The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

[h2] Not the strongest start, but that ending reminded me why Trails is so good [/h2] The sixth game of the Legend of Heroes series, and the start of a whole new arc with a whole new cast. It took me a bit to adjust since I got so attached to the Crossbell and Sky characters, but Class VII slowly grew on me the more I played. I was not a fan of the new quartz/orbment system at all. Compared to how the Sky arc handled quartz and arts, this new setup just felt clunky and overly complicated for not that much payoff, and it took away some of the enjoyment I had building characters the way I liked. I get that its brand new arc and they made the game 3D and testing the waters on the quartz stuff but it felt off the whole time for me but it was acceptable since I adjusted to it. The pacing was such slow cook but the ending reminded me of why I am really hooked to this series in general. it picked up the pace just in the right moment, and to show off all that world building was worth the experience and the time spent.

I feel very strongly about this game CONS - A huge and somewhat immature focus on sexualization of the female characters in the game - An almost Saturday Morning Cartoon ambience (Haha, we beat you evil GuyMan! Oh no, GuyMan has a helicopter and is running away! We'll get you next time!!) - Pseudo-Incest subplot (Oh they're not actually my sibling, we just call each other siblings!) - Every time something happens, characters act like they had planned for that to happen anyway - A pretty rough Final Boss Battle that wasn't very fun With all that said, the game is really fun. Some characters miss the mark, but the ones that hit are just great. Quartz system isn't quite what I wanted, as Trails in The Sky First Chapter has a much better quartz system, but the Master Quartz was a really nice element to allow for a variety of different builds. Combat felt good, never felt the need to grind or really worry about levels much, side quests were fun, interacting with the NPC's was great, the Social Link-esque part with your teammates was great. There's a lot of character in this game, which is hard to nail down in a PRO v CON style review. I had a lot of fun roaming around the cities, fighting monsters, and talking to NPCs. If you don't mind some tropey-ness, some "Anime-ness" in your story telling and characterization, and are looking for a strong turn-based JRPG, this might fit right up your alley. 8.5/10, what an immaculate masterpiece

Trails of Cold Steel 1 is another amazing game in the peak series that is Trails or Kiseki! I seen some hate for Cold Steel 1 but after playing it I can say I WILL NOT STAND for CS1 hate! This game is amazing! The characters, the plot twists, the music, and the story are all soooo good! If your expecting this game to be exactly like sky/ better you will be disappointed but that doesn't take away how amazing this game is! We all love ABEND TIME ⏲️ If your unsure about this game play it you wont regert it. What you doing its trails soooooo go and play it!