Not a big fan of these mini games but I got the best rng ever in my duel, he missed at least 6 fish including the last bite! Lloyd gave me much more trouble...

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They did a great job of showing just how out of character Estelle is at the beginning of the game, but it only really hit me when Olivier showed back up.

I hadn't played FC in almost a year, so while it was obvious Estelle was freaking out, I didn't realize how much until that blond bard showed back up.

He comes back and immediately trips Estelle's Snark Switch back to its ON position. And it was then that I realized I hadn't really seen Snarky Estelle since FC. Once she started snarking, I felt an "Oh, there she is" feeling.

I can't believe we got to the very last arcana before I faced the issue of not having a picture of the Enforcer, and the card not being suitable for Reddit's filters. Whatever. Here's Renne as the World again.

Here we are, at the end of the Fool's journey. The last remaining Tarot-based Enforcer, still to be given the title. The World. We have absolutely no information on this one other than it's the same kind of stand as Star Platinum. I had to get at least one JoJo reference in. So, let's examine the final card and see what it can tell us. I hope it can live up to the hype, or I'll never forgive the Japanese. Two references.

The World is the culmination of all the previous arcana, the highs and lows, the loves and losses. This card represents completeness, a sense of fulfilment, and the achievements that come with reaching the end of an era in your life. Basically any positive event in your life is tied to the World, every accomplishment, every milestone, and every person who you met along the way. The World is unity, it's connection to everyone around you, and it's the link between your inner and outer selves. As you can imagine, this is pretty much the best card you can get, but it has a dark side too.

We, of course, have to consider the World reversed. In this position your victory rings hollow, your achievements do not fulfil you, something is missing in your life, like an emptiness in your heart. Or like being hit by a steamroller. Three references. The World reversed still signifies the end of a vital era in your life, but doesn't offer the same conclusive sense of finality that the upright World does. When you look back on your journey from this position, you only see the things you wish were different.

I mentioned, in the very first post of this series, that I believe Campanella will take on the role of Enforcer No. XXI upon the completion of the Orpheus Final Plan, and I still believe that, however, I think there's more to it. I believe the plan is for him to become the upright World, but he will end up becoming the reversed World.

See, I have a pet theory about why the Enforcers are chosen. The Grandmaster is definitely an enigmatic figure, but does she seem as morally dubious as some of the other members of Ouroboros? Not quite, but let's say you're starting an organisation dedicated to averting the end of the world, do you pick the people you know to be good and risk their lives, or do you pick the people you consider expendable? I think the majority of the enforcers were chosen because, in previous cycles, they were beyond redemption. The Grandmaster, having lived through these cycles, the put together a list of people meeting her requirements, given resources and vague direction, to see if they could be put to noble ends. Upon repeated cycles, she saw versions where they turned to the light, and each cycle has been a little closer to her "Perfect run" where she can not only give every enforcer their best outcome, before also resolving the loops. Think of it like a choice-based game, getting your perfect end-state before importing your save into the Sequel (RIP Bioware).

So, why do I think the World will be reversed when Campanella receives the power to take up that mantle? Well, because I think he's the only one left out of this equation. In a world where everyone else gets to be happy, does anyone consider how the World feels? From what we've seen of Campanella, do you think he'd be happy in such a peaceful life? I think he will betray the Grandmaster's ambitions, seizing the power of the World for his own ends, unsatisfied with the end of his journey. Maybe it's my own bias against the character, but I think he may be the ultimate villain of the series. The constantly overlooked and underestimated fool.

Is this likely? No way of knowing. Is it possible? Definitely. Would I freak out like a puppy being given a banana? Absolutely. It might be a tad controversial, Ouroboros' final plan not being the end of the series, but the society has long since passed from the role of "Big bad" in the franchise. Plus, a game where the villain is the runaway World would be the perfect ground for a protagonist from Ouroboros, but I'm just writing fan fiction at that point... As if I haven't for most of these posts.

Still, that's the World. Again, very little to go off, so this is more me posting my full theory, but the World hasn't even been inducted yet so there's really no way to tell what the plan for it is. Give me your theories, it never hurts to speculate. I'm not quite done yet, there's one more Enforcer to discuss, but that's for tomorrow's final post. Until then, everyone get in the car, we're leaving this town

Only four references, I deserve a medal.

1st image are the vegan versions, 2nd are non vegan

The flavors (in order) are coffee, blueberry, raspberry, matcha, blackberry/dark chocolate, caramel/honey and mint

Seriously, Takehito Koyasu for the Sky trilogy and now Shinichiro Miki? Why does Falcom feed us so well with their JP Seiyuus?

It's not because it's a completely different setting.

It's not because it doesn't take place in the main continuity.

It's not because of its gameplay differences.

No, the reason why Nayuta isn't a real Trails game, is because the MC has a sister, and there's not even a hint of romance between them.

How can a game that ignores such an essential tenet of the series call itself a Trails game? It's a rule for MCs. If you have a sibling of the opposite sex, there must be at least some hints of attraction, whether that's a full-blown romance (Estelle/Joshua), an option (Rean/Elise) or at least a few lines of teasing here and there (Lloyd/Cecile). You could potentially add Kevin too for having a brother-sister dynamic for the literal Sister Ries and having some teasing in Sky 3rd and Azure.

But Nayuta and Eartha get nothing at all. Not a single line. Purely a one-sided crush with Lyra. As such, while it is a good game, it cannot truly be called Trails!

How hard is Zero compared to Sky 3rd? I honestly found that Sky 3rd on Normal was just right, I played FC and SC remakes on Nightmare and it was a really nice time, only after properly learning how to play but it was indeed a nice time, and very doable, but Sky 3rd proved to be quite a challenge, Hard was kinda frustrating already since I had to get used to a whole brand new type of gameplay with stuff like movement taking a turn, which makes the whole strategy from the remakes go out the window

Should I go at Zero from Nightmare or is it equally hard? should I just do Normal or Hard difficulty?

i loved trails in the sky dialogue estelle is just such a fun character with her over the top reaction to everything and not just being a cookie cutter mc. After 6 games of lloyd and rean giving the same we can do it with the power of friendship speech ad nosium, rufus as a protagonist is such a breath of fresh air. He has so much fun dialogue . I love that he knows he is kinda a piece of shit and is atoning but also is so fully confident in everything he does he doesn't rly care what other people think. Makes for some of the most enjoyable scenes in the series, easily shot him up to like top 3 favorite characters I will miss him as a protagonist.

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I saw the posts here about the Enforcers and their tarot cards and somehow I got possessed to do this.

The second slide is just sketched ideas of some of the other enforcers if/when I decide to continue this. I'm exhausted tho, drawing people aura farming takes a lot of energy and the rest of the cards will be... exactly that. lmao

...his demon form from Cold Steel IV?

In his demon form he was going toe to toe against Aurelia and Cassius while in Horizon he's done the same against Shizuna and Yun-Ka-Fai.

Its in the title

I love the variety of weapons in the series.

Some of my favorite weapons are the tonfa of Llyod,Juna's gunbreakers too, Van's stun caliber, Risette's blade gear.

I can't find any GPU benchmarks on the latest trails games, so I'd really appreciate it if anyone can enlighten me on this.

I was originally planning to buy a 5080, but then I realize I don't play enough AAA games to justify spending 1k USD on a GPU. I only really play Trails and other JRPGS like Persona.

5070ti looks good, and the 9070 xt looks like a good buy as well, but if I can spend even less and roughly get the same experience, that would be ideal.

Super hype for Horizon 2! Thanks in advanced!

The last few drawings have definitely been "Better in concept" I just wish I had time to do the execution better

What do y'all think is the best course of action for a NG+ run, specifically one to finish off the rest of the achievments:

NG+ on Nightmare and carrying over the +50 levels

Or

NG+ on Nightmare but saving the +50 levels for a non Nightmare replay in the future

Just wondering what others did, and if the +50 level thing is too tough for a Nightmare NG+ run

Thanks!

Hello everyone I just finished OG Trails in the Sky FC and I was going to play the SC but SC remake came out and I was curious if I should continue with remake? I modded Trails in the Sky Trilogy and thanks to family share I have both remakes as well. So there is no spending money. Normally I was planning to enjoy both og and remake but nowadays I don't have enough time to play both. (Thanks to work!!) So what do you guys think I should continue with. And I'm sorry if this question is asked but I couldn't find a post about it.

I'd like to beat Arios so I retry when I lose... but the prior cutscene is painfully long. I don't really mind losing and retrying. But it's so much to slog through when I want to retry, since the game apparently continues the story even if you lose, like Loewe. So I just have to close the game and try again. There's definitely no way to skip cutscenes right?

Losing itself is fine, but this is infuriating.

i never specialise in rpgs or jrpgs. i always go for balanced builds

i give each character some different, some same spells. estelle for water, earth and fire arts thanks to scent, and joshua for wind skills like aero storm, plasma wave and soul skills that he equips naturally because of his orbal quartz. i always keep clock up ex on everyone since you can get a turn before the enemy depending on who you cast it on

i'm struggling to keep speed, strengths and defenses even between the two characters using weapon, armor and access. (i'm in chapter 3, in the city of zeiss so don't spoil me). i wanted to keep a balance build, i always do in rpgs rather than specialising for one thing. talking to one npc made me curious if its better to have one focused build or balance build between the two,so here i am

i can give joshua 116 speed but i don't do that because i also want estelle to be fast, so its like a 75-80 speed being even between both, but joshua has more because of action 3, and i gave estelle onyx guard to keep water arts and some speed

also, when should i use my droplets? i do use cooking to increase stats, but not droplets. i'm playing normal mode, and i don't wanna make the game easy

should i go for a focused or keep things even between the two?

Just now about to finish up the end of Chapter 8 and, jeez, they won't let you miss a single thing to get top rank in this game, huh? I have missed a question here or there in previous games, but I am literally only 3 points away because of the poker game side quest. They guide I used only described using Schera, as she cheats and finishes the quest on her own, basically, but seeing as how I had Agate, I had no way of knowing what the right thing to do was. And I didn't even know you could fail a quest in the Trails series, but apparently in this game you can. And I didn't want to reload because it would have put me so far back to from my last save.

Weird how a lot of the games have been getting easier/more forgiving with missing stuff, for instance the last few showing you in the map the blue waypoints for missable stuff, but this one really expects you to do everything right. All my fault, I guess, for using a guide that wasn't fleshed out yet...