The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Nihon Falcom · 2017 · JRPG, Anime, RPG, Story Rich, Great Soundtrack
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About The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
✦ AI summary
Lead a diverse class of students through a prestigious military academy while navigating an empire torn between warring social classes in this narrative-driven tactical RPG. Bond with your classmates to unlock powerful combat abilities, customize your magic system with the new ARCUS units, and uncover how your choices will reshape an entire nation's future.
Among the nations on the Zemurian continent, the mighty Erebonian Empire has been quick to outwardly stake its claim militarily; yet politically, ugly bouts of internal conflict between the upper class and commoners attempting to rise to power have been steadily intensifying day by day. The Noble and Reformist Factions have been none too kind to one another over the years, and tensions between the two only stand to worsen if compromises aren’t made in the very near future.
Rean Schwarzer, like any other citizen of the Imperial Nation, is no stranger to these rising conflicts: the class system has been deeply embedded into the hearts of every Erebonian since the days of old. As a seventeen-year-old student preparing for his new life at Thors Military Academy, however, he notices that his crimson uniform differs from the standard ones issued to his peers—typically green for commoners, and white for nobles.
Enter, Class VII of Thors Military Academy. For the first time in the prestigious academy’s history, rank means nothing and skill means everything. With nine hand-picked students of various backgrounds and abilities, Rean included, Class VII readies itself to dive deep into the political quagmire that threatens not only them, but the Empire as a whole.
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Taking place on the same continent as the fan favorite Trails in the Sky offshoot of Nihon Falcom’s storied The Legend of Heroes franchise, Trails of Cold Steel (Sen no Kiseki in Japanese) is the first in the series to tread Erebonian soil and explore the inner political conflicts of this oft-mentioned powerhouse nation in detail. Delve into the expansive lore that has become synonymous with the series, enjoy school life and bond with fellow students to earn new abilities in battle, take advantage of speedy, tactical turn-based combat with the newly-developed “ARCUS” system, and uncover dramatic events that stand to change everything these two opposing social classes stand for.
Rean Schwarzer, like any other citizen of the Imperial Nation, is no stranger to these rising conflicts: the class system has been deeply embedded into the hearts of every Erebonian since the days of old. As a seventeen-year-old student preparing for his new life at Thors Military Academy, however, he notices that his crimson uniform differs from the standard ones issued to his peers—typically green for commoners, and white for nobles.
Enter, Class VII of Thors Military Academy. For the first time in the prestigious academy’s history, rank means nothing and skill means everything. With nine hand-picked students of various backgrounds and abilities, Rean included, Class VII readies itself to dive deep into the political quagmire that threatens not only them, but the Empire as a whole.
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Taking place on the same continent as the fan favorite Trails in the Sky offshoot of Nihon Falcom’s storied The Legend of Heroes franchise, Trails of Cold Steel (Sen no Kiseki in Japanese) is the first in the series to tread Erebonian soil and explore the inner political conflicts of this oft-mentioned powerhouse nation in detail. Delve into the expansive lore that has become synonymous with the series, enjoy school life and bond with fellow students to earn new abilities in battle, take advantage of speedy, tactical turn-based combat with the newly-developed “ARCUS” system, and uncover dramatic events that stand to change everything these two opposing social classes stand for.
- KEY FEATURES
- A World Rich in Depth for Veterans and Newcomers Alike
The events of Trails of Cold Steel are expertly told so that longtime Trails veterans and casual RPG fans alike can equally enjoy its detailed, highly nuanced storyline. - New Link System Adds Depth to Combat
Take advantage of the Combat Link System by bonding with your allies throughout the school year, netting you a variety of combat benefits including healing, guarding and more. - A Sleek Update to a Classic Growth Mechanic
Trails of Cold Steel streamlines the classic “Orbment” magic system from previous titles with new “ARCUS” units, allowing for more ready access to abilities and quicker customization. - Experience the Game as Never Before
50% more lines of English voice-overs have been added to the PC release, bringing a fresh experience to even those who have played it before on console.
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What Steam players say
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10/10 if you love jprg, this is for you1 found this helpful
This is my second review of the Trails series within my journey to fully play the entire series. (Yes, I reviewed CS II first. I haven't played Sky and the Crossbell duology, but I will do so now) For a quick TL:DR to people looking at the reviews to see if this game is worth it, I rate it a 9.5/10. Though, do play the Sky series and the Crossbell duology first. Definitely does enhance your experience considering the massive climax that CS I holds. Now onto the actual review! // obviously, spoilers for CS I and a little bit of CS II!! this review will be quite short, since it has been about two months since I played CS I. I didn't want to review it until I played CS II to finish the first half of the Erebonia arc. As my first entry into the Trails series it definitely made its mark into my heart. The character development was superb (well, apart from a few characters, notably Fie and Millum, whos development finally got to me in CS II). Since this was my first Trails game, I ended up not save scumming or applying mods to see all bonding events. I believe that may be the reason it kind of hurt my opinion on some characters. While I did not particularly enjoy the fact that I was …
Great game setting things up in the big old Erebonian Empire.
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