The Legend of Heroes: Trials of Cold Steel - Decisive Edition

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94%

Critics Recommend

God is a Geek
9 / 10
Metro GameCentral
7 / 10
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8 / 10
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9 / 10
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8 / 10
COGconnected
75 / 100
Screen Rant
4 / 5
Reno Gazette-Journal
8.5 / 10
Creators: Xseed Games, Nihon Falcom, Marvelous USA, Inc.
Release Date: Mar 26, 2019 - PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel on PS4 is everything I wanted in a remaster of one of my favourite RPGs this decade and more.

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Metro GameCentral

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7 / 10
Metro GameCentral

An ashamedly old school role-player that nevertheless does its best to attract new players and entertain existing fans.

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This is a port for console parity, not a fun remake or remaster. But it’s still a modern JRPG classic, and one that is only the beginning of a long tale that goes some serious places.

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Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is a sprawling epic of a game. With satisfying combat, incredibly well defined characters, and enough story to satisfy the most demanding visual novel fan, Trails of Cold Steel has earned its place in the JRPG Hall of Fame. It's time to call it like it is: Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is a classic.

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If you're a fan of Japanese RPGs and you missed out on Trails of Cold Steel the first time around, we can't recommend this PS4 port enough. Between its brilliant world building and fantastic cast of characters, this is a slow-burning story that refuses to let you go. While the game does plod at points, it's hard not to sit back and appreciate just how much effort has gone into making this world feel so rich and interesting. Add a rock solid turn based combat system to the mix, and you've got all the makings of a genre classic.

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This game is a lot to take in, but rest assured that Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is worth your time

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Trails of Cold Steel delivers polished JRPG action, complete with a fun cast of characters and a nuanced story. This PS3 title has aged with grace.

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Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is a wonderfully crafted love letter to folks such as myself who pine for the golden age of old-school JRPGs. It starts out slow and its faithfulness to the classic formula might be a turn-off for gamers who desire something more contemporary. But its nicely fleshed-out — and generously voiced — narrative, attention to detail, and fun turn-based combat mechanics hits all the right spots for lovers of 1990s-style JRPGs. It's a worthy, modern iteration of the classic JRPG formula.

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