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TopicSHINE's End of the Year/Decade video game lists
ninkendo
01/01/20 2:46:28 AM
#60:


TOP 10 FAVORITE GAMES OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DRAGON QUEST XI S: ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE AGE

#2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkYgqHZKcsM

Feels like most of my 2019 was building up to this release. After years of wondering if we would ever get it in English, Falcom finally switched from XSEED to NISA not just for Ys but for Trails as well. Once it was confirmed I kicked things into overdrive playing the Crossbell games as well as replaying Cold Steel 1 and 2 when they were re-released on PS4. This was finally the game that brought together everything from all 3 story arcs in an almost Infinity War type fashion and it was glorious to see. However just like every other set of games in this series, this game is just part 1 of 2. There's still Cold Steel IV End of Saga waiting in the wings to wrap up the Erebonian arc in what I'm hoping is an Endgame type of fashion before we can finally move on to the future arcs that are currently in development.

The game itself is structured pretty much the same as Cold Steel 1 was where you switch back and forth between events at school and going on field studies before the game decides it's time to get the big plot going and the you know what hits the anime fan and it gets all over the place. I really liked the new Class VII that was introduced they have their own unique style to them that's different from the old Class VII. I also really liked the new UI for the battle menus. Instead of scrolling through a menu, even part of it is assigned to the 4 directional buttons and 4 face buttons. It's kinda weird at first, but you quickly get used to it. The biggest surprise was that added the QoL improvements that were added to the later ports of CS1 and 2 like turbo mode to speed through traversing and battles faster as well as dual audio.

It's definitely the best Cold Steel game and in the Top 3 for series along with SC and Ao.

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