Trails in the Sky: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Hey everyone! Thanks for taking the time to check out my video. It's the first time I've attempted something like this and I had a lot of fun doing it. Let me know if there was anything I missed or if you have any helpful critiques for my future endeavors.
The link to the guide I mentioned in the video is here:
gamefaqs.gamespot.com/psp/933...
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Thanks again!

[@timlock451]

Literally just started this tonight, Cant wait to play all of them!

[@RaifSeverence]

I wouldn't call Estelle a tsundere, frankly. Shes more a tomboy than anything else.

[@RunicRhino22]

Tbh, there is some overlap between the two. Estelle appears to be quite headstrong (despite her brain being a sieve :P). Maybe that's why people see her as a tsun tsun...

[@medeteee5078]

To me, Agate felt like the real tsundere.

[@chikipichi5280]

A tomboy tsundere

[@Janfey]

@@medeteee5078 Yea!

[@SneakyCastro22]

Just your opinion

[@interlinkedMedia]

Just found this game and feel like I've stumbled upon quite a *gem.*

[@playitalready6191]

It really is! I hope you enjoy it!

[@romano-britishmedli7407]

My feelings are the exact same.

[@louisst-amand4203]

Wait until you discover the rest of the series 😍

[@CrocoduckRex]

Same here. The slow start almost made me quit, but the story quickly picked up from there

[@Valincio]

You did not. It's a painfully slow slog through every anime trope in existence.

[@MrIvanm10]

I finally bought a pc and playing this game for the first time. I’m like 6 hours in and enjoying the characters and talking to everyone. Thank you for the tips! It will make my first play through much better

[@lonelyqueen86]

I am about 25 hours in my first ever playthrough. Just started chapter 2. I love it and can't wait to play the rest of the Sky trilogy. It really harkens back to the classic JRPG's of my childhood, Lunar, Grandia, Suikoden, Xenogears, Thousand Arms. I feel an overwhelming sense of nostalgia when I play this game and yet it is brand new to me and only my introduction into a larger world. I am very much looking forward to the rest of the Sky trilogy and diving into the Cold Steel series. I hope to eventually play the Crossbell games since I hear they should not be overlooked and are an important part of the overall saga. Hopefully they will be released here in the US soon.

[@playitalready6191]

I'm glad you are enjoying it so far! There's a lot for you to look forward to!

[@Alpheus_09C]

Just finished fc, and man it took me about 60 hours with turbo. Given i did take my time reading and did leave the game running while I was reading up a wiki about stuff or watching videos, but still, I was thinking itd take me about 40 hours tho

[@jonathandmello3332]

I have just picked this game up and it is incredibly hard to find any sort of guide video or anything. This really helped me out mate, fantastic job!

[@Splitsplatofficial]

I'll be referencing back to this video pretty often on my playthrough of this game, thank you for this video!

[@GabeKaine]

On my first playthrough after a mix of curiosity and the trash taste podcast mentioning the series and comparing it to one piece which intrigued me! I was looking for a new jrpg series to get into and wow I’m in for a ride!! Only 4 and a half hours into it and without a doubt the writing is top tier as well as the combat and the music is so good like damn I can’t wait to continue the trilogy and the rest of the trails series

[@andrewward4439]

Good timing as the fifth game, ao no kiseki (trails to azure) gets its official western release next month. Enjoy the ride

[@ronaldreis8242]

Thanks for your explanation. I miss more videos like this. RPGs generally are more complex than other type of games. So when I decide to play a RPG I search for manuals of combat systems, menu screens explanations, etc, but I mostly find only generic gameplays. This video was a good addition to the manual in PDF of the ghostlight site.

[@admiralhipster9583]

I remember watching this video 2 years ago when I first started the trails series. I wish I could play it for the first time again.

[@michaelc1626]

Thanks for this. I am only in the prologue right now and I will admit the only thing that really confounds me is the turn order...sometimes characters skip to the top again and sometimes they don't and I'm not sure how speed factors into, and I am not sure if I am doing the S-Breaks right, I was unaware you could steal an enemy's turn too and I will have to try it it but overall I am really happy I started the game

[@sashax33]

This is seriously so helpful. Thanks!!

[@NefariousLoto]

Yeah gonna have to replay the game once I’m more familiar with everything and caught up with the series lol

[@griever7257]

When you said slow burn you really meant it, I guess. 10 hours in and I'm still on the begining of chapter 1. Granted I've jumped on hardmode blind, and am hellbent on going through all the side quests I can manage to clear by myself. Having a lot of fun so far. BTW, your tip about the quartz was really helpful. Ty.

[@luminous3558]

Both Fc and Sc do not have a hard mode that is meant to be played. It was added later and is just a stat modifier for all the enemies. It turns the tutorial boss of sc into a restart nightmare and all the monster extermination quests become insanely difficult.

[@griever7257]

@@luminous3558 I learned it the hard way... Still had a lot of fun with fc, can't say the same for sc...

[@mementomori502]

It's a good choice you went hardmode. I chose nightmare on first playthrough despite being frustrated dying at times it was worth it when you find a way to crack at enemies XD

[@BeefBosssu]

These games have become some of my favorite RPGs that ever existed. I'm so glad I found them

[@BeefBosssu]

A month later and I'm on trails to azure

[@ahadkhan3486]

@@BeefBosssu how do you play azure or zero? There's no localization

[@BeefBosssu]

@@ahadkhan3486 fan translation

[@thedoomedninjia]

Thanks for the video! Very informative

[@GameWiz1305]

Pretty informational video. I definitely would've benefitted from watching this before playing. The orbments are the hardest part of the Trails games to get your head around. Thankfully they dumbed it down in the Cold Steel games

[@shi-woonyi2605]

Had this game for years on my pc, started playing it today. Seems fun so far, finished second mission. (With the 2 kids.) Ty for the video :)

[@Ben_osrs]

Shi-Woon Yi did you finish it?

[@Spude_GG]

Thanks for the nice spoiler-free tip summary!

[@sekiganxz]

Great guide! I've just finished Cold Steel 1 & 2, since I wasn't sure how I'd fare with the older titles at first. Needless to say, I'm hooked, and this guide is a great help for me getting started from the beginning now! (Mainly to do with the quartz lines lol)

[@ongbak190]

It's my first game yet and I'm still confused about the orbment set up lol.

[@vicplaza6485]

Thank you for explaining the arts upgrade

[@cballe2288]

What great explanations. I'm an avid RPG player, but this particular battle system confused me at first lol

[@erickgarcia6494]

that was the best description of Estelle and Joshua ever

[@raingaming8]

First tip: don't trust professors with glasses that are always smiling.

[@tylerwilson4180]

you deserve more subs, good job dude

[@vorpal22]

As for talking to people (8:10), you should make a point of finding recurring characters (Anton and Ricky) in each game! They really add a depth of humor to the world that is very enjoyable.

[@sekiganxz]

Oh damn, I've only played CS1&2 so far, so it'll be really funny to see Anton and Ricky here lmao

[@vorpal22]

@@sekiganxzKeep your eyes open because they are funny! Can't wait to get back to CS2... I like Cold Steel better than the others.

[@vorpal22]

I've been jumping around the series... played Zero first, then CS1, and Azure. I went back to Sky FC, and started it on PC, but at the halfway point, switched to playing Sky FC Evo on a jailbroken Vita for a few reasons: * It's almost fully voiced (in Japanese). * There's a perfect fan translation. * I own the Japanese game (I'm a collector's edition maniac, and the JP Vita Sky Evo games were the best editions I could find). * The art style was much more appealing to me. The game is ever-so-slightly different, but I absolutely loved it, having just finished it less than a week ago. (Now taking a break to play Nayuta, but then I'll move on to Sky SC Evo.) I can't wait to get back to CS, which I was really enjoying, and I am excited for Reverie, which is what got me into the series: a friend of mine who really knows my tastes very well, when Reverie was announced, recommended it to me, so I bought the CE and then retroactively bought all of the collector's editions. The fact that Daybreak was just announced has me super excited. Even though I've spoiled a lot of the series for myself (deliberately... I have ADHD and I can't remember "man's voice" and need to know who the characters are when they appear) and knew most of the character surprises in FC, the end of FC was NOT something I saw coming and still totally yanked out the rug from underneath me in terms of the plot.

[@Mumtazm]

Thanks I started this game yesterday and came to check some guides out. PC steam version. I bought all of them including the Cold Steel series.

[@playitalready6191]

Awesome! I hope you enjoy it!!!

[@braydenebel8799]

I just finished trails in the sky first chapter, so I have to say that’s an Interesting character choice for the thumbnail

[@thandilesishuba]

Thanks for the tips I really needed that I was getting lost with the combat Thanks for the help

[@carlstevenson709]

You was the 100th comment ma boi

[@thandilesishuba]

@@carlstevenson709 Thanks

[@zhencongng8064]

Nice! Just picked up the game for my PSP haha

[@fairytaillegend9811]

Thank you for this video

[@paul-williamdhoquois8470]

Thanks for the tips.

[@mementomori502]

The best in the series. Not a lot of fanservice, good story telling, comedy, romance and whatever the fuck you can think about in my opinion. Haven't played the Crossbell series yet but I don't think it can replace Sky.

[@Rihcterwilker]

The crossbell arc is as good, if not better.

[@Nycozi]

Great Tips thank you :)

[@Wrathien]

Downloading as I'm typing, probably need to re-watch this video a few times to absorb all the info but really looking forward to sinking my teeth into this game!

[@playitalready6191]

Awesome!! I really hope you enjoy it!!

[@Wrathien]

@@playitalready6191 Just completed it and downloading the next chapter. OMG what a game! End boss fight had me sweating!! And the ending! Oooh I'm looking forward to seeing where the story takes us!

[@playitalready6191]

@@Wrathien Awesome! I'm glad you liked it! SC is where I think they really figured it out. So you have a lot to look forward to!

[@gyanvarshnay8053]

@@Wrathien on which platform r u playing these games

[@Wrathien]

@@gyanvarshnay8053 on pc, got them through steam

[@hentaisenpai3534]

I never thought Estelle is tsundere, she is more genki\tomboy type, but to think about it, she has this in her too, it just becomes more prominent when she falls in love, as a self defense mechanism. But unlike typical tsundere who is stuck in tsun\dere circle forever, Estelle breaks it later after their confession. Tsundere would never get Joshua back, when they meet in SC she would just turn i-it's not that I like you or anything b-baka. The End. Estelle had to step on her dignity and self-esteem to get Joshua, impossible for tsundere. 💖😂👌

[@InfiniteEel]

Nice thumbnail, bro. Nice character.

[@andigenous9101]

thanks bro

[@kurogamig]

In Zeiss right now, doing the side quests.

[@R3GARnator]

This game has a similar feel to me as Spice and Wolf.

[@JoeZanDeathKiller]

Trails into the azure and a few more are being brought over to the west 2022, 23, and 24

[@projectmessiah]

Estelle isn't a Tsundere at all, closest to her being q tsundere is her dynamic with Olivier

[@formulacoolade]

Thank you for this video. I was struggling to start.

[@cqllel5186]

Waiting for a sale so I can play this on my OLED Deck :D

[@joaquerj9344]

I am sorry for using save editor. I don't wanna farm sepith :c

[@drowningin]

Ohhh so side quests can expire. I had no idea. I thought it was time based, but it never disappeared when I fell asleep with game on. So thought they stayed forever. I always do them right away

[@Thiccness_Is_Delicious]

Been playing for a minute I’ve found the story quite interesting though I find myself mashing thru most combat dying retrying over and over again it feels very chancy as opposed to classic grind and prevail or hunt down gear in chest in dungeons and such

[@jrpgaddict7726]

ty

[@Zebrashark777]

I'm currently playing the STEAM version with an Xbox controller. I love the "Turbo" feature but my finger is getting tired of holding down the trigger. Is there any way to configure the "Turbo" feature to be clicked on and off?

[@ianmosquera3741]

When i want dark rpg. I go for dragon age, but for light hearted, this is the best. Hands down. Now im rerunning fc again because of the evolution. It is like a breath of fresh air on a good game already to begin with.

[@astevens1919]

Even though it still has me crying 😂

[@hentaisenpai3534]

My favorite game series, it really is wholesome and comfy, it calms my nerves and cures depression. Ship Estelle x Joshua, their story is what made me to buy this trilogy. 💖💕

[@tri0xin]

hey good video.. i'm about 35 hours into the first one, just rescued Titas grandpa and escaping the fort. Anyway I've gone this far barely understanding the orb/septium/slot stuff.. I'm gonna have to watch that portion of your video a few times to get it but I never read the orbal arts section in the notebook, I feel like an idiot now. Anyway..... is this orbal/septith/arts system work the same in the rest of the series? I'm really enjoying this game and look forward to playing them for a while.. I've been playing this one for about a month at an hour or 2 a night before I go to bed... so relaxing!

[@playitalready6191]

Hey William! The system is pretty similar throughout all of the games. However, the sepith art system gets simplified quite a bit after the third sky game. The newest games have combos, counters, break systems, and Master Quartz that allow for specializing your characters. So there is a lot to look forward to!

[@tri0xin]

@@playitalready6191 excellent! thanks for info

[@julz19]

Glad this series has been picking up steam, played my first with coldsteel in vita and continued with tocs2 now I'm playing the psp games I'm on FC rn. Best thing about this game is there's no gate keeping /keepers... For now

[@gyanvarshnay8053]

Hi, I've played through the first game and I wish to play the second, however idk which platform can I play it on as I don't have a pc or a functional psp Was.tbe second game released on a PS3 Can I emulate the game somehow on an android device or a Mac? The tips u provided r really helpful, especially the one abt using healing spells outside of combat. I never knew the whole.game that u could do that

[@playitalready6191]

Hi Gyan, thanks for the kind feedback! I don't think it is playable on ps3 so i would recommend trying the ppsspp emulator. It works on mac and android. :)

[@mueezadam8438]

8:40-8:45 based

[@ukhashmohemmed6675]

What u get ultimate weapon for book collection ?? Btw liked and subscribed ♥️

[@playitalready6191]

Thanks! Yeah, near the end of the game you can turn in all of your books for a Zemurian ore. The professor will then make a weapon for Josh or Estelle. You can get whichever one you missed on NG+.

[@luminous3558]

The books are pretty impossible to complete without a guide due to some having very small windows where you have to pick em up and need you to backtrack to a past area. Unless you want to talk to every npc everywhere after every cutscene i recommend either using guide or not going for book completion on the first run.

[@tomserizawa9101]

White Gahenna + Aura storm

[@ReyKaf]

Are you playing in pc? The graphics is so different from the psp's

[@perunthegreat554]

I thought FF12 will be great after FFX in my older game tour de gameland but somehow FF12 didn't do it and after hours of really trying to like it for now won't work but games deserves another go later. Now after Great Ace Attorney first game I started Trails in the Sky and I think I am going to concentrate on that cause game just click right away. With Japanese voce mod it is just great for now and no reason to change being great. It has something I don't know yet what but quality that tranced time is there no doubt. I want to end Aliens Dark Descent just to play Trails .When super new game that i like and enjoy feels like something keeping me away from that other game I am playing there is definitely something about TITS . And I am not JRPG fan I play JRPG as any genre. Check the game and if it is good it is good so Trails is not just for JRPG audience but very much for generals also. Prospect of being epic with many entries is very interesting .

[@idunnodo1142]

Spam Earth Wall lmao

[@gabrielike1370]

So overall is the grind a lot I want to play the game as quickly as possible but don't really want to get frustrated by tough bosses too .I have played cold steel one but I saw that cold steel 3talks abouts in the sky's characters

[@SwashBuccaneer]

I just finished the game yesterday on Steam. I did a 100% run in 51 hours and used a spoiler free guide to get everything as I progressed. I only had to grind a couple of times for an achievement for getting 3000 of each Sepith (crystals to make abilities) for an achievement. The game did not seem to be grindy like other JRPGs because the exp gain kinda tanks after getting into the 30s (finished at 37 and 40 seems to be the high end cap). I did not have any problems with the game or bosses except for the last boss which was more of a marathon than anything. Not games you can rush though. You can miss out on a lot of the game by zipping through it. Definitely recommend picking up a guide and following through it if you want to see everything and help prepare for what you will encounter.

[@playitalready6191]

Hey Gabriel! I think that the grind for this game is really low and cold steel 1 is a good comparison to trails in the sky. If you take advantage of the poms, it's actually easier to level in this game.

[@alumlovescake]

I completed it in 36 hours easy mode no need to grind on easy mode

[@TrueHunter999]

I did not speak to everyone during the prologue. Does it mean that i’ve lost some bracer sidequests? I’ve started the game like 2 days ago at the highest difficulty and I’m already at chapter 1 with all the bracer quests completed, the ones that pop up in the guild quest board at least.please tell me that i haven’t missed any 😢

[@playitalready6191]

Hey SylMH, I don't remember there being any hidden sidequests in the prologue. I know for sure there is at least one in chapter 1 that I can remember off of the top of my head.

[@romano-britishmedli7407]

I did even miss out on some of the board sidequests because I went in blind and didn't know they would expire. I'm in chapter 3 now and think I'm doing fine money- and strengthwise.

[@Walamonga1313]

This game feels more of a VN than anything. I don't mind reading but damn there's so much lol

[@JeGaRo-Hub]

how to upgrade impede 1 to 2?

[@justanotherrandomontheyout4791]

You're gonna need 150 green sepith and it's available sometime after chapter 1

[@Zebrashark777]

Would you recommend playing on Normal or Hard?

[@playitalready6191]

I've only played it on normal and I enjoyed that difficulty. It didn't ever feel too easy for me. If you enjoy a good challenge and retrying battles with different strategies (and maybe some grinding) then I would consider hard.

[@Zebrashark777]

@@playitalready6191 Thanks!

[@BakedBanana]

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[@BakedBanana]

oh?

[@perryzafe218]

PUT HP ON ESTELLE AT THE START!!!!!!

[@duzinbbs4784]

I HATE MYSELF TO OBLIVION FOR STARTING THIS GAME ON NIGHTMARE DIFICULT... godamnt! I read every fucking thing for every lil step of the main story.. now Im on chap 1 having a godamn bad time against monsters and boss enemies..and I dont wanna restart from the fucking beggining so I would have to read ALL again (I literaly talk to every single fucking NPC)

[@fuumaxkamui]

you lost 31 seconds in calling estelle a tsundere

[@phil5910]

it s so much text, it seems to me more like a story than a game and on top you can just little threw grinding influence how strong you are. One things I hate most about games, is when they start with lot of text instead of playing and then slowly introduce the story bit for bit and also how women are presented in this game is not very friendly, it is not just Estelle, the reporter girl, the women with the cat, the women who trains them from the bracer guild, I forgot her name, just a few examples, a men has very seldom similar traits.

[@elgatochurro]

I just hate the idea of 100% this...