Trails of Cold Steel (and the Kiseki series in general)

[aneonfoxtribute]

Yeah. Some of the words they said there have been mentioned before, but everything we learned there was new information

20% off is probably the best for now, yeah

[Briar King]

I’ve got 3 days to decide on it. Odds are I won’t get to it till later this year with XC3, FF16 and possibly Reverie since I know some stuff at this point from CS. Not 100 on that yet.

That may even be incorrect if I can’t get back into the swing of things. I just haven’t really gotten back into my old play style coming on 3 yrs after those 2020 hurricanes landing a month apart. Idk why I haven’t gotten back yet.

Edited May 4, 2023 by Briar King

[Briar King]

Went through with Zero.

[Briar King]

Is there a good guide on Gamefaqs or Neoseeker for them yet? If so I’m really hoping it’s by this same person that has done CS !

[Eluvianii he/him]

Not sure about these versions, but at the very least there are guides using the old, unpolished translations as a base, and some even older guides using the Japanese versions. 

[aneonfoxtribute]

On 5/6/2023 at 3:33 PM, Briar King said:

Is there a good guide on Gamefaqs or Neoseeker for them yet? If so I’m really hoping it’s by this same person that has done CS !

Neoseeker is good for Zero. It's a different person who did the CS ones, though. 

[Briar King]

That’s a shame I like this Zoelius person.

So I have one more thing left to do and then it’s all over.  idk how long I’ll stall fishing but I will do some of that to say goodbye.

I also am a bit pissed as I didn’t get the chest emptier trophy like I thought I would. I was 100 that i opened them all so unless there is one on new game + then I clearly didn’t.. ugh

Ive got a golden Pom item to use and I will also probably buy some just to throw some funds to these people that have entertained me for so long now.

Edited May 8, 2023 by Briar King

[Briar King]

I’m waiting for a day when I wake up early and no one else is here to bug me before I engage in the last fight. Hopefully soon. 
 

Till then I’m doing some fishing and shiny farming at the end of hall A as that is the best place to get droplets.

[Eluvianii he/him]

Honestly good call. Ending is lengthy for, reasons. 

[Briar King]

Today was the day to do it and I was…bought 6 Pom as support and thanks. Took quite some time to use all my droplets afterwards.

I go to start engagement and my daughter comes in and plays with the cat and pestering me about an EA account mess up with Battlefront 2.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

I turned CS off.

[Briar King]

So I did a little something something…

[aneonfoxtribute]

?

[Briar King]

Started CS4 last night at 10pm. Finished CS4 at 3am. 
 

320hrs clocked 

Started Cold Steel 4/17/20 finished 7/12/20 started CS2 finished 2/10/21 started CS3 finished 10/1/21 started CS4 finished 5/14/23

I ll be a little bit hollow inside not turning it on for the first time in over a year. I could start Zero but my mind has been set on XC3.

Fantastic experiences with these games as well as not so fantastic as I had to play portions of CS2 in a crowded house of 10 then playing on a generator with a fan in Sept/Oct heat with no ac after hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020.

Im glad I clicked on this thread way back when.

[Eluvianii he/him]

Hey, congrats! This series is certainly an experience. 

Holy crust, 320 hours? Was that the fishing? 

I'm assuming you didn't get a post credits scene? You should load your save (I think you can load straight into the credits), there's an extra bit. 

[Briar King]

Lots of fishing…..LOTS OF FISHING!

I did the true ending if that is what you’re talking about? 
 

That’s just my save file time. The console clock is in 500s..

Edited May 15, 2023 by Briar King

[Eluvianii he/him]

There's normal ending, true ending, but also an extra cutscene that for some bizarre reason doesn't show unless you watch the credits again after getting the true ending.

But again, you can load straight into the ending cutscene iirc, so no need to do the final boss again or anything. 

[Briar King]

Ok I just saw it! Guess that is the lead in to Reverie?

I have to amend my date on list now to 5/15 completion.

Edited May 15, 2023 by Briar King

[aneonfoxtribute]

Good video game

[Briar King]

Has Calvard 1 hit Japan yet?

[Eluvianii he/him]

Calvard 2 came out last year. Not sure of there's gonna be a third one or if the arc is over. I haven't heard any news for this year though, I think they're focusing on Ys X, so that's an extra year for the localization to catch up. 

[Briar King]

Oh well atleast there’s that. Hopefully it all hurries

[Briar King]

I probably asked this way back in early thread..is Calvard built with PS5 tech or 4?

 

[aneonfoxtribute]

9 hours ago, Eluvianii said:

Calvard 2 came out last year. Not sure of there's gonna be a third one or if the arc is over. I haven't heard any news for this year though, I think they're focusing on Ys X, so that's an extra year for the localization to catch up. 

There will be a third

[Briar King]

Have you played them? Didn’t you do something that your console to read the Japanese disc?

[Eluvianii he/him]

Do consoles even do region block anymore? I think the challenge was the overlay for the translation. 

That said, a third game is interesting. I wonder if it'll be a new structure, or another 4-game arc. So far the games have been heavily structured into pairs, one local game and one Ouroboros game. CS just did it twice, so they hadn't really changed that formula.