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

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48 minutes ago, Briar King said:

C's route Act 3(really like late R/C Act 2) stuff

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There is an dlc for a mask less C and I had always just avoided unlocking it till the reveal(and I'm not thrilled who it turns into anyway after events in CS4 he can go to Gehanna) but i learned last night I couldn't unlock it anyway.. I went back and tried. We ll see what happens but I'm fond of this character or interested in a redemption arc for him. I literally could have sworn that they showed him with a goatee/facial fuzz when he 1st showed up in his vid to C7 leading me to think he was Duke Cayanne. Idk if I still have that exact scene readily available in my files. Anyway just BOO

 

Dialog round time! It's been more than a few months since my last one probably.

Trust me when I say, C is storming fantastic. I already liked him before but this made him one of my absolute favorites. He is my favorite protag in the series

[Eluvianii he/him]

I wasn't too sure about him either but they absolutely knew what they were doing. He steals the spotlight in all the good ways. 

Edited January 8, 2025 by Eluvianii

[Briar King]

Whoa this dialogue round is hitting different going around talking to people I know that don’t know the people(much like myself still lol) that I’m controlling.

Im currently talking to ex Test/Vipers in a familiar apartment complex. Man I love this world!

Doubtful I ll get much more in tonight so I can get more reread of Alloy 1(so much more enjoyable than the dross that SLA has become since Slogbringer) but I shall try!

[Briar King]

Oh man Long Lao is completely deserted aside from Zhang and Finn... and I can physically feel that hitting my bones man... this place always has people inside eating.

[Briar King]

Well that was a fun and creepy dialog round C Act 3 stuff

wasn't expecting to run into Renne there! I've been expecting Alisa because of the DLC stuff I've still not been able to use but it was a total treat in Imealda's shop with her Rosenberg fixation/connection. The Mishy's are at the church lol. Did a bit of fishing and fighting. Was a nice progression over almost 2 hrs.

Looked at the guide and it looks like i ll be going back to the corridor soon once I hit the next ! so it was a good time to end today's session. Tomorrow should be filled with more progression depending on if my son comes for the weekend or not.

[Briar King]

Oh ok I was wrong on that..I’ve got to do a bit on the other 2 arcs 1st it looks like before I go. It was a VERY tough choice to choose who 1st…R/L Act 3 stuff

I chose to go ahead with Lloyd’s path 1st because it’s still fresh after that multi try RP battle a few days ago but I won’t lie i REALLY WANT TO GO WITH REAN TO THE NORD HIGHLANDS!!! Like for REAL!! I do believe that was my favorite location in CS1&2. I want to see that in new graphics and hear that eagle cry! I’m trying to get done with this part so I can get there. I’m walking in St. Ursula now.

[Briar King]

Whoa wait was Gable a janitor in CS3&4?

[Briar King]

I IS IN ACT 3 STUFF

NORRRRRDDDDD!

butttttt I won't get around to exploring it again till tomorrow.. bah the tune ain't the same as CS1&2 though so boo!

[Briar King]

I'm really very unpleased this music/theme is not the same from CS1&2 but so far it's been phenomenal being back and seeing the kids a bit more grown up. The guide says the person who comes from here has a new voice...i can't tell a difference at all. Maybe it's the Japanese version he's talking about????

[Briar King]

Well is it a different voice or not???

I just loaded up into the Corridor for the 2nd time. I’m sure I’m going to be here awhile but hopefully not as long as the first time. I just counted how many characters I have on my menu at present…29…..

OH BOY SPIKY PUFFER POWERRRRRR DROPLETS! Ok I my spend sommmmme time fishing….

Edited January 16, 2025 by Briar King

[aneonfoxtribute]

1 hour ago, Briar King said:

Well is it a different voice or not???

Whose voice?

[Eluvianii he/him]

If you mean Gaius I'm pretty sure the Japanese voice is the same. So if there were any changes it would be the English one. But I honestly wouldn't know.

Corridor is pretty cool. So many mini games, so many books...

Man, I miss books.

[Briar King]

16 minutes ago, Eluvianii said:

If you mean Gaius I'm pretty sure the Japanese voice is the same. So if there were any changes it would be the English one. But I honestly wouldn't know.

Corridor is pretty cool. So many mini games, so many books...

Man, I miss books.

Hmm yeah I can't tell a difference at all.

[aneonfoxtribute]

Because Gaius' VA isn't different. It's been Kaiji Tang the whole time, and it still is him.

[Briar King]

Well the guide says "he ll have to get used to his new voice" he sounded the same to me so I didn't know what they meant by that comment.

Is Gable a janitor in CS3&4? I don't have as many save files for those as I've kept for CB and Rev. So hard to check.

[aneonfoxtribute]

Yeah IDK what the guide is talking about. Gaius has the same VA

[Eluvianii he/him]

2 hours ago, Briar King said:

Is Gable a janitor in CS3&4? I don't have as many save files for those as I've kept for CB and Rev. So hard to check.

The janitor in the hospital? Hadn't appeared since Azure I believe. He was in the government, did some shady stuff. Among the chaos of those games it went wrong, he ended up as a refugee in Armorica. His son and his wife (who have been around since Sky FC btw) found him to introduce him to his daughter in law and grandson. Felt moved, decided to fix his life, and that's how he came to be the janitor. 

[Briar King]

Yeah I wouldn't have know him in CS3&4 so I don't know if the janitor at hospital was him then or not. 

I immediately recognized him here in Rev since I went through CB right before. He was such a dick in CB1! I didn't know his son was from Sky though since I haven't played those yet.

I ll have to try and find a file from 3 or 4 and get to St Ursla to scope it out.

[Eluvianii he/him]

Oh right. I thought you couldn't go there in CS, but now that I think about it there's a few important scenes there huh. Can't say I remember him showing up though. If he did I guess it'd be harder to notice since none of the people who know him were in the party.

[Briar King]

Found a file i could travel with to there. He is indeed there sweeping in CS4.

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Man the corridor is almost overwhelming.. there is just so much and this 2nd visit is adding even more stuff..

I went in with some lvl 115 members and it's still a struggle to hang in there on some of these higher lvl enemies. Those Hollow Souls about did me in. Idk how I was able to keep up Mills 4BP White Decoration with as many times as I had to cast it.

[Briar King]

Went through a Garden area in here last night. Cool. Lots of sepith.

Winter Storm Enzo is moving through. 5-8 inches of snow in southwest Louisiana just does not compute. I'm excited for the once in a lifetime event but if power goes it ll disrupt my daily playtime. So hopefully that doesn't happen. It's starting to roll through now and thanks to my TX dr calling me in today I don't have to worry about driving in white alien land Wednesday morning as we will still be below freezing! My plan is to stay awake till sun up. Event should be over by 2pm tomorrow.. if it's can stay awake till it stops i will. Don't want to play and lose power so I got on not long ago moved a bit and bought some curios and turned the PS5 off.

Edited January 21, 2025 by Briar King

[Briar King]

I think if i still have power here in 20 something mins I ll go ahead and turn back on just to get tomorrows playtime on the day list.

This 2nd Stratum has surprised me size wise. I THINK I reached the end last night after getting done with the garden portal thing(weird) but idk. I got to the 3rd rest point.

I'm leaving all the POM/VM/Day dreams etc for afterwards. I really like this place but there is just SOOO much to do in here compared to the 1st time as I previously stated.

Soooooo I'm sure the following visits will continue to get bigger to. Oh my.

OK "TODAYS" PLAY TIME COMPLETE!! Please don't lose power Louisiana..

Edited January 21, 2025 by Briar King

[aneonfoxtribute]

2 hours ago, Briar King said:

I'm leaving all the POM/VM/Day dreams etc for afterwards. I really like this place but there is just SOOO much to do in here compared to the 1st time as I previously stated.

If recommend at least doing the Daydreams, since they add more story stuff. It's not strictly necessary, so if you don't want to you don't necessarily have to, but I think if you were to prioritize one it would be those

[Briar King]

I'm talking about being done with Stratum for the 1st time before I dive into the above mentioned not the game as a whole. 

I haven't lost power so I ll be getting to play at my new time slot set for play at 9pm. The snow was pure magic. Never thought I'd be able to see this on this lvl in person. My area had it's 1st recorded Blizzard warning. It was insane to watch but I was to tired to stay up for it all. Went to bed around 4:30am and was up again before 8 so I saw most of the 13-14hr snow storm! But I am tired so idk how long play time will be.