Trails of Cold Steel (Sen no Kiseki) getting Limited Edition
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Shouta
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The story isn't directly related but it's in the same universe and will make very vague references to what occurred in the other games. In the case of Zero and Ao, it'll be a little more direct but still very unclear unless you actually know what's going on.
This game is designed with new players in mind. It's really meant for folks to jump in and enjoy it and then go back and enjoy the other games' story.
It's connected to other games in the "Trails" series, but not the larger "Legend of Heroes" series.
Editing my post earlier in the thread regarding the Trails/Kiseki games...
Games 1 and 2 (Trails in the Sky First Chapter and Second Chapter) are their own complete story. Game 3 (Trails in the Sky 3rd) is a sequel to games 1 and 2 with the same cast, but also sets up future plot developments in later games.
Games 4 and 5 (Zero no Kiseki and Ao no Kiseki) are their own story arc. It stands on its own, but there are some events in this game related to previous games.
Games 6 and 7 (Trails of Cold Steel 1&2) are their own story arc. They mostly stand on their own up until near the end of game 7, where characters from games 4 and 5 come into play (including straight up spoilers for some pretty major stuff). Due to the way game 7 ends the next game will likely continue this story arc and may bring more things from games 4 and 5 into play.
The third, fourth, and fifth games aren't being localized because Cold Steel is more marketable with its more modern presentation and is available on "current" consoles. This is despite Zero and Ao being considered the best games in the series by most series fans that I know.
Yes and no.
No, in that this game is set in a country that's never been actively featured in the Legend of Heroes series before, with a cast of all-new characters, in a story that's entirely self-contained (though it does tie directly in with its own sequel, which we're working on now).
Yes, in that this game takes place in the same world as the Trails in the Sky trilogy, Zero no Kiseki, and Ao no Kiseki, and some events from those games (many of which are NOT available in English) are referenced or otherwise assumed to be known by players.
Not knowing them won't affect your enjoyment of Cold Steel's story, but may affect how you view the series as a whole -- it would be like playing Ys Origin before playing Ys I & II.
-Tom
FullmetalPain
Banned
Hopefully Best Buy goes up next
#18 for Vita and #33 for PS3, I'm impressed.
Oh wasn't aware of the bolded. What does that mean?
See the post I made right above that. Trails in the Sky 3rd, Zero no Kiseki, and Ao no Kiseki are all unavailable in English.
Oooh. I thought he meant events in the games that ARE being localized are just left out. That makes a lot more sense. Thanks for the clarification.
Erf, I don't expect anything from NISA, as they didn't bother doing a LE for Ys Celceta. Not to mention it would be a NISA Store exclusive, meaning overpriced for us people from the Eurozone.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
It's a continuation of the story started in Trails in the Sky (the 6th game), but it isn't related to the ones before that.
Edit: Oops, responding to the bottom of the page comment, thought it was the last one.
I'm disappointed there isn't any music in this though. Getting the standard edition because of that. Maybe Cold Steel 2 will have a special edition that includes music from both games, would bite on that. But probably not since this LE almost seems like it's for both games with the box and art book.
Probably because NISA is in charge of the European release of CS, not XSeed.
http://nisamerica.com/index.php?nav=g&euro=y&cat=a
Ah, I see. I was hoping out was a sign SC was a little closer but that makes more sense. Hope NISA decide whether they'll do the limited soon.
We wanted to include music with the LE, but it just wasn't in the cards -- this time around, weirdly enough, there were licensing issues with the music.
As such, I'm not sure we'd be able to include anything with Cold Steel 2 either. But Falcom does offer the soundtracks internationally via iTunes, so there's that, at least!
-Tom
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
If I like the soundtracks I will probably buy them, but probably on Amazon. I prefer the musical selections you have done though just because it works out to be cheaper and they usually* cover every song I want, especially after the Silver Anniversary collection.
Good sign for what? We've had plenty of games that got a rating and still took several months until release.
Basileus777
Member
We still don't have anything more than placeholder dates.
If Play-Asia, out of all retailers, sent out a delay notice, chances are there is at least a good indication that it won't be released in October.
There is no delay. October/November were just placeholder dates. However, seeing how Amazon UK has it for December as well, it's likely the game will release then.
Ok, good to know.
Still waiting on Bestbuy. GCU + credit to burn.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Is it up on the xseed store?
I dont think it will be on their store at all.
I thought they'd have ditched their store by now.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Oh damn. Any other way I can import to Australia?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Actually works out better with the conversion of aud to CAD.
MostWantedZero
Member
Bestbuy has the lionheart edition for ps3 listed for 40. isn't it suppose to be 50?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/the-leg...on-3/4562314.p?id=1219768911347&skuId=4562314
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/the-leg...on-3/4562314.p?id=1219768911347&skuId=4562314
Not sure, but thanks for the heads-up. Got a pre-order in at that price. And I wanted the PS3 version the most, so this works perfectly.
Comes out to a little under $35 with GCU and tax for me, with store pickup.
Yeah, seems to be the wrong price. Too bad I can't seem to checkout using the site right now.
EDIT: Got it to work by switching to incognito window. Was planning on getting the Vita version, but I was on the fence either way. Pre-ordered. Thanks!
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Neat. I wasn't planning on getting the LE but for the same price, might as well switch my order.
Basileus777
Member
Well I guess I'll cancel my Amazon order and get it cheaper.
Yep!