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I was on the point of posting this as a news article, but as Trails of Cold Steel is available only for console and handheld at the moment, I thought this forum might be the better place.
Over at "Oldtaku" -- a corner of the Kotaku site I haven't stumbled into before -- the game is being held up as a peer of The Witcher 3:
And hey it's got a little light visual novel stuff going on:
The article is long and worth a look if this is a series you're curious about -- and having just discovered the series through Trails in the Sky, I was interested to read how the gameplay has progressed since that earlier game.
I haven't played either this or The Witcher 3, so I can't say whether putting a humble JRPG in that league is pure hyperbole or no -- anyone who's played both want to make the call?
Over at "Oldtaku" -- a corner of the Kotaku site I haven't stumbled into before -- the game is being held up as a peer of The Witcher 3:
2015 was already a great year for RPGS … then *bang*. Trails of Cold Steel I - or Eiyuu Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki if you’re snooty - dropped out of nowhere. XSeed had already announced they were working on it, but the release date was a big surprise.
I’m not saying Cold Steel is better (or worse) than Witcher 3 or Undertale. They’re my three RPGs of the year - pointless to compare, like apple, roast pig, and kumquat respectively. All different itches.
And hey it's got a little light visual novel stuff going on:
If you’re just in this for the combat you might be disappointed. The combat is great, but half the game is talking to your classmates and NPCs. […] And it’s not random - there are plots that unfold from beginning to end of the game, with significant character arcs for almost every named NPC
The article is long and worth a look if this is a series you're curious about -- and having just discovered the series through Trails in the Sky, I was interested to read how the gameplay has progressed since that earlier game.
I haven't played either this or The Witcher 3, so I can't say whether putting a humble JRPG in that league is pure hyperbole or no -- anyone who's played both want to make the call?