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The continent oft-mentioned but never seen in the Trails in the Sky games finally gets its due. Trails of Cold Steel takes place on the politically-turbulent continent of Erebonia. The story is made to appeal to veterans and newcomers alike with its intriguing depth and deep lore. The battle system has been steamlined with the new ARCUS units and Combat Link System. Crossplay between the Vita and PS3 to play at home or on-the-go.

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The Attack of the 80-Hour Prologue

“Trails of Cold Steel” (“ToCS”) is the latest in the ongoing ‘Legend of Heroes’ franchise by Falcom, the developer better known for the ‘Ys’ series. The ‘Legend of Heroes’ games have been among the most-praised new-gen RPGs, despite debuting on the PlayStation Portable with the multi-part “Trails in the Sky,” which has since been ported to PC via Steam. I have been anxiously awaiting the two episodes of “Trails in the Sky” to hit the magic $5 price-point during a Steam sale, but decided to buy the collector’s edition of “ToCS” for PlayStation 3 completely blind based on franchise reputation alone… And as I should have learned from past mistakes, judging whether or not an RPG is ‘good’ is becoming just as much of a lost art as judging whether ...

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