Big JRPG news: Trails of Cold Steel III is coming to PS4 in North America this fall. Here’s the twist: This one is published by NIS America rather than XSEED, which published the previous two Cold Steel games. That’s a bit worrisome, given the nuanced writing in Trails games and NISA’s previous work with Ys VIII,… Read more
In a world where Japanese publishers have finally started to embrace global simultaneous releases, and there’s no…
The very good (if bloated) Trails of Cold Steel comes to PC today. It’s normally $40 but publisher XSEED is knocking it down to $36 for launch week. For more on the tremendous Trails series, check out our primer.

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Trails in the Sky 3rd, the sequel to FC and SC, will be out for PC on May 3, publisher XSEED said today. They’re also bringing Cold Steel and Cold Steel II to PC in the future. For more on this convoluted, incredible RPG series, read this primer.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II comes to North America on September 6, publisher XSEED said today. It’ll be out on PS3 and Vita. This is the direct sequel to Cold Steel, which you should play. I’m hoping to have a more timely review this time around.
Playing Trails of Cold Steel is like eating a hero sandwich that’s way too heavy on the bread. Often you’ll get nice…

Take a dash of Suikoden’s world-building, add some Grandia-style combat, stir it all in with the setting and social…