WARNING: Spoilers for the ending of Trails of Cold Steel 3 are rampant in this latest trailer, DO NOT watch unless you’ve beaten the game or don’t care.
Over onNIS America’s twitter this morning, a brand new trailer for the upcomingLegend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 4was released, showing off the dire straights that Class VII now finds themselves in.
Cold Steel 4picks up shortly after the events of the previous entry. Rean Schwarzer, Professor at Thor’s Branch Campus, head of the new Class VII and leader of the old Class, has been taken captive after losing control of his Ogre powers. Now, captured and held prisoner with war once again on Erebonia’s doorstep, Class VII, both new and old, will have to unite to rescue their friend and mentor while also finding a way to turn the tide and end the fighting. They will need to rely on new and old companions to do so, however, including those from other countries who may be familiar to longtime fans of theLegend of Heroes: Trailssagas.
2020 seems to be the year of Trails. In the west, we are finally gettingCold Steel 4and PC and Switch players gettingCold Steel 3, Over in Japan, a brand new entry is coming in August,Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki, along with enhanced versions of the Crossbel Duology games on the PS4. And lastly, a fan translation has been released ofTrails to Zero, allowingEnglish-speaking fans to enjoy the first of the Crossbel arcof titles!
This final entry in the Erebonia arc,Cold Steel 4’s localization wasannouncedback in early April, alongside that the previous game was coming to both Nintendo Switch and PC! Last year, I played through the first three of theCold Steelgames, and they took the gold as myfavorite games of 2019.The Legend of Heroesis a fantastic series that, in the past year has jumped up near the top of my all-time favorite RPG series'. With a connected world and narrative, these games are worth a playthrough for any fan of the genre.
