No es quizas el final de la saga que queria, pero si el que esperaba. Como jprg es maravilloso, la historia y pjs como siempre es sublime, momentos epicos por doquier con algunos finales de chapters magnificos, ost over the top (based jdk), PERO y este es un gran pero, el como han ido paulatinamente convirtiendo el juego en un harem de Rean acaba resultando cansino, y eso en un juego tan largo, no es nada positivo. Con ganas de abandonar ya Erebonia, que aunque quede Hajimari es con otros protagonistas :sana~1:, y con un hype brutal por Kuro. Gracias falcom por esta saga, me alegro muchisimo de haberla conocido hace casi 3 años, 9 maravillosos juegos de momento, y los que quedan.

I'll get this out of the way first. My ONLY complaint about the game is the localization is an absolute mess. Main story scenes are thankfully fine, but when it comes to side-quests and NPC dialogue there's tons of grammar issues, changed names (Like the Bose region in Liberl was changed to Beaus for some reason or Sieg, Kloe's pet falcon was called Zeke...) as well as so many messed up text-boxes where the text was outside of the box. NISA really needs to step up their translation game because even fan translations like Geofront are leagues above this shit.

Now that that's out of the way everything else that I have to say is positive.

Let me start off by saying that Cold Steel IV was my GOTY for 2020 and Falcom have delivered once again, not like I expected any less. Showing all other developers how to make a long-running series built upon in-depth, detailed world-building, character development and an interconnected story the goes through the entire series.

The story is fantastic as always with some moments easily being among my all time favorites out of the entire series, a LOT happened in the game, this has to be the most action-packed Trails game since Ao no Kiseki, there's plenty of shocking reveals and well thought out plot-twists and I feel that the writers really gave the Erebonia arc the finale it deserved.

The world-building is of course just as great as always, bringing back many NPCs from all previous games and arcs, showing how they are now and even making some older NPCs who felt inconsequential have a bigger role in the main story, this is just truly special and something only Trails can pull off. Plus one thing I absolutely loved was how as the main story progresses, more and more NPCs start disappearing from towns because they're being conscripted and drafted into the war effort and it really made that looming threat of the war between Erebonia and Calvard feel all the more real.

While the cast of characters is pretty massive at this point, no-one felt underutilized to me and everyone gets proper time to shine and develop. It was especially always a pleasure seeing old characters from Trails in the Sky or Zero/Ao no Kiseki meeting and teaming up with Class VII and other Cold Steel characters for the first time. Also even older characters from the Trails in the Sky or Crossbell games have moments that show they're still growing as people and it just proves to me that when it comes to character writing and development, Falcom is the undisputed champion.

The OST is incredible and one of my faves from the entire series so far. It has tons of variety with a mix of more calmer town music, bombastic orchestral pieces for the really epic moments, shreddy power metal for battle themes and tons of atmospheric, mood setting tracks. There's a lot of reused themes from past games and even some special arranged versions of older themes, but all the new tracks are fantastic.

There's TONS of content. You always get your money's worth when it comes to Falcom games and Cold Steel IV is no different. Lots of side-quests that help build the world and develop side characters even more, some fun little mini-games like the card game Vantage Masters or the Puyo Puyo styled Pom! Pom! Party! Plus all your typical Trails standards like constantly updating NPC dialogue, long cut-scenes, bonding events with teammates and in game books you can read, like 3 and 9 which apparently give in-depth backstory of 2 new characters in Hajimari no Kiseki.

The combat is just as fun as ever, taking the new elements from Cold Steel III like Brave Orders and balancing them out a bit more. Trial Chests from Cold Steel II are back and used as a way to upgrade your Brave Orders, so your starting orders are nerffed, making the earlier half of the game feel a bit more difficult. Also I really loved how some bosses had their own Brave Orders they could use called 'Disorders' and they would cancel out your own orders and debuff your characters as well.

All in all I really have no complaints about this game aside from the messy localization. It's a fantastic finale to my fave arc in my fave J-RPG franchise and my new fave game in the series. Falcom simply continues to be the best in the world at what they do and I just don't see another developer ever even coming close to matching, let alone surpassing them when it comes to appealing to my own personal tastes.

The most inconsistent Trails game, tons of flaws (pacing, writing, overall structure, pointless and badly executed harem) but also tons of qualities (lore dumps, the main antagonist, some of the hypest moments of the series, the links between the sagas, gameplay). Can't help really liking it a lot despite its flaws, it's really not perfect for a conclusion but still really satisfying and it became my 3rd favorite Kiseki after the Crossbell duology while I thought the game would have been just mid for me given how it's criticised by some people.

Nem preciso dizer que pra jogar esse daqui, você precisa pelo menos ter jogado os 3 jogos de Cold Steel, e é altamente recomendável que tenha conhecimento dos arcos de Liberl e de Crossbell (Trails of Zero/Trails in the Sky).

Trails of Cold Steel IV ou Sen no Kiseki IV para os íntimos, é o capítulo final que fecha com chave de ouro a saga da Class VII como um todo; e apesar dessa longa jornada ainda temos o Hajimari no Kiseki nos aguardando, uma continuação desse quarto game que atualmente ainda não foi lançado pro resto do mundo.

Mas vamos lá senhores, Cold Steel IV segue a mesma vibe do Cold Steel III só que com mais adições; entre elas temos a volta das Lost Arts do segundo jogo, um mini game ala Tetris chamado Pom! Pom! Party! e claro mais faixas musicais pra nossa alegria. O combate continua bom como sempre, a exploração continua simplista como de costume e a narrativa muito bem escrita continua sendo envolvente para nós jogadores, tanto que no final eu chorei que nem uma menina, (além daqueles créditos finais) então posso dizer que gostei bastante como tudo se concluiu. Minha única reclamação sobre esse jogo é voltada na dublagem americana, eu não sei o que aconteceu durante a produção desse game que teve tanta troca de dubladores, personagens como Lecter, Leonidas, A POHA DO OSBORNE, LAURA, tiveram suas vozes trocadas; é até compreensível a dificuldade de juntar os mesmos dubladores em 4 títulos diferentes, mas infelizmente isso não impede de ser broxante. RIP Laura fans.

Por fim durante minhas 100 horas de playthrough em Trails of Cold Steel IV e mais de 300 horas nos jogos anteriores, posso dizer com toda certeza que não só esse jogo em específico mas como toda franquia The Legend of Heroes vale muito a pena jogar, eu adorei ter acompanhado essa jornada do Rean Schwarzer; Recomendadíssimo!

Ps: REAN FOR SMASH, PROTECT ALTINA FOR ALL COST, Laura minha DPS abençoada, Elise melhor garota, Crow melhor amigo dos JRPGs, Alisa canon girl, Aurelia pisa em mim pelo amor de deus! Towa is bae!