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[Lorianus]

People commenting on the difficulty are gonna love the prologue boss in Sky SC Kurt, that guy is the true endboss of Zemuria on nightmare.

 

[RoboFu]

This game is so good it really just high lites how much the latests games in the series are just made to push as many new characters for merchandising as they can. The quality difference is like night and day.

 

[GateofD]

finished chapter one of chapter one....(kind of confusing when the title is named this way)
wiped two times on hard like instantly where all 3 did their special atks on the group in a row. but my experience in Azure/Zero helped me in positioning.
i use my defense and hp drops, but in serious atk stat drop decision hesitation.

 

[touchfuzzy]

Wrapped Chapter 3 last night and headed to the capital to start the final chapter. Kind of at that point where playing on normal I'm just obliterating everything. But it was like that on Daybreak too before the final boss humbled me, we'll see. Looking forward to seeing how things come together here.

 

[Danjin44]

Holy fuck the Chapter 1 boss was so brutal in hard difficulty, especially when they go in rage mode and just wiping out your entire party.

 

[Skifi28]

Holy fuck the Chapter 1 boss was so brutal in hard difficulty, especially when they go in rage mode and just wiping out your entire party.

I barely beat it on normal. Chapter 2 was a cake walk in comparison, just the usual Trails random difficulty spikes.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

I barely beat it on normal. Chapter 2 was a cake walk in comparison, just the usual Trails random difficulty spikes.

I had a lot of trouble with the start of Chapter 2. The roadblock monster fights and the warehouse boss caused several game overs. Last few bosses where very easy, however. Super uneven.

 

[mayham2199]

Holy fuck the Chapter 1 boss was so brutal in hard difficulty, especially when they go in rage mode and just wiping out your entire party.

Yea I didn't think I could do it on nightmare but was able to get it done after getting some tips online. You can use spells and Joshua's ult to cancel their rage mode but overall just focusing on one character at a time and spreading out your party is all you need to do. Chaos Brand will also help because it gives you a high chance of having the characters attack their own team. Once you take one of them out it's much easier from that point on.

I'm on Chapter 3 now. Didn't enjoy Chapter 2 that much but overall game is really good.

This game is so good it really just high lites how much the latests games in the series are just made to push as many new characters for merchandising as they can. The quality difference is like night and day.

Other than Cold Steel I don't feel the rest of the arcs are that bad honestly. The Daybreak arc has been fine and hasn't gotten to crazy. They've done well using characters from past games as well.

 

[Danjin44]

Yea I didn't think I could do it on nightmare but was able to get it done after getting some tips online. You can use spells and Joshua's ult to cancel their rage mode but overall just focusing on one character at a time and spreading out your party is all you need to do. Chaos Brand will also help because it gives you a high chance of having the characters attack their own team. Once you take one of them out it's much easier from that point on.

I'm on Chapter 3 now. Didn't enjoy Chapter 2 that much but overall game is really good.

I actually liked chapter 2, especially Scherazard was such a fun character in that chapter with getting all pissed off at Royal guard commander Edit: that was Chapter 1.....I just reached Ch 2

But that boss fight damn brutal, I managed beat it but god damn! With that being said I'm absolutely in love with its combat system and the great S-craft animation during the combat.

 

[mayham2199]

I actually liked chapter 2, especially Scherazard was such a fun character in that chapter with getting all pissed off at Royal guard commander Edit: that was Chapter 1.....I just reached Ch 2

But that boss fight damn brutal, I managed beat it but god damn! With that being said I'm absolutely in love with its combat system and the great S-craft animation during the combat.

Haha yea Chapter 1 is great and I liked it a lot. Chapter 2 is a low point but it ends great and 3 starts off interesting right away.

The battle system in these games is great. I didn't really learn to appreciate them until I decided to get the plat on at least one of the games because I enjoy the series so much. I didn't realize I would end up finding a whole new dept to the battle system and falling in love with it the way I did. I used to just play these games on normal and if I get stuck on a boss I would do the "make it easier" option it gives you.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Late but joining the party. Still no TDA for playing it, though, right now doing Bioshock Infinite and Puzzle Quest.

 

[mèx]

Well, I wrapped it up in 80 hours on Hard.

That ending still hits after all these years. This is one of my favourites in the entire series. If there is one thing Falcom gets right it's the endings, they are all great for different reasons.

A fantastic game overall, I still prefer some parts of the original but this has been great all around. Replaying this has made me appreciate how good the world building is in FC, this is truly a special series.

And now the wait for Trails Beyond the Horizon begins. I wonder if they will release 2nd Chapter next year too, that would be huge.

Out of curiosity I tracked how much time each chapter takes, if you do all side quests and talk to all NPCs at each refresh:

Prologue 13 hours
Chapter 1 14 hours
Chapter 2 15 hours
Chapter 3 15 hours
Final Chapter 23 hours

The Final Chapter is by far the chunkiest. Those dialogue refreshes in Grancel can be brutal, lol.

 

[mayham2199]

Well, I wrapped it up in 80 hours on Hard.

That ending still hits after all these years. This is one of my favourites in the entire series. If there is one thing Falcom gets right it's the endings, they are all a great for different reasons.

A fantastic game overall, I still prefer some parts of the original but this has been great all around. Replaying this has made me appreciate how good the world building is in FC, this is truly a special series.

And now the wait for Trails Beyond the Horizon begins. I wonder if they will release 2nd Chapter next year too, that would be huge.

Out of curiosity I tracked how much time each chapter takes, if you do all side quests and talk to all NPCs at each refresh:

Prologue 13 hours
Chapter 1 14 hours
Chapter 2 15 hours
Chapter 3 15 hours
Final Chapter 23 hours

The Final Chapter is by far the chunkiest. Those dialogue refreshes in Grancel can be brutal, lol.

Yea I'm already expecting that ending to hit me like a brick to the face. I don't remember a ton of FC because I played it so long ago (before SC was even on PC translated) but you can't forget that ending.

 

[Skifi28]

I'm 30 hours in now and I'm still enjoying every single second. Can't remember the last time I had so much fun with a game in its entirety. This is hands down the best modern Trails game (meaning from Cold Steel onwards) and probably my GOTY. It's so fun and wholesome and mostly low-stakes, almost like an Atelier game in a way. It's also very refreshing not having 30 characters following you everywhere, each having to speak their single line in every cutscene for the sake of being included, constantly being shuffled in and out of your party making it a pain in the ass to build a balanced party and keeping all equipment updated. I'll be so sad when it ends with the only consolation being Daybreak 3's imminent release.

 

[Hector Hall]

This game is so good it really just high lites how much the latests games in the series are just made to push as many new characters for merchandising as they can. The quality difference is like night and day.

That's nonsense, the series is pretty much the same in all its entries, not in vain it has been made by the exact same people.

You may prefer one arc to other, or a character set to another one, or the setting, but series is extremely consistent and homogeneous along all its entries.

 

[Sub_Level]

I'm playing Cold Steel IV right now but happy to hear that the remake's reception has been mostly positive.

 

[mayham2199]

That's nonsense, the series is pretty much the same in all its entries, not in vain it has been made by the exact same people.

You may prefer one arc to other, or a character set to another one, or the setting, but series is extremely consistent and homogeneous along all its entries.

Agreed. Honestly the only thing I've noticed is there isn't as much dialogue compared to the other games. Sometimes when I'm starting a side quest or main quest I'm kind of shocked at how quickly the conversation ends. I'm usually expecting them to talk a lot more and over explain something that doesn't need so be explained anymore.

 

[RoboFu]

That's nonsense, the series is pretty much the same in all its entries, not in vain it has been made by the exact same people.

You may prefer one arc to other, or a character set to another one, or the setting, but series is extremely consistent and homogeneous along all its entries.

I found the last 2 games to be pretty bland and lacking polish with too many stories running just to get as many characters on screen as they could to sale more creep pillows to lonely guys.

Absolutely love this one though and most of the older games in the series.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Should of played this series a while ago. It's great. To me it has a lot of similarities to Golden Sun. Pretty long Prologue to set up World building is nice too.

 

[Danjin44]

I'm 30 hours in now and I'm still enjoying every single second. Can't remember the last time I had so much fun with a game in its entirety. This is hands down the best modern Trails game (meaning from Cold Steel onwards) and probably my GOTY. It's so fun and wholesome and mostly low-stakes, almost like an Atelier game in a way. It's also very refreshing not having 30 characters following you everywhere, each having to speak their single line in every cutscene for the sake of being included, constantly being shuffled in and out of your party making it a pain in the ass to build a balanced party and keeping all equipment updated. I'll be so sad when it ends with the only consolation being Daybreak 3's imminent release.

Yeah, this my first Trials game I fucking LOVE this game soooo much from the combat to the story and charming characters and the world feels so alive, I love talking to NPCs in this game.