act 1 is probably the most boring part of trails yet, i hated almost all of it except for the last part in bareahard
but act 2 completely makes up for it, being easily the most consistently good part of any trails game imo.
the finale is even better, being the first time this seires has made me cry (i cant listen to I'll remember you without crying)
the extra chapter and epilogue were great as well, with the epilogue being surprisingly satisfying even after the finale's ending.
gameplay is about the same as cs1, very fun. ost is great, first game to ever have a yaoi leitmotif ily blue destination