The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

Steam Deck Unsupported

Nihon Falcom · JRPG · Feb 14, 2018

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $19.99.

93%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 188 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- The story was amazing
188 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- The gameplay was fun
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Have a nice ingame soundtrack
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Battles, cutscenes, music, visuals, and romance all got upgraded.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Disclaimer: I played this game offline on my Steam Deck, so even though I logged a few dozen hours and finished it, it says I only played it for like a three hours.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters188 reviews
Gameplay54 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat67 reviews
93%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty16 reviews
75%
Crashes6 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
51
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.