The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel I and II for PS4 coming west in early 2019
Dual audio for the first time in the series' history.The PlayStation 4 versions of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II will be released in North America and Europe in early 2019, publishers XSEED Games and Marvelous Europe announced.
Two separate physical launch editions—The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Decisive Edition and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II Relentless Edition—will be available for $49.99 each. Here are the details:
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Decisive Edition
—North America
—Europe
- Physical copy of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel for PlayStation 4
- 50 Mira replica Collector’s Coin
- Musical Selections CD containing 21 full-length tracks
- SteelBook case featuring only artwork, with a separate outer package design
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II Relentless Edition
—North America
—Europe
- Physical copy of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II for PlayStation 4
- Ouroboros Emblem Pin
- Musical Selections CD containing 23 full-length tracks
- SteelBook case featuring only artwork, with a separate outer package design
Both The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II were originally released for PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, followed by enhanced versions on PC. The PlayStation 4 versions include the enhancements of the PC versions, including 5,000-plus additional voiced English lines, and the bonus of both English and Japanese voice-overs for the first time in the series’ history. The PC versions will also receive Japanese voice-overs via a free update.
Here is an overview of the two titles, via XSEED Games:
Among the nations on the Zemurian continent, the mighty Erebonian Empire has been quick to outwardly stake its claim militarily; yet politically, ugly bouts of internal conflict between the upper class and commoners attempting to rise to power have been steadily intensifying day by day. The Noble and Reformist Factions have been none too kind to one another over the years, and tensions between the two only stand to worsen if compromises aren’t made in the very near future.
Rean Schwarzer, like any other citizen of the Imperial Nation, is no stranger to these rising conflicts: the class system has been deeply embedded into the hearts of every Erebonian since the days of old. As a seventeen-year-old student preparing for his new life at Thors Military Academy, however, he notices that his crimson uniform differs from the standard ones issued to his peers—typically green for commoners, and white for nobles.
Enter, Class VII of Thors Military Academy. For the first time in the prestigious academy’s history, rank means nothing and skill means everything. With nine hand-picked students of various backgrounds and abilities, Rean included, Class VII readies itself to dive deep into the political quagmire that threatens not only them, but the Empire as a whole.