-through all of CS again. Maybe I'll do that someday. I cant imagine Reverie will be able to hit these heights. I feel satisfied with how Erebonia and Crossbell wound up but time will tell I guess.

It was a great moment and the entire finale left me with a feeling of satisfaction despite some of the flaws in the story. Perhaps I would feel differently if I had been there at the start of these games and waited 10 years for this. Personally I loved this game so much I wouldn't mind going-

-about how for the final boss it gives you a list of essentially every playable character throughout the series and I felt like for the first time the good guys had the upper hand. I mean the entire series is these schmucks going "lmao you didnt win" and leaving and then Juna calls that shit out.

Despite playing nothing but Trails for the past few ~months I was unable to put CS4 down. I loved that it finally felt like the protagonists werent on the back foot and this game represents their first real victory over Ouroboros. I get they're playing the long game but there was just something-

As much as I praise Towa Herschel I gotta be honest CS makes it exceptionally difficult who to choose. My favorites were Fie, Alisa, Towa, Elise, Altina. It looks truly stupid as I type this out but what really puts Towa over the edge for me as #1 is her little hat. Its just a very cute design.

I never expected Duvalie the Swift to be a favorite of mine initially but I really enjoyed her arc. Osborne is great too. The hardest time I had was with Mcburn as in one of his fights I neglected to bring a healer and as a result his theme was droned into my head. youtu.be/7pduD-cRx8s?...

Class VII reminds me a lot of the investigation team from Persona 4. I cant say that this group is necessarily better developed and fleshed out than Crossbell and Sky but as a group they feel so much more cohesive and perfect as a team. The secondary villains in this game/arc are amazing.

-but its been a constant bother to me throughout the entirety of my experience with the genre. CS4 mostly tells you everything you would ever want to know about your stats and it just nice to have that. The final section of Act I was absolutely sublime. youtu.be/Gz78j45rjFg?...

One problem I've had with RPGs is the lack of information in regards to how much effect an ability has. Like a lot of games will describe an effect as ,"raises strength", but in Trails they always give the exact number or percentage which I find so relieving. Its likely a minor thing to most folks-

For me, the reveal didnt detract from my overall enjoyment of the game. Its a lot of hype moments and aura type stuff but I felt the series earned that after 8 games of slow build. The game is probably too long but I didnt feel even a second of time passing as the gameplay is truly excellent.

The only true evidence for this is when after its revealed, Valimar just cuts in and says "Yeah these guys are also just independently evil of the main bad guy and did horrible shit even if they were controlled". Its quite a messy scene and plot thread altogether.

-interpretation of what they were going for is for the main villain to symbolize something like people can become evil when they are being guided by someone who is truly the worst of mankind. Like bad people can be dragged into becoming truly evil monsters.

Its biggest problem, by far, is what they do with the villain. It takes away a lot of agency from the rest of the cast. I think its a casualty of Falcom not precisely planning everything out when it comes to the overarching story. At least thats what it feels like. I think the most generous-

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