Chris Bowman
GameSpaceThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel PS4
Published 4/2/2019
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PS4 - 3/26/2019
The Legend of Heroes: Trials of Cold Steel - Decisive Edition
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is a role-playing game and a part of the long running The Legend of Heroes series of games. The basic gameplay is nearly identical to the previous Kiseki series 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.
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Metro GameCentralMetro GameCentral The Legend of Heroes: Trials of Cold Steel - Decisive Edition Review
Published 3/28/2019
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70
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Read originalJames Paley
COGconnectedThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review – Riding Those Rails
Published 3/27/2019
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Read originalLucas White
PlayStation LifeStyleThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Once More, With Feeling (PS4)
Published 3/27/2019
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Read originalHayes Madsen
TwinfiniteThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel PS4 Review
Published 3/26/2019
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Read originalRobert Ramsey
Push SquareThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - JRPG Fans, Don't Miss Out on This Classic Character-Driven Adventure
Published 3/26/2019
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Read originalEric Hauter
PlayStation UniverseLegend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review - PlayStation Universe
Published 3/26/2019
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90
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Read originalLucas Rivarola
RPG SiteThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel PS4 Review | RPG Site
Published 3/26/2019
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Read originalTy Sheedlo
Screen RantThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel PS4 Review
Published 3/26/2019
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Read originalDanreb Victorio
SmashPad"The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Decisive Edition
Published 3/26/2019
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