came here for the 1:39 meme, stayed for the passionate discussion regarding one of my favourite JRPG series out there. I'm so happy that people like yourself are giving the series the praise it truly deserves. Not many of my friends know about the series or are willing to try it out, so videos like these are what gives me a sense of community surrounding this fantastic series.
I knew about the famous 1:39 meme, but I never knew where it came from. Imagine my surprise when I discover that it is from an extremely passionate nearly 3 hours video about my favorite JRPG series of all time. The way you talked about all those moments in the games made me relive them in my memory like it happened yesterday. I had chills. You are the GOAT man!
I just finished playing Trails to Azure and already miss it, its world and the cast deeply. Now I'm trying to cope with it besides playing Cold Steel. I remembered that you're a huge fan of the series which is why I'm watching your video avoiding spoiler territory. I'll watch the rest as I progress.
Your enthusiasm with this series is exactly how I feel. It's so special and I've never experienced anything like it. And if people will just dedicate the time to start from Sky FC, the pay off is ENORMOUS. Even the "slower" games (typically the first game of new arcs) if people can just take everything in and keep playing through: Trails endings make it all worthwhile. The endings of these games are nuuuuuuuts. Always. Jaw hits the floor every. Single. Time.
I started this journey back in December in small part because my friends sent me the section that starts at 1:39. I just finished CS3 today and the first thing I did was boot up this video. I can finally watch the end. What a journey its been man. These games are incredible. Onward to CS4!
I just finished Trails Inro Reverie 3 days ago and wanted more Trails content and found this amazing channel! Trails is the most GOATED series I have ever played! ❤🔥
Recon, you are my GOAT. I was happy to see you tweet about kiseki enough, then to see you make a video about how much you enjoyed it alone brought a huge smile on my face but BRO THAT VIDEO LENGTH, you're a legend bro
i began sky FC back in february of this year, and since then i've played every game up to CS2 which i'm just about finished with. FC, SC, 3rd, zero, azure, CS1, and now CS2 it completely blows my mind how this series continues to remain emotionally engaging, charming, hype as hell, and so beautifully interconnected. from the journey of estelle and joshua in FC and SC, kevin's arc of self-forgiveness in 3rd, lloyd and the SSS' unrelenting battle against the odds in zero and azure, and now the ever-changing, despair yet hope of rean in CS1 and CS2, there's such a magic to kiseki that i have never found in any other franchise. i'm taking a bit of a break before i start CS3 so i cannot watch this in full just yet, but rest assured when i make my way to it, CS4, and reverie, i will be revisiting your indelible words of hype and passion that honestly helped serve as a catalyst to finally trying this series to begin with. thank you king recon, trails gang for life baby
Great analysis, you get most of the subtle details of the franchise right. And you are right, this series is the pinaccle of JRPG...and many people dont even know it exists😳
Who would watch a 3 hour video on a game series? Someone who played this series! *puts video on play*. Kiseki is my fave series bar none. I just started cs4 yesterday (amazon pre order necer arrived, gave up and bought it elsewhere after over a week). Cant wait to get back home and binge on it.
DAWGGG I have been seeing clips from this video all over twitter and I was super curious as to where they came from so to see that it's from a video covering some of my favorite games EVERRR????? can't put it into words how sick that is, especially cuz u barely see anyone talk about trails. Haven't even clicked play on the vid yet lol, just had to express my shit beforehand
Oh man... Here we go! I've seen most of your thoughts throughout your journey in our Twitter chat but let's spread the greatness and awareness to all of the King Recon CREW HERE! Let's press play RIGHT NOW!
Just finished it it's been a blast to hear more of your opinion on the games in more depth, and the hype for me to experience your journey in CS4 next week is THROUGH THE ROOF. As I said in the chat, I'm more excited for that than me playing the next game!
Dawg I just played FC and the ending had me hyped as for the rest of the series. And hearing u talk about trails got me excited Icl. Imma be coming back to this video after each game type shii 😂
I am bookmarking this video for when I finish because ironically I am doing this as well and just stumbled across your channel. I'm only on Trails in the Sky SC Chapter 6 though. I'm in love with this series already. Estelle might be my favourite video game character of all time.
I'm watching the non-spoiler section though and we have similar experiences with the 1st game. FC took me probably a year to finish even though I loved it. The PS4 kept releasing banger after banger though so it was one of those games I stopped and started. The ending of FC just like you got me hooked so badly though. I'm flying through SC. I've never cried playing a video game before but this one got me a couple of times already. Can't even help myself.
2:19 Yes! YESSSS!!! I'VE BEEN LONGING AND LONGING TO RANT ABOUT THIS SERIES LIKE THIS AND YOU GAVE ME WHAT MY SOUL WAS LOOKING FOR!!!!! TOTALLY TOTALLY TOTALLY AGREE!!!!
Bro Trails in the Sky FC is SHOCKINGLY GOOD. I remember playing it on vita when it came out and the story and graphics and just heart that the game had especially as a portable title off a PSP of all things blew my mind. It’s shocking how littlepeople know about this series in the west given how high quality it is.
This is such a joy to watch. It's like finally I see someone who enjoys this whole series with every bit of enthusiasm as I do, and perhaps even more, and just wants everyone to know how incredible these games are.
About 15 months ago i left a comment saying that i stopped watching this video during trails in the sky SC spoilers because i was playing the game and that i was hooked to see the story to the end. Thirty minutes ago i finished cold steel 4 and man what a Journey it was. I already feel a big hole in my heart waiting for hajimari and kuro to be localized. Seriously, this franchise is almost the best thing i've ever played and i'm a hardcore videogamer at least 27 years. I'm ready to watch your spoiler video of cold steel 4. Omg still cant calm my mind after watching the credits and final true ending.
YOOOOOO! WOW! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the journey as much as you did, I feel the same way! It's such an incredible franchise! Thanks for sharing!
YOOOOOOO! I'm so happy to hear that. Enjoy the greatness and if you have any questions or want to share some thoughts with someone about this greatness my TH-cam comment section or my discord is always open!
I don't think words can express how much I and everyone who played most/all games in this series recommend this to anyone looking for a great story of immense size. The only reason not to play these would be because you lack the free time to do so. Someone making an almost 3hr video on a game should also be an indicator of how passionate trails fans are about their game series.
Bruh... I just finished SC (and subsequently your video up until you start talking about the 3rd game). I've been alive for 29 years and I've done a lot of gaming. This god damn game changed me in a way no other game has done before and you're sitting here telling me this isn't the peak of this franchise? That there are multiple games on this level or higher? I don't think I'm ready for this man. I don't think I deserve this level of entertainment. This is crazy.
I just finished Cold Steel 3 last night, still trying to process everything before I start CS4! And I finally was able to watch this vídeo to the end, I watched the non spoiler discussion part 6 months ago and I always wanted to start playing Trails, and you really motivated and hyped me to start playing this series, Thank you Recon for getting me into the greatness, love your videos dude!
you are actually the reason I started this series!! I knew about it for a while but ur hype on twitter gave me that extra push. I started a little over a month ago and I am now in trails from zero and it has absolutely absorbed me. last time i was this invested in a series was when I was catching up to the best selling manga of all time!!
FEB 2023 Playing through sky fc RN. Will be back to this video and comment about it. I can feel the beginning of greatness. Edit 1 : Finished Sky FC , I loved it. The world was fun and the characters were engaging. The combat and music was simple but just really fun. I love Estelle as a protagonist , shes very tomboy-ish but not in a generic way. Very realistic! The plot was OK but it leads really well into SC so im hooked for the rest of the franchise at this point. Going to update later after finishing SC too! Look forward to it. OCT 2023 Edit 2 : THis one is late...I finished Sky 2 , 3 and EVEN ZERO due to how much of a crackhead I've become for this franchise. So lets get into it shall we? Sky SC : Loewe MASTERCLASS , GOAT , RAW , FIRE , PEAK. The foreshadowing to Sky 3 , Kevin , Weissmen and Joshua? Joshua may have just entered my personal hall of fame with this one. Agate and Tita's relationship is so reminiscent of Guts and Scherke from Berserk , I cant help but love it. And that reveal with Olivier???? Nah this is some Gourmet class food. It got so dark that I couldn't even believe this was the same franchise as FC. This is my favorite game in the franchise so far but BARELY over Sky 3 and ZERO. Sky 3 : This....was the most emotional one out of all the trilogy , its clever game design that allowed focus on Side characters and previous villains was crazy. Star door 14 was something else. The salt pale is very mysterious and I cant wait to find out more about it. THis game definitely feels like it sets up damn near the rest of this franchises plot. There's so many unanswered questions. Also SC made me ball my eyes out once but this game made it happen 5 TIMES...5 WHOLE TIMES!?!? Nah this game had no regard for my feelings FR. ZERO : When I went into this game , I felt so weird seeing the updated characters designs and shift in perspective , vibe , music and just about everything. NGL I wasn't enjoying it at first but ever since "Golden Sun , Silver Moon" , I was hooked. Although I don't like it as much as any of the sky games except FC , im sure AZURE will change that. I played the newly released Steam Version! So it had so many cool new things , although I felt the translation was a little off? I don't know why. Anyways , must protect KeA at all costs! And that does it for edit 2! Expect another batch edit sometime in the future...life is being a pain RN but I will be back!
I’ve been waiting to watch this video for a while now, I watched it probably around the time you released it and it piqued my interest, but I was in the middle of playing Persona 4 Golden at the time. When I ended up finishing that game I thought to give this series a try (i had heard it described as the One Piece of JRPG’s), and I had a very similar experience to you playing through FC. Took me about a year of on and off playing to finally finish the game, and I had that hook point at the end to where I needed to play the rest. Today, after a 12 hour session, and about 113 hours of total gametime, I finally finished SC, and I just NEEDED to hear someone talk about it. Because for me, there were no words. I don’t even know how to describe the emotions I felt during the ending of that game. The scene that stood out the me the most, and really cut deep, was the kiss between Estelle and Joshua, as the pillar breaks, and you go into the animated cutscene and see the sun shining behind this massive structure as you are falling. Forever imprinted in my mind. I guess I mean this whole thing as a thank you to you. I’ve been following you since chapter 984, the one where yamato takes off the mask, and I really couldn’t imagine my current One Piece experience without your videos. Same thing for the Monogatari series, and of course, Trails. I can tell that this will be a new series that will keep on blessing me with these treasured memories that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. So once again, thank you, and I wish you all the best.
My friend got me started on this journey about a year ago. In between other games it took me awhile to REALLY get rolling but I'm on Azure now and I'm just in love. Love the energy in this video! This is how I've been feeling playing them!
Just started Cold Steel IV yesterday afternoon IMMEDIATELY after finishing CS3. Every time I finished a game I would watch your reaction to them. I don't know if I'm gonna survive CSIV. Can't wait to watch your reaction to IV because I was popping off immediately almost.
I've finished Cold Steel 3 so I can finally watch this video now. Bro... there's so much I need to talk about. CS3 had such an insane first chapter where you go to Hamel and that Hamel ost started playing. Actual tears in my eyes. Then in chapter 3 where it was revealed Arionrhod had a divine knight. Then also at the end of the chapter Angie digs up Crows grave and George presumably shoots her. BRO I WAS LOSING IT. THEN IN CHAPTER 4 YOU GET THAT 1V1 FIGHT WITH CROW. AND AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER WHEN ASH SHOT THE EMPEROR. Final chapter tho... this has to be the most emotional high for me in the entire Trails series. When I entered that final dungeon and the first boss was ARIONRHOD AND MCBURN, I WAS JUMPING AROUND IN MY ROOM. And then... when you get to the bottom and fight the dragon and Altina was trying to save you and MILLIUM protects her instead and ended up dying. WHEN MILLIUM DIED.. DAWG I WAS BAWLING MY EYES OUT. THEN REAN SNAPPED AND TRANSFORMED VALIMAR. HE WAS RELENTLESS. HE WAS JUST SLASHING AND SLASHING AND SLASHING. Then... Crow gets his memories back... takes his mask off... jumps down and summons ordine and stops Rean. That had to be the most emotional part for me because of how much I cried for Crow when he died in cs2. Man.. I love Crow. I jumped into cs4 seconds after cs3 ended. I can't wait till a lot of these questions are answered. Like how is crow alive. Bro... I just can't wait
Kiseki is definitely one of my favorite series of all time, and definitely my favorite jrpg series, hearing you gush about it was lots of fun and so much of what you mentioned is why I love it so much! I started the series early last year and finished up the most recent release in Japan with Hajimari, hope you enjoy the rest of this ride with the rest of us!
I got sucked into the Trails Series in the summer of '20. As of now, I've knocked out the Liberl Arc, the Crossbell Arc, and I'm on Cold Steel 2. Each game I have logged around at least 180-220+ hours. also consumed all the drama cds and some of the manga. My life has become Trails. Everything else is secondary. I never heard of the series, I used to get on playstation store and look for games on sale. I found myself stopping at a certain game each time and checking if it had a sale. Never heard of Trails of Cold Steel before, but I thought the girls on the art were so hot. One week i caved and bought it full price. Played and got to the middle of the prologue and discovered how it was part of a big series. I knew I had to stop playing and do it right and start at the beginning. Never heard of Steam until I searched for Trails in the Sky. Got my outdated laptop out and got on Steam, and well, the rest is history.
I've been going through this piece by piece as I've been going through my own Kiseki journey. I beat Sky The 3rd last night and man, Kevin is one of my GOATs espesically after chapter 7 and the events that conspired there. Everything about him is fantastic. The ending goodbyes all hit so hard for me. I cannot wait to get to Crossbell and Cold Steel soon.
YOOOO recon, gonna watch the non spoiler section, drop a like and come back to this video in the future lol. Hope you’re having a good day oh and thanks for replying on Twitter lol
Yooooo thank you for that fam! I hope you are having a good day as well, I look forward to seeing how you feel about the series as you progress through it!
@@king_recon oh yeah I also want to say I watched monogatari this year and watching your mono videos right after completing an arc or season was really an important and fun part of the experience so thank you
As I’m going through the series currently. Finished the sky trilogy and just finished chapter 1 of zero. What an incredible series! Can’t wait to continue to play these games which are true peak. I keep getting yelled the best has yet to come and I can’t wait! Also what an awesome video from the very small part I have been able to watch so far to avoid spoilers. Back to trails!
Always great to see a Recon movie on the feed but this one will have to wait, it's awesome to see how passionate you are about it still! I'll definitely give it a shot some day.
Finally came back after playing trails in the sky , previously i only played the CS saga due to sky not being on pc but now after i bought one will be coming back after completing everyone of the sky and crossbell games
Hey man, glad you are also the fan of the series. Just as yourself, i also got hooked on this series, doing the flow of CS1->CS2->FC->SC->TC->ZERO->AO->CS3 ->CS4. My favorite saga being crossbell since i love the characters/story there so much, (FC+SC is close second). I binged all of the games as soon as possible (probably played 10-12 hours a day) and they helped me get trough pretty tough period in my life. I was so invested that i bought CS3 and CS4 from japanese psn store and played them using spreadsheet of fan translations even though i couldn't read single word of japanese. Soundtrack in the Falcom games is so amazing that i made a playlist for both Kiseki and YS series and still occasionally listen to them while i work. Watching your video made me remember all the hype moments, kudos to you good sir. I'm pretty much hardcode falcom fan at this point and i recommend getting into YS series as well if you haven't already done so, take care
This was a great video! I watched most of it a few days ago(I skipped the Zero/Ao sections because I still haven't finished those yet - I'm currently playing CS4 and Zero simultaneously, lol). Also, since I figured some people may be interested, it was announced that Zero, Ao, Cold Steel 1 and Cold Steel 2 are all getting Switch ports in Asia next year. So while it hasn't been confirmed yet, it is possible that we may be getting the localized versions for all of them on the Switch as well. With CS3 on the Switch already and CS4's Switch port coming out next year, that is 6 out of the 10 games in the series on the Switch. That only leaves Sky FC, SC, Third and Hajimari. It makes sense for Hajimari because it is still pretty new, but it is kind of odd that the Sky games have been left out for whatever reason. Anyways, here's hoping that they'll port the Sky games as well as localize all of them for Switch players!
Started my journey with FC because of this video and I'm currently in the CS4 prologue, after each game I'd come back here to check out your review.🔥🐐 I played at my own leisurely pace since 2021, of course I also read VNs and played SMT so it's not like I was 100% focused on Trails otherwise I'd be all caught up. It's time to bookmark your CS4 video!!
Bruh I played these games because of your video thanks my guy just finished sc today and came to the video to see you reactions of stuff. Also Heretic Hunter is a baller title I need oda to give someone this title
coming back to this video a month later because it hyped me up to start Cold Steel 3 and i went on a 100 hr binge over these four weeks to finish that monstrosity, i didnt believe you when you said it was on the level of sc and ao but damn you were right, still doesnt beat ao for me but that was one hell of a journey cant wait to play Cold Steel 4, if CS3 was the fc for this game its gonna be insane
This is SUCH a good video. the passion and enthusiasm is so fun to see and so true to how it feels to play these games. Hope you've continued to enjoy your time with these games since this video!
I recognize a Detective Conan character anywhere lol. That's Haibara correct? Now, she hasn't been introduced yet where I'm currently at, I just know her name since she's a really popular character lol. I'm currently in episode 55 and oh boy, DC might just be the best crime show I've ever seen! Episode 11, Episodes 35-36, Episodes 48-49, etc. Man, some of the best stuff I've seen. Why aren't more people talking about this series?!
@@milessmiles9289 yes she is , it’s such an underrated series ,if you are liking it that much this early on you are in for a treat it gets waaaaaaaaay better later on, you haven’t seen anything yet 👀
@@mba-20 Oh boy I cannot wait! Oh and one more thing, when Conan transformed into his teen self (Shinichi) again that was freaking awesome. And that Hattori guy seems to be a really cool character. Can't wait to see more from him and his dynamic with Conan.
@@milessmiles9289 hattori is easily one of my favorite characters in the series you will see a lot more of him though out the series, you will see the writing of the cases the art animation and the main story all improve by each episode the author gosho aoyama gets way better later on, the worst part of the series is easily the first 100 episodes, from late 100s onwards you will notice a massive difference and it keeps improving from there on my fav part of the series is what is coming out now (ep900+) I’m really glad you are enjoying it since it’s actually my favorite series ever i’ve been reading the manga for years and watching the anime ever since i think 2006 to see that you are getting into it now and enjoy it that early makes me really glad, it might seem not that popular for the west/europe but it massively popular in japan it’s actually the 4th most selling manga of all time with 400+ million sold, it’s really sad to see that the west doesn’t appreciate it as much as japan and asia
you have a very good taste about games and anime....I'm also in love with both trails series and one piece simply because the sheer size of the world, the lore, the layer of the characters, the backstories, the politics(that's actually fun to watch) and a overarching story that build up step by step to meet a grand finale , if this is not "epic", I don't know what counts.
Not sure if you'll see this comment, but what's the last trails game you played? I recently finished kiseki no kuro 1 with the english patch ofc. I wish more people were into the trails series. I've never play a game with this much lore and worldbuilding before. I'm so invested in this series! Also, Sky and the Crossbell arc are my favorites!
@@king_recon Ayyyy noice. Van is probably already my favorite MC in the trails series. He gives me major gintoki vibes. Can't wait for Kuro 2 to get translated
Jesus. You went into this series HARD. I started before you and I'm still on Azure lol. I took a break because I heard that Geofront was making a translation, but I started it back up a few days ago. I gotta catch up!
I forgot to mention but there's this great Trails channel called The Kiseki Nut He has some varied content regarding Trails,etc. Let me tell you Recon if you watch his vid discussing Kevin Graham that will bring in some feels If you get the chance check it out 🙌
I stopped watching at SC spoilers because i am currently playing the game. I admit that i am super hooked with the series and i want to see the story to its end
PEAK FICTION 📙
GOAT 🐐
RAW 🥩
FIRE 🔥
came here for the 1:39 meme, stayed for the passionate discussion regarding one of my favourite JRPG series out there.
I'm so happy that people like yourself are giving the series the praise it truly deserves. Not many of my friends know about the series or are willing to try it out, so videos like these are what gives me a sense of community surrounding this fantastic series.
The pinnacle of JRPG's and a hall of fame series in gaming! TRAILS GANG BABYYYYYYYYY
PEAK!!!!!
This is the meme video that made me a trails fan thank you king🫡
1:39 LEGENDARY.
Edit: This was a phenomenal video! The passion you had while you were talking about the games had me hyped
Thank you for watching this massive video and for the kind words 😭 means a lot!
I knew about the famous 1:39 meme, but I never knew where it came from. Imagine my surprise when I discover that it is from an extremely passionate nearly 3 hours video about my favorite JRPG series of all time.
The way you talked about all those moments in the games made me relive them in my memory like it happened yesterday. I had chills.
You are the GOAT man!
I just finished playing Trails to Azure and already miss it, its world and the cast deeply. Now I'm trying to cope with it besides playing Cold Steel. I remembered that you're a huge fan of the series which is why I'm watching your video avoiding spoiler territory. I'll watch the rest as I progress.
You are the greatest hype man this series and fandom has ever been blessed with! Don’t stop GOAT! 🔥🔥🔥
No way..the MEME CAME FROM A TRAILS REVIEW?? HELLA BASED.
Your enthusiasm with this series is exactly how I feel. It's so special and I've never experienced anything like it. And if people will just dedicate the time to start from Sky FC, the pay off is ENORMOUS. Even the "slower" games (typically the first game of new arcs) if people can just take everything in and keep playing through: Trails endings make it all worthwhile. The endings of these games are nuuuuuuuts. Always. Jaw hits the floor every. Single. Time.
I'm here for 1:40
Thanks Gaia
I started this journey back in December in small part because my friends sent me the section that starts at 1:39.
I just finished CS3 today and the first thing I did was boot up this video. I can finally watch the end.
What a journey its been man. These games are incredible. Onward to CS4!
That's amazing! Thank you for getting into the series, so glad you enjoyed it!
Just finished Cold Steel 3 all I can say it that the game spoke the Universal language fluently. Peak peak peak gas gas gas
I just finished Trails Inro Reverie 3 days ago and wanted more Trails content and found this amazing channel! Trails is the most GOATED series I have ever played! ❤🔥
Recon, you are my GOAT. I was happy to see you tweet about kiseki enough, then to see you make a video about how much you enjoyed it alone brought a huge smile on my face but BRO THAT VIDEO LENGTH, you're a legend bro
Yooooo fam! Thank you so much for being with me on this journey of legend!
It's funny I didn't know this video originated from a Kiseki series review. It is PEAK THOUGH TALK YOUR TALK KING
This video has me cackling in delight of seeing a fellow Trails fan talk about these wonderful games. Best JRPG series of all time easily
i began sky FC back in february of this year, and since then i've played every game up to CS2 which i'm just about finished with. FC, SC, 3rd, zero, azure, CS1, and now CS2
it completely blows my mind how this series continues to remain emotionally engaging, charming, hype as hell, and so beautifully interconnected. from the journey of estelle and joshua in FC and SC, kevin's arc of self-forgiveness in 3rd, lloyd and the SSS' unrelenting battle against the odds in zero and azure, and now the ever-changing, despair yet hope of rean in CS1 and CS2, there's such a magic to kiseki that i have never found in any other franchise. i'm taking a bit of a break before i start CS3 so i cannot watch this in full just yet, but rest assured when i make my way to it, CS4, and reverie, i will be revisiting your indelible words of hype and passion that honestly helped serve as a catalyst to finally trying this series to begin with. thank you king recon, trails gang for life baby
I need to watch this legendary video now that I finished Cold Steel 3 but holy shit I never thought a series would ruin my life this hard
Great analysis, you get most of the subtle details of the franchise right. And you are right, this series is the pinaccle of JRPG...and many people dont even know it exists😳
Who would watch a 3 hour video on a game series? Someone who played this series! *puts video on play*.
Kiseki is my fave series bar none. I just started cs4 yesterday (amazon pre order necer arrived, gave up and bought it elsewhere after over a week). Cant wait to get back home and binge on it.
i will be watching this full once i finish all the games... LETS GO
DAWGGG I have been seeing clips from this video all over twitter and I was super curious as to where they came from so to see that it's from a video covering some of my favorite games EVERRR????? can't put it into words how sick that is, especially cuz u barely see anyone talk about trails. Haven't even clicked play on the vid yet lol, just had to express my shit beforehand
Oh man... Here we go! I've seen most of your thoughts throughout your journey in our Twitter chat but let's spread the greatness and awareness to all of the King Recon CREW HERE!
Let's press play RIGHT NOW!
Just finished it it's been a blast to hear more of your opinion on the games in more depth, and the hype for me to experience your journey in CS4 next week is THROUGH THE ROOF. As I said in the chat, I'm more excited for that than me playing the next game!
Dawg I just played FC and the ending had me hyped as for the rest of the series.
And hearing u talk about trails got me excited Icl. Imma be coming back to this video after each game type shii 😂
SC WAS PEAKKKK BRUHHH
Kevin Graham cooked something for us in the 3rd
LLOYD BANNINGS!!!
@@zootedmechrayBARRIERS
Azure changed my life…
I am bookmarking this video for when I finish because ironically I am doing this as well and just stumbled across your channel. I'm only on Trails in the Sky SC Chapter 6 though. I'm in love with this series already. Estelle might be my favourite video game character of all time.
I'm watching the non-spoiler section though and we have similar experiences with the 1st game. FC took me probably a year to finish even though I loved it. The PS4 kept releasing banger after banger though so it was one of those games I stopped and started. The ending of FC just like you got me hooked so badly though. I'm flying through SC. I've never cried playing a video game before but this one got me a couple of times already. Can't even help myself.
2:19 Yes! YESSSS!!! I'VE BEEN LONGING AND LONGING TO RANT ABOUT THIS SERIES LIKE THIS AND YOU GAVE ME WHAT MY SOUL WAS LOOKING FOR!!!!! TOTALLY TOTALLY TOTALLY AGREE!!!!
Bro Trails in the Sky FC is SHOCKINGLY GOOD. I remember playing it on vita when it came out and the story and graphics and just heart that the game had especially as a portable title off a PSP of all things blew my mind. It’s shocking how littlepeople know about this series in the west given how high quality it is.
Just woke up and the video is ready, was craving for a Trails content 😭 ITS TIME
Ayyyye! LETS GOOOOOO!
I just finished CSIV and man, it was a god damn ride. I loved every second of it and was so happy/crying at the end xD.
This is such a joy to watch. It's like finally I see someone who enjoys this whole series with every bit of enthusiasm as I do, and perhaps even more, and just wants everyone to know how incredible these games are.
For the past few months ive been playing this series and just got to CS4. I recently remembered that youre the reason why i even know about it.
still one of my favorite videos and got me into playing the fist trails game
About 15 months ago i left a comment saying that i stopped watching this video during trails in the sky SC spoilers because i was playing the game and that i was hooked to see the story to the end. Thirty minutes ago i finished cold steel 4 and man what a Journey it was. I already feel a big hole in my heart waiting for hajimari and kuro to be localized. Seriously, this franchise is almost the best thing i've ever played and i'm a hardcore videogamer at least 27 years. I'm ready to watch your spoiler video of cold steel 4. Omg still cant calm my mind after watching the credits and final true ending.
YOOOOOO! WOW! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the journey as much as you did, I feel the same way! It's such an incredible franchise! Thanks for sharing!
I've always been interested in this series but you just got me to buy all of the ones that are on PC/Steam King. Thank you for giving me the push.
Happy to see this! Have fun my guy!
YOOOOOOO! I'm so happy to hear that. Enjoy the greatness and if you have any questions or want to share some thoughts with someone about this greatness my TH-cam comment section or my discord is always open!
I don't think words can express how much I and everyone who played most/all games in this series recommend this to anyone looking for a great story of immense size.
The only reason not to play these would be because you lack the free time to do so.
Someone making an almost 3hr video on a game should also be an indicator of how passionate trails fans are about their game series.
I second this!
Bruh... I just finished SC (and subsequently your video up until you start talking about the 3rd game). I've been alive for 29 years and I've done a lot of gaming. This god damn game changed me in a way no other game has done before and you're sitting here telling me this isn't the peak of this franchise? That there are multiple games on this level or higher? I don't think I'm ready for this man. I don't think I deserve this level of entertainment. This is crazy.
I haven't even started this series yet, but I'll drop a like since it's my boy Recon. I'll come back to this video in a few years lol.
Much love fam! Thank you for that, I really appreciate it.
It's really nice to watch someone exactly as excited about this series as I am.
I just finished Cold Steel 3 last night, still trying to process everything before I start CS4!
And I finally was able to watch this vídeo to the end, I watched the non spoiler discussion part 6 months ago and I always wanted to start playing Trails, and you really motivated and hyped me to start playing this series, Thank you Recon for getting me into the greatness, love your videos dude!
you are actually the reason I started this series!! I knew about it for a while but ur hype on twitter gave me that extra push. I started a little over a month ago and I am now in trails from zero and it has absolutely absorbed me. last time i was this invested in a series was when I was catching up to the best selling manga of all time!!
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Lucky bastard can binge these games instead of years of uncertainty waiting especially between 2014 and 2016
FEB 2023
Playing through sky fc RN. Will be back to this video and comment about it. I can feel the beginning of greatness.
Edit 1 : Finished Sky FC , I loved it. The world was fun and the characters were engaging. The combat and music was simple but just really fun. I love Estelle as a protagonist , shes very tomboy-ish but not in a generic way. Very realistic! The plot was OK but it leads really well into SC so im hooked for the rest of the franchise at this point. Going to update later after finishing SC too! Look forward to it.
OCT 2023
Edit 2 : THis one is late...I finished Sky 2 , 3 and EVEN ZERO due to how much of a crackhead I've become for this franchise. So lets get into it shall we?
Sky SC : Loewe MASTERCLASS , GOAT , RAW , FIRE , PEAK. The foreshadowing to Sky 3 , Kevin , Weissmen and Joshua? Joshua may have just entered my personal hall of fame with this one. Agate and Tita's relationship is so reminiscent of Guts and Scherke from Berserk , I cant help but love it. And that reveal with Olivier???? Nah this is some Gourmet class food. It got so dark that I couldn't even believe this was the same franchise as FC. This is my favorite game in the franchise so far but BARELY over Sky 3 and ZERO.
Sky 3 : This....was the most emotional one out of all the trilogy , its clever game design that allowed focus on Side characters and previous villains was crazy. Star door 14 was something else. The salt pale is very mysterious and I cant wait to find out more about it. THis game definitely feels like it sets up damn near the rest of this franchises plot. There's so many unanswered questions. Also SC made me ball my eyes out once but this game made it happen 5 TIMES...5 WHOLE TIMES!?!? Nah this game had no regard for my feelings FR.
ZERO : When I went into this game , I felt so weird seeing the updated characters designs and shift in perspective , vibe , music and just about everything. NGL I wasn't enjoying it at first but ever since "Golden Sun , Silver Moon" , I was hooked. Although I don't like it as much as any of the sky games except FC , im sure AZURE will change that. I played the newly released Steam Version! So it had so many cool new things , although I felt the translation was a little off? I don't know why. Anyways , must protect KeA at all costs!
And that does it for edit 2! Expect another batch edit sometime in the future...life is being a pain RN but I will be back!
AYYYYE NICE! Looking forward to it!
Video so goated it convinced me to play Trails of Sky, only on chapter 3 but enjoying it alot so far
The entire trails franchise legit has one of the ABSOLUTE BEST STORIES IN ALL OF GAMING FR BRUH!!! 🙏😭
100 PERCENT!
I’ve been waiting to watch this video for a while now, I watched it probably around the time you released it and it piqued my interest, but I was in the middle of playing Persona 4 Golden at the time. When I ended up finishing that game I thought to give this series a try (i had heard it described as the One Piece of JRPG’s), and I had a very similar experience to you playing through FC. Took me about a year of on and off playing to finally finish the game, and I had that hook point at the end to where I needed to play the rest. Today, after a 12 hour session, and about 113 hours of total gametime, I finally finished SC, and I just NEEDED to hear someone talk about it. Because for me, there were no words. I don’t even know how to describe the emotions I felt during the ending of that game. The scene that stood out the me the most, and really cut deep, was the kiss between Estelle and Joshua, as the pillar breaks, and you go into the animated cutscene and see the sun shining behind this massive structure as you are falling. Forever imprinted in my mind.
I guess I mean this whole thing as a thank you to you. I’ve been following you since chapter 984, the one where yamato takes off the mask, and I really couldn’t imagine my current One Piece experience without your videos. Same thing for the Monogatari series, and of course, Trails. I can tell that this will be a new series that will keep on blessing me with these treasured memories that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. So once again, thank you, and I wish you all the best.
My friend got me started on this journey about a year ago. In between other games it took me awhile to REALLY get rolling but I'm on Azure now and I'm just in love. Love the energy in this video! This is how I've been feeling playing them!
Just started Cold Steel IV yesterday afternoon IMMEDIATELY after finishing CS3. Every time I finished a game I would watch your reaction to them. I don't know if I'm gonna survive CSIV. Can't wait to watch your reaction to IV because I was popping off immediately almost.
Renne bro. Star door 15 and renne’s redemption in 3rd & zero-ao was the peak of the series. My second or 3rd favorite character in fiction
I've finished Cold Steel 3 so I can finally watch this video now. Bro... there's so much I need to talk about. CS3 had such an insane first chapter where you go to Hamel and that Hamel ost started playing. Actual tears in my eyes. Then in chapter 3 where it was revealed Arionrhod had a divine knight. Then also at the end of the chapter Angie digs up Crows grave and George presumably shoots her. BRO I WAS LOSING IT. THEN IN CHAPTER 4 YOU GET THAT 1V1 FIGHT WITH CROW. AND AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER WHEN ASH SHOT THE EMPEROR. Final chapter tho... this has to be the most emotional high for me in the entire Trails series. When I entered that final dungeon and the first boss was ARIONRHOD AND MCBURN, I WAS JUMPING AROUND IN MY ROOM. And then... when you get to the bottom and fight the dragon and Altina was trying to save you and MILLIUM protects her instead and ended up dying. WHEN MILLIUM DIED.. DAWG I WAS BAWLING MY EYES OUT. THEN REAN SNAPPED AND TRANSFORMED VALIMAR. HE WAS RELENTLESS. HE WAS JUST SLASHING AND SLASHING AND SLASHING. Then... Crow gets his memories back... takes his mask off... jumps down and summons ordine and stops Rean. That had to be the most emotional part for me because of how much I cried for Crow when he died in cs2. Man.. I love Crow. I jumped into cs4 seconds after cs3 ended. I can't wait till a lot of these questions are answered. Like how is crow alive. Bro... I just can't wait
BROOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Thank you for the comment! So happy that you enjoyed this legendary game! ABSOLUTELY PEAK!
@@king_recon REAL GAMING. FINISHED FRAGMENTS IN CS4. GOD I LOVE TRAILS
Oh my goodness! You're right! Cassius is basically the Shanks of the Sky trilogy
He truly is!
Finally done with Cold Steel 3 and I can finish this video! That finale was fucking nuts.
YOOOOOO! BRO THAT FINALE WAS INSANE!
Kiseki is definitely one of my favorite series of all time, and definitely my favorite jrpg series, hearing you gush about it was lots of fun and so much of what you mentioned is why I love it so much! I started the series early last year and finished up the most recent release in Japan with Hajimari, hope you enjoy the rest of this ride with the rest of us!
I got sucked into the Trails Series in the summer of '20. As of now, I've knocked out the Liberl Arc, the Crossbell Arc, and I'm on Cold Steel 2. Each game I have logged around at least 180-220+ hours. also consumed all the drama cds and some of the manga.
My life has become Trails.
Everything else is secondary.
I never heard of the series, I used to get on playstation store and look for games on sale. I found myself stopping at a certain game each time and checking if it had a sale. Never heard of Trails of Cold Steel before, but I thought the girls on the art were so hot. One week i caved and bought it full price. Played and got to the middle of the prologue and discovered how it was part of a big series. I knew I had to stop playing and do it right and start at the beginning.
Never heard of Steam until I searched for Trails in the Sky. Got my outdated laptop out and got on Steam, and well, the rest is history.
I've been going through this piece by piece as I've been going through my own Kiseki journey. I beat Sky The 3rd last night and man, Kevin is one of my GOATs espesically after chapter 7 and the events that conspired there. Everything about him is fantastic. The ending goodbyes all hit so hard for me. I cannot wait to get to Crossbell and Cold Steel soon.
YOOOO recon, gonna watch the non spoiler section, drop a like and come back to this video in the future lol. Hope you’re having a good day oh and thanks for replying on Twitter lol
Yooooo thank you for that fam! I hope you are having a good day as well, I look forward to seeing how you feel about the series as you progress through it!
@@king_recon oh yeah I also want to say I watched monogatari this year and watching your mono videos right after completing an arc or season was really an important and fun part of the experience so thank you
Thank you for splitting it into two sections for each game and thanks for putting the timestamps for each game
I've been searching for a longform hype video like this for a bit. I'm only 5 minutes in but I'm already so with you. I'm playing Reverie right now.
I'm so happy just to hear someone verbalize their love and passion for everything in this series the same way I do lol
As I’m going through the series currently. Finished the sky trilogy and just finished chapter 1 of zero. What an incredible series! Can’t wait to continue to play these games which are true peak. I keep getting yelled the best has yet to come and I can’t wait! Also what an awesome video from the very small part I have been able to watch so far to avoid spoilers. Back to trails!
Always great to see a Recon movie on the feed but this one will have to wait, it's awesome to see how passionate you are about it still! I'll definitely give it a shot some day.
My man! Thank you, I look forward to hearing your thoughts when you check it out!
THE GOAT! Bro, when I realized that this my husbando that I met back during my time with CS1 I lost it.
Finally came back after playing trails in the sky , previously i only played the CS saga due to sky not being on pc but now after i bought one will be coming back after completing everyone of the sky and crossbell games
YOOOOO NICE! Enjoy the greatness fam!
Hey man, glad you are also the fan of the series. Just as yourself, i also got hooked on this series, doing the flow of CS1->CS2->FC->SC->TC->ZERO->AO->CS3 ->CS4. My favorite saga being crossbell since i love the characters/story there so much, (FC+SC is close second). I binged all of the games as soon as possible (probably played 10-12 hours a day) and they helped me get trough pretty tough period in my life. I was so invested that i bought CS3 and CS4 from japanese psn store and played them using spreadsheet of fan translations even though i couldn't read single word of japanese. Soundtrack in the Falcom games is so amazing that i made a playlist for both Kiseki and YS series and still occasionally listen to them while i work. Watching your video made me remember all the hype moments, kudos to you good sir. I'm pretty much hardcode falcom fan at this point and i recommend getting into YS series as well if you haven't already done so, take care
Preach! I was gonna send him that YS suggestion once he's all caught up with Kiseki!
This was a great video! I watched most of it a few days ago(I skipped the Zero/Ao sections because I still haven't finished those yet - I'm currently playing CS4 and Zero simultaneously, lol).
Also, since I figured some people may be interested, it was announced that Zero, Ao, Cold Steel 1 and Cold Steel 2 are all getting Switch ports in Asia next year. So while it hasn't been confirmed yet, it is possible that we may be getting the localized versions for all of them on the Switch as well. With CS3 on the Switch already and CS4's Switch port coming out next year, that is 6 out of the 10 games in the series on the Switch. That only leaves Sky FC, SC, Third and Hajimari. It makes sense for Hajimari because it is still pretty new, but it is kind of odd that the Sky games have been left out for whatever reason. Anyways, here's hoping that they'll port the Sky games as well as localize all of them for Switch players!
Started my journey with FC because of this video and I'm currently in the CS4 prologue, after each game I'd come back here to check out your review.🔥🐐
I played at my own leisurely pace since 2021, of course I also read VNs and played SMT so it's not like I was 100% focused on Trails otherwise I'd be all caught up.
It's time to bookmark your CS4 video!!
Bruh I played these games because of your video thanks my guy just finished sc today and came to the video to see you reactions of stuff. Also Heretic Hunter is a baller title I need oda to give someone this title
coming back to this video a month later because it hyped me up to start Cold Steel 3 and i went on a 100 hr binge over these four weeks to finish that monstrosity, i didnt believe you when you said it was on the level of sc and ao but damn you were right, still doesnt beat ao for me but that was one hell of a journey cant wait to play Cold Steel 4, if CS3 was the fc for this game its gonna be insane
This is SUCH a good video. the passion and enthusiasm is so fun to see and so true to how it feels to play these games. Hope you've continued to enjoy your time with these games since this video!
Can’t wait for the 27th it’s going to be so exciting
BROOOO ONE WEEK LEFT FAM!
I recognize a Detective Conan character anywhere lol. That's Haibara correct? Now, she hasn't been introduced yet where I'm currently at, I just know her name since she's a really popular character lol. I'm currently in episode 55 and oh boy, DC might just be the best crime show I've ever seen! Episode 11, Episodes 35-36, Episodes 48-49, etc. Man, some of the best stuff I've seen. Why aren't more people talking about this series?!
@@milessmiles9289 yes she is , it’s such an underrated series ,if you are liking it that much this early on you are in for a treat it gets waaaaaaaaay better later on, you haven’t seen anything yet 👀
@@mba-20 Oh boy I cannot wait! Oh and one more thing, when Conan transformed into his teen self (Shinichi) again that was freaking awesome. And that Hattori guy seems to be a really cool character. Can't wait to see more from him and his dynamic with Conan.
@@milessmiles9289 hattori is easily one of my favorite characters in the series you will see a lot more of him though out the series, you will see the writing of the cases the art animation and the main story all improve by each episode the author gosho aoyama gets way better later on, the worst part of the series is easily the first 100 episodes, from late 100s onwards you will notice a massive difference and it keeps improving from there on my fav part of the series is what is coming out now (ep900+) I’m really glad you are enjoying it since it’s actually my favorite series ever i’ve been reading the manga for years and watching the anime ever since i think 2006 to see that you are getting into it now and enjoy it that early makes me really glad, it might seem not that popular for the west/europe but it massively popular in japan it’s actually the 4th most selling manga of all time with 400+ million sold, it’s really sad to see that the west doesn’t appreciate it as much as japan and asia
AO no Kiseki is one if not my favorite RPG of all time and thats even without an offical translation, the goated fan translation comes this month
Haven't played a game in this series but I enjoy seeing this man so enthusiastic over it!
😭😭 Thank you for watching!
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS LET'S GOOOOO
lol I learned of PEAK FICTION phrase thanks to you and now even Viz Media uses it! Great job man! XD
LOOOOOL!
I only played 4 games and i already know that this is the best video on youtube
*Falcom's Finest approves this video*
That Loewe boss fight with the 3 girls in FC is Balls! It's one of if not, the hardest fight in the entire franchise.
I'm looking forward to return to this video every month after I finish each game :D
(self note: 52:57)
seeing this guy get SO excited gets me so goddamn pumped!
Man, these words all sound and feel so familiar I feel as if I made this video myself, but just lost the memory of doing it.
It's heartwarming to meet someone who shares my level of excitement and love for these games that I've also recently discovered!
Trails greatness! So happy that you also love these games! They are so good!
you have a very good taste about games and anime....I'm also in love with both trails series and one piece simply because the sheer size of the world, the lore, the layer of the characters, the backstories, the politics(that's actually fun to watch) and a overarching story that build up step by step to meet a grand finale , if this is not "epic", I don't know what counts.
Exactly! It really does feel like One Piece in that sense. Couldn't agree more!
ight you convinced me
Not sure if you'll see this comment, but what's the last trails game you played? I recently finished kiseki no kuro 1 with the english patch ofc. I wish more people were into the trails series. I've never play a game with this much lore and worldbuilding before. I'm so invested in this series!
Also, Sky and the Crossbell arc are my favorites!
The most recent one I finished was Kuro No Kiseki 1 and it was legendary!
@@king_recon Ayyyy noice. Van is probably already my favorite MC in the trails series. He gives me major gintoki vibes. Can't wait for Kuro 2 to get translated
Jesus. You went into this series HARD. I started before you and I'm still on Azure lol. I took a break because I heard that Geofront was making a translation, but I started it back up a few days ago. I gotta catch up!
Man you're gonna love CS4. I saw it 2 years ago when it came out in Japan and it was definitely my favourite of the CS saga, it's hype as fuck.
I've only finished playing FC and it's fucking great. I can't believe to explore the rest of the game.
Yo the passion and the energy.
My ritual is go back to this video to see new parts as i finish the games (just finished zero few hours ago)
Hahaha, that's awesome! Trails from Zero greatness! Hope you enjoy the games to come!
@@king_recon It was great (my current favorite is the 3rd), yet i check the drama cd of zero before going into azure
Okay I just started Trails FC today. I'll come back when I'm done with the Cold Steel games
Awesome! Let me know your thoughts!
never played any of them but still watched the whole video just because it's Recon 💪🏼😁
I feel watching myself when i caught up in CS 3 i was like no no no no what now
this is as good as a 3 hour extended version of silver will super arrange LFG
Silver will super arrange is peak fiction xD
I forgot to mention but there's this great Trails channel called The Kiseki Nut He has some varied content regarding Trails,etc. Let me tell you Recon if you watch his vid discussing Kevin Graham that will bring in some feels If you get the chance check it out 🙌
the best dude in the game, keep it up king
Much love fam thank you! Love the pfp btw!
@@king_recon my pleasure, recon! & thank you, yusuke is that boy 🙌 if you ever have some free time, please make a detective conan video or two!
The MCU of JRPG one of the greatest series of all time
2+hrs???!! Us Trails fans eating good 💯 Glad you did the vid Recon 🙌🙏
Thank you for always being one of the people to push this greatness fam!
now i only hope i get to watch you play these games live, it sounds like its going to be such a banging experience to watch
October 27th.......Cold Steel IV SZN Let's Goooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
IT'S SO CLOSE!!!
Goated video for the best JRPG series ever
All love and FACTS! Thank you for watching!
I stopped watching at SC spoilers because i am currently playing the game. I admit that i am super hooked with the series and i want to see the story to its end