I committed so hard I bought all 11 games before I even tried it out.. x.com/hellostal/status/1872310949606219954 I'm also (physically) writing down notes as I go along :D First impressions: - The tutorial / pre-prologue took me 4 hours.. that's amazing. I'm hooked. - Dialogue in this game is INSANE. The NPCs have something new to say after every story development and I love that. - OST is a banger!! I only knew about the battle music but everything is else is really good. I might do some piano covers after I'm done working on Sophisticated Battle. - I really need Carnelia Chapter 2. They can't do this to me after 6 pages. - Treasure chest under tree = bad Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLH8RxlfN7SU-BANz2CyIXH4tENX-19dye.html Timestamps: 0:00 - Pre-prologue(??) 3:07:14 - Pat and Luke Rescue Mission 4:06:00 - Oh.. this is the START of the Prologue 5:47:32 - THE Treasure Chest.. 5:54:40 - I'm never opening a chest under a tree again
lol ok you are def gonna want the list of canonical supplemental materials I put together here: seewhathadhappenedwas1.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-series.html
My first introduction to the vtuber named stal: See a VOD of someone playing one of my favorite games of all time for the first time, immediately click on the link. Within the first minute, she correctly guesses FEET based on a few pixels. I am unsure what to make of this information, but I am storing it for later.
Welcome to the Trails rabbit hole! This series is my favourite of all time. I did the exact same thing as you, buying all of the games at once. I'm currently on Trails of Cold Steel II, and I started Trails in the Sky FC two years ago. I average 100-120 hours per game. XD I hope you enjoy your time with the series!
You asked about whether the translation was as good after they changed translators - two of the key people doing Trails translation at XSEED quit their jobs at XSEED so they could get hired at NISA to continue translating Trails.
they are so real for this. the localisation has been so insane, it adds so much personality into every character. JP dub could say "you're so energetic" but the EN subs literally go "by Aidios.. how much coffee did you drink.." and that's AMAZINGGGGG i'm in love with this game
WOO STAL TRAILS ERA! More RPG Goodness! Love that you went all in buying all the games 😆 Hope you have fun playing the series & I'll tune in whenever I can!!
Praised to new content creator that play trails series. The series is the definition of slow burn, so it might not be for everyone, but I hope you like it!
Hi! I've never seen your content before this but I have been watching your Trails VODs. I am a HUGE fan of the Trails series, It is probably my favorite RPG franchise. Based on the fact that it seems you like to explore, talk to NPCs and take notes about tiny world-building details, you will probably love this franchise. One of the biggest barriers to this franchise is that this first game, despite being pretty good, is almost never cited as being one of the best in the series. For me I didn't love the series until the second game, and it didn't become an all-consuming passion until the 3rd, 4th, and 5th games. But the fact that you are having so much fun, so early on leads me to believe that this series will likely become very special to you as well once you get pretty deep into it.
@stalvods For Sure, hopefully bring tons of new players. I'm also hoping they continue the remakes up to Azure, so the entire saga is "up to date" and more people came access it.
Trails is the pinnacle of serial JRPG games imo, the story just keeps getting better and better throughout the immense series, the only thing that even felt close to the scale was the original FFXIV Hydaelyn/Zodiark saga. Glad you’re doing this and the series is getting more recognition, the main barrier of entry for many is the length of the series and age of the early games (maybe another similarity to FF) - it is a big commitment to even get halfway… the remakes will freshen up the early experience though!
hey ! welcome to trails ! There's a turbo button on one of your triggers if you play on controller, and Alt if you play on keyboard, which is great to walk faster or speed up battle animations.
I don't use twt anymore but my bf sent me a tweet of yours playing this. Your reaction for 6 hours of gameplay, and I was like... cool, another playthrough I can watch some time (I've been watching a lot of it since remake was announced). I forgot about it though so am happy that YT recommended this to me. As a big fan of Sky trilogy compared to all Trails games, I'm very happy that you're enjoying this one. I'm also a big fan of the slowburn and dialogue. And of course, BESTELLE. have fun!
I had no idea that Xenoblade fans were recommending Trails, and that is certainly one balls-deep commitment to buy the entire series. But having played them myself, it definitely checks out. I actually started with Cold Steel and while I wouldn't say I regret it, I know I absolutely have to go back and start from the beginning. They definitely have a charm all their own, and the OSTs, character writing and worldbuilding are a pretty big part of that. Hope you have a good time with it!
I had no idea too!! I didn't see any connection between the two but chat also pointed out the same things - character writing and world building. Even though I'm only 6 hours in, the writing feels so natural and easy to follow, and it's really impressive. Thank you so much :D
I hope you enjoy your journey through trails series, it can be quite the slog clearing each entry to reach the latest game, but i hope you can find them enjoyable enough as it is worth going through imo.
Randomly got this in my recommended, I guess TH-cam decides that I need to watch more people fell into the Trails rabbit hole, I have been following NicoB's Trails playthrough, he started FC in July last year and he did SC back to back, he's on 3rd now and it'll happen to you!
i am so happy that the game is rly that good ( for now ) as everyone said, especially the writing and the music is so great thanks for the upload stal, and pls never change and take your time with jrpg´s
You bought all of the Trails games?!! I'll have like 3 years worth of content to watch now lol. Hope you like it. I'm especially fond of Zero and Azure
5:33:13 she says 60 hours here but with MY playthrough where i did still talk to all NPCs all the time WITHOUT taking any notes i still ended up with 90 hours on my playtime 😅 i also did a little bit of money farming but much later on for a better food item to do it with
Damn, just the other day I'm grumbling in somebody comment section about the lack of good streamer who just start playing Trails games and still new to this series. And not even a week later this video appear on my reccomendation. The youtube god must've been hearing me complaining lol
I committed so hard I bought all 11 games before I even tried it out.. x.com/hellostal/status/1872310949606219954
I'm also (physically) writing down notes as I go along :D
First impressions:
- The tutorial / pre-prologue took me 4 hours.. that's amazing. I'm hooked.
- Dialogue in this game is INSANE. The NPCs have something new to say after every story development and I love that.
- OST is a banger!! I only knew about the battle music but everything is else is really good. I might do some piano covers after I'm done working on Sophisticated Battle.
- I really need Carnelia Chapter 2. They can't do this to me after 6 pages.
- Treasure chest under tree = bad
Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLH8RxlfN7SU-BANz2CyIXH4tENX-19dye.html
Timestamps:
0:00 - Pre-prologue(??)
3:07:14 - Pat and Luke Rescue Mission
4:06:00 - Oh.. this is the START of the Prologue
5:47:32 - THE Treasure Chest..
5:54:40 - I'm never opening a chest under a tree again
lol ok you are def gonna want the list of canonical supplemental materials I put together here: seewhathadhappenedwas1.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-series.html
The Xenoblade to Trails pipeline claims another victim.
Xenoblade fans were cooking when they told me to play Trails..
First NicoB...
I love seeing more people get into the series especially starting with Sky cause the game is so special to me!! Hope you enjoy the ride!!
I'm only 6 hours in and I'm sure nobody can beat Estelle as my favourite LOL. Thank you so much!
My first introduction to the vtuber named stal: See a VOD of someone playing one of my favorite games of all time for the first time, immediately click on the link. Within the first minute, she correctly guesses FEET based on a few pixels. I am unsure what to make of this information, but I am storing it for later.
aight this puts me in a very bad light but i can explain......... LMAO
Welcome to the Trails rabbit hole! This series is my favourite of all time. I did the exact same thing as you, buying all of the games at once. I'm currently on Trails of Cold Steel II, and I started Trails in the Sky FC two years ago. I average 100-120 hours per game. XD
I hope you enjoy your time with the series!
thank you so much! let's catch up in 5 years when we finally beat all the games LOL
@@stalvods Sounds like a plan! How's your schedule looking for February 12, 2030?
Welcome to the game that answers the question “Why is my present a boy?”. You are in for a long, wild ride. Also Estelle is Bestelle.
BESTELLE!!!!!
Welcome to the game that answers the question “Why is my present a boy?”. You are in for a long, wild ride.
since your first tweet i've been excited to see you play. looking forward to following your playthrough on this channel
You asked about whether the translation was as good after they changed translators - two of the key people doing Trails translation at XSEED quit their jobs at XSEED so they could get hired at NISA to continue translating Trails.
they are so real for this. the localisation has been so insane, it adds so much personality into every character. JP dub could say "you're so energetic" but the EN subs literally go "by Aidios.. how much coffee did you drink.." and that's AMAZINGGGGG i'm in love with this game
The Kiseki Virus SPREADS!!! All Hail Makoto Shinkai's bastard child All hail Falcom Progeny, Praise be Kondo's "Sou ka"!
WOO STAL TRAILS ERA! More RPG Goodness! Love that you went all in buying all the games 😆
Hope you have fun playing the series & I'll tune in whenever I can!!
Thank you leef!!
Praised to new content creator that play trails series. The series is the definition of slow burn, so it might not be for everyone, but I hope you like it!
i love it so much it doesn't feel slow to me at all :D thank you!
Hi! I've never seen your content before this but I have been watching your Trails VODs. I am a HUGE fan of the Trails series, It is probably my favorite RPG franchise. Based on the fact that it seems you like to explore, talk to NPCs and take notes about tiny world-building details, you will probably love this franchise. One of the biggest barriers to this franchise is that this first game, despite being pretty good, is almost never cited as being one of the best in the series. For me I didn't love the series until the second game, and it didn't become an all-consuming passion until the 3rd, 4th, and 5th games. But the fact that you are having so much fun, so early on leads me to believe that this series will likely become very special to you as well once you get pretty deep into it.
I'm absolutely in love with this game and if the prologue is considered slow to people, I'm definitely going to love the series LOL thank you so much!
It's great to see more people getting into the series!!!
Game is great!! I hope the remake gets more people in too
@stalvods For Sure, hopefully bring tons of new players. I'm also hoping they continue the remakes up to Azure, so the entire saga is "up to date" and more people came access it.
Trails is the pinnacle of serial JRPG games imo, the story just keeps getting better and better throughout the immense series, the only thing that even felt close to the scale was the original FFXIV Hydaelyn/Zodiark saga.
Glad you’re doing this and the series is getting more recognition, the main barrier of entry for many is the length of the series and age of the early games (maybe another similarity to FF) - it is a big commitment to even get halfway… the remakes will freshen up the early experience though!
Every JRPG about to get ruined for me, I can see it coming..... I'm ready!!!!!!!
hey ! welcome to trails ! There's a turbo button on one of your triggers if you play on controller, and Alt if you play on keyboard, which is great to walk faster or speed up battle animations.
I found that out recently, thank you!!
Finding this was great, I'm also going through the Trails series at the moment and am on the 2nd game. It's so fun, hope you enjoy this game.
Thank you so much!!
Oh boy another FC playthrough to watch even though I just finished one? HELL YES
I subbed, love trails series and can't find a streamer playing it, hope you finish it till the end ❤
thank you! i'm pretty confident i will but maybe it will take me 2 years LOL
I don't use twt anymore but my bf sent me a tweet of yours playing this. Your reaction for 6 hours of gameplay, and I was like... cool, another playthrough I can watch some time (I've been watching a lot of it since remake was announced). I forgot about it though so am happy that YT recommended this to me. As a big fan of Sky trilogy compared to all Trails games, I'm very happy that you're enjoying this one. I'm also a big fan of the slowburn and dialogue. And of course, BESTELLE. have fun!
BESTELLE! thank you so much, i'm so glad you're enjoying the playthrough!!
I had no idea that Xenoblade fans were recommending Trails, and that is certainly one balls-deep commitment to buy the entire series. But having played them myself, it definitely checks out. I actually started with Cold Steel and while I wouldn't say I regret it, I know I absolutely have to go back and start from the beginning. They definitely have a charm all their own, and the OSTs, character writing and worldbuilding are a pretty big part of that. Hope you have a good time with it!
I had no idea too!! I didn't see any connection between the two but chat also pointed out the same things - character writing and world building. Even though I'm only 6 hours in, the writing feels so natural and easy to follow, and it's really impressive. Thank you so much :D
I've been looking for a streamer to watch play this. Guess I'll have to binge the first few VODs before catching up to the streams!
thank you so much i hope you enjoy the playthrough!
@@stalvods I've very much enjoyed it so far. I love that you're taking it slowly and taking in everything. It's so nostalgic to watch. Thank you.
I hope you enjoy your journey through trails series, it can be quite the slog clearing each entry to reach the latest game, but i hope you can find them enjoyable enough as it is worth going through imo.
i'm already finding the introduction super enjoyable, i'm going to be crazy hooked to this series
Randomly got this in my recommended, I guess TH-cam decides that I need to watch more people fell into the Trails rabbit hole, I have been following NicoB's Trails playthrough, he started FC in July last year and he did SC back to back, he's on 3rd now and it'll happen to you!
thank you so much for watching! i'm probably going to watch NicoB's playthrough after i'm done with mine LOL
i am so happy that the game is rly that good ( for now ) as everyone said, especially the writing and the music is so great
thanks for the upload stal, and pls never change and take your time with jrpg´s
LET'S GOOOO
You bought all of the Trails games?!! I'll have like 3 years worth of content to watch now lol. Hope you like it. I'm especially fond of Zero and Azure
i did!! i was really confident when Xenoblade fans said i will love Trails and they have been pretty spot on :D
5:33:13 she says 60 hours here but with MY playthrough where i did still talk to all NPCs all the time WITHOUT taking any notes i still ended up with 90 hours on my playtime 😅
i also did a little bit of money farming but much later on for a better food item to do it with
someone told me it was 30-40 hours long but i'm already 23 hours into the game and only on Chapter 1 LOL......
@ yeahh LOL. ive been peeking your twitter updates and im slowly inching my way to catch up to your vods so i can watch you live
buying all 11 games is insane work. I'll sub and watch the journey. enjoy(:
thank you so much :D
Damn, just the other day I'm grumbling in somebody comment section about the lack of good streamer who just start playing Trails games and still new to this series. And not even a week later this video appear on my reccomendation. The youtube god must've been hearing me complaining lol
LOL I hope you enjoy my playthrough, thank you so much! :D
There's also nicoB, who recently started to play Sky 3.
@5:12: "Is he an illi-jit-mate child or something?"
@ 8:02
Estelle will always be best girl of the Trails series. 😂😂😂
I hope she never changes 😭
I am so locked in
SO AM I
wahoo! yatta! time for peak
Peak for the rest of 2025 ez
Do you plan on playing all the games in one go or will you take breaks in between?
Likely taking breaks in between since Monster Hunter Wilds and Xenoblade Chronicles X are releasing this year :D
Its so weird to hear it voiced. Every other YTber does voices
they are too powerful.. i think i will lose my voice by the 2nd day if i tried to voice them myself..
once you have reached the ending you will .... and starts the second game right away
It's literally impossible not to start the second game right after this one...