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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Experience an epic story developed across three titles, and crafted for new and old fans alike. Also includes an interactive introduction to catch up new players to the ongoing story so anyone can dive right in to the world of Trails of Cold Steel.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is a rpg, jrpg and story rich game
developed by Nihon Falcom, Engine Software BV and PH3 GmbH
and published by NIS America and Inc..
Released on March 23rd 2020 is available only on Windows
in 3 languages: English, French and Japanese.
It has received 2,775 reviews of which 2,553 were positive and 222 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 49.90€ on Eneba.
The Steam community has classified The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III into these genres:
RPG
JRPG
Story Rich
Anime
Turn-Based
Great Soundtrack
Singleplayer
Adventure
Turn-Based Combat
Romance
Fantasy
Mechs
Dating Sim
Action
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 10/8.1/7 64-bit
- Processor: Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce GTX 650 Ti
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 25 GB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard
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Never in a Trails game I have felt the need to recommend one. You need to play the previous games before this? My answer would be yes. But Cold Steel III takes everything that makes Trails games work.. and dials it up to 200%. And then has in my opinion one of the most jaw dropping final acts in a JRPG I have enjoyed. NOTE. I am writing this as I finish the game, so I might be still on the hype of the ending.
Welp, joke's on me for starting with the Cold Steel games. 1 and 2 seemed like it had a little bit of previous games but Cold Steel 3 heavily draws from games I haven't played yet. Not complaining since I did it to myself but as a warning to anybody who may read this, start with Trails in the Sky.
Rean is an adult now. And I can't look at his face without his glasses anymore. You'll start with a new Class VII and a somewhat new cast and explore completely new areas, mostly in the western half of Erebonia. This game is basically a rehash of CS1, but as everything besides the concept is new, it's still a good concept. The gameplay is pretty much the same as in CS1 and CS2, enhanced with the Break gauge to disable enemies for some time and Brave Orders to give boosts to the whole party (which basically replace crafts like Motivate to strengthen of the group). Learn how to use these to your advantage, and your party will become unstoppable. Many, many characters return from previous entries, not only Cold Steel but also Liberl and Crossbell. This is the point in the series where you will have a much better time if you know all the games up till now. You can still enjoy the game, but it will be even better if you know the characters and get the little callbacks to what they have lived through in their respective games. The game will also spoil events from these games at regular intervals. The main cast and all the new students are my favorites. I like the interactions between Juna and Kurt especially. And this time, all of them are joining on our field exercises, so they are no longer sidelined and can evolve their personalities during the whole game, not only academy free days. And as always, the games show very well that the world evolves. The other previous students of Thors, not only OG Class VII, have graduated and are employed in different positions all around the world. If I needed to name one point I didn't like, it's how Rean acts as a teacher. He should support his students and encourage them to grow. More often than not, however, he acts as kind of leader of the group instead. "We need to introduce ourselves to the Marquis? Sure, Rean can do it because the Ashen Chevalier knows everyone and their parents." Let your students do this themselves so they may grow and overcome this... wait for it... Barrier! Most chapters are two-parted: Part One to explore the region with Class VII, Part Two to save the world as Ashen Chevalier together with support from some of OG Class VII (I refuse to call them "old"). Yes, I get Rean is the protagonist, but it would have been a better variety if Rean had stayed in the background during Part One and only gotten to action in Part Two. Doesn't help that the chapters drag on for quite a while, and so each area is nearly overstaying its welcome. I think it would've been better to have some more areas to see in the different regions, or at least slightly different areas during each half. If you are a Trails fan, you won't get disappointed by this entry. It's a bit lengthy, but as long as you don't burn yourself out, you will have a great time.
An absolute goliath of a game to 100%, but so rewarding when you've played the preceding games. Was my first time doing a Nightmare playthrough on NG (you can get all achievements in one run), and it was definitely the right call. It's very rough in the start, but the difficulty smooths out nicely and at the right peak of the curve it's very engaging. Onto the next game!
Tbh I would put this in the middle, I recommend the game if you enjoyed the first 2 games but I wouldn't recommend it at the same time. I enjoy playing the cold steel series but it honestly just feels lack luster. It's not that it's bad, it just keeps me wanting more out of it in a bad way. I think the story isn't paced well, I've played 3 entire games, each one being 100hrs+ and the story just hasn't progressed that much. The final chapter is what I want out of the entire game especially since I'm already 3 games deep. It makes sense to a degree, Rean taking the role of instructor, having to learn to take care of his students and what not but if you simplify what happens, it's just x character shows up, you fight them and they leave you with questions, then you go back to daily life until it happens again on repeat. But all this being said, do I enjoy playing it? Will i continue to the 4th game? Of course. The new set of characters for class VII were still a good addition, I didn't care for them at first but they did grow on me. A series with flaws but one that I like 7.5/10
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 59.99€ on Steam.
Yes, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III received 2,553 positive votes out of a total of 2,775 achieving a rating of 8.81.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III was developed by Nihon Falcom, Engine Software BV and PH3 GmbH and published by NIS America and Inc..
Yes, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is not playable on MacOS.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is not playable on Linux.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is not playable on Steam Deck.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is not playable on Steam Machine.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III does not support VR.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 79 DLCs available for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. Explore additional content available for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III on Steam.
No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III supports Remote Play on Phone and Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III 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
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Developer
Nihon Falcom,
Engine Software BV,
PH3 GmbH
Publisher
NIS America, Inc.
Release
23 Mar 2020
Platforms
Remote Play
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