Why you should play the Trails of Cold Steel series (from a newcomer)

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Published on September 28, 2020 5:59:27 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJMzyRBqQLc

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (2013)

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One of the most underrated JRPGs these days is The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series. Combining the combat system of Grandia with the social dating sim, social link elements of Persona, and some great music, the game is quickly gaining a new fanbase.

Including myself in this new fanbase.

After beating Persona 5 Royal and Final Fantasy VII Remake, I stumbled upon the Trails of Cold Steel series by accident. I was just looking for “JRPGs like Persona,” and saw many people recommending this JRPG series.

And I’m glad these JRPG fans did, because I soon became a hardcore fan of the series, playing all of the games in the larger Legend of Heroes series after the Trails arc.

Originally released on the PS3 and PS Vita in 2015 in the West, the game’s PC and PS4 re-releases opened the series up to a new wave of players. The 2019 PS4 release especially gave the series new hype and exposure.

Let’s see why this series is a great JRPG series and why it’s criminally underrated. If there’s one JRPG series that could break out soon, The Legend of Heroes series may be it.
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:05 What’s the story about?
4:46 A slow game that pays off in the end
6:01 A continuous series that sucks you in
6:55 Yes, you can start with the Trails series
8:39 This series has a lot of meat in it
10:29 Has anime cliches, but goes a lot deeper
11:30 The game’s songs are serious bangers
13:21 How much longer will this series be a sleeper?
14:34 Why I have high hopes for this series?
16:08 What may hold this series back?
19:13 The future of the series
20:04 Now over to you
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TAGS:
#thelegendofheroes #trailsofcoldsteel #jrpg
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SOCIAL MEDIA:
► Twitter and Instagram: @iamjangta
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MUSIC CREDITS:
► Intro music: Wii U music
► Background music:
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SOURCES:
► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mp_nFuUMEo
► https://www.siliconera.com/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-iii-script-is-2-4x-larger-than-the-witcher-iiis/
► https://www.twitch.tv/videos/365892370
► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPyD7qJPI9w (Bicsum Plays)
► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-s46GFg2sg (Deadly Viper)
► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-wwhYGFa4o (MasterLL)
► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUID7Gl3JI0
(Fervent Lumina HD Gaming)
► https://www.gematsu.com/2020/04/falcom-interview-with-president-toshihiro-kondo-trails-series-ys-ix-monstrum-nox-coming-west-and-more
► https://steamcommunity.com/app/748490/discussions/0/2949168687325209343/
► https://kiseki.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Heroes:_Trails_of_Cold_Steel
► https://www.gameskinny.com/8cev4/forget-final-fantasy-xv-heres-why-you-should-play-trails-of-cold-steel-instead
►https://www.gameinformer.com/column/rpg-grind-time/2018/10/03/dont-miss-your-second-chance-to-play-the-criminally-overlooked
►https://www.reddit.com/r/JRPG/comments/azywhl/worst_fear_realized_trails_of_cold_steel_iii_to/

… and my own video footage of Trails of Cold Steel 1-3

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