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Topic | The Legend of Heroes Kuro no Kiseki II Crimson Sin - Fall 2022 |
dowolf 12/16/21 4:33:31 PM #22: | UshiromiyaEva posted... What's the word on the first one now that it's out over there, any good? Spoiler-free as I can get, but spoiler bars for folks who want nothing. note that I still haven't finished the final chapter because I've been busy, but I'm close enough that I feel I can write this: Story: Main plot starts off really strong, but quickly falls off. One chapter in particular is, for my money, the worst-written chapter of any Trails game, and there's some steep competition there. There's also a lot of attempts to be darker and grittier that just don't work; they feel forced or fake instead. A few things even feel Problematic to me with a capital P; your mileage may vary. Random NPCs are probably the best written they've been in a while. We still have the problem we've had since Cold Steel 1 (and has gotten worse in the last couple) where there's lower-tier NPCs who are boring and who sound like they're talking out of a textbook. That said, the game takes steps to keep the good NPCs around so we can keep going back to them, and it really helps. Gameplay: Furthermore, the turn-based system suffers a major dumbing down. Setting up a build went from galaxy-brain in Sky, to normal-brain in CS, to caveman in Kuro. I'm fine with them changing things up -- with Sky in particular, I know a lot of people who beat FC or more without ever understanding how orbment setups worked -- but this is too much. Finally, there's no minigames. Not even fishing. This is literally the first Trails game without fishing. At that point, is it even an RPG? Art / Music: Musically, it's the same general quality as the last couple games. You know what you're getting at this point, and I don't know what else to tell you. --- Nonsense. "Testing" is for when you're still guessing--and now, I have no need to guess. -- Agatha, Girl Genius ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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