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Civil war has broken out across Erebonia. After his narrow escape from Trista, Rean will take up his sword again on a journey with his Divine Knight, Valimar, in search of his friends from Class VII and a way to end the conflict before its price becomes far too dear...

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is a jrpg, rpg and anime game developed by Nihon Falcom and published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA and Inc..
Released on February 14th 2018 is available only on Windows in 2 languages: English and Japanese.

It has received 2,833 reviews of which 2,655 were positive and 178 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 5.98€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II into these genres:

JRPG RPG Anime Story Rich Turn-Based Great Soundtrack Singleplayer Mechs Fantasy Romance Turn-Based Combat Adventure

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 or later; 64 bit OS required
  • Processor: Intel Atom x7-Z8700 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader Model 5 (GeForce 400 / Radeon HD 5000 / Intel post-2012 series)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 19 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1280x720 / 30 FPS with portable settings

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April 2025
It’s a solid JRPG experience from start to finish. If you loved the first Trails of Cold Steel, the sequel takes everything to the next level. The story is more intense and the combat is just as fun with a few cool upgrades. Not to mention tons of emotional moments, great music, and a world that feels alive. I'm totally invested and looking forward to play the next Trails series!
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March 2025
My conclusion of this game: -The story will start slow, but will going fast as soon all class 7 reunite. -It took too long at act 1, you even stuck with that blonde and have to hear his link line victory again&again +They really doing something with money problem in previous game, it easy to get mira +This game is semi-open world, you can travel by walk from city to other -There are too much playable character here, I dont even have time to see them in action +Not like previous game, that more talk than fighting. This game more fighting than talking(I am on 40 hour playtime, and already level 100?! and in the end I got level 140?! Zamn) +Equipment become too OP. It far more easy to stack CR, and Evasion rate or something else -They don't update +attribute quartz, like what useful of Attack 2(+30) when your attack already at 1000+? +Overdrive is lifesaver and game changer -Rush and Burst become less effective, what damage 4000+- do when enemies HP are around 50k-120k? +Final Arc is the best, moreover that reveal and end credit part. (Not to mention the boss fight) +The world change every part is something big step they do here. +Valimar fight is top thing that I always wait to see more Overall this game is good. This game really improve what they lack at previous game. The story really made me want to continue to read it till I not realize I have clear this game. The lack of voice actor is something else, I can even see through of I am gonna fight the bad dude or not just by looking if they have Voice Actor or not.
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March 2025
Trails of Cold Steel 2 is not as good as its predecessors, but remains an enjoyable entry in the series. Pros: Excellent gameplay, rewarding progression, some awesome story beats and the return of a memorable cast of great characters. The quests, NPC systems, and other standard elements one expects from a game in this series are there and done well. There is an extra type of combat that is handled well, and adds an interesting element to the story-telling that didn't exist in previous entries. Cons: Some of the plot points don't hit quite right, and there's a significant tone mismatch in some areas/scenes. There are too many 'unwinnable' fights, even more than previous games. The core cast of characters, while still very good in side content, aren't given enough to do in the main story. There are significant pacing issues from the 2nd Act onward. I should be clear, this is still a proper 'Trails of' game, which means its better than 99% of other RPGs out there. It's because of that I hold this game series to its own high standard of quality, and this entry didn't completely meet it. Overall, I certainly recommend playing this one if you've played the first, just lower your expectations a bit.
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Feb. 2025
This video game was an impressive journey of emotions, I can say that it is the first video game that has made me cry for the death of a character, the plot twists and surprises have made it one of the best Trials so far, definitely this saga has become the best and my favorite so far. <3
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Oct. 2024
Trails of Cold Steel II is another great game, though it's admittedly one of the weaker Trails games. There were really enjoyable parts of this game, but overall there were a decent amount of areas that made me long for the Sky trilogy. Rean has room for growth as a character, and some of his classmates feel a little one-note. But god, the Divine Knight battles are epic, and the ARCUS is still fun and engaging for me! The post-game content alternated between extremely hype, mildly tedious, and wholly unexpected. It was still a great game, and I can't stress enough that it is NECESSARY to get the most of the rest of the Trails games. There are some characters that are introduced in this game that become some of my favorites down the line, and Elise being absent from the story for most of the game is a HUGE win! Play this game after CS1 and Crossbell, and play the Sky games too but they aren't required to understand everything here.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II received 2,655 positive votes out of a total of 2,833 achieving a rating of 8.97.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II was developed by Nihon Falcom and published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA and Inc..

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is not playable on MacOS.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is not playable on Linux.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is a single-player game.

There are 13 DLCs available for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II. Explore additional content available for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II on Steam.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
39.99€ -86% 39.99€ 5.98€ -78% 39.99€ 8.81€
9.0
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178
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Nihon Falcom
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XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc.
Release 14 Feb 2018
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