The DEFINITIVE Trails/Kiseki Tier List? 

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this should be a 20-second video, “hey guys, I’m here to rank every Trails game! … every game is S-Tier! thanks for watching, like, comment, and subscribe!” 😏

my ranking is as follows: (have not played Crimson Sin yet) CS4> Sky SC> Azure> Daybreak> Reverie> CS3> Zero> Sky the 3rd> CS2> Sky FC> CS1> Nayuta I realize quite a bit of my ranking is controversial, but here's my more detailed explanation: I've played every game here at least twice except for Nayuta and Daybreak (some of them I played way more than twice, like Sky FC which I played over a dozen times for sure) CS4 is my favorite game despite me acknowledging the faults it has and the reason is mainly because: it has SO MANY hype moments, when I booted it up for the first time and got to control Estelle, Joshua, Lloyd, Elie and Renne I immediately knew this game was gonna be gold, and it for sure delivered on that front. how I discovered Trails was watching a youtuber play through Sky FC back in like 2015, and I fell in LOVE with Estelle as a character by watching their playthrough, Sky SC, is on a whole different level when it comes to both character and world building that every time I replay it (and I've done so quite a few times) I cry during the reunion scene Azure is peak, the ending is beautiful Daybreak I won't comment on more, other than saying that I really loved the cast Reverie has some of the most fun gameplay in the series, even if its story falls flat on its face for most of it, C route is still peak CS3 new class 7 steal the show and the ending was brutal since I was one of those who had to wait for CS4 to release more than a year later Zero has an insane cast of characters and the story is amazing, all scenes around Renne's story had me in tears. The 3rd's story and the doors are a thing of beauty for the most part, but the repetitiveness of combat was the thing that I didn't enjoy too much hence why it drops so far down CS2 is a bit sluggish, but the endings are all worth it: Infernal Castle and Reverie Corridor both had me in tears Sky FC despite making me fall in love with this series cannot go higher due to its big drawbacks (gameplay being the main one) CS1 too repetitive and the cast doesn't interact much with each other, just with Rean (the only ones that do interact are Fie with Laura and Emma and then Jusis and Machias, this game also introduced the worst duo of characters) finally Nayuta: I won't say much, but I didn't love this game like I loved every "true" trails game, and I don't see myself replaying it

Full send agree on S tier. You nailed it. Won't be able to join you for Kuro no Kiseki the rest I was on because I played them before you now we are in spoiler territory if I continue on the lives, but once I beat the game I'll come back to revisit

S Tier: Sky the third, Reverie, Cold Steel 4 A Tier: Sky SC, Zero, Azure B Tier: Cold Steel 1 C Tier: Cold Steel 2 D Tier: Sky FC

Good to see some love for CS3 & 4, I think they're really decent and often get trashed on. I know CS1 isn't popular because it's so simple, but as far as setups and intros to the characters go, I still think it's a decent C-tier game! Great video :D

SSS: Reverie (because everyone's here) S: CS IV A: Azure, Zero, Sky SC, Sky 3rd, CS II, CS III B: CS I C: Sky FC

Regarding Reverie, while it's true that C had a great route Rean however was definitely the best one both in term of pacing and tension. Regarding Rean, he definitely had the best character arc which Reverie managed to end it in a pretty clever way, anyone who did understand Rean's character knows what i'm talking about. And finally...Lloyd's Route being totally lackluster both in term of protagonist and story. (I know Lloyd's character isn't anything to write home about but at least Reverie should have done something interesting with him instead of repeating the same events azure already did )

I actually liked CS1 much more than CS4. 😅 This is probably because I didn't really get into Sky at first and played CS1 instead, where I was immediately hooked. It feels so nostalgic after playing all four Cold Steel games. Trails to Azure is probably one of my favorite JRPGs of all time, it's peak. My ranking: S Tier: Azure A Tier: Sky 3rd, Sky SC, CS3 B Tier: Zero, CS1 C Tier: Sky FC, CS2 D Tier: CS4 (haven't played Reverie and Kuro yet)

Not going to lie, I'm glad to see Cold Steel 1 so low. I bought the special edition of that game on Vita, but really didn't enjoy the first few chapters I played. Seeing that you thought it was such a a low their renews my hope for the rest of the 3D games

This list actually looks very very similar to my own.I just have SC one tier lower, FC one tier lower, reverie one up and CS2 one up. Otherwise its a perfect match. (excluding me having ranked kuro 1 and 2.)

Glad to be following you on your journey haha, yours is an interesting case as i believe yours is the first generation of fans who can experience the series in chronological order playing the official translation. I guess the question is, is the list comparing trails games other trails games or games? Coldsteel 1 is a mediocre trails game but its still an above average jrpg, atleast in my eyes haha Heres to the next... what 5 more games i believe?

I though we were soul brothers when you put sky the 3rd in s rank but then you put cold steel 1 in D!! Sadness. Its my favorite of the Cold Steel Arc. I hated CS4 almost dropped the series entirely because of it.

I think I agree with most of your tier list. I don't think I'll be able to put any game on a D tier. If I had to rank the Legend of Heroes games (including the original 5 games), it would be something like: S Tier: Sky SC, Azure, CS3, Reverie and Daybreak A Tier: Tear of Vermillion, Song of the Ocean, Sky FC, Zero and CS4 B Tier: Moonlight Witch, Sky 3rd, Nayuta, CS2 and Daybreak 2 C Tier: Legend of Heroes 1, Legend of Heroes 2 and CS1 Actually, If I had to do a D tier it would be for Akatsuki no Kiseki and Northern War. Those are terrible games... in fact, Northern War would probably be lower than that. And just because I love it, Tokyo Xanadu is easily an A Tier game as well.

Id agree most of the ranking but tbh cs was my intro to the series so i do have a soft spot for it٫ i will agree it has its parts where its not as good as the others. Cs4 hands down is my fav out of it and 3 is good as well٫ i will say while 2 had good parts for me it felt really long and drawn out while 1 while being slow also was a pretty good intro for me. everything rank wise i pretty much agree with :)

This is almost as close as I've seen someone to my personal ranking, with the only difference being that my enjoyment of CS4 seemed to be less than yours... and maybe my Reverie and Sky FC enjoyment was higher. S: Sky SC, Sky 3rd, Azure, Reverie A: Zero, CS3 B: Sky (it's kinda right between B and A), C: CS2, CS4 (Besides extending way too much, the "fake death" thing became way, way too overused... and I kinda prefered the "bad ending" (a bit because of the same thing)... good thing Reverie touched on that. It did have some really cool moments though, and should've had more New C7) D: CS1 Of course, I'm not gonna comment on them much, but I will say I have Kuro 1 as an S (Van is amazing) and Kuro 2 is likely a B for me.

Well TOCS1 is a very good game It being D only says how this serie is dope

I don't think I've been around to say this yet, but glad you're back. Also, I largely agree with your list. A few slight disagreements but I generally can't argue.

My ranking is similar to yours.. though I would have put CS1 and CS2 both at B. And like you, I'm finally getting around to playing Nayuta (only on Chapter 1) and I paused on Daybreak; going to wait for the offical english translation since the mod version requires a lot of "text" fixing.

For me, FC > CS3 > Zero > CS1 > Third > Azure > Reverie > SC > CS2 > CS4. The cast in Cold Steel is pretty big but it never felt like it to me since they split the game up into field studies where only a small set of that cast is fleshed out at a time. My favorite part of trails is exploring and learning about the world and the characters that inhabit it (more so than the main plot) so games that focus more on that tend to be ones I like. I totally understand why that isn't a popular opinion though. I think it's cool how trails has something for everyone!

The entire trails series shouldn't get anything lower than a B at least.

Well i do agree with the list. Would put Cold 3 on S tier and remove Sky third to A tier. But Would put Cold 1 to B tier, and Cold 2 to D actually as my least liked Trails game, it had that small segment with Lloyd and Rixia, but it still didn't save it for me. Sky SC and Azure are peak Trails, Azure is still in my memory, the game is a wild ride from start to finish. An absolute MASTERPIECE! I Also enjoyed Cold 3 a whole lot! It was really cool. I am still on going with Reverie, stopped the vid when you were going to talk about it.

My personal ranking is Azure > Sky SC > Daybreak 1 > Sky 3rd > Reverie > CS3 > Zero > CS4 > Sky FC > CS1 > CS2 > Daybreak 2

Idk i enjoyed Cold Steel 2 more then 3 at some points

Here’s my list: 1)Cold Steel III 2)Azure 3)Sky the 3rd 4)Reverie 5)Zero 6 )Sky SC 7)Cold Steel IV 8)Cold Steel II 9)Cold Steel 10)Sky FC

Thanks i am the only one who like kevin 😂

I actually skipped sky 3rd, just watched a recap what happened in it

Azure > CS3 >= Reverie > Sky SC > CS4 > Zero > Sky the 3rd > CS2 > Sky FC > CS1

S - Azure > SC > Daybreak 1 A - Reverie > CS4 > Sky 3rd B - Zero > Daybreak 2 > FC > CS2 > CS1 C - CS3 > Nayuta

S - Azure > SC > 3rd > Daybreak A - Zero > Reverie > Nayuta B - CS3 > CS4 C - FC > CS2 > CS1

S Tier- Sky SC, Cold Steel 4 A Tier- Azure, Zero, Reverie, Sky 3rd, Cold Steel 3 B Tier- Cold Steel 2, Cold Steel 1 C Tier- Sky FC I truly don't know if SC or Cold Steel 4 is my favorite. SC is the more balanced experience in terms of enjoyment and I can't think of any major flaws. Sky FC sets the stage for this game so well it's honestly incredible. Every character you partied with have compelling arcs, and Estelle and Joshua are still the best love story in trails. Cold Steel 4 has more low point in comparison, mostly with the bloated middle game, but the highs hit harder in Cold Steel 4 and are some of my favorite moments in the series. Watching all the characters from all the games come together avenger style is an experience no other video game has replicated for me, and makes this game truly unique. Zero is the best first game of the 3 arcs without a doubt, and the Crossbell arc itself is the most consistent experience of the 3 sagas as well. The party is also the best in the series. This is probably because unlike Sky and Cold Steel, there is very little in terms of party swapping. The characters are together all the time, and that allowed them to develop some great chemistry in the process. The thing keeping them out of S tier is that staying solely in Crossbell City for 2 entire games began to wear on me, some of the plot element in Azure towards the end didn't jive with me, mostly that the mastermind just gives up after discussing with Lloyd and team, and while I like Lloyd, I found him the least compelling of all the main characters. Reverie and Sky 3rd and are the best games in the series when it comes to gameplay. They are a carnival of Trails, with all the mini games you got to play along the way, and being able to use almost every character you have met in the previous games with the most powerful items available gives them a uniquely flexible and engaging experience where you get to experiment with many characters and builds. Reverie has the better gameplay, while 3rd has the better story and I find the Doors more compelling. Cold Steel 3 introduce New Class 7, and they are truly the highlights of the game, along well as the new game engine. Altina is my favorite from the class. I believe she has one of the most compelling characters arcs in all the games, and watching her grow her own personality and sense of self was awesome. This games big weakness in my opinion was it became way to formulaic. Go to new area, get jumped by Ouroboros, try to summon valimar, "that won't be necessary". Cold Steel 1 and 2 were the first 2 games I completed in the series. They are the games that developed my appreciation of the series. They have some major flaws that stand out after play the other games though. Original class 7 feels the least united out of all the parties in the series, and basically just orbit Rean. Some party members have very little in the way of character arcs as well (Elliot, kinda Machias), or aren't explored more till Cold Steel 3/4 (Emma, Gaius). Also I will never forgive Falcom for making the Nord Highlands. Still, these games have some of my favorite ost's in the series, and I really enjoyed the school setting. Sky FC was the first trails game I tried to play, and I dropped it twice. I didn't really 'get' trails when I tired to play this game, and wasn't able to appreciate it until after Cold Steel 1 and 2. Large portions of this game are spent without a full party, the stakes are incredibly low until the final act, and it was the slowest of any Trails game in my opinion. Also having a surprise encounter occur because a monster walking into the back of the party line in the overworld always irritated me. However, we also have Estelle and Joshua, who have some of the best dynamics in the series, and the game does a phenomenal job of setting up Second Chapter. This game walked so Sky SC and 3rd could soar.