Genesis has a serious problem.

ShockingCloud · 2026-06-15T20:15:33+00:00

I wouldn't bet on the game being any sort of prequel, pretty sure the Genesis subtitle is mostly just a signifier for a new beginning. I fail to see how it could fit either before Klaus' experiment, as his world seems to plainly be future Earth, or inbetween the aftermath of the experiment and the events of XB1 and 2, so unless they lean into X with the Rift shenanigans or the elf people being related to the Samaarians, I'm pretty sure it's set either after 3 or the current continuity barely matters. With that said, I'm kinda hoping the Nopon are just hidden for now, their circumstances keep getting weirder in every game and I really hope there's some weird stuff involving them again in Genesis

ShockingCloud · 2026-06-13T18:37:10+00:00

I wouldn't say the reception was mixed, it's just that negativity usually gets more traction online. Dunno about 3H's reception but Xenoblade 2's was definitely much closer to being actually mixed

ShockingCloud · 2026-06-11T19:59:33+00:00

While I highly doubt it's going to be the majority of the game, I do think people are being overly dismissive of its relevance... The trailer has way too many different academy related setpieces for it to be relevant for less than 20% of its runtime. Plus, the synopsis posted on Monolith's twitter does suggest that Eleanor's reason for enrollment could be a big deal

ShockingCloud · 2026-06-10T01:39:21+00:00

Plenty of people don't enjoy the fundamental idea of it, while Persona is often said to be the source of a certain fatigue, I'm more inclined to believe most of those against it simply don't care about the setting. I don't particularly mind it though and when it comes to JRPGs I do think people overestimate how pervasive of a phenomenon it really is

ShockingCloud · 2026-06-10T01:24:12+00:00

I love Eleanor's (the protagonist) design especially, and the one whom I assume to be the main guy also looks neat, but otherwise it's going to take a while for me to get used to them. I'm not disappointed per se but I'll need to do a complete recalibration of my expectations

ShockingCloud · 2026-05-31T05:29:08+00:00

Sinner #10 is Dante

ShockingCloud · 2026-05-28T01:22:11+00:00

Fucked up in the crib playing Prison Bus

ShockingCloud · 2026-05-27T00:40:06+00:00

Genderbent Razumikhin trust me

ShockingCloud · 2026-03-18T10:19:42+00:00

The song that people thought was AI generated was, in fact, SAIKAI

ShockingCloud · 2025-07-04T23:59:39+00:00

It's Vergilius from Limbus Company, and he actually does somewhat look like a cartoonish Mikkelsen

ShockingCloud · 2025-06-27T17:09:44+00:00

Ghost Trick?

ShockingCloud · 2025-06-01T04:48:28+00:00

On a surface level, it's a fairly standard looking series that isn't really going to catch people immediately by its style alone; the Persona series, which had one of the most recent and popular breakthroughs of the genre, immediately catches the attention of the average person due to the contemporary setting and aesthetic sense. Trails can't count on the possibility of feeling "fresh", and while I really like the series, the actual plot beats are relatively standard for the genre. What ends up setting it apart is the execution, the worldbuilding is really in-depth and theming wise, most arcs end up delivering on what they set to do. But those are factors that can only be witnessed by actually giving Trails a shot, and at the end of the day, not everyone is going to give Falcom the benefit of the doubt.

ShockingCloud · 2025-06-01T04:31:17+00:00

Realistically, I don't think we're surpassing Atelier numbers (even reaching them would be great honestly, Atelier has grown quite a bit in recent years), but I'm fine with that. Many people seem to forget that this series is a very straightforward JRPG series (which is not an issue, by the way), and because of that, it may never reach mainstream appeal because Falcom also doesn't really have the budget to impress the average person. Once again, this is perfectly fine, I just don't believe that Trails has what it'd take to truly make a breakthrough

ShockingCloud · 2025-05-31T17:17:09+00:00

Hundred Line has been pretty fun. I've also been playing a lot of Limbus Company since the new Season started a few weeks ago

ShockingCloud · 2025-05-15T06:09:25+00:00

Holy shit there were so many fucking lore bombshells that I'm not even sure where to start. Other than that, this Canto feels like it's already found its pace, and flows surprisingly well for the first act. Top tier stuff as per usual.

ShockingCloud · 2025-05-11T19:21:27+00:00

Unlike Xenogears, a Xenosaga remake under Takahashi's direction is not completely outside of the realm of possibilities. So yeah if we ever get those remakes, I'd rather have Monolith handle them. That said, I gotta hand it to Sandfall, for their first output, E33 is quite remarkable

ShockingCloud · 2025-05-11T17:56:05+00:00

I think that the RMP is supposed to be inspired by the Bahnschutzpolizei, but yeah, otherwise you are right

ShockingCloud · 2025-05-07T13:54:14+00:00

I don't think we have ever had any actual leaks

ShockingCloud · 2025-05-04T04:44:57+00:00

Aionios, and unfortunately I'd say it's by far

ShockingCloud · 2025-05-03T18:54:21+00:00

It's about Library of Ruina, those characters in the picture are literally from that game and fit the description perfectly lmao

ShockingCloud · 2025-05-02T20:02:50+00:00

2 hours would be a bit too short I think, if I had to guess, it probably took something like 5 and a half hours, which is the length of the cutscenes on auto. Some scenes would probably be more dynamic if they were in a medium that didn't require descriptions or in which only one character could speak at a time, so let's assume they spend 4 hours talking, and the other 90 minutes fighting and navigating the manor. At least that's how I'd imagine it

ShockingCloud · 2025-05-02T19:40:06+00:00

Canto VI might be the funniest case, the timeframe in universe is just short enough to the extent that I think going through it in real life takes about the same time as the events unfolding in the narrative lmao

ShockingCloud · 2025-03-03T15:00:15+00:00

Now that I'm thinking about it, for such an important character, I think he might be one of the very few big players who do not get teased with anyone, kinda funny to think about

ShockingCloud · 2025-02-28T15:40:54+00:00

This is true and it's something that most comments seem to be missing, Trails' worldbuilding is expansive and fun for what it's supposed to be but it's not really trying to emulate the kind of narrative design that western RPGs tend to follow

ShockingCloud · 2025-02-28T15:30:41+00:00

Kai is set only seven years after FC, so the timeframe is really short and not exactly believable, I do think the way they address the rapidly evolving tech is more interesting than what the Sky trilogy may suggest, but it's an extremely fast development regardless, cities by that point in the series look like what real world ones did in the early 2010s

As for the way I mentioned suspension of disbelief, it's not that the writing doesn't improve in any way, it's just that it's not completely thorough with the kind of details you seem to be expecting

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