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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
Description
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 Arm...
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2018, Nihon Falcom Corporation, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 10; 64 bit OS required, Intel Atom x7-Z8700 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Shader Model 5 (GeFor...
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II - Shining Pom Bait Set 3, The Legend of Heroes: Trails...
Time to beat
45.5 hMain
71 h Main + Sides
101.5 h Completionist
70.5 h All Styles
Description

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 its sweeping 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…

Taking place on the same continent as the fan favorite Trails in the Sky offshoot of Nihon Falcom’s storied The Legend of Heroes franchise, Trails of Cold Steel II (Sen no Kiseki II in Japanese) is a direct sequel to Trails of Cold Steel, picking up one month after the decisive collision that changed the fate of the entire nation of Erebonia. The speedy, tactical turn-based combat with the newly-developed “ARCUS” system returns with all the bells and whistles together with the new Overdrive mode, new means of transportation both across the land and sky, new allies, new dangers, and a renewed sense of hope as Rean tirelessly works to right the wrongs that have led the country to disarray.
  • A Direct Sequel that Remembers the Past - Clear data from Trails of Cold Steel carries over into Trails of Cold Steel II, granting players bonuses, and most importantly, remembering the many relationships cultivated during time spent at Thors Military Academy, allowing for more personalized conversations throughout the story.
  • Take to the Land and Sky in New Modes of Transportation - Fast travel isn’t just for Trista anymore; a personalized airship now allows players to swiftly choose and descend upon both familiar and foreign destinations alike—and on land, horseback riding not only returns, but players can now customize and utilize Angelica’s orbal bike for fast transportation across the map.
  • The Link System Returns with a new Overdrive Mode - Bonding with allies continues to pay off with the Combat Link System, netting a variety of combat benefits including healing, guarding, and more, and the new Overdrive mode allows linked characters to attack up to three turns in a row for new strategic battle options.
  • Experience the Game as Never Before - 50% more lines of English voice-overs have been added to the PC release, bringing a fresh experience to even those who have played it before on console. New features for this release include ultrawide aspect ratio support, turbo mode, and an instant resume feature that allows players to launch directly from Steam to their most recent save.

(c) Nihon Falcom Corporation. All rights reserved. Licensed to and published by XSEED Games / Marvelous USA, Inc.

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Time to beat
45.5 hMain
71 h Main + Sides
101.5 h Completionist
70.5 h All Styles
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Posted on: August 27, 2024

MaZeW

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Games: 783 Reviews: 6

An almost perfect successor to ToCS1

Trails Of Cold Steel 2 pretty much starts off right where ToCS1 ended. Civil War has broken out, Rean was split from the rest of his class and awakens far from civilisation. His goals: reunite with his friends and find a way to fix this mess. Story-structure is a bit too formulaic for the game's own good, creating a certain level of predictability. Not too bad but it is notable. It worked in ToCS1 due to the rigidity of school schedule but makes little sense in the context of an underground organisation in the middle of a civil war. Otherwise the story still is emotionally investing and the world-building is top notch as usual for Trails. Gameplay-wise it also is a direct continuation to ToCS1. Mostly identical with some tweaks. The only real new thing is the Divine Knight (mecha) battles that were teased at the very end of ToCS1 and are expanded upon here. Unfortunately they still lack a bit of depth and cannot quite compare to the normal combat system which can be frustrating at times. But if not they make for fresh scenic moments. If you liked ToCS1's gameplay you will like this one too. If not this game will not convince you otherwise. Also minor minus points for patch problems. The most recent patch broke achievements. Steam got a fix, GoG unfortunately was forgotten. But downgrading to the patch before that fixes this problem. Still annoying.


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Posted on: May 26, 2025

it good game

good continuation to a good story


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Posted on: February 14, 2018

Gearmos

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Games: 720 Reviews: 4

Story rich RPG

Trails of Cold Steel II continues the story of the first game and closes the first arch of the Cold Steel saga. If you liked the first game, there's no reason not to enjoy this one.


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Posted on: November 25, 2018

lothar69

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Games: 131 Reviews: 16

The previous trilogy was better, imo.

ToCS1 was solid despite the school setting which is not my cup of tea. ToCS2 made a few gameplay choices that had me take freq breaks from the game out of frustration - Early on in the game the accuracy nerf on physical types, the reoccurring unbeatable "story" boss battles with bonus AP, forced ambushes, and just a general trend to contrived reasons for why your party has unfavorable conditions. It's like they gave up on balancing the game and focused on gimmicks. It's not that it's terribly difficult mind you. It's just annoying when you realize you need a different approach to something and have to go thru the cut scenes again (skip>speed, imo). I do appreciate that they made getting money easier, but it feels weird having to repurchase everything I had in the first game (played them back2back). I'm not done with ToCS2 yet but I can't help but feel the classes solidarity is a bit forced thru the power of shounen friendship.


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