The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

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User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 102 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 102
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 102
  3. Negative: 10 out of 102

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  1. Dubeau
    Apr 28, 2018
    6
    Review at 17 hours or so...The first game had some drawback like too much dialogues, slow pace. Well, part 2 is worst in that regard. You fast forward with the B button but you can miss some elements with it. The majority of the dialogues could be strip down to one phrase. The story gets so complex and convoluted, it's just hard to get interested...too many characters to care for or toReview at 17 hours or so...The first game had some drawback like too much dialogues, slow pace. Well, part 2 is worst in that regard. You fast forward with the B button but you can miss some elements with it. The majority of the dialogues could be strip down to one phrase. The story gets so complex and convoluted, it's just hard to get interested...too many characters to care for or to manage. The Mech fighting is a nice addition but it slow, slow and not very interesting. Graphics are PS3 level, like the first game. All the same systems are there. The problem is also the fighting...you are super powerful with small enemies, which makes those fights extremely boring and resolved in one-two attacks. But then the game throw at you a super one that you have to retry over and over. Sadly this throws off all the balance in the game. This feels more like an extension really. Not that the game is totally bad, but this wasn't a step for the better. I give it a 60%.… Expand
  2. BiancoBoii
    Oct 11, 2021
    7
    The story is fantastic, the gameplay is almost identical to the previous game, but lacks in some of the setting. It suffers from doing menial side quests while the people are in danger and really shows in the latter part of the game. Definitely worth the money
  3. VG_Alex
    Apr 5, 2022
    7
    Some improvements have been made on the basis of the previous game, but it's still disappointing at all, making it almost the lowest evaluated one in the game series. You should be prepared for the game's experience carefully.

    Review of "The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Steel Ⅱ:Kai"

    Graphic/Art: 7

    Music/Sounds: 8

    Narrative/Performance:6.5

    Gameplay:7

    Score:6.8 (-0.3)
  4. Wondux
    Jan 3, 2022
    7
    Although this was the second game of an arc in "The Legend of Heroes", the story was still very slow, where you had to gather people running all around the continent for half of the game. Still, the game was not boring, but I think that it was a downgrade from the first game. Again, amazing world-building.
  5. hk300
    May 1, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Doesnt completely live up to the hype the first game builds, I also feel like the Crow and Rean relationship can feel a little underdeveloped if you didn't choose to max out your bond with him or attend all bonding events in CS1. Story does become a bit of an incoherent mess towards the latter chapters and the final dungeon did leave a bitter taste in my mouth. However the set up for CS3 kept me intrigued as well as the clear connections to the Crossbell duology.… Expand

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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. DarkStation
    Mar 5, 2018
    90
    Everything in the game adds up to the overall experience, making The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II one of the best in the genre. The third part of Trails of Cold Steel saga has seen the daylight only in Japan for PS4. I hope the western PC conversion doesn’t take too much time to arrive. I want to see what’s stored for Rean and Class VII in the future!
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  2. GameSpace
    Feb 27, 2018
    80
    There are plenty of Japanese Role-Playing games available on the market and, none of them can quite measure up to Trails of Cold Steel 2.
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  3. Hooked Gamers
    Feb 23, 2018
    70
    I’ll keep playing because the story is engaging and I want to see what happens to Class VII, but the battles and exploration don’t hold the same spark that they did in the first. So if you are considering playing this, without having played the first, don’t. The first is a far better game and includes very similar content. If you play that and find that you are sufficiently interested in the story, then I’d recommend getting this game as well. But this is a game I would only recommend to JRPG fans or to players engaged with the ongoing exploits of Class VII.
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