I love 3rd. I had a great time with it. Every bit as great as any other entry.
@dustingonzalez8080
2 жыл бұрын
I never had any problems with it. I thought it was great.
@retro_avatar6314
2 жыл бұрын
The fact he didn’t talk about Star Door 15 surprises me so much, genuinely one of the most well written scenes i’ve seen in any game period.
@ffdfdfdfdfdfdfdf
2 жыл бұрын
im guessing he didnt open it.
@jclosed2516
2 жыл бұрын
@@ffdfdfdfdfdfdfdf If he did not, he has missed an very important chunk of info about Renne's past. That door alone made me from a "kind-of-like Renne" to a full supporter of her. The info is also very instrumental (i would say even crucial) on the story part of Renne in Trails From Zero. I advise anyone that want to play the upcoming Trails Of Zero and have somehow missed that door 15, to at least watch that part on KZitem or something. You will glad you did that later on.
@Rennorijin
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I don't think he did which sucks since that door alone and the events that happens in the Crossbell, made me think she's one of the best characters in the franchise imo.
@crissoriano7404
2 жыл бұрын
I clicked this video looking to see his reaction to Star Door 15 and he didnt open it? bummer...he missed a lot!
@chariothe9013
2 жыл бұрын
One haven't finished Sky trilogy if one haven't opened Star door 15
@joaocbcneto
2 жыл бұрын
a certain thing i ve learned with this series s fandom is that generally most of their negativity is very overblown,worst case scenario you re still getting something good with a few flaws here and there (the whole series is really good in general). But if you see the fandom wholeheartedly praising something, then you re in for something really good. 3rd is pretty fun, playable Renne and Richard were great and there s some great story moments with Kevin s character and the doors (Renne s is especially a trip...), looking forward to seeing some Crossbell videos when the official ports come out!
@Thuxo
2 жыл бұрын
Door 15 oof
@TrueLucinova
2 жыл бұрын
The Renne door is so interesting to me, especially now that Kuro is out... my boyfriend just finished running through the game with the spreadsheet translation, it was a rather fun experience
@TheGashizmo
2 жыл бұрын
Falcom didn't cut corners for Richard's sprite though, his door had an office outfit version of him. Did you not go through all the doors? Also, the gospels were just terminals for the aureole, not the thing itself. Don't confuse that for the septterrions.
@ffdfdfdfdfdfdfdf
2 жыл бұрын
he clearly didnt.
@bakuhakudraws5603
2 жыл бұрын
I swear, One of the first things that got me hooked into this game was the Chest messages. Like I was enjoying the story and the combat early on, but the fact that every single chest I opened had a cheeky little message for me to search out was a really fun thru-line to string me along through the slower setup parts towards the beginning. When you get to a particular dungeon near the end of the 3rd and every single chest you open just blankly states 'this chest is empty', I felt my heart drop into the pit of my stomach. That was legitimately one of the biggest 'oh, shit, this is REALLY serious' moments I've ever had in a video game, and they did it through dumb puns that are purely optional extra content for completionists. Fun fact about those chest messages: In the original Japanese version of the game, every chest just says 'this chest is empty' when you check it, but for some reason the game was programmed with a unique entry for each chest, so somewhere in the dialogue registry is just 'this chest is empty' written 300+ times in a row. When it was getting localized to English, the translation team asked Falcom if it was okay to change them, and Falcom basically said 'yeah do whatever you want', so they started doing the chest messages, and then actively made use of those chest messages to enhance the emotional weight of the story at its climax. Utterly genius.
@exiledgoldfish6329
Ай бұрын
The chest messages are so great. Such a nice touch and I wish other games had more fun little things like that
@LilT2o00
2 жыл бұрын
I loved this one. As far as Ries, she's matured over the game as well, and with the backstory of it not only being an accident but her sister willingly making that sacrifice? Very easy to see why she wouldn't be mad at Kevin, especially knowing her sister's personality and having grown up with both of them.
@Thuxo
2 жыл бұрын
I also assume she had a suspicion in one way or another about what sort of thing was up
@BK456
2 жыл бұрын
I'm shocked that you didn't mention Star Door 15. I was really hoping that you would. Probably some of the more impactful writing in the Trails games as a whole. Completely changes the outlook on Renne as a character.
@SaltpeterTaffy
8 ай бұрын
Creating such a story at all, that handles such a difficult topic with so much grace, let alone with characters we've already come to admire over two games, is a triumph.
@dshotcha187
2 жыл бұрын
Someone didn’t do star door 15 and it shows. Otherwise loved all your thoughts on the game. Loving the trails content.
@tomdabomb999
2 жыл бұрын
I was trying to imagine him sitting back and chilling whilst also watching TV until he grasped what he was reading haha
@timschommer8548
2 жыл бұрын
It really does. As far as I know, EVERYONE who does star door 15 mentions it at some point. Plus so many aspects that should have colored his perception just weren't there.
@ffdfdfdfdfdfdfdf
2 жыл бұрын
yup. he didnt. he clearly missed a lot of material.
@FrozenAXL
2 жыл бұрын
@@timschommer8548 I'm about halfway I think, maybe a little more, and now I'm really curious about it. The writing of the stories is already exceptionally high quality, you all say it gets better? God, can't wait
@chariothe9013
2 жыл бұрын
@@FrozenAXL have you finish the game yet?
@ericlegacy8834
2 жыл бұрын
If you're excited about Sky's soundtrack...oh boy I have a feeling you will LOVE Zero and Azure's! They are easily my favorite soundtracks in the series!
@ichigo9171
2 жыл бұрын
Get over the barrier is a song I play during raid night in FFXIV
@ericlegacy8834
2 жыл бұрын
@@ichigo9171 It's such a great song! Firm Strength is also on my list of favorites!
@ichigo9171
2 жыл бұрын
@@ericlegacy8834 inevitable struggle is the other I listen to a lot. I really can’t wait to replay the Duology. Never will turn down an excuse to replay 2 of the all time best JRPGs
@lolcat
2 жыл бұрын
thank god
@Thuxo
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, imo I loved Sky's soundtrack, but Crossbell's soundtrack is at least 10x better hahaha. To date, Azure/Azure Evo is probably my favorite video game soundtrack other than maybe Ys VIII or Great Ace Attorney 2 Resolve
@TheSilverCrono
2 жыл бұрын
3rd is unironically one of the strongest in the entire series. Everything just works, everything pays off or sets up a huge payoff. When I was thinking back to events in 3rd all the way in CS4, I knew this was a masterpiece. Cheers to you enjoying a classic!
@Zephhi
Жыл бұрын
Facts
@jdyork144
2 жыл бұрын
The 3rd was amazing. I think a lot of the criticism comes from people who wanted Estelle and Joshua to once again be the main protagonists but Kevin is a great character and the 3rd sets up a a surprising amount of arcs that carried into the next 6 games. Plus that music. The soundtrack is top notch. Thanks for covering these games and giving them the attention they deserve.
@luminous3558
2 жыл бұрын
I think 3rd puts a bit too much freedom in the players hands to experience it in any way they want. Playing through the mainstory first and doing doors in the final chapter can totally change the experience compared to someone doing doors as they pop up. A few of the doors are also just really bad or badly paced. Ravens door on nightmare is just pain.
@brya9681
2 жыл бұрын
um..no it wasn't lol. People didn't like it because its really just not that good of a game, its pretty badly paced, and I love, love the combat in this series but good lord its exhausting and not at all broken up well enough by the story. Most people into he series aren't going to complain about 30 minutes of story, its what you're there for, its not Final Fantasy which is combat interrupted by story, Trails is a story supplemented by some damn great combat and this game showed thats not really a good idea to jus make it. Its not a bad game by any means, but I completely get why fans didn't love it.
@blueraizan
2 жыл бұрын
The main plot is in the background until near the end of the game. Sky 1 and 2 the main plot picks up 35 to 40% of the way through the game. Here it's around the time you're 80% of the way through the game it starts to pick up. The game is side story/combat heavy by comparison.
@blackswelproductions3876
Жыл бұрын
@@brya9681 it was good and that your opinion and let other people enjoy it
@realtayo42
2 жыл бұрын
The loved how much background the doors provided here. And star door 15 BROKE ME FOR DAYS
@MissBubbles
2 жыл бұрын
I'm commenting for the algorythm but won't watch the whole thing BECAUSE I decided to jump in on this series. I decided to only try Trails in the Sky and slowly see if I do want to commit to the series or not. I hear some love it while others hate it. But I wanna try it myself!
@cius2112
2 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing, hope you enjoy!
@MissBubbles
2 жыл бұрын
@@cius2112 have a great timeee!!
@mazokuwolf1279
2 жыл бұрын
Literally my favourite game in the series, People are unreasonably hard on this game imo. The dungeon crawling is far from boring and the stories are 10/10.
@Thuxo
2 жыл бұрын
Top tier game yeah
@FrozenAXL
2 жыл бұрын
The stories and the writing in this game man... I was shocked it's so good most of the time, from the dialogues to the short stories, the writing is top tier and far more high quality than the previous two games.
@Thuxo
2 жыл бұрын
@@FrozenAXL Thank you, someone who understands. I really do think Third is way better than FC and SC...
@mazokuwolf1279
2 жыл бұрын
@@Thuxo I genuinely think the Third is infinitely better than the first two games by a LONGSHOT I have no idea where the full on hate is coming from.
@FrozenAXL
2 жыл бұрын
@@Thuxo I was fearing this monotone dungeon crawler with a filler side story about Kevin which didn't interest me. What I found instead was a more complete experience with better structure and writing, a shock. It feels like a high fantasy book, which they obviously went for from day 1 with dividing everything to chapters including a prologue, but it still fell into the clichés of JRPG, while you still have that in the 3rd, it has better structure, better pacing, less bloat and it feels more bookish than previous attempts.
@taigaaisaka6305
2 жыл бұрын
The gameplay in 3rd is the absolute best of the Trilogy and I would even say in the franchise. It is not as flashy nor modernlike like in Cold Steel, but it is really well balanced. The only entry on which playing on Nightmare is a delight. Bosses have their own strats, some enemies can only be killed by certain type of magic, positioning is more important, etc. If you want a challenging yet fun and rewarding experience, 3rd on Nightmare is great. Aside from that, it was divisive when it released because people saw it as random filler. Something that, with Crossbell and Cold Steel, proved to be completely wrong. The lore, character development and foreshadowing that 3rd delivers makes it the most important entry in the franchise so far, as it connects all games. It sets up what's going to happen in Crossbell with one of the Doors, why the Sky characters go to Crossbell, it sets up Osborne, the Ironbloods, Ouroboros other members and even its leader., the Stigmas, the Dominions and the Church side. Phantasma and the events that take place there are also mentioned later in the series. The worldbuilding it provides is fantastic and something you will appreciate more if you replay it after finishing Crossbell and Cold Steel. Really glad you like it!
@Walamonga1313
2 жыл бұрын
I disagree but 3rd is still by far the best game in the Sky trilogy
@luminous3558
2 жыл бұрын
Azure has the best "old trails" gameplay and hajimari the best "new trails" gameplay. 3rd is a nice rpg much more than other trails games but the gameplay loop is still very much locked to doing the 1 broken thing on repeat. Debuff speed, earthwall, cast buffs, earthwall, cast arts, earthwall etc.
@Thuxo
2 жыл бұрын
@@Walamonga1313 Totally agree that 3rd is by far the best game in the Sky trilogy. Don't know how people prefer SC. IMO it's not even close
@Thuxo
2 жыл бұрын
@@luminous3558 Azure was just my favorite old trails game period haha. Kuro is my new fave though...
@DracoRach
Жыл бұрын
My problem with the game is, i felt the developers just wanted to make a "cheap" game that re-use assets therefore invented a story about a magical tower that conveniently let you meet and use all the characters and scenarios from previous games even if storywise should be imposible. Not saying it's a bad game, and the story was good but it was a little disappointed, the tower is just a plot device and cleary this wasn't the most planned game from the series.... Also, the pacing is kinda bad and repetitive (find character, explore new zone, find a key item, find new character and repeat), as i said, the story is good but kinda obvious (you can see the plot twists miles away) and i didn't care that much about the two mains protagonists, specially their love story, and probably because Estelle and Joshua had two games for develop their relationship and Kevin and Ries don't. About gameplay, i do agree is good, probably better than previous games, but it has way too many characters, yes, i love all the past crew and i love we can use some of them when previously we couldn't or know more about their lives, but having so many characters was a error, they just wait in the main lobby when you don't use them and only help to advance the story in specific moments, some more than others, in some point of the story you have that many you eventually start to use the ones you like the most and forget the other ones. Also, having so many characters make the game unbalance, you need to grind so the other characters can level up and get good equipment, this is specially obvious because the final arc involves all the characters and forces you to use all of them against bosses even if you didn't care to level them. Ironically, i enjoyed more the doors (side stories) than the main story and i enjoyed more others characters than the main ones.... So, yes i have to disagree when someone says this game was better than the previous ones, because it wasn't......at all.....that said, i can understand people like it, it isn't a bad game, it has good music and gameplay, but everything else it's just inferior, specially to Trails in the Sky SC.
@jesserivera2043
Жыл бұрын
My only real complaint about this game, and it's minor because I love it, is that you get a feeling that some of the doors should have been opened before certain story beats, so when you go back to look at the doors you realize how much impact is lost. As an example, Anelace is one of my favorite characters, and due to her not having much presence in future arcs I really wanted to soak up as much of her as possible. But her only story development, that being her receiving the sword from Cassius and winning against Alan, was dampened when it was revealed in chapter 6, because I didn't find her door in chapter 4. Also, you miss certain game mechanics from newer installments when playing this game. For example, Joshua, Scherazard, and Anelace all had the potential to be evasion tanks, but this game was before counters. Due to this being an older game, some of the crafts seem redundant because the effects don't have the same variety. Newer games give you reasons to use older crafts in specific situations, but characters like Mueller have several crafts that essentially act the same for the most part. As a result, almost all of the sword wielding characters play the same.
@timschommer8548
2 жыл бұрын
I am genuinely surprised star door 15 didn't even get a mention.
@ninototo1
2 жыл бұрын
I love 3rd, glad you like it. The way it foreshadows so many things and connects old plot threads together is sooo good, for example the random fact that Cassius learned his staff techniques from Tita's dad. Is it important? No! Is it interesting? Yes!
@marlonmarinay5102
2 жыл бұрын
i dont really get people hating on 3rd there are alot of things explain what happen to sc and all the build up for crossbell and cold steel even the side character that dont have any screen time in sc they made them likeable
@FrozenAXL
2 жыл бұрын
I'm am currently playing the game (new to the trails series), I had my fears with Kevin being the main and the fact the actual saga ends with the second chapter, and all the "dungeon crawler" theme, but half way through I can honestly say it is the better of the three, I'll even risk and say, it's better by a wide margin, it's just far better. The first thing I'll say, the way the dungeon crawling is built is way better. The way the world in the two previous ones is built is technically like dungeons with the roads, and the game made you backtrack so much with side quests that were sometimes boring, but you felt you had to go through all of them to get strong enough. It was bad enough in the first, but SC had almost all the previous maps and they kept throwing you quests that made you backtrack again and again through areas you've seed way too many times, it was exausting and felt like bloat way too many times. In the 3rd game the dungeon crawling is reduced to meat only, which doesn't leave you exhausted. It really isn't different in the structure, only feels less bloated. The story/ies and writing - while I loved the story in the first two games, it was typical JRPG. had its pros and cons, sometimes had me emotional and I really grown attached to the characters, but it also had a lot of mediocre JRPG style cheezines to it. The 3rd has some too, but something in the structure and writing just felt more high quality, it sometimes felt like reading a book. The world building through some side stories and dialogues felt brilliant, I didn't expect seeing it in the game: things like olivier and Osborne, the report from the church, the academic piece on the Epstein foundation etc... you had a lot of stories, and very very good one, it ranged from heartfelt ones, cheerful, mysterious and a lot of them were great, I was really invested in so many, it felt sometimes like I am reading a successful fantasy book rather than text from game. The main story so far is also interesting and Kevin's in general, it feels the pacing is just right, which I think the game also does better. All and all, this game feels like it improved every aspect of the previous ones and delivers amazing storytelling, while giving you closure for the characters and building a world for the next games. I was afraid at first, didn't expect the game to mesmerize me.
@stopbeingignorant
2 жыл бұрын
Surprised you didn't touch on Star Door 15 considering how impactful it is.
@BassForever
Жыл бұрын
I always felt that deep down Reis suspected the truth behind what happened between Kevin and Rufina
@adamdam
2 жыл бұрын
Loving your retro rebound channel, especially your 'this is why I'm buying/playing' style series
@DeepestDankest
2 жыл бұрын
3rd is one of my all-time favorites. It made me care so much. And oh god, when that ending song plays.
@FelipeDermann
2 жыл бұрын
The Third is my favorite Sky game. After playing 1 and 2, The Third is just a joyride from beginning to end. You get to see the backstory of all the characters as well as several other pieces of what the other sagas were gonna be about and getting to play with every single character (except Kurt for some reason) from the previous games and some additions was very interesting.
@firebreather4192
2 жыл бұрын
The only problem I had with 3rd is the lacking of town and route exploration, talking to NPCs and stuff. Great game, great storyline, very important lore... You cannot skip it. Imho Crossbell gets even better, it's amazing to see those games coming out in the west very soon.
@Walamonga1313
2 жыл бұрын
Nope, that's exactly what makes it amazing. Straightforward Trails goodness. No more wasting your time talking to a million npcs, doing quests or walking around lots. Just straight up banger music, great combat and hugely important lore sections as well as character development sections.
@NineLives99999
2 жыл бұрын
yeah honestly i feel its the right choice, i had enough of exploring the towns for 2 games
@luminous3558
2 жыл бұрын
It kinda distills it down to quality over quantity. Instead of having 50 irrelevant NPCs you have your 16 party members to check up on throughout the game.
@Pandagameshow
2 жыл бұрын
I love this game! Kevin story is awsome!
@AnemoneMeer
2 жыл бұрын
For the thing with Ries, what happened was years ago, and the instant it happened, Kevin pretty much disappeared from her life. In a way, she always knew what had transpired, just not why. She spends a LOT of the game raking Kevin over the coals. That moment is the moment where she finally understands that Kevin's been torturing himself for years over his guilt. She spent the entire buildup, hell, pretty much the entire game being abrasive towards him. She clearly knows stuff is up, but can't broach the topic and can't bring herself to. So having it all spill out like that, well, there's nothing she can do or say that Kevin hasn't already done to himself.
@HeavenlyM
2 жыл бұрын
I’ll never understand the hate. Even if you don’t like Kevin but still feel obligated to play it as part of the greater Trails story, the game is pretty short in comparison, with little side content and like 99% less NPC dialogue than other Trails games, so it’s super easy to get through. But if you do like Kevin then it’s a treat, you get to see his inner struggles while also seeing the Sky cast as a whole spend time and grow together. Also, I’d highly recommend reading some of the supplementary material between 3rd and Zero, some characters who you’ll meet later get their real first introduction in a very short manga that shows what Estelle and Joshua are up to between now and then. There’s also a Loewe POV manga that’s pretty good as well.
@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE
2 жыл бұрын
Personally I think this game focused a little too much on its dungeon design and I wished it was more story focused especially since the stuff with Kevin & Reis is honestly really interesting. However the doors that you find along the way definitely make up for it. And thankfully the story picks up once you get to Chapter 7. Overall while it’s not my favorite trails game, it’s still really good. Seriously the constellation doors are probably done of my favorite video game mechanics ever. Which is why I’m super excited to play Reverie once that gets localized which I’ve heard has a similar mechanic
@a834102
2 жыл бұрын
Turbo mode is the best decision a game can give, i use cheat engine for games that don't have them. The 3rd is indeed the best combat focused, and u can stop the game easily since most of the cutscene is told in the doors and not suddenly get thrown in a chat cutscene of 20+ mins when u wanted to stop playing for the day. btw, are you playing the crossbell arc in PSP version or the upcoming remastered?
@xnaut2000
5 ай бұрын
Just beat this game for the first time today and I’ve gotta say that it was absolutely amazing! Been enjoying watching your videos as I’ve been working my way through the Trails series.
@chris-098
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite in the trilogy, Kevin and Ries are amazing in this game and Renne's backstory is probably the most heartbreaking moment in the series for me.
@someguy3263
Жыл бұрын
I just finished this game yesterday. It was really good. I can't believe people actually skipped this one.
@mexicanzoidburg8072
2 жыл бұрын
trails the 3rd is basically a filler arc that's not actually a filler arc.
@Minekings101
2 жыл бұрын
People all kind of have their favorite sky entries depending on what they value most. 3rd for character and combat, second for story, first for world building because those are the things I think each entry dose the best. First Chapter is actually my favorite of the three despite most people not liking it as much as second.
@averydawes7510
2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree. while I think they are all very good, a persons ranking of these titles very much depends on what they value most in an rpg or perhaps even a Trails game. 3rd did a really great job with its combat, Kevin's story, and setting the next arcs up. Its easy see why many rate it so highly and Id agree that in some ways its the best at least in the sky arc maybe the series. It's still my least favorite in the series though because I felt like a big piece of trails world building was missing from it by taking place in a linear dungeon and not having the freedom to explore the world and get to know its people.
@drakenstoc4885
2 жыл бұрын
I ended up playing Sky 3rd out of order(Sky FC/SC > Cold Steel 1/2/3 > Sky 3rd), and I loved how much detail and foreshadowing there is in this game. It's bizarre to say this, but I think this game is BETTER when you play it out of order, compared to other games in the series. Mainly because of how much easier it is to spot said foreshadowing and appreciate those details when you do. Of course, I'd never recommend a new player to play them the way I did, because it took myself a bit of convincing to go back and play the 3rd initially(even though it ended up being one of my favorite games in the series, haha).
@statesminds
2 жыл бұрын
To begin with i didnt like the style but i ended up loving it. Especially after seeing all the memories damn i really did enjoy it and all the background info of characters. And the Renne one shocked the hell out of me. The fact that the locations change a lot make it fresh and all the characters to choose from is awesome . And the LORE
@Thuxo
2 жыл бұрын
Renne :'(
@teckleedeyi
2 жыл бұрын
it brings me absolute joy to see this video as a trails fan. I'm completely with you on your take, never knew why people said its an optional entry or absolutely hated it or the divide... in fact it feels like a breath of fresh air for me and what made me appreciate the combat even if there's maybe a bit too much of it. Also Get ready for peak trails, Get Ready for Trails From Zero and Trails to Azure! (If you Truly CANNOT wait, maybe you can find the geofront mods hanging around somewhere) but trust me the crossbell duology is something very special. thanks for listening to my ted talk.
@sagivcohen2331
2 жыл бұрын
9:15 my playing this part: oh, it's Philip, thats cool. *five seconds later* HOLY ADIUS HE HAS AN S CRAFT
@tomidesperes
2 жыл бұрын
I just finished this game and I found it odd in a way. I don't mind the dungeon crawling (though I'm not a big fan of), but I found the plot to be a bit of a stretch and too centered on Kevin. I know that's kinda the point, but I'm not sure I like a story being centered around a single character almost entirely. I really liked the doors though (except the sun doors, those were a chore), but I would've liked it more if they were better intertwined with the plot, because the way it's presented makes the main story more of a stretch, like the real purpose of the game is to set up the events and characters to come in Crossbell, making the whole game a lengthy epilogue. To put it in a way, by the end of the game I found myself rushing through the dungeons because I wanted to get to the next door, not really caring for what was going on in Phantasma. I guess I care more about the world in general than specific characters; specially not Kevin, alongside Tita, Zin and Ries who I find to be the most boring in the cast (just IMO, sorry to anyone that loves any of those characters) In terms of writing I think the 3rd is the weakest entry of the sky trilogy. There's no subtlety in this game, everything is brought to an extreme, door 15 and the killing of Rufina being the peak of this (I thought it was too edgy). And while this can be a good thing, in this case it feels kinda obvious in it's metaphores. That last scene with Ries going all "I won't let you carry this burden alone, LETS KILL MY SISTER TOGETHER", with Rufina going like "aww look at you two so grown up" got me like... wow... just wow... is this the most believable way to write support and overcoming of trauma? isn't it a bit farfetched even for a JRPG?
@zgamer200
2 жыл бұрын
I think I'd say that 3rd is my personal favorite game in the series, at least of the Trails games I've played so far(I've played all of Sky, both XBell games, CS1, and am currently halfway through CS2) For me by far the strongest aspect of the Trails series imo is the character writing(well, at least through XBell. Personally I'm actually not really a fan of the CS games so far), so if you started with Sky and have made it through SC I don't get why you wouldn't want to play through 3rd. It acts as both an excellent epilogue for FC and SC while also giving you a fantastic self contained story centered around Kevin I get that not everyone is into dungeon crawlers, and I do think that it feels a bit more gameified than FC and SC, but 3rd just has such amazing character writing that I don't care about those flaws. I fell in love with Sky/Trails because of how well done the characters are, so to spend more time with them was all the reason I needed to pickup 3rd, and I'm glad I did because at least for me, I found my favorite video game ever in 3rd. Sky was just such an amazing experience, and 3rd was a perfect end to it for me
@supersonicmario56
2 жыл бұрын
I clicked on this expecting a reaction to Star Door 15, and judging from the comments, I guess that didn't happen. Ah, well. With enough comments talking about it I'm sure it might pique is curiosity, but a warning: If you ever do check to see what's behind that door, know that you'll come to hate the word Paradise afterwards.
@maychrzak
2 жыл бұрын
You and I are soooo on the same page when it comes to the awesomeness of Trails soundtrack being as good as if not better than the P5 soundtrack
@ntluck1592
2 жыл бұрын
3rd has some of the strongest soundtracks. From the air of mystery of Recluse Cube to the feeling of utter despair in Stairway to Gehenna. By far my favorite Trails game when it comes to soundtracks. I guess what people don't like about it is the lack replayability. No one plays a dungeon crawler more than once I should think and the Doors can be viewed online anytime just like reaching for a book from your bookcase
@autumnanetsberger744
2 жыл бұрын
I dont understand why people hate the 3rd and some even suggest skipping it or consider it optional. Its phenomenal and a necessary part of the overall trails narrative
@Xbob42
2 жыл бұрын
I dunno how it was divisive. Prior to playing it I read up that it was basically a borderline non-canon, totally optional, kinda shitty dungeon crawler. Meanwhile it was my favorite game of the trilogy because it distilled everything down into its purest essence. The storylines were condensed to where you only got the juiciest, most interesting bits, the combat was pushed to the max, the music was excellent, you spent minimal time traveling back and forth over the same road 50 times doing weird side quests... it was just what made the previous two games great but in a purer form. And it's most certainly not "borderline non-canon" as whatever idiot reviewer I was reading heavily suggested. This isn't some imaginary side game that takes place in a dream, this sets up the entire future of the series. Now, would I like every game to be like this? No, it worked *because* of the previous two games. It was almost like a palette cleanser, a break from the ultra long previous titles. I love those too, I feel like every Trails saga should be capped off with a game of a similar nature though. One that's all killer, no filler, gameplay focused that pushes the narrative forward but is hyper character-focused rather than overall plot focused. That would be neat.
@Koyasama
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not a fan of the gameplay in 3rd. The combat is top-notch, make no mistake--but it's *unrelenting,* a single endless dungeon with nothing but new backgrounds and enemy sets to break up the monotony. There's never any real down time; your home base at the start is the only "town" in the game, and the changes there as the story progresses are minimal. And the manual party balancing was a nightmare--between the two bosses that require you to use every single character you have and the Doors that require you to use specific characters in battle, catching up unused party members--not just in levels, but also equipment and quartz--was a pain. The whole thing devolved into a slog after a while. And that's a shame, because the story is a masterpiece. So many details coming together, and so much foreshadowing on top of that--look forward to the Crossbell duology; the payoffs from what was set up here are *glorious.* Falcom took what could have been a forgettable gaiden focused on a side character, and made it an indispensable linchpin for the entire Trails series.
@bmsman816
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like my disliking this game is misplaced admittedly. Its not that the game is bad. Its that I blitzed through 3 40 hour RPGs one after another without stopping.
@DevilHunter1994
Жыл бұрын
So for me, Sky the 3rd is actually my least favorite Trails in the entire series. I still love the story and characters, but despite that, this is the one Trails game that I never get the urge to replay, and the reason for that is quite simple...the structure. Say what you will about how lengthy other Trails games can be, but I love their usual formula to pieces. I love going on grand adventures with my party, traveling around countries so full of history and lore. I love taking on side quests inbetween epic story moments., and even just casually talking with random NPCs going about their day. Sky the 3rd...doesn't have all of that. It has great development for the main cast, but not being able to truly revisit Liberl again honestly hurt the experience for me. The game overall is still good, but I would have enjoyed it much more if it had a similar structure to the first two games.
@danielalexandru5415
Жыл бұрын
This game is divisive.. really😂? Easily the best Trails game for me so far ( need to finish Azure and to get through Reverie when it comes out ) Kevin is Goat of course but the best story scenes for me were Estelle and Joshua as kids - I enjoyed Estelle just fine in first two games but those scenes kind of cemented for me why ppl absolutely love her as a protag -
@curtiskay-lassels1633
2 жыл бұрын
phillip the butler was such a perfect boss fight for me. they hinted very coyly every time you ran into him, that he "wasn't just some old man" and when you finally fight him, he really wasn't a royal guard for nothing.
@daveramos3207
2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this video, but dude, did you do Star Door 15? That broke me. Probably the darkest thing I've seen in a video game.
@PSVitaFan
2 жыл бұрын
I jumped ahead and played Trails to Zero Vita evolution English translation I went back and played through trails in the sky FC Vita evolution and I'm currently on trails in the sky SC Vita evolution English translation I have the third chapter on my Vita ready to go next trails to Azure hasn't been translated for the Vita but it is for the PSP Trails to Zero is translated for the PSP and the Vita but the PSP version the casino is broken because the translation was leaked and wasn't finished and no one has fixed that yet, if you play the PSP version of Zero you can transfer your save data to the PSP version of Azure but if you play the Vita version of Zero you have to wait around until someone translates the vita version of Azure
@ihavenoshameandmustscream421
2 жыл бұрын
Hate to admit this, but I'm glad star door 15 was not focused on. Don't misunderstand, Door 15 is as great as it gets made out to be, but has really gotten overhyped and I feel it gives people not familiar with Trails the feeling like Trails the 3rd is all about Star Door 15a and not much else.
@lastremnantdeliverancemini4929
2 жыл бұрын
Your channel is just my absolute favorite gaming channel. You aren’t swearing every 5 seconds, which I really appreciate btw and your thoughts on games are literally helping me find more hidden gems that I never knew existed. Thanks brother and God bless you.
@FelipeDermann
2 жыл бұрын
I really don't get what some people in the fandom hate so much about this game. I hope you eventually get to play Cold Steel 4, now THAT'S a game I have several major issues with. I'd love to see your point of view on it.
@obba40
2 жыл бұрын
Did you did the side story doors? You only mention fights in this video? Especially the doors with Renne, Olivier and the one with Campanella and the enforcers?
@spencertaylor5945
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite series as well. The whole ending in the church and Kevin telling his tale is one of the greatest moments I have ever seen in a video game. I was in tears as well.
@autumnanetsberger744
2 жыл бұрын
When you say the aureole is a gospel I think you mean it's a Septerrion, which is a divine artifact, basically the highest class of in universe mystical objects they call Artifacts. Gospels are those smaller artifacts that function as conduits to the Aureole that power it and let people interface with it (at least from my understanding).
@ReijiNRen
Жыл бұрын
it is dark and could have been a touchy subject, so he may not have wanted to talk about it, or he may have missed it given the location. I know I had to look up where it was, I was close to missing it myself and oh boy... it hurt reading that scene. SO well written but oof...
@ElainaMaruyama
Жыл бұрын
I hated this game and couldn't wait for it to be over very early on. I did not like Kevin as a protagonist and I did not like Ries at all, her personality is just awful. She goes from staring daggers at Kevin and not wanting to cooperate with him to suddenly not giving two shits that he killed her sister she so apparently adores. My favourite thing about Trails is travelling the world and I find the dungeon sections to be dull and necessary evils. This game was nothing but the latter. I'm here to experience a great story, travel the world and meet new characters, we don't do that here. We just travel an incredibly copy pasted linear dungeon and get all the way to the end for the game to laugh at you and send you back to the start because you didn't bring the right character required to activate the stupidly long cutscene door for a backstory of a character you probably don't give a shit about and adds nothing to the over arching plot 90% of the time. It really didn't help that towards the end this piece of crap game decided it was going to crash every time I tried to use the retry option. The rest of the cast were just sucked in out of nowhere to this purple spaceland, told Kevin never got enough screen time so we need to explore this illusion and they were just like yeah bro makes sense to me lets do it, was incredibly immersion breaking and stupid.
@pokeboi5438
2 жыл бұрын
Sky 3rd actually takes place six months after SC (c. Dec S1203)
@TrinaryAdept
Жыл бұрын
this one felt like filler to me. I never cared for kevin so maybe that's why. he came off like a creep since the first second he showed up in SC and whenever i had to include him in my party i rolled my eyes but luckily that wasn't much. I was mostly checked out through this whole game because i couldn't care less about kevin.
@Dinklr
5 ай бұрын
This is my new favorite game in the series. a much appreciated darker tone. The game doesn't outstay it's welcome like the second chapter and the doors are superbly done and I want more videogames to have side content similar to them. The music also kicks ass.
@Zephhi
2 жыл бұрын
This game is peak fiction and better than the other two games. It's annoying as hell having people shit on this game when I find it better than SC. People only criticize its dungeon crawling shit lmfao
@joc9971
2 жыл бұрын
I suggest people read the brief setting of The 3rd before they start playing it. It is very different than the first two, it is not a typical RPG that you travel around the world, going from one city to another, if you go into the game with this mindset, you will be disappointed.
@johntimothyvalenzuela8146
2 жыл бұрын
i think the ones who are divided about this game, are the older trails fans, cause, i myself who finished the trilogy like only a month ago, loved the 3rd game, almost as much as the second one, i get that they wanted more exploration and world building, like the first 2 games, but honestly, i think the 2 games already covered that, unless were talking about other regions beside liberl, in almost all other aspect though, trails of the sky 3rd definitely succeeded.
@NeravarSneed86
2 жыл бұрын
just play the Geofront versions of the Crossbell games. nyaa is your friend.
@aneonfoxtribute
2 жыл бұрын
Most people like 3rd. It's a very vocal minority that don't like it. It's definitely not divisive
@asixjin370
2 жыл бұрын
I really want to watch this but I'm stalling on the last chapter because I want/need to finish all the doors. Is the last chapter/ending spoiled in the video?
@plebugen9659
2 жыл бұрын
Where did you manage to dig up people who dont like the 3rd? Everyone who I know that played it loved it
@BigKlingy
2 жыл бұрын
In regards to getting a "boxed copy", I don't think this game ever had an official physical release in English. So it's no big loss. The digital version you can get on Steam was the first English release, in 2017, 10 years after the game came out in Japan. I love that this game is dungeon and combat focused. Sky FC and SC's combat may not have been good enough to base a whole game around, but The 3rd is a massive improvement. Physical attacks are actually good now, the underpowered party members from FC and SC got massive buffs (except Josette...), Chain Crafts are hugely improved, you get higher-level Quartz (and therefor the actually fun Arts) much earlier, Hard and Nightmare difficulty are actually balanced (they were an afterthought in SC and clearly not playtested well), everything just works. And I never got bored with the dungeons because the music is so good. This game has some of my favourite dungeon tracks in any videogame, even the FIRST one, Jade Corridor, is one I keep going back to. I like to call Trails exp scaling the equivalent of rubber-band AI in racing games: characters who are behind get massive exp until they're caught up. I prefer this to the Cold Steel games' trend of auto-levelling the party after plot milestones, as here you still feel like you have some agency. Richard and Renne are so broken but so fun. I think the reason why is that The 3rd's approach to party balancing is "when everyone's broken, no-one is", so while both of them are slightly better, they don't exactly invalidate anyone else. Fast travel also makes the chest trophy much easier, as very few things are missable now. I like to think of The 3rd Doors as tying up loose ends in SC's character arcs. Of course some of them, like Star Door 8, are also blatant sequel teases. "Reused assets: the game" is actually a big part of why I ended up loving it so much, as I went in with very low expectations due to the reused assets, and was blown away by the soundtrack being almost entirely new and the combat feeling so good. They easily could've made this a cheap rush-job, but it had a lot more care put into it than you'd expect. So Ries' reaction... I actually really liked it, since what you'd expect is her being angry over Kevin killing her sister, but instead she instantly understands it was an accident, and what she's really upset about is that Kevin hated himself over it for so long and never told her. Kevin was the closest person to her growing up and they definitely had one of those "I know you better than you know yourself" relationships. Her reaction is more like... how would you feel if you found out your closest friend had suffered from severe depression and self-harming tendencies for years and never let on. I find Sky the 3rd has a lot of commentary on mental health and that everyone has someone who'll support them if they open up, even if they think they're alone. Kevin saw himself as a monster for so long and didn't want to "burden" anyone with his problems, but all that did was make things worse. (Everything dangerous about Phantasma was born from Kevin's self-hatred, since his "wish" was to go to hell and suffer for eternity) Something great about Kevin and Ries' story is how, after getting Chapter 7 and learning what's really going on, you view all their dialogue in a different light on replays. Especially everything about Kevin being in denial and Ries calling him out on it. Manifestations of emotions always appeal to me too. Overdosing Heavenly Bliss (the boss theme for Philip and others) is one of the best tracks ever. Glad you liked this game so much, this is my personal favourite game in the series so far.
@MicksUp
2 жыл бұрын
i just need to get this out of my chest i like the 3rd much more than SC yep, i said it anyway, great video, and glad you liked the 3rd too
@LelanWellz
2 жыл бұрын
@retrorebound bro did you play any games at all as a kid. Not everything on here can truly be your first play through damn.
@wrathslove0467
2 жыл бұрын
I always turn on turbo mode because I dislike seeing the same thing over and over again mostly when it's this overly long cut scene for an attack
@gehrmanfirsthunter8646
Жыл бұрын
I just finished 3rd right before watching this video, and I loved it.
@strwrbttlfrnt
Жыл бұрын
After long last this game taught me the combat system abd how the whole materia system works. the first two games in the sky trilogy i didn't understand and restart but this game i told myself i was going to learn the combat and now that i am near the end of the story of 3rd chapter i finally understand it. I laugh at myself for not look into the note book and not look at the intrustions on how it works
@CBZero
2 жыл бұрын
Good to hear! I also liked Sky 3rd.
@Xebusc
11 ай бұрын
Just finished this and on to zero and it was realllly hard to get into this at first. Until daybreak got announced and put a fire under me lol
@obba40
2 жыл бұрын
The moon doors are essentiell for the whole series dont skip them. You didnt talk abou them at all. Imo for me more interesting than Kevins story at some points
@Johnnybox81
Жыл бұрын
A perfect game to port to the Switch.. come on out of licencing limbo, lets do this!
@autumnanetsberger744
2 жыл бұрын
You can play zero and azure now if you install the geofront patches that can still be found online
@innocentrage1
2 жыл бұрын
If I was in hs and college and had all the free time I would put time into this series but I don't have 50 hours times 8 to spend on these
@autumnanetsberger744
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly the reused assets is done so well and the game is SO GOOD I honestly give 0 shits about asset reuse
@DevDinish
2 жыл бұрын
Currently replaying the Cold Steel series i love the trails in the sky trilogy though
@subsyrup5562
2 жыл бұрын
I hated SC so much but I fucking love 3rd, IT's so weird seeing SC allways on the top 3 of everyone and 3rd in basiclly last...
@luminous3558
2 жыл бұрын
Funnily enough japan prefers FC for some reason but they also think cs3 is the worst trails game while putting cs4 3rd. So yeah odd opinions are certainly possible.
@kawaiiempoleon8721
2 жыл бұрын
did this man just call the liber arc the second half of sc??????
@autumnanetsberger744
2 жыл бұрын
Trails in the sky 3rd is in many ways the best of the sky trilogy
@DS-dd7vf
Жыл бұрын
Just finished this on the Steam Deck. I have to agree, it is the best game of the three. It is so streamlined compared to the other two games, you just buy all your stuff from one place in the main hub and fast travel to everything. You get to choose your team as well, which is really fun. Only parts I didn't like were when you had to run around at the Jenis Academy looking for stuff... I never want to see that place again. :D The story is well written and believable, even if it has a lot of tropes in it I just buy all of it. Now, on to Zero. :)
@rompevuevitos222
Жыл бұрын
It's nice if you don't care about the world. Which was the main strength of the previous games I mean, i like the gameplay, but not enough to spend 50+ hours wading trough the same dungeon.
@TheKestevon
2 жыл бұрын
It is more battle heavy like Icewind Dale.
@jaredknisely6213
2 жыл бұрын
just wait to zero if you think sky's music slaps
@RyuuSeichi
2 жыл бұрын
Just wait until you get to Zero and Azure.
@Kennosuke88
2 жыл бұрын
I'm looking to play the whole series on steam deck as soon as I can
@LowestExpectations
Жыл бұрын
I've played every game up until Reverie, and Trails in the Sky the 3rd is still my favorite. You put a lot of my own thoughts into words in this video. It's just so dang good, and I think the people who aren't as big of fans of this game should go back and play it again after they've experienced the other Trails games. There's so many interesting and intricate details that really make this game age like a fine wine, much better than the other Sky games and even Zero/Azure.
@Evilbusdriver12
Жыл бұрын
My take on Ries was that she was always tired of being abandoned by the people closest to her: Rufina and Kevin. The two of them went away for a long time to do work for the church, and then when the three of them were finally supposed to be reunited, Ries was attacked and ends up in a coma, only to wake up to find that her sister had died and Kevin had started isolating himself from her. I felt so bad for Ries when I learned this, as I could only imagine how lonely she must have felt through all of it. You can really see how sad it is for her when halfway through the game she decides to leave the party for a bit, because it's clear that Kevin has no problem making friends with everyone from Liberl. Meanwhile, he had gone years without even contacting Ries at all. I think being abandoned by Kevin during all that time might have hurt just as bad as when she lost her sister. I also think that Ries had kind of accepted her sister's death, and she had kind of moved past any grief and or anger she would have felt about it (5 years had passed after all). It makes sense to me that in the moment of learning the truth, she would be more angry at Kevin trying to isolate himself from Ries again, especially knowing that he was carrying such a large burden on his own. All this time, Ries would have wanted to be there for Kevin and help him through his grief and guilt, but of course, she was left in the dark once again, just as she always was. At the end of the day, I think Ries just wanted to feel included. Which is why at the end of the game, it's really important for her to help Kevin pull the crossbow trigger. She wasn't going to be left behind or left in the dark any longer. She was going to help Kevin and stand by his side, no matter how tough the situation may be. I thought it was a really awesome ending for her character.
@ixximixxi
2 жыл бұрын
Time that the Xbox Player start to Play . Jrpg
@Zorin1
2 жыл бұрын
You got plenty of banger tracks to go. Hell, if you don't want to wait for Zero play the first two Cold Steel games. They happen at the same time as the Crossbell games. You won't be missing too much context.
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