The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II
SCORE: 58
I helped out playing The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel on the
Playstation 3. So much so that I happily took over the review chore for
The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II when a digital download
code cames in. The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II clocks in at
4.5 gigs. I asked for the physical copy to be put on our purchase wish
listing. Since we own a physical copy of The Legend of Heroes Trails of
Cold Steel. Besides I never think of digital downloads when it comes
time to play a game. Out of sight, out of mind.
The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II picks up right where the
last one stopped. Which is good news for fans of the first game. There
was the shock ending and all that. We have to put Class VII back
together again. The character levels are dropped drastically in The
Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II. I even imported my save from
The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel. I got some items for that
effort.
The content issues families will be concerned about continues in The
Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II. Christians and Biblical
marriage are attacked. There is also enticement to lust, lack of attire,
sexual deviancy, magic, violence, blood, death, alcohol, tobacco, bad
language, adultery, incest, false gods, false goddesses, perverts,
witches, and more. The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II is a
strong thirteen and older rating. Some of the adult only content makes
me think this game deserves a higher age rating.
We get the S-breaks in The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II. We
also get overdrive which will make two characters become very powerful
for a couple of rounds. Hit points, and the other bars are gained back a
bit too. The turn based battles are still used in The Legend of Heroes
Trails of Cold Steel II. Along with characters making the same sound
bytes after being the last character to attack in a battle.
Another addition to the series is the Ashen Knight. These are mech
battles where the support characters can help us. The cat is an annoying
companion in the beginning of The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel
II. The majority of characters from the first game make a return in this
game. We learn what has happened since the month Rean was unconscious.
The war is almost over with the Noble Faction ruling with an iron fist.
So we get the band back together, and fight them. Expect twists and
turns in the story though.
The graphics continue to impress, even though this was done on a last
generation system. The spirit path is an interesting new path of
transportation. There are lessons in The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold
Steel II I am not fond of. Like not forgiving others. The story parts in
The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II can be long, especially
when I need to save and stop playing.
I like how The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II continues the
storyline from the past game. I wish more role playing video game
franchises did this. It is neat to see the same characters, and the same
areas. Plus the savings can be passed along to gamers. I heard there is
development work for The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel III
happening in Japan. Hopefully it goes to the PS4/Xbox One, and makes it
to America. I would love the next game to clean up some of the bad
content issues in the first two.
- Teen Gamer
Graphics: 40%
Sound: 50%
Replay/Extras: 90%
Gameplay: 80%
Family Friendly Factor: 30%
System: PS Vita/PS3(tested)
Publisher: XSeed Games
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Rating: 'T’ -THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY
{Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco,
Violence}
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