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gaming thread: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd

thu 13.11.25

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damn i'm such a liar to myself ok fine i'm starting the 3rd trails game today. i've been so stressed from work and life, plus my internet keeps playing up on me. gimme your story kevin, distract me.

✨ 7.1.26 ✨

finally it's theend for trails in the sky, we got there. that was a nice way to wrap up all the characters in liberl. i was feeling so-so about the game for a while (and i feel that's partly why i was slower with it compared to the other 2 games), but it grew on me. i really enjoyed kevin as a protagonist as well. i know i didn't completely go out of my way to finish the doors properly before heading into the final area but i could feel myself getting drained by it sometimes, i think i'm satisfied with what i've experienced for now. and i suppose we'll see how long it takes for me to start the next game (which as of right now, i don't own).

always leave it to estelle to give the good quotes
"it's because no matter now much you love someone or how much you hate someone... eventually, you'll end up having to part from them. that goes for everyone. no exceptions." "every day you spend with someone could turn out to be the last, and that's a reality all of us have to face up to and fight every day." "and that's why we have to smile!"

have we finally adopted renne yet- oh no, she's still running away

ok everyone line up and say your farewells.

yeesh rufina give kevin and ries a hard time in your final moments, time to pass on the sin once again. but at least they're doing it together. and goodbye to kev's stigma.

ok final boss got me with an insta kill (least i think so, needed grail sphere for protection) but 2nd time's the charm with good boy joshua taking the final hit

let's go end game!! 4 back to back bosses?! least the game was nice to give a save before the final boss itself...

✨ 6.1.26 ✨

you're showing me a golden pater-meter then moving onto the next team?! ok we're not finishing tonight this dungeon is long lol

ahhh time to split the team into 4... here's hoping this works out

goddamn gilbert making a noble sacrifice here, no doubt he'll survive somehow

kev: "i doubt what i'm thinking about has any direct connection to what's happening here"
damn it kev you realised that campanella took the aureole and you're not sharing it with the team

don't break the 4th wall with me you little clown. anyway time to see whether we can complete the game tonight??!

god it took too long to finally unlock all the doors to access the last one, but we got there... so the society has the aureole now...
"i hearby proclaim the completion of the first phase of the orpheus final plan, the gospel plan... and the initation of its second phase the phantasmal blaze plan." so like it's all going according to their plan huh. this is gonna be on an on-going thing in the series huh.

✨ 5.1.26 ✨

that sure is another messed up backstory for a child, least loewe and joshua got her out of that place.

used kev, joshua, richard, and mueller in the abyss just so i could marathon my way through to find the door at the end. getting renne backstory now.

✨ 1.1.26 ✨

geee thanks man. anyway finally in the final chapter of the game, i'm getting warned about finishing everything since there's a point of no return... time to check out the remaining doors i guess.

welcome to hell tita

YOU- ok give us the exposition about how phantasma came via the stigma, and needed someone after aureole disappeared and it chose kevin who had the deepest trauma

kevin no :(

ah time to be in hell and fight all the heretics kev has killed

finally the identity reveal. kevin stop feeling immense desire to punish yourself man

oh no kevin's backstory is fcked up, poor kid - "i guess she figured that if we were both going to suffer, we might as well take the easy way out as a family."

it's 12:35am and i'm spending it on chapter 7 of this game, happy 2026. we're at the aster house where kevin, rufina and ries lived.

✨ 31.12.25 ✨

asdhald bringing in agate for this was the right choice haha

time to feel sad for a bit

i mean ok fine, we'll fight him before we reveal his face- hello long-haired loewe
i originally wanted to bring renne for this fight but it was difficult... ended up switching to agate instead

ah should have expecte this lot too... but all at once?? yeesh

✨ 30.12.25 ✨

3-4 tries but we barely got there. this man continues to leave wise parting words.

CASSIUS FIGHT CASSIUS FIGHT HOLY SHIT HE'S STRONG (of course we got the silver will song too).
game don't mock with your "retry (easy)" mode

KILIKA FIGHT KILIKA FIGHT!
we've been fighting 'guardians' in chapter 6, had the ravens and phillip; then grant, carna, kurt and kilika. now in the fortress and we just fought cid... could we possibly see a cassius fight...?

✨ 29.12.25 ✨

yeshh polly give grant a break, poor guy

what is up with this dragon?

PHILLIP FIGHT PHILLIP FIGHT LET'S GO

✨ 19.12.25 ✨

oliver's making some big enemies... and lechter's a bit of a mystery guy too

ah didn't know oliver hid his identity from him too- LECHTER?! SECRETARY?! also oliver stop

kevin tell us who the big bad is please.

ghost identity reveal! it's kloe's ancestor. and now we kinda understand what this place is a bit more.

it has to be loewe it has to. i saw the ellipsis from renne and joshua, plus i assume estelle is keeping hush too

ah this girl is finally here. still a sassy brat but hopefully i will grow to like her more here. also dang ries holds no punches

✨ 14.12.25 ✨

ah we're getting to see the past of these 2.

oooohh hello playable richard. mate you don't need to introduce yourself as a traitor. also cackling at the girls' reactions to richard appearing in his uniform instead of the clothes he was previously wearing (aside from tita who's a pure soul). military uniforms look hot, we can't deny that.

oh so joshua's stigma was just a replica of the real thing, which naturally comes for the dominions. also kev really got messed up over her death huh, poor thing

huzzah our favourite girl who lights up our world is finally here, at the cost of kevin getting knocked out from activating whatever seal (stigma?) he had and is clearly not joining us for this next chapter, ok game

ohhhh hearing 'overdosing heavenly bliss' in-game for the first time, nice. also where is the rest of our party to help out ries?!

ohhh i'm here for young schera and aina flashback

game no. stop. i hate this.

welcome agate

✨ 13.12.25 ✨

i never knew i needed short haired schera in my life, what a cutie

can we just leave this guy to the rats please?

✨ 12.12.25 ✨

SHOOT YOUR SHOT KLOE! a shame a poly relationship isn't an option for the 3 of them. it's nice to see these 2 have a heart to heart for a bit.

ASDKLSAJDSHDSJDK

control yourself hans

no seriously who is this guy, are you gonna show up again in the game?

✨ 3.12.25 ✨

you pissed off ries but hey joshua's got your back for a while kev. even if he knows your history of being a hunter and you were letting estelle get into danger just for the sake of your mission. seeing kevin being 'cold' is a heck of a thing

unsurprising that kev's the kind of person who keeps other people at arm's length and doesn't get too close with anyone, even friends.

chill oliver we missed you too, and yay zin's here too

✨ 2.12.25 ✨

oh interesting the next big section requires us to split out the party into 2 groups, guess we'll see if this works out?

you're only saying that cause you freaking executed weissmann yourself kev, and turned him into salt!!

yayyyy kloe and siegg are here, funny that both of them were trapped in the same stone

ries: "you've been a loser since the day i met you. i don't expect that to change any time soon" dang girl that's savage

just what is your deal mister?

oh god this was the salt tool kev used in the previous game... to turn that guy into salt...

god i sucked at this minigame but the image is real cute

hey now at least he's a hot military nut ok

yo shout out to my boi chester

these are some messed up looking ghosts

✨ 1.12.25 ✨

thanks for the fun fact chest

mueller your way of clearing your head is a one on one duel?? how is this gonna calm julia's thoughts?

oh julia you're too hard working and care for kloe a lot. it's no surprise you got crazy fans too

cube menu...

look i know we can't bring everyone but do we need to leave here back here alone??

mueller my beloved it's nice to see you again

✨ 21.11.25 ✨

well now grancel is looking different... random seals in places and enemies roaming about, no people around either, great

ah backstory time of ries, her sis rufina and kev-
GIRL WTF YOU CAN'T FORCE CHOCOLATE ONTO A KID LIKE THAT

why do you look like long-haired loewe... mr schwarzritter

like... charon? -oh it's beenu, the casket of sorrow, ok game

welcome into the squad julia, glad to have you here.

✨ 16.11.25 ✨

THEY BUILT THE NEW GEAR IN JUST 2 WEEKS?! also my god this flashback is way too long i want it to finish. the anger from mum over agate feels extreme, i get it but it still feels... a bit much

orbal... gear?! a weapon to surpass pater-mater?!

hello tita's dad. and i didn't realise how heated her mum and the prof would get with each other lol