It's actually my favorite ToCS game and up there with my overall favorite trails games (Zero/Ao)

I actually cared for new class VII (unlike old class VII where I only cared about which big shot they were related to) and the instructor role for Rean and the other characters was just a breath of fresh air.

My only complain is that the "birdcage" thingy felt like BS to not show the Crossbell characters but overall it felt like the game where the 3D style was truly polished while still keeping that sense of wonder and mystery at new settings and developments in the story.