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Colin has played all of the Trails (Kiseki) games currently available in English; Kevin is a newcomer to the series and has only played through Trails of Cold Steel 1. Together they embark on a journey to play through the entire series in a slow, systematic fashion. Both Colin and Kevin come from an academic background, and apply their scholarly training to the Trails series in their quest to treat video games as the artistic products they are.
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Intro 00:00 Chapter overview 5:20 Counterfeit Caper 6:30 Armorica Quest 8:30 Crossbell Dining 27:00 Capua Delivery Quest 33:35 Mishy Quest 39:10 Inside Scoop 43:15
Colin and Kevin have some hot takes about the current state of discussion around the question "Where should I start playing Trails."
Kevin and Colin discuss the beach intermission at MWL.
Kevin and Colin conclude their read through and discussion of Thucydides' Melian Dialogue and discus how it can help us better understand Crossbell's political situation.
Colin and Kevin sit down and start a close reading of the Melian Dialogue, Thucydides' master work of political theory, in order to understand better the position Crossbell finds itself in during the Trade Conference.
Intro 00:00 Pre-Orchis Tower Quests 3:15 Orchis Tower Background and Preliminary Discussions 14:45 Close Readings 28:00 Future of Crossbell 59:00
Colin and Kevin sit down to discuss the first two days of Chapter 2 in Trails into Azure. Also Colin is tired as shit and Kevin reacts to the fact that he makes shit up sometimes.
Opening 00:00 Chapter impressions 2:00 Lechter and Shirley 6:40 Sigmund Orlando 17:00 Hidden Quest 23:00 Car 28:45 Ries 30:45 Wazy 34:00 Side quests 38:15 Doll studio 42:40 Abandoned mine quest 46:30
Colin and Kevin sit down to talk about their shared love of Paradox Grand Strategy games.
Kevin and Colin sit down to discuss a tie-in light novel that gives more insight into the backstories of Elie, Lloyd, Tio, and Randy. Colin also gives an update on his job search.
Kevin and I sat down to talk about Road into the Future, a drama CD that sets us up for Azure. It's... not great!
In the shortest episode in Trails in the Pod history, Kevin and Colin sit down to talk about the wet fart that is Back Alley Dr. Glenn.
Kevin and Colin sit down to discuss their experiences playing their first game challenge game for 2024, Ys Books 1 + 2.
Kevin and Colin sit down to discuss their thoughts and feelings on Trails from Zero as a whole.
Intro: 00:00 Overview 1:45 Introductory cutscene: 4:15 Hospital 9:30 Crossbell and the coup 22:00 Working inside vs outside the system 23:30 IBC HQ 25:00 Final Dungeon 31:00 Denouement 52:30
Kevin and I sit down to challenge each other to play certain retro JRPGs, as well as taking a challenge from the community.
In this episode, Colin and Kevin discuss the entirety of Chapter 4. Don't do drugs, kids!
Intro: 00:00 Overview and Dissent: 3:50 Reviewing a game and issues: 6:45 Unhinged rant versus levelheaded discussion of a perfect game 13:30 2024 game challenge 49:00
Colin and Kevin discuss their 2023, their gaming goals for the new year, and announce a new game challenge! Please give us your suggestions for classic/foundational games on Twitter (@TrailsInThePod) or via email: trailsinthepod@gmail.com.
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