Turn the page on the explosive 2nd chapter of Nihon Falcom’s legendary Trails saga! Estelle Bright sets out on a new journey across Liberl to uncover the truth behind Joshua’s disappearance and defeat the sinister Ouroboros organization.
See, I think there’s plenty to criticize in the game, but I’m always cautious anytime someone strings together adjectives “worst / terrible” without much description/quantitiy behind it. Not to accuse you directly, but it’s the pattern I see when the “anti-woke brigade” wants to attack a game.
I’d definitely say Sky’s main villain is mustache-twirlingly generic, but that’s part of why they have so many supporting villains, like Loewe. I also thought a lot better of the core character development of the heroes, and how a mustache-twirling generic villain compels the best out of them. But I’d say Zero’s villains were just as generic, and comparatively never got the feeling of hero development out of them. It also felt like a few arc patterns were just being reused from Sky.
So for any third parties reading, I guess you’d have to consider whether you care more about good heroes, or good villains.
The biggest problem with the villains is the typical anime game trope of defeating them in the battle, but losing in the cutscene, constantly. This whole series just loves to blue ball you. You are constantly getting teased, never getting a payoff. Nothing you do matters.
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Until finally in CS3, the big mystery is revealed, and it’s a wet fart. Just a massive let down. 8 games, 500h of time wasted on that garbage. Jokes on me though, since Falcom got all my money already, and I eventually plan to hate-play the rest of the series, just to see the conclusion of this train wreck. I’m in too deep at this point.
See, I think there’s plenty to criticize in the game, but I’m always cautious anytime someone strings together adjectives “worst / terrible” without much description/quantitiy behind it. Not to accuse you directly, but it’s the pattern I see when the “anti-woke brigade” wants to attack a game.
I’d definitely say Sky’s main villain is mustache-twirlingly generic, but that’s part of why they have so many supporting villains, like Loewe. I also thought a lot better of the core character development of the heroes, and how a mustache-twirling generic villain compels the best out of them. But I’d say Zero’s villains were just as generic, and comparatively never got the feeling of hero development out of them. It also felt like a few arc patterns were just being reused from Sky.
So for any third parties reading, I guess you’d have to consider whether you care more about good heroes, or good villains.
The biggest problem with the villains is the typical anime game trope of defeating them in the battle, but losing in the cutscene, constantly. This whole series just loves to blue ball you. You are constantly getting teased, never getting a payoff. Nothing you do matters.
spoiler
Until finally in CS3, the big mystery is revealed, and it’s a wet fart. Just a massive let down. 8 games, 500h of time wasted on that garbage. Jokes on me though, since Falcom got all my money already, and I eventually plan to hate-play the rest of the series, just to see the conclusion of this train wreck. I’m in too deep at this point.