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Topic	Trails of Cold Steel 3 Playthrough Topic (Unmarked Spoilers)
Solfadore 06/14/20 12:47:22 AM #53:	OK I'm definitely doing something wrong with the game. Just finished Chapter 3, and that Arianrhod fight was the single hardest battle in the whole series by a country mile (and was in fact much, much harder than all the 'supposed to lose' fights or crazy optional bosses from earlier games). It took me a solid 7 or 8 tries on normal difficulty, which isn't good. Especially since looking it up online, apparently it's supposed to be a pretty easy fight?? I'm doing something wrong. Even with Delay immunity, I just couldn't get out of their rhythm, where her and her mooks consistently chained 5-6 turns in a row to get rid of Platinum Shield before Arianrhod unleashed her S-craft for a total party wipe. Finally eked out a timid win when by sheer luck Plat Shield lined up just before her first S-craft. Jusis immediately revived the party with Seraphic Ring and from then on I could finally tone down the onslaught to manageable levels. Beyond buffing Aurelia's strength, unleashing Aurelia's order, then doing an all-round of S-crafts (except Jusis to parry the inevitable OHKO S-Craft from Arianrhod), I'm not sure what I should have done differently here. Otherwise, really not a fan of the ending of Chapter 3. There were some very dumb scenes (such as the incomprehensible standoff with Zephyr in front of Juno Fortress for some reason?), a lack of meaningful conflict (hard to care about North Ambria, and 'Ouroboros Experiments' just feel like filler, which was my main problem with Cold Steel 2), and a general lack of good writing in favour of generic anime tropes, which sadly has plagued the Erebonia arc since the beginning. Playing Crossbell between Cold Steel 2 and 3 really highlighted that issue. The one highlight was that short scene with Angelica in the cemetery at the end, which was a great cliffhanger! I did NOT see Evil!George coming, and I really hope it sticks and is not a lame 'Mind-controlled' cop-out. I'm pretty sure the mysterious guy was just Lughman with silver hair, but then again I might be getting tunnel vision with that particular character. Either way, that has finally gotten me interested in the Gnomes, and I'm curious to see where this lands. --- When you have nothing to say, quote yourself ~ Solfadore <cite>Solfadore posted [p:940642597] in Trails of ... [t:78743489]...</cite> <quote>OK I'm definitely doing something wrong with the game. Just finished Chapter 3, and that Arianrhod fight was the single hardest battle in the whole series by a country mile (and was in fact much, much harder than all the 'supposed to lose' fights or crazy optional bosses from earlier games). It took me a solid 7 or 8 tries on normal difficulty, which isn't good. Especially since looking it up online, apparently it's supposed to be a pretty easy fight?? I'm doing something wrong. Even with Delay immunity, I just couldn't get out of their rhythm, where her and her mooks consistently chained 5-6 turns in a row to get rid of Platinum Shield before Arianrhod unleashed her S-craft for a total party wipe. Finally eked out a timid win when by sheer luck Plat Shield lined up just before her first S-craft. Jusis immediately revived the party with Seraphic Ring and from then on I could finally tone down the onslaught to manageable levels. Beyond buffing Aurelia's strength, unleashing Aurelia's order, then doing an all-round of S-crafts (except Jusis to parry the inevitable OHKO S-Craft from Arianrhod), I'm not sure what I should have done differently here. Otherwise, really not a fan of the ending of Chapter 3. There were some very dumb scenes (such as the incomprehensible standoff with Zephyr in front of Juno Fortress for some reason?), a lack of meaningful conflict (hard to care about North Ambria, and 'Ouroboros Experiments' just feel like filler, which was my main problem with Cold Steel 2), and a general lack of good writing in favour of generic anime tropes, which sadly has plagued the Erebonia arc since the beginning. Playing Crossbell between Cold Steel 2 and 3 really highlighted that issue. The one highlight was that short scene with Angelica in the cemetery at the end, which was a great cliffhanger! I did NOT see Evil!George coming, and I really hope it sticks and is not a lame 'Mind-controlled' cop-out. I'm pretty sure the mysterious guy was just Lughman with silver hair, but then again I might be getting tunnel vision with that particular character. Either way, that has finally gotten me interested in the Gnomes, and I'm curious to see where this lands. --- When you have nothing to say, quote yourself ~ Solfadore</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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