We're the freakin' police??

Welcome back to a new season, a new game, a new arc, and a new country!! It's time to start playing Trails from Zero, baybee.

For the season 4 premiere we're covering our arrival in Crossbell, meeting our new cast of little weirdos, and learning just what they've all signed up for at the Crossbell Police Department. Also, a surprising number of bird sounds in this one! It's not a lot, but it's more than I expected to include.

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The first day of Trails from Zero's Prologue! Stopping when we wake up the next day.

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Season 4 show art by the wonderful KatNeko: https://vgen.co/KatNeko

Intro and Outro music from https://FreePD.com

Intro: “Stunted Adventure” by Bryan Teoh

Outro: “Swing Maching” by Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for listening!

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Chapter #

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (07:29) - A quick spoiler reminder!
• (08:10) - An introduction to Trails from Zero
• (16:36) - Zero begins!
• (33:00) - It's my first day!
• (47:48) - Geofront A Sector
• (01:05:52) - Back to the precinct
• (01:09:52) - So what IS an SSS, anyway?
• (01:12:57) - The police of it all
• (01:18:17) - Checking in with the squad
• (01:33:23) - Accepting/refusing the call
• (01:39:03) - Computers 101 with Tio!
• (01:45:18) - The inspirations for Crossbell
• (01:48:19) - What we're playing next time
• (01:48:50) - Outro

Food! It's important, and sometimes tasty. But which is the MOST importantly tasty?

Well, this week that's what we're here to figure out. With returning guest, the delightful Autumn, we're gonna categorically grade and rank every dang restaurant in the entire country of Liberl. Welcome to the officially unofficial Zagat guide to Liberl!

And if you'd like to see more from Autumn, check out their website!

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Season 3 show art by the incredible Alyossan: https://alyossan.art/

Intro and Outro music from https://FreePD.com

Intro: “Stunted Adventure” by Bryan Teoh

Outro: “Swing Maching” by Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for listening!

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Trails from Zero begins! We're playing through day one of the prologue, stopping the next morning when you can save the game.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:37) - Introducing the MAC scoring system
• (03:57) - Disclosure: We are not Tim and Nina Zagat
• (05:57) - Let the scoring begin!
• (06:04) - Rolent - Abend Bar
• (14:15) - Rolent - Gurune Gate Mess Hall
• (20:26) - Bose - Anterose Restaurant
• (27:48) - Bose - Kirsche Bar
• (33:06) - Bose - Katrina's Confectionary
• (38:18) - Bose - The Moonlight Path
• (47:06) - Bose - The Kingfisher Inn
• (51:05) - Bose - Haken Gate Bar
• (56:45) - Ruan - The White Magnolia
• (01:00:58) - Ruan - Jenis Royal Academy Cafeteria
• (01:06:26) - Ruan - Lavantar Casino & Bar
• (01:12:06) - Ruan - Aqua Rossa
• (01:16:02) - Ruan - Air-Letten Mess Hall
• (01:20:05) - Zeiss - Forgel Bar
• (01:24:03) - Zeiss - Maple Leaf inn
• (01:27:51) - Zeiss - Jack & Squat's Pub
• (01:32:32) - Zeiss - Sanktheim Gate Mess Hall
• (01:36:37) - Grancel - Sunnybell Inn
• (01:40:17) - Grancel - Baral Coffe House
• (01:43:27) - Grancel - Sorbet's Ice Cream Stand
• (01:49:13) - The best and worst!
• (01:52:35) - The top 5 spots to eat in Liberl
• (01:54:25) - And that's the Liberl Zagat!
• (01:55:06) - Next season???
• (01:57:21) - Outro

Technically this episode is about the early hours of the new Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter remake, but you’d be forgiven for thinking we’d woven something else in.

For this extra special bonus episode we’re joined by Into the Aether and Memory Card Manuscript’s own Stephen Hilger! We all hung out to chat about 2C, Fortune’s Weave, the voice cast of 2C, Fortune’s Weave, Zelda, fishing redemption, Fortune’s Weave and 2C. It’s hard to stay focused, there’s lots of good games out right now!!

「 LINKS 」

There's a Right and Wrong Way to Remake A Classic Video Game—And The Iliad Explains How at AV Club

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Season 3 show art by the incredible Alyossan: https://alyossan.art/

Intro and Outro music from https://FreePD.com

Intro: “Stunted Adventure” by Bryan Teoh

Outro: “Swing Maching” by Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for listening!

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (04:00) - A quick (light) spoiler warning
• (06:20) - How Trails-pilled is Stephen Hilger?
• (09:00) - Remakes and Remasters
• (20:40) - Let's talk first impressions!
• (32:15) - The Weave enters the chat
• (37:10) - Matt's Bad Take
• (42:38) - Back to the story!
• (48:32) - The Bugbear Corral
• (01:08:27) - Trails through Fishing: Redemption..???
• (01:12:07) - The opposite of bugbears! Featuretwinks??
• (01:15:32) - Stephen's Question Quorner!
• (01:34:12) - Final 1st Impression Thoughts on 2nd Chapter?
• (01:44:18) - We did it!! What's "it"? idk
• (01:46:15) - Stephen's Prompt Precipice
• (01:48:55) - A final emblem. I mean a fortune's prompt. Fire Emblem Fire Emblem. dangit
• (01:53:43) - Returning to the... Zelda.. Ziggurat. Look I'm not MADE of alliterations
• (01:59:59) - Outro

Never forget - it's not over 'til it's OVA!

For a bit of fun between seasons, we sat down to watch Trails in the Sky: The Animation, the 2011-2012 Original Video Animation made to celebrate Falcom's 30th anniversary. But that's not all! We also invited Mischa Stanton, co-host of the Simple & Clean podcast and audio editrix extraordinaire with the Multitude podcast collective, to watch it with us as their very first exposure to the Trails series.

Does this movie make any sense? Does it tell the story of (some of) Trails in the Sky accurately?? And what are YOU willing to do for foley, when the chips are down?

We ask all this and more, as we see just how far Mischa's media literacy can get them when dropped into the middle of this goof-ass story.

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Trails in the Sky: The Animation!

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Season 3 show art by the incredible Alyossan: https://alyossan.art/

Intro and Outro music from https://FreePD.com

Intro: “Stunted Adventure” by Bryan Teoh

Outro: “Swing Maching” by Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for listening!

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:15) - Why are we here today?
• (04:18) - Tell us about Trails, Mischa!
• (11:39) - Shhh, the movie's starting!
• (01:33:21) - It's over! How do we feel?
• (01:36:27) - The big question!
• (01:38:15) - Outro

🎵 As we go on, we remember
All the doors we did together 🎶

It's ovah! Sky 3rd! The Sky Trilogy! It's ovah!!

One final push to the Lord of Phantasma, then it's time to go home to Liberl. Are we forgetting anybody?

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The end of the Finale of Trails in the Sky the 3rd!

「 LINKS 」

Marvelous USA's Trails localisation blogs
"The Post-Persona Void" on Flow State, by Lex and (Other) Matt!

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Season 3 show art by the incredible Alyossan: https://alyossan.art/

Intro and Outro music from https://FreePD.com

Intro: “Stunted Adventure” by Bryan Teoh

Outro: “Swing Maching” by Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for listening! We'll see you next season for Trails from Zero, as we begin the Crossbell Duology xoxo

「 TIMESTAMPS 」

• (00:00) - Intro
• (12:10) - Trails to Door Ranking
• (21:28) - Final preparations
• (26:02) - Boarding the Arseille
• (44:07) - Entering Phantasmagoria
• (52:55) - The Golden Giant
• (58:48) - The Black Guardian
• (59:31) - The Crimson Lizard
• (01:02:27) - The World's Will
• (01:12:59) - Final boss times!
• (01:31:23) - Farewells
• (01:52:42) - The End OR IS IT
• (01:54:07) - A post-credits scene!
• (01:57:15) - Sky Trilogy: Complete!
• (02:03:35) - Up next on Trails through Trails!
• (02:06:47) - TWG Community Chest
• (02:08:08) - Outro

It's almost time to sail off to the big big bad of the game! Now's your last chance to level up, kit out the party, dive into the literal depths of Hell, and explore magical memory doors that dive into some seriously hardcore business.

CW: this week's Star Door 15 is pretty heavy stuff, listener beware!
This door will discuss/reference childhood sexual abuse, sex trafficking and self-harm. Please take care of yourself, and feel free to skip this chapter of the episode if that's the right choice for you xoxo we love you all

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Finale Chapter - until you reach the point of no return, boading a ship
Star Doors 13, 15 and 14

「 LINKS 」

Matt's Rhythm Paradise Groove review at Stevivor
Matt's Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review at Stevivor

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Intro and Outro music from https://FreePD.com

Intro: “Stunted Adventure” by Bryan Teoh

Outro: “Swing Maching” by Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for listening!

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We're finishing the game baybee

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (13:20) - Where we left off
• (24:02) - Star Door 13
• (36:05) - The Abyss
• (43:19) - A content warning about Star Door 15!
• (44:03) - Star Door 15
• (01:10:41) - The Hermit's Garden
• (01:21:42) - Star Door 14
• (01:42:00) - What we're playing next
• (01:43:15) - TWG Community Chest
• (01:44:27) - Outro

We've been enjoying all the delicious goodness that Sky the 3rd has to offer for the last few months, and now? It's time to eat our vegetables.

It's the Sum Door Sunnary! I mean, the Sun Door Summary. Yeah, that one.

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All five Sun Doors!

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Intro and Outro music from https://FreePD.com

Intro: “Stunted Adventure” by Bryan Teoh

Outro: “Swing Maching” by Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for listening!

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Finale Chapter - until you reach the point of no return, boading a ship
Star Doors 13, 15 and 14

「 TIMESTAMPS 」

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:55) - Sun Door 1
• (13:45) - Sun Door 2
• (28:39) - Sun Door 3
• (49:56) - Sun Door 4
• (01:03:10) - Sun Door 5
• (01:23:40) - The Sum Door Sunnary
• (01:25:55) - Outro

It's time to look to the past, where everything was fine and nobody has a traumatic backstory that informs their personality or personal motivations.

It's fine!! Welcome to Literal Hell.

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Chapter 7! Just the whole dang thing.

「 LINKS 」

big_thumb.mp3 - Into the Aether's Nintendo Direct episode

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Season 3 show art by the incredible Alyossan: https://alyossan.art/

Intro and Outro music from https://FreePD.com

Intro: “Stunted Adventure” by Bryan Teoh

Outro: “Swing Maching” by Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for listening!

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Next week - all the Sun Doors!

The week after - Finale Chapter, until you reach the point of no return boading a ship
Star Doors 13, 15 and 14

「 TIMESTAMPS 」

• (00:00) - Intro
• (17:49) - where we left off
• (29:10) - Content warning! Details here/in the show notes
• (39:36) - Deep in the chapel
• (01:03:01) - Gehenna
• (01:33:11) - What we're playing next time
• (01:34:57) - TWG Community Chest
• (01:36:35) - Outro