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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.

Role-playing (RPG)StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Adventure
Developer
Nihon Falcom
Publisher
XSEED Games, NIS America, Nihon Falcom

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Critic average

78

Average of 25 scored external reviews.

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Critic avg

78

25 scored reviews

Total coverage

25

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Score range

60–100

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Signal shape

Polarized

Score range is 31+ points

Critic landscape

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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25 included scored reviews

90–1004 reviews · 16%
80–8910 reviews · 40%
70–799 reviews · 36%
Below 702 reviews · 8%
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review - Charming in its Antiquity - Som Pourfarzaneh at MMORPG.com

Published 3/10/2016

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Score

88

+10 vs critic avg

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review

Published 2/16/2016

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Score

60

-18 vs critic avg

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Metro GameCentral

The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel review – Persona: Army Edition

Published 1/28/2016

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Scoring alignment

Score

70

-8 vs critic avg

Andy Robertson

The Guardian

Games review roundup: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel; This War of Mine: The Little Ones; Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Published 1/25/2016

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Score

100

+22 vs critic avg

Zack Reese

RPG Site

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review | RPG Site

Published 1/23/2016

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Score

80

+2 vs critic avg

"The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel" Review

Published 1/19/2016

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Score

80

+2 vs critic avg

Jordan Biordi

CGMagazine

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (PS Vita) Review

Published 1/19/2016

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Score

60

-18 vs critic avg

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel: Official GBAtemp Review

Published 1/17/2016

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Score

85

+7 vs critic avg

Kimberley Wallace

Game Informer

The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel Review

Published 1/14/2016

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Score

85

+7 vs critic avg

RPGFan Review - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

Published 1/13/2016

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85

+7 vs critic avg

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