- #THE LEGEND OF HEROES TRAILS OF COLD STEEL III SERIES#
- #THE LEGEND OF HEROES TRAILS OF COLD STEEL III PSP#
The problem with this kind of storytelling is that while there are some exciting scenes sprinkled here and there, for the vast amount of the game there is nothing going on at all bar a series of generic anime antics followed by a fight scene and a giant mech battle. Rean then tells his students that they are bad and can’t come with him while he goes on a serious mission with his old friends, only his new students turn up anyway while about five minutes of actual story gets told to us and then everyone goes home, repeat. You start the chapter talking to your students and training, you then go on a field exercise in which you are forced to do some fetch quests for citizens and kill some monsters, you get in trouble and someone off screen says “Not so fast!” or “That is not needed” and a group of existing characters turn up to save you.
The game generally plays out in a series of four chapter loops. Erebonia is a fantastically deep place, filled to the brim with well written characters and it makes sense for the game to want to spend the time building this place but it gets to the point where 40 hours in, nothing has actually happened. Falcom spend the majority of their time creating a realistic supporting cast to the point where it seemingly neglects its major characters for the sake of this world building element. There are hours upon hours of dialogue, most of which doesn’t contribute to the story itself but works to build upon the characters or the world of the game. Trails of Cold Steel III spends a lot of time building its world and characters and not a lot of time telling the actual story. It is an interesting concept and works similarly to Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the biggest issue with the story though is that this is not a complete experience. You will discover their opinions of our hero and the actions he’s taken throughout the previous games as well as seeing the political fallout of war through the eyes of innocents now conscripted. Not to worry if you are new though, the game does provide a handy section on the title screen for you to read up on what happened in the previous two games and to familiarise yourself with all of the old characters while you’re there.įor a good portion of the game you will be spending time as Rean completing a set of missions with your Special Operations class of three students: Juna Crawford, Kurt Vander and Altina Orion. If you have played the series prior you will see many friendly faces at the school, seeing classmates, main characters and even villains from previous games join your insanely large cast. The Trails of Cold Steel arc focuses on a young man named Rean Schwarzer, the military school Thors and particularly those of his Class VII.īegins with our lead Rean starting his new job as instructor at Thors Military Academy and his adventures in training a new Class VII. Though the whole series is interlinked it is split into several arcs or chapters, similar to watching your favourite series of anime. The series finds itself telling the story of the country of Erebonia from the perspective of many different characters through different wars.
#THE LEGEND OF HEROES TRAILS OF COLD STEEL III PSP#
Starting in 1989 with Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes its popularity rose in the west thanks to 2011’s PSP release The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is the latest in a long running series of Japanese RPGs from developer Nihon Falcom known also for the Ys series. Playing the previous games may alter your experience with this game. Reviews // 23rd Oct 2019 - 2 years ago // By Adam Hurd The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Reviewĭisclaimer: This is a continuous series spanning many games and is my first entry in the series.
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