of text that FC has.

CS2 isn't double the amount of text of the first game, that's all.

Thanks, that's what I meant

 

[Dresden]

The deep red is perfect. It oozes Erebonian aesthetic and also accurately represents the military focused,

Spoiler

war-torn

feel they're probably going for in Cold Steel II. The full picture that they took the logo from is the perfect choice.



Edit: Oh wait, I totally misunderstood. The logo itself. Wow, I'm dumb. Both logos are great. XSeed's is brighter but still very "Erebonian."

For a moment I thought that was Sara in the back, and was happy. But it's just Emma.

 

[Dio]

For a moment I thought that was Sara in the back, and was happy. But it's just Emma.

I cropped out the logo further up the page, but here's the full thing just for you:

 

[DrROBschiz]

Whew. Chapter 4 is proving to be quite the improvement over that mess of chapter 3

Or maybe im mixing it up

Whatever chapter puts you in the capitol

 

[BassForever]

So glad they get rid of the school uniforms in the second game. Jusis and Laura look so good and perfect with their new outfits.

Man Elliot got screwed in terms of placement you can't even seen his face.

Whew. Chapter 4 is proving to be quite the improvement over that mess of chapter 3

Or maybe im mixing it up

Whatever chapter puts you in the capitol

Chapter 3 story wise is great, riding horses everywhere is zzz

 

[Palette Swap]

Finally got the opportunity to play it a bit more.
Carnelia books again? Oh God, the nightmare followed me home.

 

[Gu4n]

From the looks of it, Cold Steel III is going to be this arc's SC, where everything goes down and answers (and more questions) will be provided. That means Cold Steel and its successor, and everything that is going down in these, are both setups for something even larger (I think?). Actually, III will be the conclusion to something the series has been explicitly building toward to since The 3rd.

Falcom, I expect a second Ao.

Finally got the opportunity to play it a bit more.
Carnelia books again? Oh God, the nightmare followed me home.

Best book series.

 

[Dio]

From the looks of it, Cold Steel III is going to be this arc's SC, where everything goes down and answers (and more questions) will be provided. That means Cold Steel and its successor, and everything that is going down in these, are both setups for something even larger (I think?). Actually, III will be the conclusion to something the series has been explicitly building toward to since The 3rd.

Falcom, I expect a second Ao.


Best book series.

They're in a weird situation now, though. Is it really going to be a PS3/Vita title like the others in this day and age? Is it going to be on PS4 and leave behind all the people who played on PS3/Vita? Will it be on all three platforms?

CSI chugs like hell on Vita, I can't imagine CSIII being any better (since they said they were doing a dramatic graphical upgrade for the third game)

 

[Xeteh]

CSI chugs like hell on Vita, I can't imagine CSIII being any better (since they said they were doing a dramatic graphical upgrade for the third game)

It runs poorly basically any time there's a busy background and several characters in the scene on the PS3 as well.

 

[Dio]

It runs poorly basically any time there's a busy background and several characters in the scene on the PS3 as well.

Yeah, I couldn't testify since I only own it on Vita.

I'm just curious where it's being announced. Ys 8 is PS4/Vita, maybe they're going to do that too.

 

[CrazyDude]

Man Elliot got screwed in terms of placement you can't even seen his face.

It makes it seem like he became an antagonist with his back towards Rean. He's evil all along!

 

[Kikarian]

A ~months wait for this game is tooooo long

 

[Basileus777]

They're in a weird situation now, though. Is it really going to be a PS3/Vita title like the others in this day and age? Is it going to be on PS4 and leave behind all the people who played on PS3/Vita? Will it be on all three platforms?

CSI chugs like hell on Vita, I can't imagine CSIII being any better (since they said they were doing a dramatic graphical upgrade for the third game)

Why wouldn't be PS4/Vita like Ys 8?

 

[Gu4n]

They're in a weird situation now, though. Is it really going to be a PS3/Vita title like the others in this day and age? Is it going to be on PS4 and leave behind all the people who played on PS3/Vita? Will it be on all three platforms?

CSI chugs like hell on Vita, I can't imagine CSIII being any better (since they said they were doing a dramatic graphical upgrade for the third game)

We'll see. Whatever platform they go for, I'll be there. I'm more interested in whatever perspective on the story they're going to take.