This is a huge improvement over Cold Steel 1 & 2. It feels like everything Falcom have done and learned from the past games is all beginning to come together to begin the end of the Erebonia arc. While I do have my problems with some of the characters (e.g., Musse, constant jokes about relationships between characters) and moments in the story, it was exciting for the whole mystery of Ouroboros plan to unravel and get explanations for things set up all the way at the beginning of the arc, and the ending segment was brutal and caught me somewhat off guard. The gameplay and presentation have improved a lot, too, and the music is great as usual, especially the new version of Decisive Collision. Overall, a great game that I had a good time with and I can't wait to start Cold Steel IV.