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Nearing the end of Trails of Cold Steel IV after spending the past several months working my way from Cold Steel I. I’m planning to get Trails into Reverie at some point, but will probably play the fan-translated Kuro no Kiseki first.
Have you played liberl and crossbell? Over covid I played all of them up to cold steel 3. Waited until 4 released but I think by the time it did I realized I was pretty burned out on it. Also heard some negative things about kuro so wasn’t really too eager to try.
I played a good deal of Trails in the Sky way back when on the PSP, but never finished it. Haven’t played any of the others, I figured I’d just skip to the 3D ones. The games do a good job of making you feel nostalgic for characters from games you’ve never played, so I don’t feel like I missed out on too much. If you liked III and ever feel like jumping back in I’d recommend IV - it has its issues, but I think someone who’s been there from the beginning will get even more out of it than I did because there are a LOT of legacy characters featured.
I’m liking the small amount of Kuro I’ve played so far, but I definitely have my doubts I’ll ever like the characters as much as Class VII. We’ll see in many years once Kuro III is available in English (whether officially or not)!
Yeah so I was basically in the same boat as you when I first started. Played like half of trails in the sky 1 forever ago and then started with cold steel 1, then beat it and 2 and 3. Then looped back. I really do think there is something to gain by playing liberl and crossbell; liberl especially stuck out to me. I know crossbell is more acclaimed and it was definitely good but I think just how the game looks and the storyline is something else. Upon coming back to erebonia I realized how much I actually disliked those games compared to the others because of how ridiculous it was, what with all the girls falling over rean and some of the other plot points.
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___The mecha reveal fight was pretty badass though and kind of blew my mind though lol
Anyways if you like the series you should definitely play them even if you think you don’t need to. All the references and character reappearances are mind blowing. I do want to at least finish 4 at some point, to give some kind of closure.
Yes, the harem aspect of Cold Steel was definitely not something I liked, but as a fan of anime I’ve just accepted that sometimes I have to cringe through some of the tropes. “Angelica is a lesbian and sexually harasses every female she sees, isn’t it funny??”
You should play IV and Reverie if you want closure - I hear that the Crossbell Arc actually gets most of the screen time in Reverie.
A bit of Oxenfree II. It’s good so far. Their previous game Afterparty was a pretty limp experience IMO, but they’ve won me back. It’s been a weirdly nostalgic time and the writing is solid. It leans on much of the lore of the first title, which means the mystery isn’t so interesting this time around. But we’ll see how it goes, it might surprise me.
Alternative opinion: absolutely loved Afterparty. They went in a totally different, comedic direction with it, but I personally enjoyed it a lot. And, honestly, liked Oxenfree II even more than the first one. Yes, it lacks novelty, but makes up for it with excellent writing.
Star citizen.Tried it during the free fly event, loved it. Even though it’s a piece of shit, it is one of the best pieces of shit I have ever seen/played.
Playing The Fractured But Whole for almost a month now, it’s a pretty enjoyable experience and it feels just like playing an episode of the show, liking it a lot so far.
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Not playing yet, but I am SO excited for Remnant 2. It’s one of the few 3rd person shooter games that I stuck with.
Bloodeborne and TOTK
Amazing combination.
I have to start another play through of Bloodborne.
Nearing the end of Trails of Cold Steel IV after spending the past several months working my way from Cold Steel I. I’m planning to get Trails into Reverie at some point, but will probably play the fan-translated Kuro no Kiseki first.
Have you played liberl and crossbell? Over covid I played all of them up to cold steel 3. Waited until 4 released but I think by the time it did I realized I was pretty burned out on it. Also heard some negative things about kuro so wasn’t really too eager to try.
I played a good deal of Trails in the Sky way back when on the PSP, but never finished it. Haven’t played any of the others, I figured I’d just skip to the 3D ones. The games do a good job of making you feel nostalgic for characters from games you’ve never played, so I don’t feel like I missed out on too much. If you liked III and ever feel like jumping back in I’d recommend IV - it has its issues, but I think someone who’s been there from the beginning will get even more out of it than I did because there are a LOT of legacy characters featured.
I’m liking the small amount of Kuro I’ve played so far, but I definitely have my doubts I’ll ever like the characters as much as Class VII. We’ll see in many years once Kuro III is available in English (whether officially or not)!
Yeah so I was basically in the same boat as you when I first started. Played like half of trails in the sky 1 forever ago and then started with cold steel 1, then beat it and 2 and 3. Then looped back. I really do think there is something to gain by playing liberl and crossbell; liberl especially stuck out to me. I know crossbell is more acclaimed and it was definitely good but I think just how the game looks and the storyline is something else. Upon coming back to erebonia I realized how much I actually disliked those games compared to the others because of how ridiculous it was, what with all the girls falling over rean and some of the other plot points.
spoiler
___The mecha reveal fight was pretty badass though and kind of blew my mind though lol
Anyways if you like the series you should definitely play them even if you think you don’t need to. All the references and character reappearances are mind blowing. I do want to at least finish 4 at some point, to give some kind of closure.
Yes, the harem aspect of Cold Steel was definitely not something I liked, but as a fan of anime I’ve just accepted that sometimes I have to cringe through some of the tropes. “Angelica is a lesbian and sexually harasses every female she sees, isn’t it funny??”
You should play IV and Reverie if you want closure - I hear that the Crossbell Arc actually gets most of the screen time in Reverie.
TES Skyrim - It’s like a hideout for the past 11 years. Grim Dawn - Use it to get rid of the stress. The Sims 3 - When I want to build something.
A bit of Oxenfree II. It’s good so far. Their previous game Afterparty was a pretty limp experience IMO, but they’ve won me back. It’s been a weirdly nostalgic time and the writing is solid. It leans on much of the lore of the first title, which means the mystery isn’t so interesting this time around. But we’ll see how it goes, it might surprise me.
Alternative opinion: absolutely loved Afterparty. They went in a totally different, comedic direction with it, but I personally enjoyed it a lot. And, honestly, liked Oxenfree II even more than the first one. Yes, it lacks novelty, but makes up for it with excellent writing.
Yeah fair enough, I can see why you’d get into it. I think the humour wasn’t for me and I found the plot to be too low stakes. Art was great though.
Finished Oxenfree II, completely agree, writing was excellent. Characters are far more complex and the story was super thematically rich
Cyberpunk is really good
Sekiro. It’s hard.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition!
I practically live in Hyrule (TotK).
Same thing I always play. Old school RuneScape
Nice
I’ve been getting started with Techtonica and continuing to play Diablo IV - looking forward to giving a new seasonal character a go in D4
Star citizen.Tried it during the free fly event, loved it. Even though it’s a piece of shit, it is one of the best pieces of shit I have ever seen/played.
Playing The Fractured But Whole for almost a month now, it’s a pretty enjoyable experience and it feels just like playing an episode of the show, liking it a lot so far.