The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
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Hailed as one of the largest, longest and most meticulously detailed turn-based JRPG series of all time, this first chapter in the ongoing Trails saga sets the stage for what's quickly become Ys developer Nihon Falcom's most popular and best-selling franchise in their entire 30+ year history.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is a jrpg, story rich and rpg game
developed by Nihon Falcom
and published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA and Inc..
Released on July 29th 2014 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 8,816 reviews of which 8,287 were positive and 529 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 15.99€ on Steam.
The Steam community has classified The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky into these genres:
JRPG
Story Rich
RPG
Anime
Great Soundtrack
Turn-Based
Female Protagonist
Fantasy
Adventure
Singleplayer
Turn-Based Strategy
Classic
Tactical RPG
Turn-Based Combat
Strategy
Romance
Isometric
Action
Strategy RPG
Tactical
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- OS *: Windows XP
- Processor: Pentium III 550 MHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 32 MB VRAM, 3D accelerator compatible w/ DirectX 9.0c
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: Compatible with DirectX 9.0c
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A very basic JRPG that was the starting point for a sprawling story that meshes anime, history, religion, and political intrigue that's been going on for over two decades. Other than it's paint-by-numbers gameplay, this game is only held back by being the first entry and a slow pastoral setting that's all setup for the games that come later. That said I should note the save file does transfer to the next two games with bonus content and variations on future dialogue. The story is about two young teenagers Estelle and Joshua who joins a guild whose focus runs the gamut from finding missing pets and changing light bulbs to [REDACTED]. And that's all the story I can give without spoiling over 15 games. Graphics-wise, it looks like a PS1 RPG and you can play it on just about any computer from the last two decades. I recommend if you get miffed by missing anything over the course of playing 100+ hours that you either use a guide or get very comfortable with the gameplay loop of: -Talk to EVERY NPC you can possibly talk to within the bounds given. -Explore and do non-story related quest. -Talk to any NPC you interact with as part of those quests. -Do a story quest. -Repeat. -Also use a guide still, otherwise you are going to miss something you didn't expect and kick yourself for it (check the vacuum). And sometimes the choices that the game forces you to make does not have clear answers or the answer was against your expectation. I guess battles are technically also part of the gameplay, but it's very generic tactical JRPG for the most part except for the turn system. You get bonuses depending on when you take your turn and can use special attacks at anytime to interrupt the enemies and take bonuses that were for whoever that turn was on. You build your character's spells and stats with FFVII materia-like gems that fit in your totally-not-magic magic steampunk pocket watch. The various combos give access to spells that if you want more oomph, but hitting with a stick works just as well and is Estelle approved. The music is mostly what you expect. Traveling through forests and plains, lots of soft woodwinds and strings, city music is bright and poppy, caves are discordant and ominous, and battles are... Jazzy? The music is ok, but the only real standouts are the opening and the final dungeon tune. For Falcom music, it's a low point honestly. It gets a lot better in the later games. That all said the remake is out that updates the battle system to something more punchy, but this version still has its charms and this translation gives it a bit more personality around the edges (and the treasure chest messages).
Took me 12 years of real time from the date of purchase and first playing, and then about 30 or so hours of actual play on one save over the course of one week, to beat this game. A rock-solid game that, if you finish, will bait you unbelievably hard into getting the remaining two chapters. Buyer beware.
A masterpiece I experienced exclusively through other people's hands on YouTube. Adulthood is truly the DLC nobody asked for. You finally unlock the funds to buy every game your teenage self drooled over, and lose the one stat that actually mattered: time. My Steam library weeps. My backlog has unionized. Estelle Bright is out there bonking bandits with a stick and I'm bonking spreadsheets with deadlines until one of us breaks first (spoiler: it's me). Overall.. I do not have the time to play the game. Anyway, buy it. Or get the remake. Play it for me. Talk to every NPC twice. Do the side quests I'll never see. Look at the sky. Live, damn you. One of us have to do it, it got to be you.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is currently priced at 15.99€ on Steam.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 15.99€ on Steam.
Yes, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky received 8,287 positive votes out of a total of 8,816 achieving an impressive rating of 9.11.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky was developed by Nihon Falcom and published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA and Inc..
Yes, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is not playable on MacOS.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is not playable on Linux.
Yes, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky does not support VR.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is a single-player game.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky does not currently offer any DLC.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Online players
33
Developer
Nihon Falcom
Publisher
XSEED Games,
Marvelous USA, Inc.
Release
29 Jul 2014
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