The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

Overview

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is a 2014 role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is the seventh installment of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, and follows Trails of Cold Steel (2013).

It was first released in Japan for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita before being localized into English by Xseed Games in 2016. A Windows port by Xseed was released in February 2018, while a remastered version for the PlayStation 4 was released in Japan in April 2018 and worldwide in June 2019. A port for Nintendo Switch was released in Asia in 2021. A sequel, Trails of Cold Steel III, was released in late 2017.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure

Developer

Nihon Falcom

Publisher

NIS America, XSEED Games

Series

The Legend of Heroes: Trails

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation Vita

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

ACB

M

ESRB

T

PEGI

12

Release dates

Trophies

Trophies51

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

10

Bronze

38

Total

51

Points

1350

• The Ashen Chevalier Mastered Trails of Cold Steel II and earned every trophy. Platinum 6.44% of players
• Honor Roll Achieved student rank A0. Gold 7.57% of players
• Phoenix Ascendant Received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Phoenix Wings from Emperor Eugent III. Silver 7.51% of players
• Divine Knight Errant Completed all 39 quests. Silver 7.41% of players
• Face of the Enemy Completely filled the monster guide (excluding EX sections). Silver 6.88% of players
• Wartime Rationer Obtained all 22 recipes. Silver 7.77% of players
• The Reel Deal Caught all 24 varieties of fish. Silver 7.58% of players
• Intelligence Agent Completed all of the character profiles in the notebook. Silver 6.96% of players
• Lending Library Completely filled the book section of the notebook (excluding books only available in NG+). Silver 7.44% of players
• Spoils of War Opened every chest between the Prologue and the Finale. Silver 7.06% of players
• The Return of Rean QUARTZ-er Gathered all 31 varieties of master quartz. Silver 7.05% of players
• Banisher of Nightmares Completed the game on nightmare difficulty. Silver 6.54% of players
• Conquering Hero Completed the game on hard or nightmare difficulty. Bronze 6.58% of players
• Imperial Treasury Acquired over a million mira. Bronze 7.31% of players
• Transcendent Jewel Raised a master quartz to level 5. Bronze 8.28% of players
• Forging the Future Acquired the strongest weapon for any character. Bronze 8.21% of players
• Born to the Battlefield Won 100 battles. Bronze 8.81% of players
• The Manway Method Won 600 battles. Bronze 8.09% of players
• Taking the Initiative Initiated 300 advantage encounters (including double and triple advantage). Bronze 7.6% of players
• Mind if I Cut In? Used 100 S-Breaks in battle. Bronze 8.46% of players
• Shutdown Phenomenon Canceled enemy arts and crafts 100 times. Bronze 6.98% of players
• Tactician Won a battle with a tactical bonus of x3.0 or greater. Bronze 8.54% of players
• Pieces of Eight Defeated 8 enemies at once. Bronze 8.82% of players
• Inseparable Raised any two characters to Link Level 7. Bronze 8.27% of players
• One Good Burn Deserves Another Used over 500 follow-up attacks in battle. Bronze 8.37% of players
• Double the Trouble Used Rush in battle 100 times. Bronze 8% of players
• Smells Like Team Spirit Used Burst in battle 50 times. Bronze 8.24% of players
• Overdriven to Win Used Overdrive in battle 100 times. Bronze 7.51% of players
• Frozen Heart Slayed Isra-Zamiel in Glacia Shrine. Bronze 6.62% of players
• Scholar of the Truth Read the decoded Black Records and had an encounter you'll never forget. Bronze 6.58% of players
• Star Pupil Earned an S rank during part of any chapter. Bronze 8.39% of players
• A Lease on Love Spent the evening before the final battle with Alisa. Bronze 7.68% of players
• Perfect Harmony Spent the evening before the final battle with Elliot. Bronze 6.82% of players
• Arseid School of Courtsmanship Spent the evening before the final battle with Laura. Bronze 7.27% of players
• The People's Choice Spent the evening before the final battle with Machias. Bronze 6.82% of players
• Witchy Woman Spent the evening before the final battle with Emma. Bronze 7.14% of players
• House of All-bro-ea Spent the evening before the final battle with Jusis. Bronze 6.75% of players
• Jaeger Mister Spent the evening before the final battle with Fie. Bronze 7.34% of players
• Winderlust Spent the evening before the final battle with Gaius. Bronze 6.82% of players
• One in a Millium Spent the evening before the final battle with Millium. Bronze 6.91% of players
• Worth the Wait Spent the evening before the final battle with Sara. Bronze 7.21% of players
• You're Atowable Spent the evening before the final battle with Towa. Bronze 7.45% of players
• National Treasure Spent the evening before the final battle with Alfin. Bronze 6.93% of players
• Unexpected Surroundings Woke up in the Eisengard Range. Bronze 9.63% of players
• The Depths of Despair Completed the Prologue. Bronze 9.03% of players
• Ashen Chronicles Completed Act 1. Bronze 8.6% of players
• Aboard the Pantagruel Completed the Intermission. Bronze 8.57% of players
• The Awakening Lions Completed Act 2. Bronze 8.32% of players
• Forward, Relentlessly Completed the Finale. Bronze 8.23% of players
• The Occupation Completed the Divertissement. Bronze 8.19% of players
• Winter's End Completed the Epilogue. Gold 8.12% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 3 GB

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Credits

Publisher

NIS America, XSEED Games

Developer

Nihon Falcom

Released

2016-09-06

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 82 hours