This is the best one so far for me.
The story is great; it felt so good to get all this closure for the Crossbell and Erebonia arcs. It takes a similar premise to Trails in the Sky the 3rd and supercharges it to make an amazing experience. Having the game be three routes was a smart decision; it feels like something is always happening. It also helps remove the feeling of bloat that these games can have at certain points. The new characters in the C route are all instantly great, especially C and Lapis.
The gameplay is great; it is pretty much CS4 with the new United Front mechanic. A welcomed edition to an already great combat system. This game also significantly reduces the annoying bonus point requirements (called RP in this) found in previous games. Most of the ones found in the story routes are not difficult; they usually just 'beat within X turns' or go to X place. The ones in the Reverie corridor are unmissable, which takes away a lot of the worry. There is also such an excess amount of RP in this that I had over 60 RP more than required to get everything (I did not scan every monster or get every chest).
Can't wait to see what goes on in the Calvard arc.
The story is great; it felt so good to get all this closure for the Crossbell and Erebonia arcs. It takes a similar premise to Trails in the Sky the 3rd and supercharges it to make an amazing experience. Having the game be three routes was a smart decision; it feels like something is always happening. It also helps remove the feeling of bloat that these games can have at certain points. The new characters in the C route are all instantly great, especially C and Lapis.
The gameplay is great; it is pretty much CS4 with the new United Front mechanic. A welcomed edition to an already great combat system. This game also significantly reduces the annoying bonus point requirements (called RP in this) found in previous games. Most of the ones found in the story routes are not difficult; they usually just 'beat within X turns' or go to X place. The ones in the Reverie corridor are unmissable, which takes away a lot of the worry. There is also such an excess amount of RP in this that I had over 60 RP more than required to get everything (I did not scan every monster or get every chest).
Can't wait to see what goes on in the Calvard arc.