I geniunely believe the Symbiote arc can't be told in a videogame or movie; the shift in Peter's personality is too subtle and slow to properly showcase in such a short amount of time, which is why Spider-Man 3 and this game felt so rushed. As always, Spectacular was the best adaptation of the storyline.

The only part where second entry exeeds the original is combat/traversal. That's it. In every other regard this game is a disappointment. Especially story-wise

FES is my favorite video game but i wont buy reload because of the lighting in the dorms.

I'll be honest as a huge Spidey fan this game just left me super unexcited for the next game tbh. Something about this one just made the excitement drop to zero, i havent even replayed it.

My principal issue with this game was that even playing in NG+ I ended up maxing all my social links in 1/30. Which is entirely crazy compared with P5R where you got like a month to spare. The combat seemed great and enjoyable but like you said, crits are just too good in this game that you barely get shuffle time at endgame. But my biggest complaint was not able to pick merciless in NG+ from a normal run. That killed the replayability to me since I don’t feel like investing +60 hours fusing personas again. Nice game but I feel it really had the potential to beat P5R.

Put simply this game sucked i didnt enjoy it and i disagree with harry being venom that is so wrong

Find it funny you mention miles should have gotten the symbiote because the a lot of the original drafts and concept art he was supposed to have it but it was cut because of the development struggles

I am surprised to see someone with such a similar list as mine! CS2 is also my favorite (in my top five games, if not top three of all time) and my bottom three are the same. My main change is Reverie is my second favorite because I really loved C and Rean as characters

added thumbs down :D give urselve a job u dont deserve salary from this shi.t

Cs 2 is one of the worst for me

Side missions were awful too, fighting sand minions, fighting waves in Mysterio's games. Come on they could've done way better, it truly felt rushed tbh.😅

How do you only have 935 subs? With the quality of the video, the script and how clearly you made your point, one would expect this to be a 5mil sub channel. Keep up the good work! You can only get better from here!

Great review. The portrayal of Krvaen and Venom were awful. It's crazy hearing people say this game has the best version of these characters.

I thought I was the only one mad about miles barely being in the game 🤧

That is true, persona 3 royal lacks night activities, persona fusion needs a guide which is hard to find, and need a guide to play the game in general. I have played the game without a guide and that didn’t go well. I wasn’t hooked in the story and tarturas was just a place where I grind for XP. Although, I enjoyed the variety of mini bosses between the floor since each one of them has a unique way to fight them. At the end, I did enjoy of some parts of the game, but disappointed at some parts.

This game desperately needs a directors cut rerelease that’s ported on PC as well

FC is the peak of the series

The sheer amount of ppl who have played every trails release tells me all I need to know about the quality of the series.

the only thing i see if they do like golden or royal is that it take place after the answer or p4 area to save makoto yuki with elizabeth

I guess I am the only one that couldn't care less fur shizuna. She only warmed up to me in the final stretch before the last dungeon. I just found her frustrating and inconsistent before that. I went with order. I didn't even get chaos high anoth to lign up with her if I wanted

Havent played Daybreak but from best to worst with thoughts on each on why its ranked that way. I'll try to keep spoilers at a minimum. tldr 1 CS3 2 SC 3 CS2 4 Reverie 5 Sky 3rd 6 Zero 7 CS1 8 Azure 9 CS4 10 FC CS3 (introduces new class 7 all are good chars and a very daring ending that still drops my jaw. This game is not afraid of anything and I mean it. New class 7 is probably my favorite group. I just love how they bounce off each other and how they interact with Rean. Something that I like that got introduced in this game (or CS4), hidden quests are shown on the map. Lovely quality of life. Still easily missable though.) SC (Could easily be the best but the middle few chapters are such a slog and kind of gets predictable. At one point, you run all across Liberl with a handicap and boy is it boring. Aside from that, the best story and protags in all of trails hands down) CS2 (Solid themes, big stakes, very fun combat mechanics, two interesting characters appearing at the end. I think this video's ranking described it pretty well. McBurn gets introduced here too. So over the top that it just becomes fun.) Reverie (This game somehow rectifies some of CS4's flaws. Split up the huuuuge case. Closes out crossbell and cold steel arcs. Sets up next one and a lot of freedom is given to the player in the corridor. Abyss mode is bullshit and I love it. I have a lot of negative opinions of how Lloyd is handled in this game. It's a mess but as much as it sucks, the other two main characters make up for it. Lots of fun moments in this game.) Sky 3rd (Kevin is goated with a great story and power. Rias is probably the most interesting female character I've seen from this series. She is a glutton wielding a sword that can split! She is the only member of a main cast in the games that is a glutton as far as I recall and its funny! As for the game, I could rank this one up just for the music - lots of bangers. I appreciate the pacing of this game too. The doors do great world building but not required. Even if someone goes out of their way to see them all, this game takes the least amount of time to clear so definitely doesn't overstay its welcome like some of the other games do.) Zero (imo the most down to earth game on par with FC. SSS is probably my second favorite group. They are funny all throughout the game and will grow on you. The politics in this game is entertaining too. Some great characters also reappear with some great moments too) CS1 (My first trails game so it gets a bit of a bump. Rean is a good character; my favorite character of the series. As someone struggling with depression myself, it feels good to see it as a major plot point and this game kicks that off. OG C7 is the weakest cast to me though. Jusis vs Machias is damn good tension but outside of that most of the other characters get barely any attention like Elliot or Millium and when they do it's boring as all hell sadly. Not to mention, the stupid easily missable bonding events walls a lot of that attention away.) Azure (imo overrated by the fandom; zero's better imo. This game starts some... damaging trends in the series. Protag's harem gets brought up so many times it gets repetitive and annoying just like CS4. Stakes are high but ultimately lose a bit of impact when no one ever dies. Credit where it's due though: Lloyd has quite a few great moments here. This game follows up on some dark themes from earlier in series. The political tension is back but with a more external focus, which gets intriguing here. Great twists and pretty crazy revelations at the end. Watching the SSS overcoming near impossible odds is fun too. Honestly watching the SSS do anything is probably fun. Just a great cast of characters including more returning characters) CS4 (I saw someone on reddit say this game has the highest highs and the lowest lows and I can't describe this game any better. I don't mind the harem but I can agree it is all over the place in this game. What kills it for me though is the same thing I had a bitter taste for Azure. The stakes are high but again it doesn't matter when there's no consequences. Some characters return and they REALLY shouldn't. Play the game to know what I mean. Take everything I dislike about Azure and put it here in this game. It's frustrating that the final or second to last Cold Steel game has the flaws it has especially when CS3 threw such an amazing lob for it. Despite that though, some people have this game as their number 1 and I can see why. Highest highs remember? CS4 has some of the best moments in all of trails. It's so epic and enjoyable. I mean, New Class 7 shines in the first half of the game, Juna and Ash specifically. Rean is the most badass in this game; even more than CS2. More Altina is good. Some older characters return where it feels like they should and it make sense why they are there. It is fun to see how Rean and the CS cast interact. Lloyd and Rean have a conversation that's pretty moving ngl. It has a satisfying ending that I don't think I see many people complain about. There's some things you can nitpick but it definitely feels well-deserved by the very end so kudos to CS4 on that.) FC (I love this game. I really do. It had to do most of the world building and I respect that. Unfortunately I can't deny how much of a slog this becomes. a weak antagonist too. This game aged like milk. The fighting system is the worst. A lot of filler moment too that either don't make sense or make you go 'who cares?' The music though? Goated. The cast? Very memorable. This game does what it was supposed to do and I'm glad some better ways to experience this arc will be coming soon.) Despite some negatives about some of these, I want to stress none of these are bad games at all imo

The cold steel series is the best for me followes by the crossbell arc. Pretty popular to bash on the cold steel series but they can kiss my shiny @$$

I have gedacht das kevin Waschlappen ist

Reverie was for me best most because music

Things that should have been in this game: random supervillain boss fight encounters in the city with a massive roster; missions where you as Peter and Miles try AND FAIL to protect supervillains from Kraven which would lead to Peter feeling like he was failing as Spider-man which would boost the symbiote spider-man arc; the Venom fight should have toured the city and should have had chases and massive destruction on a scale bigger than sandman's; wall and ceiling combat; more unique gadgets for Peter and Miles; unique suit powers like the first game; longer story that fleshes out the characters and their relationships better; more interactions between just about everyone; all of the QoL stuff that the first game had; Peter talking about trying to remove anti-venom to give to Harry to heal him and that being the reason Peter puts the superhero stuff to rest for a bit.

12:55 i agree with many things even though i was very hyped for the game and pre ordered it But you can turn off the swinging assist making you actively counteract the physics

Something tells me venom was not a part of the original script for Spiderman 2. I believe the fan backlash for wanting the black suit in the first installment made investors force a creative pivot late into development.... I believe the only main villain was supposed to be kraven.. And peter was supposed to be battling his emotions A LOT more post aunt Mae's death on screen. Kraven was supposed to be the one really pushing peter to the edge emotionally. Giving us a really serious spider man minus the symbiote. A serious version of Pete seen in the comics. But the black suit demands from the fan meant even more revenue for investors. So they forced the devs to shoehorn venom into what could've been a really great story for the sequel....

love the fact that this fandom is so diverse when it comes to ranking the games my personal ranking is 12_Azure 11_Sky Fc 10_zero 9_Sky third 8_Kuro 2(daybreak crimson sin) 7_Cs1 6_Kuro 1(daybreak) 5_Cs3 4_Sky SC 3_Cs2 2_Hajimari(riverie) 1_Cs4(end of saga)

I must disagree with you on Daybreak as I find it to have one of the worst stories out of the entire Legend of Heroes franchise only to be higher than Cold Steel IV and Song of the Ocean which was a PSP game. I will be taking quite a few shots at the game. Not for the characters, but more for the implemented mechanics. I won't cover everything since that would take a very long discussion. To be honest, even Moonlight Witch and A Tear of Vermilion in my opinion were better than Daybreak and those games have aged quite a bit since the PSP days. I also thought Daybreak had the weakest soundtracks of the entire series. Even Song of the Ocean's soundtrack was better than Daybreaks. Open the Shard is by far the worst normal battle theme I've heard. Mainly because once again Koguchi tries to overdo it with his compositions. If he got rid of that annoying synthesizer in that song it would sound a lot more clean. Besides, the piano version of that song is much better and reminds me of the old battle theme from Unlimited Saga for PS2. Koguchi has a long ways to go if he wants to be as good as Unisuga and Ishibashi were. Singa has been there longer than Koguchi and he still is missing the mark at times. In all honesty, even on the higher difficulties I didn't really find the game that challenging which is a disappointment, because boss fights would usually last quite a few minutes and they were only lasting two or three minutes at most for me. I don't like the shard system and much prefer the old battle order system. I hate systems that rely on procurement and luck. I thought the sidequests consumed way too much of my time where you would have to run back and forth and usually the reward was some mediocre item I never used. I'm not a big fan of the new orbment system. Just like the older battle order system I also preferred the older orbment system of this newer one. The only thing I can say positive about it is that it expands and lets you equip more orbs. Other than that, I have nothing really positive to say about it. As for your favorite characters from that game none of them really stood out for me. Only Risette Twinnings really appealed to me, because she reminds me a lot of Sophie from Sol Trigger. As for Van, I do like him as a character, but I still think there are better male protagonists from other games and I didn't really feel like he really changed that much even at the end of the game just like Lloyd hasn't really changed. As for Shizuna I'll talk a bit about her later on and where I can draw comparisons to other characters that were before her time, but I've played too many games and there's no place for her in my favorite character list which is already dominated by Cyrille from Shining Force EXA, Mue from Spectral Souls, Tear Grants from Tales of the Abyss, Rose from The Legend of Dragoon, Cecilia Armaclite from Hexyz Force, Prier from La Pucelle Ragnarok, Milla from Tales of Xillia I and II, Velvet Crowe from Tales of Beseria, Dana from Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, CC from Super Robot Wars series, Snow from Blazing Souls: Accelate, Mir (Jacqli) from Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica, Sialeeds from Suikoden V, Shurelia from Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia, Tyria from Ar Tonelico: Qoga. My top tier female protagonist list is too large to add some of the newer characters from more modern games than the ones I'm used to. Daybreak had things going for it and also had missed the mark in quite a few areas. The story started off fine, but just like Cold Steel IV it deviated from the actual idea and that is where it begun to lose my interest. I personally thought the story got gimmicky passed the beginning and never actually recovered as it continued to rely on gimmicks. What I mean by gimmicky is that Aaron's character is based off of Sun Ce from Three Kingdoms China. Yes, I know Heiyue are supposed to be based off of the Chinese mafia group known as TRIADs, but I would have preferred a fresh set of characters instead over ones that are well-known in that area. Judith is gimmicky, because the whole Phantom Thief mantage is seen a lot in anime and gaming both. It looks like she was based off of Ann from Persona 5. Shizuna is gimmicky for obvious Trope Hot Chicks & Katanas which is what I have Onechanbara for. I also did not like Shizuna's outfit. Much would have preferred they just keep her entire attire traditional. Those pants are anything but that and only seductresses would wear something like that which is why I can relate to a certain someone from Tenjo Tenge which I will reveal later below. It's as ugly as the one that Luke in Tale of the Abyss wears when you win at the coliseum. It's also not traditional and her clan is supposed to be based on tradition and she certainly doesn't dress like she a person who cares about tradition like Rixia Mao. Outfit aside, doesn't make me hate a character. There are some aspects of her that I find interesting and there are others that I find less interesting. Let's talk about Shizuna who I can relate to a lot of characters including Saki from Arcana Heart and Senna Kyoudou from Big Bang Beat. Especially since her sword style is a fusion between those two characters. Doesn't really surprise me considering Arcana Heart was a very popular game in Japan which had it's own arcade whereas Big Bang Beat is more or less a lesser known doujin game. Her looks remind me a bit of Chou-un Shiryuu from Ikkitousen (Battle Vixens) and Aya and Maya Natsume from Tenjo Tenge. Especially Maya minus the ability to turn into a loli which is something we only know Roselia can do. Maya would definitely wear an obscene and obscure outfit like the one Shizuna wears. What Shizuna pulls with Van is what CC did to Lelouch. CC used to get on Lelouch's nerves just like how Shizuna gets on Van's nerves. Snow also used to get on Zelos nerves who are both from Blazing Souls. It's a reoccurring theme that I'm too familiar with which is why I'm not overly impressed with Shizuna as a character. Personalities aside, as long as she is top tier in the DPS department then she'll be used. I have a history of using characters that I literally hate just, because they are good in the DPS department; however, Shizuna is not one of those characters. I think she's solid, but not overly amazing. As for Judith, reminds me of another character I know from Blazing Souls that always used to get on my nerves all the time. Now that I've given my actual views on the weakest points of the game, I'll examine some of the points about the game that I actually did like. While those points might be very few, they still stood out for me. One of the points I did like was the action battle system idea, but I thought it could have been developed better and felt too much like RWBY Grimm Eclipse's battle system. I would also prefer they let you choose what battle system you want to use and not force the other one onto you. I don't like the idea of Tale of Two Battle Systems just like I didn't like the idea of Tale of Two Endings with Cold Steel IV. I do like most of the characters from the game while I found others okay. In all honesty, Judith was the character I really liked the least out of the whole group. She's fucking hot, but she's also a whiny bitch. I did not like the way she treated Van at first either. With that aside, it was great to see Fie make a big entrance and return after Reverie which was another great thing about the game. As for the command battle system, it really hasn't changed that much since the Reverie other than the fact the Assault Gauge has been repurposed as now the S-Boost Gauge. The ATB gauge being at the top and not on the side is a minor thing, but that still does bother me. Not enough for me to make a big issue out of it, but still most games I've played have always had the gauge on the side and not at the top of the screen for good reason too. My likes were change to the battle system, Fie's reappearance, the characters aside from Judith, all of Sonoda and Jindo's tracks, the scenery, the new system backdrops, cooking is more fleshed out, can add more orbs to orbment, character designs aside from Shizuna's outfit. My Ranking goes like this of every Legend of Heroes game I've touched and yes this includes games outside the Trails series. While Daybreak is rated pretty low, the other Daybreak game managed to break my Top 5. Three of those titles on there you probably never even touched since they are PSP games. I respect everyone opinion and know that they are not going to like the same games I do. I also realize they probably might like other games that I found weren't as impressive in my eyes. My main two takeaways from Daybreak were the weak soundtrack and the convoluted and gimmicky storyline. My final rating for Trails through Daybreak is still a pretty solid score which is 7.25/10. Certainly not the worst in the series, but far from the best. At least you cannot get any worse than Song of the Ocean and Cold Steel III. The only two Legend of Heroes titles I haven't touched are the Turbo Grafix 16 two Dragonslayer titles. Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II Crimson Sin Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermilion (I hate the final boss to this game more than I do any Final Fantasy final boss including the optional boss from FFVII Ruby Weapon.) Legend of Heroes: The Moonlight Witch Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Third Chapter Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Legend of Heroes: Trails of Zero Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Legend of Heroes: Song of the Ocean

In my opinion the game is great but there are funny bugs where i flew to space bc miles was glitch wall running on air, overall 8/10 but i respect ur opinion.

I'm about 20 hours into Sky FC and loving it so if it's your "worst" trails game then I'm anticipating big things to come 😅

I hope i disagree with you on Kuro/Daybreak 2 - haven't played that one yet. What i love about this series is the rankings from fans are all over the place. I've seen CS2 ranked high like here, I've seen it ranked low, even last. I've seen CS4 ranked 1 and even Sky FC ranked 1 by another channel. So it's all personal preference. My personal top 2 are Daybreak and Azure, not sure which one I'd put #1.

narrativly cold steel games are the low point.

Didn't play Kuro 2 but 1. Sc 2. Azure 3. Tc 4. Zero 5.Cs3 5.Reverie 6.Daybreak 7.FC 8.Cs4 9.Cs2 10.Cs1 Every single game is good but Cs1. The change of target to the series with Cs didn't do for me, glad they went back to the rails with Cs3/Reverie and then Kuro

This man had this S-tier courage required to take on all the fandom naysayers and recognize Cold Steel II as the best entry of an all-games-are-great series. I salute your brave and correct never-seen opinion sir.

This my ranking Need to replay sky 3 11.sky fc 10. Kuro 2 9.zero 8. Cs1 7.sky 2 6. Cs2 5. Kuro 4. Azure 3. Cs4 2. Reverie 1. Cs3

The Sky Trilogy soundtrack will always hit hard. That rustic feel when it all began on FC with my favorite duo just starting out as bracers that turned into a dimensional mess that Kevin and the group faced on The 3rd.

What was the name of.the ninth one man

I think the reason the game feels so cluttered was because originally they wanted to show peter trying to help harry, mentor miles, love MJ, pay morgage, and hunt kraven at the same time. Here he fails to balance his life trying to do everything himself like stated in the beginning. But I think somehow the story splintered because messy stories are hard to juggle. So i guess they tried to make it work the best they can.

Amazing video. Would you ever consider doing a review of the story of the game as well or are you mostly focused on the gameplay aspects only?

Wow, I actually miss delivering pizzas now.

I am on Chapter 1 of trails in the sky, and am thinking it’s pure fucking gold so far. So seeing it listed as the lowest spot on your list is HYPE for me, a lot to look forward to 😊

"Visually interesting than mechanically deep" you just succinctly said what ive been trying to express since insomniac started their franchise. To me the games were lazily made and had no depth in swinging or gameplay. The upgrade tree was 90% fluff. In 2024 and i cant do what older games did when it comes to web swinging or combat?!

Insomniac's Spider-Man games are average at best. They are not even close to the standard of the Arkham games. Insomniac is simply not fit to he making superhero games.

Miles missions are sooo pathetic I don't even know where to start😭 So I'll just put it like this. Name me ONE Superhero media where the TEEN hero's school is NEVER attacked!? I just want ONE Comistorian(RIP) said that they couldbe easiy added a low level villain like Gjost and implement it into an overarching plot. Personally I wouldbe gone with FROST PHAROAH Its HILARIOUS how they want Miles to be the next Spidey yet have used NONE of his ORIGINAL villains from the comics. STARLING could EASILY be his Black Cat equivalent...why tf does he have a mission with felicia!? And Felicia doesnt interact with symbiote Peter AT ALL. Seriously WHO WROTE THIS CRAP😐!? Starling couldbe easily been implemented into the game as someone taking on the hunter bases as well in order to get revenge for her Grandfather vulture and Miles who is ALSO looking for revenge has to overcome it because hes a HERO and he sees what this did to Starling FUNNY thing is...Starling is IN THE PREQUEL NOVEL for the Miles Morales game. And dont even get me started on how the Prequel Novel characters cant be used as bosses. Blood Spider couldve WASILY been a boss for Miles as well. He HATES Spiderman and wanted to replace as bim as the "real" spiderman. Imagine him seeing how Miles got accepted when he was rejected, it would further feed into his MADNESS. Let alone giving him a SYMBIOTE for a second boss fight

11:23 I've been SAYING this. This game has ZERO connective tissue tk the first game. My GOD they mention doc ock ONCE and its HARRY who brings it up It does a POOR job at showing us that Peter is DEPRESSED. The lack of proper writing in this game really pisses me off I might playthrough this all of once and refund it cause how it treats Peter and the rest of the cast is as ANNOYING as it is DISAPPOINTING😐😔

FINALLY someone who talks about how BAD as Kravens character was. He has as much depth as a SLASHER MOVIE villain😑 OH MY GOD the POTENTIAL here was INSANE. They couldve given him a heart to heart with Vulture a man ALSO dying from a sickness he cant stop. Vulture breaks down after fighting coming to terns with his death and lamenting how Doc Ock and Spidey left him to die Kraven kills him and you can see the sorrow on his face cause he's envious of being able to provide vulture with something he may never get. Implement his FAMILY into the game and let us see through them how this great man is now spiraling Kraven couldve become Venom and it couldve been great cause Peter doesnt kill him he becoms infuriated and the symbiote preys on this insecurity. Short timeskip and Peter learns that all his friends have been kidnapped after Krenom suprise attacks him and he uses his Shocker Gear to fight him off. Krenom tells him to come for his family and Peter teams up with Mr Negative to take him down. Hell you can even still give Peter Anti Venom in this route while still keeping the values intact that he is SUPPOSED to learn after the symbiote arc which is that he does NOT need a symbiote

This whole ranking is whack.

War in the Pocket will always be the best to me because it shows what I like most about Gundam without being bogged down by the Newtype side of things. A war story that focuses on what it does to people that aren't special at the end of the day. No fluff, just a very well told story of something that's been done before. 8th MS Team I have a hard time finding what the themes or meanings are ironically, it's solid overall, but there's nothing deeper to it other than it can be cool sometimes. MS Igloo is mostly ignorable, it's just more stuff for the sake of it, although the Hildolfr and Zudah are pretty cool things that came out of it. Stardust Memory has a much more noticeable shift in quality after the change in direction, even more than 8th MS Team, in that it just gets worse. If not for the visuals and the music, it'd be a stain for me as I lost interest the more it went on and especially when I found out it was just setup for the Titans. It'll be something to see how the rest goes.