The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

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  • Summary: Peace is but a memory.

    In the wake of the Noble Faction's occupation of Heimdallr, civil war has broken out across Erebonia. The provincial armies, loyal to the aristocracy and the Four Great Houses, have claimed many of the nation's great cities in the name of the Noble Alliance. The    Peace is but a memory.

    In the wake of the Noble Faction's occupation of Heimdallr, civil war has broken out across Erebonia. The provincial armies, loyal to the aristocracy and the Four Great Houses, have claimed many of the nation's great cities in the name of the Noble Alliance. The Imperial Army, called back from the four corners of the Empire, has only just begun sweeping its counterattack.

    After Rean managed to escape Trista with Celine and Valimar, he awakens in the mountains near his hometown uncertain what fate befell his friends, who bravely threw themselves in harm's way to buy him time to flee.

    Though the road will not be an easy one, Rean decides to take up his sword again, journeying across Erebonia 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    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. DarkStation
    Mar 5, 2018
    90
    Everything in the game adds up to the overall experience, making The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II one of the best in the genre. The third part of Trails of Cold Steel saga has seen the daylight only in Japan for PS4. I hope the western PC conversion doesn’t take too much time to arrive. I want to see what’s stored for Rean and Class VII in the future!
  2. Wccftech
    Feb 22, 2018
    85
    An excellent JRPG and a more than worthy continuation of the saga, thanks to a gripping story, well-developed characters, and engaging battle system. While the gameplay experience hasn't changed much, with only some small enhancements to the battle system and an airship customization system, the game manages to be slightly better than its predecessor, mostly thanks to some interesting and unexpected plot twists and a story that doesn't end in a huge cliffhanger like its predecessor. Highly recommended to all JRPG lovers.
  3. RPG Site
    Feb 14, 2018
    80
    Cold Steel II is the latest game of the overarching Kiseki series of games that been localized for western audiences so the future from here on is a little bit murky. We know that the first two games are getting PS4 re-releases in Japan in the coming months, but details concerning the future of the series for the west are sparse at best. We’re hopeful this isn’t the last time we’ll be able to write about the series for the western audience and that fans who invest into the games, on any platform, will be able to see the story continued someday soon.
  4. GameSpace
    Feb 27, 2018
    80
    There are plenty of Japanese Role-Playing games available on the market and, none of them can quite measure up to Trails of Cold Steel 2.
  5. Hooked Gamers
    Feb 23, 2018
    70
    I’ll keep playing because the story is engaging and I want to see what happens to Class VII, but the battles and exploration don’t hold the same spark that they did in the first. So if you are considering playing this, without having played the first, don’t. The first is a far better game and includes very similar content. If you play that and find that you are sufficiently interested in the story, then I’d recommend getting this game as well. But this is a game I would only recommend to JRPG fans or to players engaged with the ongoing exploits of Class VII.

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. senators
    Dec 29, 2021
    10
    You like Falcom games? You like this game simple. It expands on Trails universe
  2. MoofiaBossVal
    Dec 26, 2021
    10
    Even better than the first game. Great aesthetics, music, english dub, combat, and story.
  4. GreenMenace
    Sep 28, 2022
    9
    Trails of Cold Steel II is regarded by many Trails fans as the best game in the series. What makes it so enjoyable is that you can easilyTrails of Cold Steel II is regarded by many Trails fans as the best game in the series. What makes it so enjoyable is that you can easily follow what’s going on and the game really makes good use of its characters. If you liked ToCS I, then this is a no brainer. The more invested you get into the game, the more you’ll get out of it. I’d also argue that this is the “fastest” paced game in the Cold Steel series, which is a big deal since the other games get bogged down with random junk. It also improves bonding moments and combat from the first, so I’d say it’s indisputably the better game of the two.

    That said, I don’t see any real purpose in skipping to this game or to the fourth one. It’s like skipping through a book—I can’t imagine it ever feeling rewarding to skip or to go back and play a game after the plot’s been revealed (unless you loved the whole series in the first place). That and Cold Steel makes a ton of references to itself that almost act like an inside joke—it’s not great for the player that’s played the game, I imagine it would be even worse for a player who hasn’t.    … Expand
  5. Ryall
    Feb 18, 2018
    9
    Trails of Cold Steel 2 is a direct sequel to the 1st Trails of Cold Steel It would be best to play that 1st.
    As Trails of Cold Steel 2    Trails of Cold Steel 2 is a direct sequel to the 1st Trails of Cold Steel It would be best to play that 1st.
    As Trails of Cold Steel 2 Expands on the 1st game. Together thay are one of the best JRPG currently available.    … Expand
  6. Kenmei
    Dec 20, 2018
    8
    Picking up directly after the end of the first game, Cold Steel 2 works almost the exact same way as the first game. A number of upgradesPicking up directly after the end of the first game, Cold Steel 2 works almost the exact same way as the first game. A number of upgrades populate the world, including a few new additions to the battle system as well as giving the player more freedom to go where they want later on in the story. However, nothing much as changed from the first game and it's crucial that you have played the first game in the series to have any hope of understanding this one. Also this is only the 2nd game in a planned 4 part series, of which the 3rd and 4th games are nowhere even close to being released in the west. That also doesn't include the 2 games in the long series that haven't been localized that tell the other half of the story that is happening in the background of this game. I personally have enjoyed my time with this but I know that this entire story won't be told for a few more years down the line, that's if they get translated and make it to the west. However, for this product by itself, it's a good JRPG with a good cast of characters I've come to quite enjoy my time with. Even if the story has a few plot holes in it that don't make a ton of sense, it still works out well most of the time.… Expand
  7. Wondux
    Jan 3, 2022
    7
    Although this was the second game of an arc in "The Legend of Heroes", the story was still very slow, where you had to gather people runningAlthough this was the second game of an arc in "The Legend of Heroes", the story was still very slow, where you had to gather people running all around the continent for half of the game. Still, the game was not boring, but I think that it was a downgrade from the first game. Again, amazing world-building.… Expand
  8. CaliburX417
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    Most of the game is just filler after the first 10 hours until maybe the last 5. Really need to learn how to better pace the game.

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