Francesco De Meo
WccftechThe Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel III Review – A World of Conflict
Published 10/26/2019
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is the eighth installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II. The game follows Rean Schwarzer, now a military professor, as well as his students, and the rest of his military school friends from the prior two entries, notably exploring subjects such as the mysterious origin's of Rean's birth, and what others have been up to since the events of the prior games.
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- Nihon Falcom
- Publisher
- Nihon Falcom, NIS America
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82
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The critic average is 82 across 28 scored reviews, with a 35-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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90–10010 reviews · 36%
80–8914 reviews · 50%
70–793 reviews · 11%
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Adam Hurd
GameGrinThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Review
Published 10/23/2019
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60
-22 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralMetro GameCentral The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Review
Published 10/22/2019
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70
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Read originalMiguel Moran
TheSixthAxisThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Review – TheSixthAxis
Published 10/21/2019
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70
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Read originalRobert Ramsey
Push SquareThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - Falcom's Series Hits New Heights as One of the Best JRPGs on PS4
Published 10/21/2019
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Read originalPramath
GamingBoltThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Review – Required Reading
Published 10/18/2019
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80
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Read originalDanreb Victorio
SmashPad"The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III" Review
Published 10/15/2019
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80
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Read originalJames Galizio
RPG SiteThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Review | RPG Site
Published 10/15/2019
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90
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Read originalJae Lee
ZTGDThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III (PS4) Review – ZTGD
Published 10/15/2019
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90
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Read originalRenan Fontes
Cubed3The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III (PlayStation 4) Review
Published 10/15/2019
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