Reverie feels a lot closer to Sky the 3rd than any other Trails game I've played and honestly I love that because that game was a breath of fresh air. Also side note the music imo has just been banger after banger in Reverie, I have no complaints so far

I love how much more cinematic the cutscenes have gotten in Reverie and how much more expressive these characters models have gotten. They still aren't as good as the Calvard engine's models but they are definitely getting there. Until now the 3D models felt so stiff

I forgot how much I love the SSS. At their core, they are just the most fun main group. Sky's cast was a little disjointed with some characters getting very little screentime and others get ALL of it and Old Class VII is frankly too big where no one besides Rean feel like they get major development.

Man I didn't expect each Protagonist's individual acts to feel so short in Reverie. I feel like I've spent no time as Lloyd and I'm already switching to Rean

I can't believe it took Falcom 9 games before we got descriptions of accessories and quartz received from chests.

Just found out I am actually NOT done with CS4 so I'm gonna go view that extra scene. Didn't realize I had to reload my save a SECOND time

I am so excited to know that I am finally almost back to the gameplay I experienced in the 1st Chapter remake. I've loved the combat of all the Trails games I've played but man I just want to move without it taking a full action

This might be a little spoilery for Cold Steel 4 so be forewarned before reading. I don't hate Cedric. He is a villain that you love to hate, which is good sometimes. I think his motives are a little lame but I do like how his arc ends and I'm almost excited to see more of him eventually

I am going to be honest, before I started playing the Trails games, just looking at how many games there were was ridiculously daunting. It's one of those series you never think you'll get through unless you were there while it was releasing. I am so happy I decided to play this series though

I am however very excited for Reverie. I have been looking forward to this game since I finished Azure. Excited to finally see how both the Crossbell and Cold Steel Arcs finish. I have started the beginning and finished the prologue and I love the new QoL features in this game

After Cold Steel 4, this is where I would rank the Trails games. I think the only controversial opinion I have is how much I actually liked Cold Steel 2. Couldn't say why I just really liked that game. To note though all these games are great, I wouldn't call any of them bad.

Okay, it's a couple hours removed now and while I really enjoyed my time with Cold Steel 4, I feel like it just tried to lean on and do too many of the same things we've seen in the past. Cold Steel 3 and 4 for the most part just feel like retellings of Cold Steel 1 and 2.

And that was Cold Steel 4. I have a lot of thoughts about this game so I'm gonna save like in-depth stuff for a little time because I literally just beat the final boss of the true ending but I'm glad I'm done with it. I enjoyed it but I don't think it quite lived up to previous Cold Steel games

We're in the final stretch. I'm done with all the side stuff going to the point of no return. That was A LOT of stuff to do for the true ending

Finally beat Act 3, onto the Finale tomorrow

Man they weren't kidding when they said Cold Steel 4 was long. I am still, now 9 games in, underestimating the length of these games

I was gonna go back to Xenoblade this upcoming week but with how close I am to wrapping up CS4, I'm gonna go all in on CS4. I have been looking forward to Reverie since I finished the Crossbell arc and I cannot wait to see how both the Crossbell and Cold Steel arcs are wrapped up

Idk how I got it in my head that CS4 had 4 acts. I thought that's what I heard so uhh didn't realize I am now just about a third done with the game when I thought I was only getting to the halfway point. Honestly not upset about this at all because now I feel like I am making really good pace

Alright, finally heading back to Leeves in CS4. Here's hoping I can finish that up quick and finish the last part of the act after that so I can make it to act 3 tonight

Thanks to the Steam sale I now own every single Trails game that is currently out. Was it worth it? Absolutely. Was this a HUGE chunk of my spending money over the span of the last 7 months? You bet lmao

Cold Steel 4 has the same pacing as Cold Steel 2 and I love it. The first Act was a little front loaded but now that we're in the thick of it, it's fast and snappy. I'm hoping it stays like this through the next 2 acts. Assuming I have enough time tomorrow, I might be getting to Act 3

this plays in my head everytime a friend says something relatable that i was really scared to say

Playing Trails on an Ultrawide monitor has given me some of the funniest moments I've ever seen in gaming because they straight up just never designed some of these scenes to be viewed like this

So yesterday I did not play Trails and played more Xenoblade. I got to Prison Island yesterday and man this story is really picking up. Honestly nowadays my only complaint with XC1 is just how long it takes for both the story and the combat to flow but I am having a blast. Glad I picked it back up

I know I don't talk about a lot of things outside what I am currently playing but this is a message to go play a Fire Emblem game. Any of them. They are all great. Just don't play Engage as your first one because while it is great, it is best enjoyed after having played other games

I think tomorrow it is finally back to Cold Steel 4 for me. I definitely needed a detox for a moment with Xenoblade so now I'll probably alternate between the two until I finish one

Man I am so upset at myself for dropping Xenoblade Chronicles back in 2021. This game is peak and I feel like I've barely scratched it. I just got to Chapter 6

Welp time to spend way too much money to snag the rest of the Trails games I am missing because of the sale

I am not a big Rockstar fan and turns out GTA 6 will not be changing that. I'm a little upset that one of the biggest releases of this generation is just gonna be a code in the box not to mention gating behind what seems to be quite a bit of the game behind a 100 dollar ultimate edition. Just not it

I decided to mostly take a break from CS4 yesterday. I got to Act 2 and decided I needed a change of pace so I started XC1 and I think the combat finally clicked for me so wish me luck as I get through two equally large JRPGs 👍

So I talked a lot about the ending of CS3 but not my overall thoughts on the game. Overall I enjoyed it but honestly not as much as CS2. I was told you either love CS1 and CS3 or you love CS2 and CS4 and I feel like I am definitely in the latter of those two camps.

I know this one is a pretty popular opinion but I am not a fan of most of these recasts. Millium and Laura just do not sound right. Lechter and McBurn is unfortunate but COVID screwed a ton of things up, I'm just glad Max is back for Reverie. Osborne however I think I might prefer.

Cold Steel 4's OST is already filled with bangers and I have just started the game. This might end up as my favorite OST in the franchise if it keeps at this pace.

I am also VERY excited to finally have some returning characters. One thing I love in games like these are characters that return from previous entries and really the last time we had this outside of guest characters in CS3 was all the way back with the FINAL DUNGEON in Zero.

I started Cold Steel 4 and truth be told I kinda knew what to expect leading into the ending of Cold Steel 3 and then the beginning of this game. I mean one of the biggest plot points with the main character is plastered on the cover and you can only avoid ALL spoilers for so long.

Cold Steel 3's ending might be close to FC's ending. Overall the stakes were higher but man it's been a minute since I've gotten hit that hard by a cliffhanger. I still think that I personally prefer FC's ending. At the end of the day tho I would've hated playing these games as they came out

I CANNOT believe that that is how Cold Steel 3 ends

I will NEVER underestimate the length of a Trails game again. I knew Cold Steel 3 had hands but I didn't know it would be like this. I am FINALLY at the final fight in this game after playing for what feels like 12 hours straight today

After spending so much time with the original Class VII, I didn't think I would like the new Class VII THIS MUCH. I think having a much smaller condensed main cast helped this game A LOT. I feel as strongly about these characters after one game as I now do for the original Class VII after 3

All I have left for Chapter 3 is the final dungeon and I want to try to finish up the Leeves section of Chapter 4 tonight, wish me luck lmao

I am finally nearing the end of Chapter 3 and man they really padded that one out. Should have Cold Steel 3 done by Friday or Saturday so still ahead of schedule. I really underestimated how long the back half of this game was gonna take.

You know, I didn't expect to like Altina as much as I do but out of the New Class VII, she might be my favorite

Welp, I guess it's time to give Xenoblade another shot after this news. Might have to wait till after Trails though

Fortune's Weave dropping the same day as Sky 2nd Chapter is the worst case scenario for me lmao

So far, I think 007 First Light might be my game of the year so far. It's between that and RE9. There is definitely some recency bias with First Light so I'll check back in later on in the year to see where my opinion stands after letting it sit for a while

Decided to take a quick Trails break this weekend for 007 First Light and this game is a blast. If like IO Interactive games, this is right up your alley

Honestly I think why I am excited for that little tease of Persona 6 is that we now know that it is the next thing for Atlus. Like before we always knew it was gonna happen but now we know it's Revival and the next big thing after that is Persona 6 whenever that might be. Unfortunately probably 2028

I am glad to see that I am not crazy. I had this feeling that we'd see both Persona 4 Revival AND a Persona 6 tease and we sure got it

Finishing Cold Steel 3 this weekend is not gonna happen. Moving the goal post to next Sunday. Should be done by the middle of next week but still want to give myself enough time

At least what little we've seen of the Code Veronica remake. I have more to be excited about from that show than just whatever the hell RGG made me feel. FF7 Revelation looks phenomenal and I cannot wait for that, Stellar Blade sequel looks really fun and Last Ronin by Platinum Games will be great