Audra Bowling
RPGFanThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War Review | RPGFan
Published 9/7/2024
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PS3 / PS4 / PC / Vita - 12/22/2015
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is the sixth installment in the main Trails series, serving as the beginning to the Erebonia arc. The game follows Rean Schwarzer and his fellow students of "Class VII" at Thors Military Academy, a newly formed class at the academy which is the only one not segregated by social class, composing of both Erebonian nobility and commoners. The basic gameplay is nearly identical to the previous entries with a few changes. The biggest change to the battle system and also counting as a brand new feature is the "Tactical Link System". The "Tactical Link" allow players follow up with three different kinds of link attacks, dealing additional damage and providing various other benefits. "Tactical Link" becomes a more useful asset to the player as the story progress and characters level up their "Link Levels" with other characters. As the link levels increase, you will obtain new link abilities such as healing the link partner or increase the CP gain of the partner.
- Developer
- Nihon Falcom
- Publisher
- XSEED Games, NIS America, Nihon Falcom
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The critic average is 78 across 25 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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Caitlin Argyros
RPGFanRPGFan Review - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Published 10/8/2017
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Read originalGraham Stephen
GameSpewGameSpew The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review
Published 8/18/2017
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Read originalSpencer Legacy
MonsterVineThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review
Published 8/18/2017
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Read originalPatrick Rost
GamingTrendGoing down the only trail that’s ever cold: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel review
Published 8/15/2017
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Read originalKeith Mitchell
The Outerhaven ProductionsThe Legend Of Heroes: Trials Of Cold Steel Review (PC)
Published 8/8/2017
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80
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Read originalDave Gamble
Gaming NexusThe Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 8/2/2017
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80
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Read originalFrancesco De Meo
WccftechThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel PC Review – Strong in Mind and Body
Published 8/2/2017
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80
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Read originalAlex Tudor
Digital ChumpsThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review
Published 3/1/2017
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Read originalAz Elias
Cubed3The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (PlayStation 3) Review
Published 4/2/2016
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