My wife wanted to get me Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, so we rushed to Gamestop before they closed. For whatever reason, they didn't have the plain version, so she ended up getting us the Lionheart Edition:
It comes with an artbook, a pin, and room for the sequel that's planned later.
I obviously don't have a full review yet, or anything close, just some early impressions. If you love anime, you'll love this. It has a number of similarities with Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, namely the anime intro and recurring elements like orbments, sepith, rest spots in dungeons. But the feel is totally different. This game takes place in the Erebonian Empire, namely around a military academy, and it's a lot more serious than Trails in the Sky, which was really lighthearted. But it's got a great, energetic soundtrack, and the battle system is totally different. The turn-based battles are more reminiscent of Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;birth, but way more traditional; each character can only target one enemy at a time, though characters in close proximity to others can jump on with support attacks to take enemies down faster. I can't help but be reminded of Final Fantasy VII when I fight the machine-gun wielding enemies in the intro dungeon.
I'm already really happy with it, and I can't wait to play more of it.
It comes with an artbook, a pin, and room for the sequel that's planned later.
I obviously don't have a full review yet, or anything close, just some early impressions. If you love anime, you'll love this. It has a number of similarities with Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, namely the anime intro and recurring elements like orbments, sepith, rest spots in dungeons. But the feel is totally different. This game takes place in the Erebonian Empire, namely around a military academy, and it's a lot more serious than Trails in the Sky, which was really lighthearted. But it's got a great, energetic soundtrack, and the battle system is totally different. The turn-based battles are more reminiscent of Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;birth, but way more traditional; each character can only target one enemy at a time, though characters in close proximity to others can jump on with support attacks to take enemies down faster. I can't help but be reminded of Final Fantasy VII when I fight the machine-gun wielding enemies in the intro dungeon.
I'm already really happy with it, and I can't wait to play more of it.