I finished Trails in the Sky Third Chapter | REVIEW 

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I think your investment in Trails as a series has a large impact on how much you get out of this game. Personally, I love the lore and worldbuilding and couldn’t get enough of the doors. I also thought the personal exploration of Kevin was beautiful, and I don’t mind that it doesn’t contribute a ton to the overall story. Opinions vary pretty widely on this one, but it’s often considered one of the best in the series among hardcore fans. I understand why you didn’t like it as much, though.

I truly can't believe they let me play as all the major characters, and made me form 4 parties at the end. The best post-game a game has ever had! The ending dialogue is the #1 most affecting ending in any JRPG too -- because it's not just about THEIR farewell, but about farewells in general, including farewells to characters in games that are about to end.

I think it's a good thing it's different : I would have gotten bored if I had to visit Liberl a third time. Here, it's a final goodbye to the Liberl cast, it expands a lot on the lore (Salt Pale, Bleublanc, the star door 14) sets up the Crossbell and the Cold Steel arc (that star door with Olivier, both Renne star doors), and finishes some character arcs (Richard for example). Gameplay is really awesome

Something you said in the video that explains how deep trails can get: there is an in-story reason why those "vanish", "death", and etc. turn bonuses are in Sky the 3rd and not in the previous games. They show up here because the entire game takes place inside the recluse cube, which is a sub-system of the Shinning Ring. As a sub-system of the Shinning Ring, the element that dominates this world inside the cube is space, one of the 3 higher elements. In any case, trails is great, but I understand that it's also a lot, and because it's a lot, I always encourage people to take breaks if they need it and to feel free to quit playing them at any time. You should be enjoying what you're playing, that's kind of the point of video games, and if you aren't, feel free to walk away. Lots of people love trails, and lots of people hate it, it's not for everyone, or even for most people, your mileage will vary.

I'm sorry it didn't totally vibe with you. I've grown to appreciate TitS3 more with time, honestly. I've been trying to make a spoiler-free "wiki" for a friend who's also into the series, and it's brought back how much setup TitS3 did, even for games not yet out in the west. For that reason, it really has remained memorable for me, in some ways moreso than the earlier games. Looking forward to your thoughts on the Crossbell arc!

re: not having enough money, you can exchange sepith for money and there is a quartz called dragon vein that makes enemies drop more sepith.

Josette is the meg griffin of trails

Love the hair and review! Thanks

I loved this game. It was a great epilogue for the series, a declaration of love for these characters and their journeys. It was great to see how much they matured. In turn, the great thing about the game is that at the same time it also works as a prologue for what comes next. It is in this game that we see the ambition and scale of the series.

Im surprised you managed to make no mention of Renne door, that thing hit harder than drunk step-father. 3rd is certanly special in the trilogy i actually enjoyed it a lot more when i replayed it than i did on my first playthrough right after 2nd chapter.

I pretty much agree with your take. I enjoyed the doors, but they feel so disconnected to what Kevin’s story is that it is off. And Kevin’s story, while I loved it, isn’t meaty enough to carry the entire game, so the whole affair jut kind of happens… despite having legitimately great Trails moments. So I will never call it a bad game because I don’t think there is a bad game in the Trails series, it just isn’t as cohesive is one would want.

I love sky the 3rd. The doors are great lore building and i like all the combat. Plus kevin and ries are fantastic. Sky SC is my favorite though. Sky is still my favorite arc but the rest if series is great. When you play Zero you will be super thankful you played Sky

Glad you're feeling better Lady P. Are you planning on doing a video of your adventures in Japan? I think that'd be cool to see.

Love the honest reviews as always. The star doors to me made up for the overall story of 3rd. I am very curious your thoughts on Star Door 15.

Great review, as always!! I hope your stay in Japan is going smoothly and eventful (good eventful)! That and hope you’re feeling much better, too. Keep focusing on you, and keep being your awesome self!

Also, I really hope you like Zero/Azure. I thought for a long time that nothing would top Sky 2 for me, but the Crossbell duology is legitimately awesome. I loved them.

I love Trails so much, it's just the best JRPG series of all time

Sky 1 is prologue, 2 is the main game, 3 is the epilogue and post game

Totally not hitting on you (100% gay man here) but you're one of the most magnetic people to listen to and watch - your mind, the way you speak, the way you speak your mind, how you can effortlessly blend nerd and cool, your gestures and manner, not to mention you're the most beautiful woman (you knocked the late Chynna Rogers off the top spot in my humble opinion)! Thank you so very much for all your hard work. Sending you best wishes all the way from New Zealand.

Great review! You're actually spot on! Falcom was planning for Crossbell and realized they still had a lot of setup to do, so they made the 3rd as a way to tie all this together. This is actually my favorite Trails game. It's fanservice the game indeed, but I am fan! I just love the Sky cast and their banter, so for me it was a beautiful farewell to them and a way to tell some of those lingering stories. I also love that it isn't a high stakes adventure but a very personal story and exploration of Kevin as a character, who is definitely not you standard JRPG protagonist. And the lore buff in me just loves picking this game apart. Too bad you didn't like it as much, but I understand based on your points and I'm glad you found some things to like. At least the combat focus helps a lot for those more luke-warm about the story, as it is the pinnacle of Sky combat with the little tweaks and it provides a good challenge overall. (Cassius Bright still haunts my nightmares). I hope you do have a good time in Crossbell when you get to it!

I personally loved 3rd because I have a thing for more moody, somber psychological anime and 3rd does that very well, in its own Trails way. It doesn't quite measure up to my personal greatest in terms of storytelling for that specific niche (Evangelion and Cowboy Bebop chief among all) but it is well written enough, excepting some annoying slip-ups. Plus, it does contain the greatest piece of Trails writing ever (Star Door 15). But I relate to finding the experience of the main story a bit... disjointed and annoying. The finale brings it together really well, but the setup chapters are of... varying quality. Even though it does have some really interesting moments.

Congrats!

Yea, this is either a love it or hate it type of game

I appreciate a good game soundtrack

i love this channel a lot i love your videos please keep it up!!!!

This and reverie are my favorite trails just because it wraps things up with alot to do and enjoy im biased gaha

If you haven´t played one of the newer Trails games before i can tell you something. It definetely will pay out you played these ones. I started the whole series with cold steel 1. Which plays on a different continent with different characters. You get the basic infos. How does the world look like, whats an Orb System, What´s a bracer etc. But there are always those little nods to older games. You meet a character who for example knows Estelles Father. These are the small references. You can easily beat the games without knowing too much. Then at the end of Cold steel II AFTER the credits there is a whole three hour epilogue chapter with characters you never saw. (Turns out they are the Characters from Zero and Azure). In Cold Steel III both Storylines merge and you feel you have too large gaps to follow. It becomes worse when the Characters visit Liberl... Now all the games is nothing but question marks. The Gralsritter seem to be more important than expected. Why is Olivier insisting to join the party. And whats with his white outfit and the lute? Who is Sherazaard? The little Mechanic Tita and Agathe seem to have a history... And that was the moment i realized: All the previous arcs are now fused together. It´s like i started Star Wars with Episode VII and am wondering what is this fuss about Luke Skywalker and that green old Frog that looks like Grogu from the Mandalorian is about. So i paused the game and started playing Sky 1 to three which i finished. Since yesterday i started Zero... And after the first trilogy i´m already mindblown what an universe i missed.

I did really appreciate a few moments in this game. Specially the more tender ones with a certain character. But as a game, 3rd is easily my least favorite. And am at my 7th (ToCSII). Hopefully you'll continue the series. I'm quite enjoying your reviews :D

My advice on getting tons of Sepith/money in these games: 1 - On Sepith Bonus turns, use/S-Break into an S-Craft that hits the enemy (or enemies) multiple times 2 - Equip Septium Vein Quartz/other Quartz that can further boost Sepith drops from enemies (the boost you get is no joke) 3 - Keep note of enemies that drop all types of Sepith (even if it is just 1 of each), as this is most effective against them 4 - Alternatively, kill Shining Poms. Even better if you can do so on Sepith Bonus turns. For example, Lloyd's "Tiger Charge" S-Craft hits a single enemy multiple times. On Sepith Bonus turns, each hit forces the enemy to drop Sepith. And the more Sepith an enemy has, the greater the amount of Sepith you'll get with this strategy. There are a lot of characters in this series (even some in the Sky trilogy, like Estelle) that have S-Crafts that are capable of this. As long as you take advantage of Sepith Bonus turns like this as often as possible, then you'll rarely ever run into money trouble.

Haha I completely agree with you that the character art is not ideal for marketing. I mean one of the key points in marketing is to take a character's silhouette and if that character is immediately recognizable you have done a good job. I think even me who loves the games would not be able to name every character as a silhouette! But on the other hand I also love the art style and fashion sense of the characters. Because the characters feel real and practical like they live in a living, breathing world. I could actually wear any of the gear the character wear in real life and probably not feel that out of place. While you could never catch me dead in half of the clown boat gear you see in other major franchises. Like the ronald mcdonald shoes you see in a lot of Square games or the billion zippers/buttons lol. But they make for characters that stand out thats for sure!

I don’t plan on playing the Trails series at the moment but that thumbnail was too good not to click🥵🔥 Keep up the good work!!!

Really enjoying these videos on the Trails series. Always been interested in them but there's no way I have the time or attention span to sink into them all with life and literally every other game out there, so these reviews and summaries are superb! Hoping you're having a fantastic time in Japan!

with the art, nihon falcom is a very small company so they need to think about where they are putting their time and money into, which leads to the art being "generic" i personally think the art is very charming. Falcom puts alot of their money and time into the story and music leaving the art to "suffer". i get that its a criticisms and its a fair one, if you don't care for the art then so be it, its not the end of the world. but i feel like its a disservice to falcom to not mention the small size of the company and the limitations that it forces on them. for example trails through daybreak had only 7 programmers and the art was mostly outsourced. falcom has now used the same artist for daybreak 1, 2, kai, and zero. so it seems like they are trying to stick to an art style now.

Played TOCS I-II then FC-SC but never really finished TC, it's so off from the rest lol, currently playiong TOCS III now and been enjoying it so far as much I I've enjoyed the first 2, it's pretty popular for the "hardcore" fans to bash on the newer games but they can kiss my shiny pom.

That 👏 look 👏 is 👏 on👏 point!

I really enjoyed what the doors would give me in this game, but there was this sort of daunting feeling to them before starting one, like I knew I was walking into a bit of a slog, even if I knew it going to be worth it. Something that probably helped me with this game was taking a small break between each chapter. It spread out the worst parts of the game, and the last 2~3 chapters were real highlights for me, causing the game to end on an overall high note.

Man, past Amber probably didn't imagine present Amber would be getting sick for the second time in Japan as of the release of this video.

4:09 pelvic next big love

The Sky the 3rd situation reminds me a lot of what happened to Final Fantasy IX. A lot of people used to find the game weird after playing FF VII and VIII, but it ended up becoming one of the most beloved entries in the series. i've been seeing a lot of tier lists recently putting Sky the 3rd on the top for the trilogy, when it used to be a bit of a black sheep and some people would even recommend that you skip it.

Once when im done with some of my backlog im probably going to replagy the sky trilogy because i can't remember a lot except the big moments.

So glad I found you! You're like the quiet part of gaming that isn't spoken out loud anymore. Happy you still enjoyed the 3rd chapter btw!

The problem with Sky 3rd is also what makes the series overall so great for me: Like 85% of the story and character moments you get in this game are leading up to payoffs further down the line - some not even until Cold Steel. First time I played it, I wasn't a fan. Then I came back after having finished Cold Steel and Crossbell and I appreciate Sky 3rd so much more. I absolutely adore this series but I do feel like it's impossible to recommend to anyone for this exact reason.

It'a really nice hearing a newcomer's view on Falcom/Trails. I got thoroughly turned off Falcom titles by Trails in the Sky First, Ys Origin demo, AND Tokyo Xanadu. It's a shame as they're apparently so good, but... Anyway, love your reviews--and hair--as always.

I loved 3rd personally, but It's known for being divisive. I played Cold Steel 1 and 2 which released on console BEFORE 3rd was released on pc so I had a lot of context for the things that appeared in 3rd.

That mask pairing in your background is jaw-dropping! 😮

I think this is the only 3rd review I've ever seen that doesn't mention Star Door 15

Did you do all the star doors?

Loving this thumbnail. Signals a good video.👍🏾

the 3rd felt like one final goodbye to Liberl and all of its characters, and in that regard I really did enjoy it, fanservice galore. The main plot I wasn't the biggest fan of but it is a sweet story and a good character exploration. lq ries was done dirty though, for being the only new cast member she really doesn't get a lot. The music in the 3rd is once again really great! probably my favorite with its ethereal and unique atmosphere, fits so well with the story too. Aster Home is probably my favorite track but I also really liked the battle theme and Jade Corridor~~ really wish the remaster arrangements were as strong as the first game's but they changed too much, the originals have a stronger musical identity I think. (whole series discussion down below so look away new people) also idk if this is controversial or not but I do think in retrospect a lot of the foreshadowing/hint-hint-wink-wink bits kinda were the developers shooting themselves in the foot a lil' just because I don't think in terms of the "overall series narrative" they never tie things together all that nicely and in-game it really is a pace-breaker when you find a new lore-dump door, it's a lil' too gammy to chew on. When I think about what I like in the overall narrative a lot of it is just character arcs carrying over (but that can also overshadow the new cast) and not really the lore bits (it's interesting but sometimes they retcon stuff kinda terribly or prevent interesting character conflict).

That is the first time I ever head Kevin's story is predictable. The game actually made me see him as the most original protagonist of the series.

just a quick thing its not "trails of " its just trails. there are only 4 trails games with "of" in the title well if you exclude the "the legend of heroes" part as its really never said when talking about trails.

Like the big hair lil mama

Josette hate :_: I just think she's neat....

I've never heard of thos series before. Nice video 👍 (side note, your hair style is amazing)

You gonna do a vlog about your journey in Japan ?

I enjoyed listening to the review while playing animal crossing nh.

I don't know what it is about the two tracks you shared, but they remind me of the early days of RedBook audio, like something you would've heard in a Turbo CD game or something on PC from that era; Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Legend of Kyrandia 3 come to mind. It's a really neat era of sound design, in my opinion, so it's cool to see a game that came out so much later calling back to that, whether or not it's intentional.

I've completed six games in the series so far. I'm currently playing CS3 and I'm really enjoying it. Having been introduced to the series through Cold Steel, my playthrough have been a bit jumbled; CS1, CS2, Zero, (then I bought a Steam Deck which lead to...), Sky 1, Sky 2, Azure, and now CS3. I own Sky 3rd but opted to skip it.

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ahh it was actually nice to see your review, I don't have a PC (a macbook girl here) and I did play FC and SC on psp but never was able to play the third. Kind of really wish they someday put it all out on switch or something so I can play it :')

Hope u played all sky games with the voice acting mod.... It will boost the enjoyment by 100%!!!!

This game series is daunting to get into, so props to anyone able to manage it.

3 was fire. Expecting to hate but loved it 😂

The 2007 version of 3rd didn't have turbo or high resolution support. Also the reason we didn't get 3rd on PSP is because by 2017 Sony no longer allowed NISA to releasea game for the PSP, they straight out weren't allowed even a digital release. (The PS Vita game was also liscensed out to a Chinese company. So that might've caused issues with sharing it with NISA. No idea about the PS3 version barely heard anything on it. But the Vita games extra features can largely be modded onto PC and it's not too difficult to mod it in) Honestly I've heard both people who praise these graphics and are worried about the transition to fully 3D and people who don't like them, so it can go both ways. But I do agree that they probably are keeping the series more difficult to get into, because a lot of modern gamers won't have appreciation for old game graphics. (I did hear the newest game coming in July Trails through Daybreak is a good jump on point though!)

I hope you read it carefully during the Olivert and Osborne door. Because that one shook me about what happens six games later.

I know it's not your thing, but you should play Disco Elysium. It have earned a place alongside Chrono Trigger and FFIX in my heart.

how can you not talk about star door 15

Technically is the second game as Sky FC and SC were meant to be just one game that turned out to be too long and was splitted in two, anyway, nice review, I love the 3rd, it wraps everything up before moving out to the next location, take Zero as something similar to Sky FC, slowburner who acts as introduction to Crossbell and the new characters, but Azure will probably blow your mind

Favorite Pelvic hairstyle methinks. Slightly unrelated, but you ever play Bomb Rush Cyberfunk?

jp voice pack for this trilogy will enhance your experence even more

Also happy belated birthday

I know I've got my beef with the first three games; I actually kinda find them unplayable, and I contented myself with watching recaps. I started with Cold Steel, worked back to Crossbell, and then wanted to hit these, and just couldnt. Crossbell is gonna blow your mind though.

Honestly Im glad I played through Legend of heroes trails in the sky 3rd chapter. I played 1st chapter back on the psp and when 2nd chapter came out same thing on psp. At the time I didnt have a good pc to work with so I didnt play 3rd chapter, I ended up playing cold steel 1&2 on vita. When cold steel 3 got announced a friend of mine who runs a gaming website mentioned to me 3 was on the way and that if I like the series I needed to play the crossbell arc which honestly wasnt even aware we were missing and arc. So i made the choice I got 3rd chapter on steam and i enjoyed the hell out of it. Played the crossbell arc with fan translation and then went into the ps4 versions of cold steel 1&2 and you see alot of the mentions and through backs. Characters mention incidents that if you didnt play the previous game it goes over your head. theres alot of lore in all these games, hell the newspapers and books play into the story as well. Definitely need to take your time and not rush the series. It is beloved by alot.

Please Play More Tales Of Series Pelvic Would Love to Share The Nostalgia ❤ Graces F, Abyss and Xillia are my recommended I've Never played through xillia 1 or 2

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I've played all the games up through the first two Cold Steel and completely agree with you. Third was a weird and disappointing way to conclude one of my favorite RPG stories in the first two Sky games. I've stalled out halfway through Cold Steel but hope I can get my enthusiasm up to continue.

Glamorous hair for a stylish review 🎉

Still beautiful I see

Great review and humor! Never played sky trilogy. However trails from zero is awesome 😍

As usual I loved your review, kudos to you for taking on seemingly taking on the whole franchise, I'm just playing from Cold Steel forward and it's already a big ordeal just thinking of all the sequels i need to get to eventually.

i still have to try this series, i just think its kinda too slow paced

The best way i can describe TOS 3rd is its a single dungeon jrpg with a visual novel perspective to it, a far cry departure of the first two games. How ever 3rd is very immportant because it sets up lore pieces and world building that is overarching for the entire trails saga. Also there is star door 15.. just saying lol. The good news is you will never ever have to play a game this linear again as the rest of them follow the more conventional jrpg progression format.

There are also manga tie ins for the next arc and for the other arcs theres are audio dramas between games 😅

Well that was a quick trip to Japan

Hair is giving me 80s vibrations

Lol the channel name.

I treat it as a Post Game Bonus Content for the SC sadly

How do you get through theses jrpgs so quick. It takes me months to get through one of them

I might have to get this!

Thumbs up and a comment for commenting sake. Enjoy your time in Japan.

I wish that this trilogy came on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X/S as well. It's too bad that it's stuck on Steam.

I do prefer the 3rd to fc but its nowhere near SC. I do overall the game but yeah it makes sense why 3rd is considered the black sheep

FJB That is all.

I also loved the music in 3rd. I found this game lacking in the incentive department. I just felt invested to get through the game and the lore in order to play future games. Still, I’ve had a worse time playing games. Fun overall!

Cool review. I mostly agree except on the graphics part. I love the graphics of sky trilogy. They remind me of higher rez more detailed versions of wild arms 1 or grandia 1 with the 2D sprites over 3D backgrounds with lots of cute details. I just love the look. Illustrations and character designs I also like a lot. I agree sky 3rd is nowhere near as good as sky 1 and 2 though. Glad you enjoyed the trilogy! Imo they are the best of the trails games. Well.....sky fc, sky sc and trails to azure. Those 3 are greatest imo.

Review felt very dismissive in nature. Not just for 3rd specifically, but for the arc as a whole. Was more like a quick checkmark before heading on to future installments. Hope you don't feel the need to rush towards the last game in the series so far, but it might be a side effect of close people hyping it up for you.

i died at "everyone else" because shes not wrong. wait till she gets to Ollie and Muellars "friendship' in cold steel lol

Nail on the head with style. Theres a lot of those cheaper indie rpgs you see in online stores. Before playing these, i wouldnt be able to pick sky out of a line up of those.

Criticizing the Ys series based on only playing one of the worst games in the franchise doesn't seem fair. I'm a huge Ys fan and Memories of Celceta had bad graphics/settings. I don't know why anyone would start with that game.