Posted on: January 11, 2021
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A great title in the Trails series...
...but not the best. I'll admit, my experience with Trails isn't as comprehensive as with the Ys series. I've played through Sky FC, Cold Steel on the PS3 and partly through the PSP version of Zero no Kiseki - getting far enough to realize I was missing out on a lot of context, and promptly dropping it. So, how does SC compare to the First game in this series ? Well, it's not as good. The gameplay is virtually identical; there are a few more Arts and playable characters but those came along with some (more) balancing issues. I have no problems when games throw you some hard boss as a wake up call, but to do it as often as SC does you better make sure the final boss is a good scenario for using and abusing all the mechanics - which it is not. The king of poor balance is, without a doubt, the damned Prologue boss. I have no idea what compelled Falcom to place such a big middle finger right at the beginning of the game, but trust me, that it's by FAR the most frustrating part. The story also takes a hit in comparison to FC - hopefully The 3rd addresses some of these questions, but for the sake of spoilers I won't reveal what I'm actually talking about. Thankfully, Trails separates "the plot" from "the characters" - all the characters that return from FC are built on and improved, even if the overall plot isn't as good. To sum it up, the (poor) balance and some wonkier writing are pretty much what makes this game a little less satisfying than FC. I can honestly say the the rest barely changed. The soundtrack is slightly different - the new tracks are all fitting, but most is recycled. As an addendum to the negatives: while this doesn't impact the quality of the game, I find it frustrating that the achievements are bugged - I've ended up missing two achievements and was convinced it was user error, but no... Turns out, I had achievements for things I either hadn't completed yet, or was actually unaware of. Completionists: be warned.
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