Why You SHOULD Play the Trails Games in Order

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5 жыл бұрын

Thinking of getting into Trails/Kiseki? Don't know where to start? Well consider the following!
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The Legend of Heroes is a series of role-playing video games developed by Nihon Falcom Corporation. First starting as a part of the Dragon Slayer series in the late 1980s, the series evolved into its own decade-spanning, interconnected series spanning fourteen entries, encompassing multiple meta series within it as well. The most recent entry, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV, released in Japan on September 27, 2018
The first entry of the series was released in 1989 as Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes, and was part of Nihon Falcom's Dragon Slayer line of games. It was released for various computer platforms, as well as consoles such as the Mega Drive, Super Famicom, and the PC Engine. The PC Engine version would be the only version to be released in English, and the only Legend of Heroes title released in North America until 2005. Meanwhile, in Japan, the series continued with Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II, released in 1992 for a similar selection of platforms.
Subsequent games in the series dropped "Dragon Slayer" from the title. The Legend of Heroes III, The Legend of Heroes IV, and The Legend of Heroes V comprised the "Gagharv trilogy", a set of connected games taking place in the same world.
After the conclusion of the Gagharv trilogy, a new story began with a new trilogy, the Trails in the Sky subseries. The three titles in it, First Chapter, Second Chapter and The 3rd collectively made up the sixth entry in the series.
Falcom switched to a duology for the seventh entry, consisting of The Legend of Heroes VII: Zero no Kiseki in 2010, and The Legend of Heroes VII: Ao no Kiseki in 2011. After that, the company moved on to the Trails of Cold Steel subseries, releasing the first title in 2013, the second in 2014, the third in 2017, and fourth and final title in 2018.
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@MaskedGuyCh Жыл бұрын

RIP Scott. I will always remember your passion for this series and the work you've done for the Crossbell games.

@xXunknownXx0000 Жыл бұрын

It's sad that he won't be able to experience all the of the zem saga 😔

@duffystrings9680 Жыл бұрын

Wait he's dead?

@MaskedGuyCh Жыл бұрын

@@duffystrings9680 Yes, it was confirmed by those who know him.

@stefancelmare7100 11 ай бұрын

@@xXunknownXx0000Well, we all may not be able to experience this story to the end. Sometimes I feel like Nihon Falcom will push this story for as long as it is possible. But if the author died than it's sad because he did really nice content, his video was high quality and his point of view was profound and objective. RIP Scott.

@user-lx4zx4yd2e 9 ай бұрын

Man, thats messed up, this exact video was what pushed me to try trails as a whole R.I.P

@whydoistillusethissite8626 Жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace Scott. Thank you for your years of hardwork towards this series that you were so passionate about. It's no exaggeration to say that without the work of you and your team at the Geofront, we may never have gotten the Crossbell games in the west.

@Choops6969 Жыл бұрын

^^^^

@luklopskywalk Жыл бұрын

He died??

@whydoistillusethissite8626 Жыл бұрын

@@luklopskywalk yeah, about a month ago

@johananj.j8003 Жыл бұрын

@@whydoistillusethissite8626 Wow 😳, how old was he?

@gamer-san8923 Жыл бұрын

You guys meant this KZfaqr?

@BigBoss0412 Жыл бұрын

Scott got me interested in Trails and this series changed my life. Rest in peace.

@ataridc Жыл бұрын

For the better or worse

@heyjeySigma Жыл бұрын

huh? what happened to this uploader Scott? care to let me know? first vid i see of him..

@grant9068 8 ай бұрын

He passed away from an illness @@heyjeySigma

@vm_duc 4 жыл бұрын

I had no idea how much of a rabbit hole I jumped into when I first play Trails in the Sky FC. I was just looking for RPGs for my potato 8 years old laptop, and then a few months later I find myself nearly brought to tears by SC. Trails is the best.

@romano-britishmedli7407 4 жыл бұрын

I'm kind of in the same boat right now regarding FC. Bought it 1 year ago or so, before that it sitting 9 months on my Steam wishlist (discovered it merely by chance), just thought: "Hey, it looks like a fun JRPG! There shouldn't be anything wrong with trying this out." (me being a FF-fan since childhood), having played FC for 40 hours as of today; and just now realizing what gold mine I struck by sheer luck and in what rabbit hole I got myself into. Damn it this series is good!

@Rhovanion85 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to play the fan translation of Trails from Zero before you play trails of cold steel. You can buy the game on dlsite.co.jp and patch it with the patch on geofront.esterior.net (unfortunately no translation yet for Trails to Azure, which follows Trails from Zero). Both games (zero and azure) are also in 3D with sprites like the Sky games and were released only in Japan unfortunately. But they are crucial because many characters of all previous games will reappear as you progress through cold steel, which will give you the same feeling as when certain famous old characters return in later star wars movies. THE SAME FEELING MAN!!!!

@louradean9293 3 жыл бұрын

@@romano-britishmedli7407 dont forget the whole plot line with renne, if SC made you cry zero no kiseki will make swim in those tears

@Eagleknight815 Жыл бұрын

Just saw this video for the first time. Didn't know Scott but this was a well made video. You can tell he had a love for this series which I'm understanding as I went along the Trails series. Just wished he could see what we are getting this year with Azure and Reverie.

@StraightcheD 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm a new convert. Never played any of it, saw this vid and got it on steam sale. A few days later I can't put it down and I'm hooked. Usually I don't get into these old stuff, but there's something special about it. I think it's to do with the dialog being well written and efficient - no redundant text, goes straight to the point, yet very engaging and descriptive. Flows really well and I got sucked in. It's usually a chore to read but not this one. Magic.

@Terron29 Жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace buddy. Thanks for all the great content. :(

@FireBorn790 Жыл бұрын

Got into this series back in January after finally playing and finishing Persona 5 Royal and getting back onto a jRPG kick and looking for something to fill that gap in my gaming time. Picked up Trails of Cold Steel but ran into this channel before I actually started playing it. Following this advice, Cold Steel has been sitting unplayed in my Steam Library while I worked my way through the Sky trilogy and have just started Zero a few days ago (and with Azure having released on Steam yesterday, I am very pleased to have the entire series up to Cold Steel 4 to look forward to before Reverie releases in July). I absolutely do not regret following this advice and starting with the Sky trilogy, which have very much become probably the greatest series of games I have played in a very long time, perhaps even ever. From the comments it seems that I won't be able to have my thanks for this recommendation and your content viewed, which is sad, and even sadder that you weren't able to see the Crossbell Problem finally resolved in an official, legal way. But still... thank you so much for your passion for this amazing series of games, of which I have enjoyed and gotten emotionally invested in every one of my now close to 300 hours of play time across 3 full games and and the prologue and part of one chapter of a 4th. If these games continue to deliver the way the Sky trilogy did, and that Zero has so far (even if I can't bring myself to look at Estelle and Joshua's Zero portrait art without a bit of a 'Wait, THAT'S what you look like now?' moment) I think it's fair to say this is likely to remain, as it stands now, my favourite video game franchise of all time. Rest in peace man, and thank you for making this content when you did for those of us coming late to the wild ride that is the Trails series and the ongoing story of the Zemurian Continent.

@manbearpigsereal 3 жыл бұрын

Don't feel like you're playing the games just to understand Cold Steel either. Play them to enjoy them, worry about Cold Steel when you get to it.

@hahmann 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, sadly tons of people play Trails in reverse and get turned off by the graphics of the older games.

@HeiwaJiyu 3 жыл бұрын

That's actually what happened to me. I honestly had no interest in Sky nor Zero and I just wanted to play them for Cold Steel. In the end I just watched hours of Summary for Sky and Zero and it actually worked for me. Of course I don't that emotional connection with Characters from the previous games, but that is okay for me as long as I understand what's going on.

@Tchud 2 жыл бұрын

@Michael Lochlann Same here. Loved FF6 and CT back in the 90's and jumped into CS1 and 2 a few years ago. Since I did not know about the Sky series, I got confused about their deep references and lore, so I quit before finishing CS2. Fast forward to 2021 and I dug CS3 out and played it out of curiosity. Realized they went through the Crossbell arc and introduced a bunch of new players. When I found out there were also Sky characters involved, I downloaded the Steam trilogy and was blown away. Now I would have to do that, (found the English versions of Crossbell Trails from Zero and In Azure) and back into CS series. I can now say I'm a Trails fanatic. To anyone turned off by the old school graphics of the Sky series, don't. The games and story is excellent.

@rodney1234ize 4 жыл бұрын

It's great to see that this series has come such a long way. I still remember playing the first trails in the sky game on my psp, and it ending on such a massive cliffhanger. During that time it was still very uncertain whether Xseed will localize the second chapter, I remember being so hyped when they did localize it and put it on steam, I immediately bought the game and it was hands down one of the best experiences I had playing a game. Fast forward to present and now we have 6 officially localized games.It has been such a great experience to be able to play these games. As a long time fan I am very happy to see the series getting so much love.

@TheKisekiNut 5 жыл бұрын

For many people, it's very intimidating to get in to a series such as this. However, I feel anyone who values story and world-building in any element must play these games. It's a very exciting time at the moment for Kiseki fans, especially with the potential announcement of a new series coming up, and we have to try and get as many people invested in this series as we can. Nihon Falcom deserve it.

@ultraness 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in a comment to this video I wrote, I mentioned that the amount of time it takes to play all seven games that are available in English is crazy. For me, I spent over 400 hours playing the Sky trilogy, the Crossbell duology, and the first two Cold Steel games. That amount of time is equivalent to watching 20 seasons of an hour-per-episode TV series. That's longer than the combined length of every Simpsons episode that has aired, and that show has over 600 episodes. Going through every Trails game so far is a lot to ask from players. Thankfully, I'd say it's worth it, but it's hard to know that going into the series.

@Next-xm2dh 5 жыл бұрын

I got sense that The Trails In the Sky FC and Zero no kiseki where much longer than they should have been

@imdjdragon 4 жыл бұрын

@@ultraness 11

@UToobUsername01 4 жыл бұрын

It doesn't help that the games look like something from two console generations ago. LOL I wish they made an anime of the unreleased stuff focusing on all the things that went down for people who can't play them. (videogames like this with buy-eyed CG puppets with shit animation are not as emotional as film and animation no matter how bad fans want to believe it :P. ) Monster Hunter makes me cry everytime a monster dies and I skin it. Can this game top monster hunter? Doubt it..

@thejonbrownshow8470 3 жыл бұрын

@@ultraness exactly, I'm just starting the sky trilogy alongside the cold steel series, and I'm just like "God damn" xD, I started from cs 1 and in late 2 while starting 3 on my switch (my ADHD and patience are being tested from this series, but I think overall I appreciate this series far more than even persona, so I'll keep on sticking with it like machias with class vll lol). I feel bad for the series overall, it's truly got alot more qaulity than modern day triple AAA titles, but to tell people to start from the sky games(maybe crossbell fan translations if you're a sadist with your time lol), it really feels like a slap to the face to most of the modern gaming audience (let alone anti video game and even anti anime people being most of the people on my life) to try to convince them to fully take this series head one from the beginning instead of jumping into atleast cs3 and 4 which look far more badass lol(I'm fine with it as long as the world is more engaging than skyrim, which I feel meh about as I got older but I digress lol)

@yussuf55 Жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace scott

@--ART3MIS-- 5 жыл бұрын

Estelle is one of my favorite JRPG characters EVER!

@christianb6086 5 жыл бұрын

I know she’s amazing

@Next-xm2dh 5 жыл бұрын

I feel you, she's not my favorite in the series ( that spot is reserved for Olivier ), but she is one my favorite protagonists in Rpgs in general

@drakewhalen666 5 жыл бұрын

It's a bit frustrating to me that my only option to play the arc in full involves playing on a PC. It's not that I cannot do that, but it's the kind of game I want to play on 3DS or Switch. Even if I considered PSP or Vita as an option, the lack of a translation for game 3 on those platforms is off putting.

@cacklegag3284 5 жыл бұрын

I love both Estelle, Tita and Anelace!

@cacklegag3284 5 жыл бұрын

I'll also add Campanela UwU

@creekandseminole 3 жыл бұрын

Coming back to this video here in June 2021 we are now getting the entire Crossbell arc in English released in America with the Geo front translations. simply incredible

@siddharthvishnoi1489 3 жыл бұрын

Can i play crossbell duology after cold steel 1 and 2.Because i dont want to wait one year

@creekandseminole 3 жыл бұрын

@@siddharthvishnoi1489 the Crossbell arc takes place before the Cold Steel arc

@Animaniaig 3 жыл бұрын

@@creekandseminole they actually take place at the same time.

@luminous3558 2 жыл бұрын

@@siddharthvishnoi1489 You can just play them with the geofront fan patch and buy them later when they release. Geofront took down the patch from their site but it shouldn't be hard to find copies on the internet. I highly doubt that NisA is gonna improve the games, they are far more likely to just change some stuff so they can say they did something.

@jimdowell1729 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so so much for all the additional content you have posted on the trails series! it's made me sign up for gog for the first time, bought all three sky game first day and i just finished sky fc. i cant wait to get into sky sc! this is such a beautiful game series! i must admit that i didnt talk to as many people as many times as i could have because i was really trying to get the plot to kick up but we all know what that means in sky fc. but yeah this is amazing and i love your video lp's!

@rex9912 4 жыл бұрын

This is genuinely the best advice, glad I can across this before skipping all the earlier games

@AICW 3 жыл бұрын

One of my friends started with Cold Steel III as his first Trails game... yes, his FIRST TRAILS GAME. He gave up after getting halfway through Chapter 2 and stopped playing. He said there was clearly a reference happening every 15 minutes that he wasn't getting and he clearly needed to have started from the beginning.

@ThanhTriet600 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, CSIII in particular makes a lot of references that the characters know everything about but the audience doesn't (until it's explained later.) Several things made me wonder if I'd missed another drama CD or something. You're just kept in the dark about important plot details until your party decides to recap them after you fight some random monsters on the highway.

@jimmysmomschannel Жыл бұрын

My first trails game was CS4. Literally only played because it was on stadia pro and I was bored. Turned out to be my second favorite game on stadia. I then proceeded to open CS3 but never actually played it.

@TheFeezy777 Жыл бұрын

@@jimmysmomschannel if you haven't played CS1 and 2 first then you're going to get confused and bored. Even more so if you haven't played the Crossbell arc. Zero & Azure

@jamesbratten4407 Жыл бұрын

rest in peace bro, i hope someone saves your vids, it'll be a sad day when i search and cant find them.

@mushroomlena Жыл бұрын

Okay you’ve convinced me! Great video I was on the fence but now I’m interested in what this series has to offer.

@sunnyzett 3 жыл бұрын

Incredibly helpful! I'm really excited to dive into this series, and starting from the beginning just means there's more for me to play!

@haohansuke21 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video once again Scott. Glad to see you making content of the Trails Series and making new friends along the way is what we wanted to do. Thanks again for making this video.

@kylekopac5685 4 жыл бұрын

I want to thank you for introducing me to these games. They are an amazing game series. I started about a month ago and am current on trails in the sky second chapter.

@bethanyjohnson8001 2 жыл бұрын

Trails in the Sky SC is my personal favorite. I just connected to Joshua and Estelle's story in a way I don't often do with video games.

@Dahras1 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta say, I really appreciate this video because around the time I first saw it I was pulled in by the marketing around Cold Steel 4 and was wondering which game to start out with. While I was hesitant at first, I decided to go all in and start with First Chapter on the recommendation of this video. And boy, that was such a great decision. Currently I'm around halfway through the 3rd, and even of I never play the full series, the Liberl arc is just classic in its own right. And my hype to play Zero and Azure is through the roof too. Hopefully I can control myself and play slowly enough that yall's amazing work on Azure at Geofront is done by the time I get there. Cheers, and thanks for all the work you've put in on the Kiseki series!

@gordunk 4 жыл бұрын

I watched this video before starting my quarantine binge of all of Trails. Just made it through all of the Sky trilogy, now in Chapter 1 of Zero. Great way to spend my time during social distancing!

@doidowitzki3938 5 жыл бұрын

Me too, I only wanted to play a JRPG, and ToCS 1 was the first game I tried. Then I found out how many games there were for this storyline/universe/whatever it's called and I was dumbfounded. I do want to play all of them but I doubt I can...

@ddropthebass2171 5 жыл бұрын

My circumstances around The Legend of Heroes series is very similar to yours. I too was looking for a good jrpg to play on my Vita and saw a trailer for CS1 a week before it released in the west and decided that was the one. I had no other knowledge of the games, but once I played CS1, I was instantly hooked. I couldn’t believe the amount of detail that went into the lore and the story. I thought it was a self contained story so once I reached the very last part of the game, my mind was blown by the events that unfolded. I realized there was a lot more to this series than I could have imagined. I immediately sought more info about the series and saw that I could play Trails in The Sky FC and SC so I downloaded them instantly. I love all of the games I’ve played so far, and am really excited for CS3. I just need to play Trails in the Sky 3C, and somehow find a way to play the Crossbell arc. From what I understand, the events that take place in CS3 and CS4 are heavily dependent on details that happened in the Crossbell games. Basically The Legend of Heroes is my favorite jrpg series out today, which is saying something because I also really do love Persona and Final Fantasy despite how those two are more mainstream jrpg’s now.

@lalalalisa41 5 жыл бұрын

Keep spreading that Trails love, dude! Hard to believe that I only started this series just last year and now at this point, I'm all caught up. I didn't even start in the right order as well. Started with CS1 and then only halfway through CS2 did I go back to the previous games before continuing with CS2. Best decision I've ever made honestly, because Trails by far is my favorite JRPG series I've ever played.

@user-kc2fu8iw3v 4 жыл бұрын

same. after catching up and replaying cold steel it was a new experience too, with all these references that i missed when first playing it.

@shineinouzen7412 2 жыл бұрын

What! Lalisa T is here. My previous name was “Keep It Zen” I remember seeing you on all the ATLA reaction videos.

@lalalalisa41 2 жыл бұрын

@@shineinouzen7412 ooooh wow I vaguely remember that name lol it's been so long 😂 You a Trails fan too though?

@shineinouzen7412 2 жыл бұрын

@@lalalalisa41 Haha yeah ever since the Blind Wave avatar days in 2016. I just started Sky FC as my first Trails game this year, beat it in a couple months. I just started SC 2 weeks ago and I'm currently halfway through. I'm definitely a fan.

@lalalalisa41 2 жыл бұрын

@@shineinouzen7412 Ah the good ole days huh 😬 That's also great to hear! Definitely my top favorite when it comes to jrpgs. It's also so unlike other jrpgs as well, like FF. Each entry isn't standalone and actually has a continuous overarching story, which when you think about it is a bit unique lol. I hope you enjoy your time with each game 👌

@Squirtlechu1 3 жыл бұрын

Its about time I try this series after hesitating for so long. Thanks for the video!

@throwmeaname 5 жыл бұрын

Just finished CS1 and 2. This game has a way of keeping you attached. I was overwhelmed with emotions at some parts of the game that I haven’t felt in others.

@aharonpresentations2128 4 жыл бұрын

yep, like at the end of cs 1 and many parts of 2, i felt very emotional.

@fegoracedia6080 4 жыл бұрын

For lore wise,I really love the books as collectible items. At first when you read them you'd just consider them as flavor text but a few games later they come out into the story you wouldnt even expect

@PreciseEdge Жыл бұрын

RIP Scott. Found this video when I was deciding on what game to start the trails series and played the games in release order from Sky FC to Cold Steel IV. Now I'm a big fan of the series and looking forward to all of the future trails games.

@jeanvalero1597 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid! And of course awesome work on trails from Zero! Thank you for all your Kiseki work!

@weileetou6884 5 жыл бұрын

I started my Trails of series from Sen no Kiseki on PS3 first. Then my brother told me to play Sora no Kiseki 1 and 2. So am I. The games are super great for me! (I didn’t knew they ARE series before I play Sen no Kiseki.) I have to say, each of the series has their own attraction, including systems, music, actions etc. Still, old games like Sora no Kiseki series ARE still interesting to play!

@arpanpatel9918 5 жыл бұрын

Love the quality and editing, I really hope cold steel 3 is hugely successful, this series needs more recognition. Much better than any other mainstream JRPGs imo

@Darknecros7 5 жыл бұрын

I hope ToCS 3 is highly successful as well. I’m so hooked to the story of the whole Trails series that I would very much like ToCS 4 to be localized as well. I hope ToCS 3 is successful enough that it would entice lots of people to go back and play the older ones as well, if they haven’t already to get those ones recognized as well. I know it has me. I started with ToCS 1 on PS4 and played ToCS 2 as soon as the PS4 version came out. Now I’ve gone back and am playing Trails in the Sky 1 now as I will definitely get more out of the series lore and story by playing them in order (will be unable to do the Crossbell games though) then playing ToCS 1 and 2 again after I finish the 3 Trails in the Sky games. That will be a perfect way to pass the time till ToCS 3 comes out:)

@darknesswave100 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah same. I was admittedly ignorant that there were more games in the series but before September I plan to watch playthroughs of all of the sky games so I can at least have that to go with. It really is an amazing series

@megamike15 5 жыл бұрын

due to it's slow pace and focus on world buliding i think trials is gonna stay niche in terms of jrpgs. alot of people find them slow and boring because they have a different focus. theser are not your typical jrpgs where you go around the world. they focus on one region of the world and the stories that happen there.

@SuiteLifeofDioBrando 5 жыл бұрын

Hopefully

@VoidBL 4 жыл бұрын

@@megamike15 depends some games are so good you don't even want to finish them. Persona 5 starts out pretty slow and is pretty slow in general if you really want to squeeze every little piece of content out of it and a lot of people liked it. I really hope it is successful. I already preordered the deluxe edition even though i won't be playing it for a couple months maybe a year.

@micees25 4 жыл бұрын

I love this! Im on ToTS C2. Im meaning to finish the first trilogy and was going to jump to ToCS but im glad i found this video and discovered theres another series in the LoH games. I really love the series alot, even tried learn the harmonica because of it. This really encouraged me to look further into the LoH world 💖🌟

@KiraPhoenix92 3 жыл бұрын

I have always been interested in playing this series, im glad i found this video! I recently checked steam for the games and i found out that there will be ports of the classic games on 2022-2023....its a long time but i will definetely heck it out! Keep up the good work!

@LadyVirgilia 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so grateful to those in the Falcom subreddit who convinced me to play these games in order, including the Crossbell duology. I realize I'm also beyond blessed to have started this series late enough that I had all 7 games (localized and fan translation) at my disposal. Though it's exactly as you said, it's totally possible to start with Cold Steel, it's just that you don't get completely invested without going back! Great job with this video and all your other Trails content! I really appreciate really knowledgable long time fans like you!

@evewhoo 5 жыл бұрын

Unless you're like me... I played Cold Steel and CS2 and became completely invested. I started doing nightmare 100% runs after those two, then started the Sky trilogy, and became even more than 100% invested XD I'll be honest, I wasn't interested in playing turn based jrpgs with older graphics because they take a lot of patience and investment. I have the patience, but I don't usually dive into those games nowadays without a reason. Cold Steel became my reason to play Sky. I wasn't judging that Sky would be bad, just that I was hesitant to start something like that because I was worried it'd be grindy (and it was a bit at first on hard. At least for me). So I think I probably needed Cold Steel as an introduction.

@LadyVirgilia 5 жыл бұрын

@@evewhoo That's great and I'm glad to hear it! Though I'll always recommend starting from the beginning, I have nothing against wanting to jump in with Cold Steel. I'm more of a, "if the game gets your foot in the door, start there." Though that's a different story with the second game of each arc haha. It's really cool to see how many more people are interested in the Trails series now that Cold Steel I and II are on PS4! Kudos to you and hope you're playing/have played Crossbell as well :)

@darknesswave100 5 жыл бұрын

My first experience was with CS1 and then after I played 2 on ps3 I found out that there were some other games in the series. Which unlike other JRPGS I've played it's all one ginormous story which I adore. Luckily for me there are people on KZfaq that have been nice enough to put their playthroughs of the sky games up so I could watch them since I don't have a PC. Otherwise when people from the sky and crossbell games start showing up in cs3 (end of cs2 also) I then I won't be completely lost lol. I was hooked on cs1 from the minute I started. Oddly enough it was a single guy running a Facebook page that mentioned cold steel and it being one of his favorite series that got me to buy CS1. The rest as they say is history

@AshTSparkle 5 жыл бұрын

I have yet to finish trails in the sky 1. Still in the first 1/3 of the story I believe. Watching this, I really want to get around finishing it. I am really bummed about Crossbell though. Is there a pc version of it? Even if it's in Japanese, or I gotta play it with an emulator?

@LadyVirgilia 5 жыл бұрын

@@AshTSparkle Absolutely there are fan translations for Zero and Ao! Is there a way for me to DM you links? (twitter, reddit, email, etc.)? I'd prefer not to outright post it here.

@ichigoanimeandnightcore2105 4 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna admit - I discovered Trials when I got it for free after a Tekken tournament in my town. I finished it, and I effin loved it. I'm gonna buy the rest and finish them all.

@thejonbrownshow8470 3 жыл бұрын

A jrpg , especially one as lengthy as any trails game is, is a weird prize for a fighting game tournament lol

@Walamonga1313 3 жыл бұрын

Which game did you win?

@tjepting1 19 күн бұрын

Just getting into the Trails series... Thanks for the uploads man. Helping people even after you pass... True legend.

@ryanbeattie9508 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and great explanation on this series as it’s one of my favorite.

@designed2k 4 жыл бұрын

2:33 Hands down my favorite JRPG music track of all time. This song made you feel how powerful Loewe was, and how important of a fight it was.

@YhelloWish 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to YS 8 now I'm in Nihon Falcom hole now, wanna try Trail games but don't know which title I should start, I'll research to play in publish order :)

@shineinouzen7412 2 жыл бұрын

Currently hallway through Trails In The Sky SC. The amount of care and thought put into these beginning games is unreal. Each NPC has something different to say, they all have their own mini-stories. The Main Characters dialogues change depending on what order you do quests. There’s an in game newspaper, books, and many other lore-expanding texts. The world building and character development is immaculate. I’ve been so impressed and I cannot wait for the Crossbell localization. Too bad I’m going to have to wait a while. At this rate I will probably finish Trails in the sky 3rd chapter within weeks.

@Guy8288 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! At this point, I have only played Cold Steel 1, and am in the middle of the last chapter. But I didn't even know there were previous games until after I started it. During the whole story, I kept wishing I would learn more about Liberl and Crosbell. Now knowing that there are actual arc games for them, I am planning to go back and start from the beginning to experience the whole story then continue to Cold Steel 2.

@babytezla8407 5 жыл бұрын

This is just the best franchise I've ever seen, some events on the games make me go all hype like none other

@PGM991 4 жыл бұрын

I'm playing cold steel 4 now and..... my GOD! this game is EPIC!!! main characters from ALL trail series are come together in SUPER EPIC BATTLE!! starting with cold steel arc is fine, it's like watching Star Wars episode 4-6 first and 1-3 later. knowing character 'now' and going back to learn how they come to be IS fun in itself. after I'm finished cold steel 4, I'm gonna play trail in sky next.

@jeforcex4118 4 жыл бұрын

I started my "Legend of Heroes" journey from the "Trails of Cold Steel" arc too and that was also how I realized the amount of backstory and lore which I was missing out. This is fantastic advice and I would say the same to all other JRPG fans around the world who have not started playing any Legend of Heroes game to start with the "Trails in the Sky" arc first.

@cheilas87 3 жыл бұрын

I recently started with trails in the sky FC and now i am halfway through SC. And i have to say i am so much grateful for listening to your advice and starting from these games. I am very happy that i am already absorbed from its world building, characters and lore becausand i feel that i will love the story until the end more and more. Seriously people, play the first game. Its beautiful!!!

@The-Annibo 3 жыл бұрын

25 hours into trails in the sky FC and ill be honest i love the game so far. I love the characters so far and find it amazing how basically all of them can be so damn likable. Seriously this is the first in a while that ive been so drawn into a game , i love it. The turn based strategic combat also is a plus for me cause i love these types of games like Fire emblem. Amazing story and i cant wait to play the other ones , im already getting sad at the thought of catching up to these masterpieces lol.

@yurionedge2199 3 жыл бұрын

"No one is holding a gun to your head" 4:49:

@1000tlt 3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment 😂

@adamthompson5368 4 жыл бұрын

ive just started playing the first sky game and LOVE IT!! so I have heaps more to get through

@Whirlwhind1 4 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking of getting into this series, so this video was very helpful to me. I bought Cold Steel 1 a couple years back because it caught my eye, but I have yet to actually play it. During this recent holiday sale I bought Sky 1st and will probably be playing that one first before I go into buying the others.

@mOnocularJohn 4 жыл бұрын

I started with Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes in 1992.. although that's a different sub-series.

@mazinrobox2546 Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace. I remember sending this video to everyone asking about where to start. Amazing job for the community with Zero and Azure as well, thank you so much.

@shazani18 4 жыл бұрын

I came here after watching the trailer and gameplay of Cold Steel IV, I was very curious about this saga and I saw the two videos you made about this, and now I am really looking forward to starting the saga

@eduardorpg64 4 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel. I just wanna say: I love your style! Awesome video! I've seen countless people recommending Trails in the Sky (first chapter) whenever I look up good jrpgs. I'll try it (nd the rest of the Trails franchise) someday.

@ashertwu3025 5 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate Falcom’s storytelling. Two years ago, I was in Gamestop and randomly picked up Trails of Cold Steel I for the PS3, thinking that it could be a fun JRPG. I highly underestimated the game, and completely fell in love with the series. I instantly bought Trails of Cold Steel II as soon as I finished the first game. I’ve always wanted to play the other arcs in the series but, like you said, accessibility has been a problem. I don’t have a PSP or PSvita. Hearing your opinion about playing Trails in the Sky first really makes me want to download Steam just to buy the game. I already really love the series for its characters and world building, but I’m sure I’ll appreciate the lore to a much greater extent after playing the Liberl and Crossbell arcs. In regards to the argument over graphics, I personally really like the art of Trails of Cold Steel and think that it is one of the best 3D modeling I have seen in a JRPG. Thank you for making this video. I really hope this series gets more attention, even if most of the attention is directed at the third game. The Legend of Heroes is honestly one of the best franchise that I have come across in not only my gaming experience, but in my life in general.

@VVayVVard 5 жыл бұрын

I personally bought a PSTV just for the sake of playing the Sky / Crossbell games. It's a relatively cheap option and gives access to the Evolution versions. The patches for the crossbell games are currently somewhat shaky though

@frankynovianto7841 4 жыл бұрын

Same to me , I thought it will be a fun JRPG until the i see the slow but steady worldbuilding ,the characters,with some references to older game and thought..this game was something else After CSI , i play the sky trilogy and it changed the whole thing From what I thought will be fun to one of story masterpiece Then cs ii , zero , ao , csiii and there was another level of greatness All characters was great and well-written ,although may be some of the noble irritated me in terms of story ,worldbuilding , and characters , this was actually a close match to One Piece I bet if this was manga or anime , this will be more popular

@SwashBuccaneer 4 жыл бұрын

Same here. I heard the series was awesome so I picked up Cold Steel 1 and finished it and then Christmas Eve that year my wife found Cold Steel 2 collector's edition at a gamestop and picked it up early that morning for me. Then I found Sky on Steam but still hasn't played them yet lol

@tubadude07 4 жыл бұрын

I've heard so many great things with this series, it'd be nice if they ported the Sky Trilogy at least to PS4

@user-kc2fu8iw3v 4 жыл бұрын

maybe they will port them from ps3 to 4 too now that the crossbell ps4 ports are finished and got a proper modern system release to allow a future western release. but if all else fails, the pc versions are good enough to run on a potato, so any pc from the last 10 years should run all 3 no problem. and then i hear the author's considering remaking the series in 3d like cold steel games, which would probably go to ps4/5.

@giancarlomasotti5623 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video series! I love how you are able to get into the series’ details without spoiling anything major. I imported Trails 1-3 for PS3 probably a month before I upgraded to PS4, and unfortunately put those on the backseat of my gaming log. A few years later I downloaded ToCS 1-4 and I guess it just made it easier to play those first without having to hook my PS3 back again. I’m almost done with ToCS 3 now and I can’t wait to get into 4. I also agree with you that chronological order is the best. And still, I can’t help but feel goosebumps whenever characters from older games I haven’t even played or connected with make a cameo, or just appear in a cutscene or conversation. I can’t recommend this series enough, but it definitely is not for everyone. It’s convoluted, very detailed, interconnected, draining, sometimes dated, and it takes a big chunk out of your gaming time. Think of it as storytelling along the lines of the MCU - you probably enjoyed Infinity Wars and Endgame on their own, but nothing feels quite like Tony saying “I am Ironman” in EG more than 10 years after he said it in the original Ironman.

@planwithelizabeth 4 жыл бұрын

very well done video, extremely informative for someone unfamiliar with the series!

@r0gamer94 5 жыл бұрын

I played them in order. I tried to get my friend into the series, he never got into sky. He saw cold steel 1 and 2 on ps4. he played one, got hooked now he finished CS two and bought S 1 2 3 on pc. the modern touches of cold steel got him invested. s i say whatever it takes

@unleashed2724 5 жыл бұрын

I started with Cold Steel as well. I got into the series thanks to Tokyo Xanadu, as it had a lot of references to the Trails series, as well as Ys.

@Kiefy6886 4 жыл бұрын

I had no idea Tokyo Xanadu is connected to the Trails series

@DarkPhoenix89 4 жыл бұрын

Same. My first Falcom game was Xanadu.

@nadzmillazim3362 4 жыл бұрын

Yes Tokyo Xanadu is best

@snooowy1634 4 жыл бұрын

@@Kiefy6886 it's not connected, it just has cameos of the trails characters

@ShinHakumen 4 жыл бұрын

@@snooowy1634 There's a theory that the Outside (where McBurn is originally from) is actually connected to the TXverse. More specifically, it may just be an alternate name for the Eclipse.

@SteffiAkira 4 жыл бұрын

Like you i just started with the trails series trough Trails of cold steel 1, but i already wondered before if Trails in the sky has anything to do with them. Well now i learned something new. I'm someone who wants to know the whole story of the game, so yeah i really want to play the trails in the sky games. Might just do so, before continue with TOCS 2 and 3. Thank you for exmplaining about it. :)

@robertomelgar1008 4 жыл бұрын

I never played any game from this series until a few Weeks ago I tried the demo of the third one on Switch. Man it was amazing! I really enjoyed it and now i want to play all the prior games before playing Trails of Cold Steel 3. I follow your advice and now i am playing the first Trails in the Sky and i am really loving that game. Your video was very helpful to let me decide that.

@nightfire285 3 жыл бұрын

Completely new to Trails games, cold steel was a game I tried on a whim and I actually thought the first game was slow at the start, the world is just so interesting with awesome characters, finished them all. But now I got to play the sky series.

@OtakuOne 4 жыл бұрын

I started in the Liberl arc (since i saw it in a pirating website, and i just wanted to play a jrpg to pass time) , and honestly I loved it and started to buy the games, it may start slow, but as you keep playing and playing from Liberl to Erebonia, you'll keep gripping at the sheets and wanting for more, the lore is amazingly developed throughout the games, as you advance, you'll keep finding answers you seek, especially the Erebonia arc and Crossbell arc, honestly, if you play the Sky series first, you'll much likely go "Oooh, I get it!" everytime and every recurring character that appears has a reason, I honestly love the world of Trails, very developed in terms of story, and it's simply not something to pass time. As a certain someone said, Trails is always moving forward, relentlessly.

@alanbowyer4846 3 жыл бұрын

Dont know how I ended up on this video but Im happy did, just completed Trails in the sky and it was fantastic, cant wait to try SC, thanks for introducing me to series :)

@LetalisRose 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty new to the Trails series and I find myself in agreement with your main point: you should play In The Sky first. However I ended up binging Cold Steel, getting invested in the lore behind events I hadn't witnessed, and then decided to go back and witness them. XD I'm about halfway through Second Chapter and I'm really pleased I decided to play the games at all.

@Cowheart5 5 жыл бұрын

I found out about Trails of Cold Steel through the PS4 and I'm almost done with the second game. After that I'll give Sky a go. Although I don't know what Sky is like yet, I think Cold Steel was a good starting point since you learn a lot about the world playing the role of a Thors student. The similarities with Persona and the PS4 graphics also helped a bit in deciding to buy the game, whereas I probably wouldn't have been that excited to try a game from 2004 without knowing how good Cold Steel is first.

@silverknight876 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll be honest, I’m playing out of order as well(starting with Trails of Cold Steel) purely because I saw one video and got interested in it. To me characters make games more than stories do so I’m not that concerned not knowing anything about the prior series, it won’t lessen my enjoyment of the current set. That being said I appreciate videos like this that can give some in-depth looks as to WHY you should at least check out the games that came out before cold steel, which I’ll probably sporadically watch videos of when I have time to supplement my play though. Thanks a bunch for this

@nogisonoko5409 3 жыл бұрын

It was the same for me. As long as the story and lore references are not in the way of the game or too important to be left out, i will probably brush it off and say "okay i guess they have some kind of history". I come to Cold Steel for gameplay action and characters, story is just a bonus.

@leosabat4636 4 жыл бұрын

a fresh eye ball reporting in . getting hyped, found the series looking good videogame music

@Warzol 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for your input. i need to buy the other two now.

@pretzelthedude 3 жыл бұрын

Finally playing the first in the series on Steam now. I'm totally loving it and am blown away by the story and characters so far. Undeniably sad after this vid in finding out Zero never having an English release, so now I'll always know there's a huge gap in my story going from the first trilogy to Cold Steel. I'm sure I'll still enjoy the crap out of it for a good chunk of my current life in lockdown :-D.

@johnnyjets2343 2 жыл бұрын

Heard Zero is coming to the west soon.

@stephengiann1717 Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace ❤

@watch-box 3 жыл бұрын

As an older gamer I used to really enjoy the Shining force series of games on the Sega consoles in the 80'2 and 90's. After seeing an advert for the upcoming Trails of cold steel IV, and getting sentimental for JRPG's I looked at where to start the series. Trails in the sky FC is bringing back so many happy memories - when games were full of substance instead of flashy graphics and little else. So happy I decided to give this style of game a second chance - my computer is used for little else atm!

@RVBFan182 3 жыл бұрын

It sounds like you and I had basically the same starting experience. Cold Steel 1 was the first game I got when I got my Vita, and even then I only picked it up initially because I couldn't find a copy of Persona 4 Golden and it was cheap. I absolutely fell in love with the mechanics of the battle system and now I'm trying to work my way through the rest of the series starting from Sky FC

@keeysOST 3 жыл бұрын

The one central plot part sort of reminds me of the Xeno series. I don't think it's as connected as Trails but every iteration feels like a part of a much bigger part of a story and that's why it became my favorite series. If this does something like that than I'm all in. However my problems are mainly with money and time. But I look forward to trying this series eventually.

@clorurodesodioinseguro6304 5 жыл бұрын

I hope that both Zero and Ao get an official localization in the future in PC (even if that is a pretty "utopic" idea) Nice vídeo, keep it up

@AlexKensington 5 жыл бұрын

I think it might after Geofront's Eng Translation Project that started back a few years ago. They are getting close to the 90% mark.

@Darknecros7 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve started with ToCS 1 and have played a good amount of ToCS 2 (both PS4 releases). Since I found out this was a larger universe (yes I was dumb) I’m now playing through Trails in the Sky 1 and will work my way all the way through all 3 games (Good thing I have a Steam Link so I can play the PC versions on my TV). My only skipping point will be the Crossbell games unfortunately because even with that fan translation being worked on I can’t find a copy of the games to import to even apply the patch (sold out on PlayAsia) and I don’t want to spend an astronomical amount for a used, unless there’s some sort of JP equivalent of steam which sells them digitally. I can only hope that after geofront’s translation, that they will pull an “innocent sin” like Atlus did with Persona 2: “innocent sin” and officially localize and release it (it would have to be on PC, or they could port the PC version to PS4) I really don’t want to have to rely on KZfaq or wiki dive to get the story from those 2 games:(

@Darknecros7 5 жыл бұрын

I will say though that even though I started with ToCS 1, and am now playing the Trails in the Sky games, there have been VERY few games (can count them on 1 hand) that has such an EPIC story to it that hooks me like the Trails series does, and not to mention the character development.

@ifrit1937 5 жыл бұрын

I'm actually playing a fan translation of Zero right now (just started the final chapter of the game, will likely get back into it within an hour or so). For the most part it's been decent (it's based off the Vita version and was updated around May 2018 so i don't think it is the worse translation from a few years ago), besides a handful of grammar/spelling issues it's actually been a decent translation (hell better than some of Namco's and definitely better than Aksys butchering of Tokyo Xanadu), basically it's obvious an actual editor went through it at least 2x (another two or three runs and the translation could be near perfect and possibly even on part with even Xseed's)...the same guys also did Ao before Zero and apparently it's supposed to be even better than Zero's (it may even be Geofront's...not really sure because that's not the name used by the website i went to download it). The one I used is the 6 option if you use these keyword in google: trails to zero english patch, not only does it give Zero but a link to an English patch of Ao as well (from what i saw of the first few minutes of Ao, ran it after downloading it to make sure it actually worked on my computer and the translation wasn't google translated quality which at least from the prologue chapter it doesn't seem to be...definitely could use more work and it at least let's me play the game before CS3 comes out...if the game releases in the west officially one day i'll buy the copies but i just want to play the games before CS 3 and 4 comes out since apparently some parts will have direct callbacks to the Crossbell games).

@Next-xm2dh 5 жыл бұрын

I just finished Zero no kiseki Today

@RedMyxa 4 жыл бұрын

I found this video on my search for the "right" order to play the games and I'm hyped for trails in the sky. Hopefully its good as people say and i can found a possibility to play zero and so go on. Thx for the video :3

@datmouseb 5 жыл бұрын

dude I love this series so much I couldn't wait for the geofront localization to start zero was not expecting voice acting but it really helps with the characterization where the current translation slips up

@blabbitybla2780 5 жыл бұрын

It's actually pre-patched through ripping the voices from the evo versions of the games (which are fully voiced) - you can apply the same patch to the Sky games (I'd highly recommend seeing door 14 with them, it's particularly insightful)

@datmouseb 5 жыл бұрын

@@blabbitybla2780 oh that's cool, definitely going to do so when I run through the sora series again after making it through ao

@animeultima3005 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, you deserve far more views than you get. I'm not sure if I'm gonna start trails of sky, but I do have a bigger interest in series now.

@l.asriel9005 5 жыл бұрын

Trails in the Sky the 1st and Trails of Cold Steel do the same basic job of introducing what the real stakes will be, so yeah I do understand your point of them not being good to advertize the series. I started with Cold Steel like you, loved it and its sequel so much I went back to Trails in the Sky and the Crossbell games. This retroactive way to experience the games can be unoptimal, but funnily, it can make some games even better, like Trails in the Sky, the 3rd, with its doors. Looking forward to your Trails of Cold Steel 3 painful voicing experience 😏 if you do one.

@8secondsofsexy 3 жыл бұрын

Started with CS 1, just finished CS 3 yesterday and now I can't wait for CS 4 next month!. Where have this game been in my life.

@kylesweeney1550 4 жыл бұрын

As someone who's been interested in getting into the trails series, this video was very helpful. I keep getting recommended Trails of Cold Steel 1 - 3 on Amazon.

@EdgyEmoLoliconBoy 5 жыл бұрын

The Crossbell Duology dude.... its just

@LeoSiegfried 5 жыл бұрын

Ao Chapter 4 =D

@Next-xm2dh 5 жыл бұрын

More people need to know about my boy Randy

@EdgyEmoLoliconBoy 5 жыл бұрын

@@Next-xm2dh and how Lloyd got Daddyzoned

@LeoSiegfried 5 жыл бұрын

@@Next-xm2dh Wonder whats gonna happen when he meets Fie

@cacklegag3284 5 жыл бұрын

Finished it and loved it, but damn is Campanella a boy or a girl, I got the hots for that character

@RedXIII365 4 жыл бұрын

After playing the demo for trails of cold steel 3, I went and bought all 3 of trails of cold steel. Just finished the first one.

@localdeadweight492 4 жыл бұрын

Take it easy or you'll get burnt out by the time you finish Trails in the sky SC. Granted all games are excellent but long.

@Thundernoob98 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I was going to watch a video on the trails story just so I could skip to cold steel but I decided to play through it because of this video and damn Trails FC is so freaking good can’t wait for SC

@KrygonTheMaster 4 жыл бұрын

This was actually pretty helpful, thanks.

@grotus5549 4 жыл бұрын

So Trails to Zero and Trails to Azure either have been or will be ported to PS4 this year, so the possibility of getting official western releases for them is definitely a possibility. We might have to wait around a year or so before we can get our hands on them, but then we wouldn't have to worry about not being able to play the entire series, right?

@B1ASJ3ST3R 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video I also started with Cold Steel one but after watching this I will go back and play the series from the beginning. I really want to know more about the series its lore and characters.

@Nerd_Gamer_Buddy 3 жыл бұрын

Im playing trails of the sky! Just started and omg its so good! I keep coming back to it! It reminds me of golden sun and a few others thst lve played! But im enjoying it!!

@blurwhalegaming7274 4 жыл бұрын

I was about to start Trails of Cold Steel III without playing the previous games before stumbeling upon this video. Then I decided to start with Trails in the Sky FC which I'm playing rn as we speak. Absolutely loving it so far! I'm only about 10 hours in, but glad I decided to not start with tocs3. Good and informative video. Thx.

@death-by-ego 5 жыл бұрын

Trails has great world building? Huh. Ive never heard that before. Joking. Its funny. Like "survival horror" brings to mind resident evil, every time i hear "world building" in the context of video games, my mind rushes to Trails.

@xyoyoman831 5 жыл бұрын

Yoooo "great" is an understatement. The trails series' world building is LEGENDARY

@08Blame 4 жыл бұрын

@@xyoyoman831 god: here is the universe . Falcom: old my beer

@OHOHOHCOME 4 жыл бұрын

The first chapter of Trails in the Sky already foreshadowed the rest of the series.

@kana22693 4 жыл бұрын

@@OHOHOHCOME Yep, they obviously didn't have every character planned out from the start but they had the broad strokes of the story planned out since Sky.

@whatthe9256 4 жыл бұрын

The whole game from trails in the sky to cold steel is literally still world building. It speaks volumes on how large thr whole legend of heroes is considering we are still half way until the endgame

@19seb85 5 жыл бұрын

KZfaq randomly suggested I watched this video. First time I've heard of the series. The games look wonderful and you pretty much sold me on playing the series altogether even if it was not your intention :D

@joybelleabila5564 4 жыл бұрын

I love the Trails, started with Liberl! Waited for the Second and Third Chapter for looooonnggg time. But finally did arrive. Haven't started the Erebonia Series, and dont have the Console. Will just watch some video walkthroughs. I'm really after the Storyline at the same time feeling your part of the Story thru the gaming. I love love love this games!! Thanks for this Info. I was waiting for the

@rook1196 4 жыл бұрын

CS1-2 are on PC

@lordhades9759 3 жыл бұрын

Personally I started with Cold steel back when it first released on the PS Vita, and continued with them as they released. I did play Sky on pc while waiting for Cold steel 4 to be brought to the west on ps4 and i did enjoy it. But In my opinion Cold steel is the better of the two series and a good place to start :)

@tamodolo 3 жыл бұрын

I'm playing in release order. Just finished Trails from Zero. Renne Arc just finished and I just cryed haha! They say Trails to Azure is the most convoluted and best story telling of all. I already have the game and am starting it very soon

@TheExileFox 3 жыл бұрын

It's unfortunate that the translations are in the wrong order. I've played Trails in the sky 1-3 and Cold Steel 1. I'm currently playing CS2.

@tamodolo 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheExileFox It's the Dragon Quest problem. As Falcom today, Enix didn't give atention to the world wide market and so, FF is the franchise known as the best RPG... Falcom is correcting that and I really hope that they begin to release games world wide at the same time. Waiting 2+ years for a Falcom game is really bad...

@tristanpeardon9820 4 жыл бұрын

Was about to buy cold steel and start there but now I'm definitely going to play the series in order great video

@littlehawk9954 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video, I was just looking into Cold Steel and this video appeared in my recommended, I had no idea it was part of a larger franchise, never even heard of any Legend of Heroes game, but I actually stopped this video halfway to play Trails in the Sky FC and I'm really thankful, it's genuinely one of the best JRPGs I've played(I'm a SMT/Persona fan), it seemed quite well-written and very palatable for the western audience, which I believe is due to hard work by the localisation team, I'm currently playing through SC, but I am quite scared of the Crossbel ark, as good as it is that there even are any localisation patches, fan translations can be quite wild, but beggars can't be choosers I guess.

@sev647 5 жыл бұрын

I had a different take on this, personally I have no issue that I started with CS. Now that said I only have played the FC of Sky and will be planning on playing the SC soon but there is a certain unique experience you can only get in CS that you will miss out on by playing the Sky Arc first. The biggest charm for me going into CS 1 and 2 was the fact that you are students still learning about the world and I felt like I was learning about this world right along with them. Unless something drastically changes my mind with the other two games in the Sky series after I play them then I can honestly say as of now that I would not take back that experience.