O One of the best PC port with additional graphic settings, additional English voice lines, new turbo mode, and selectable controller prompts (XBox 360 or Dualshock 3 scheme).
O Excellent world building and intriguing political plot with numerous casts. Perfectly relaxing plots at times and high tension moments are well written.
O Great classic turn based RPG combat system, with tons of hidden quests and additional game mechanics. Each playable character is unique, mechanic wise, and is customizable. No level grinding required to progress through the story.
O Play time can easily clocked over 60 hours, with even longer play time for completionist.
O Great soundtracks overall.

X While most of the main casts are well developed, they are extremely JRPG tropey with some sort of tragic back stories.
X Original Japanese dub is not available due to licensing issue. Note that unofficial voice mod is available.
X Require a second playthrough (in new game plus) if you want to get every collectible in game. New optional events in new game plus is extremely minor.

- While the English script is very well written, it is heavily localized (very liberal). Personally, I prefer a tad more literal (direct) translation. This is not a bad thing per se, especially when it is done by a trustworthy localization team like XSeed / Marvelous USA. If not handle properly, heavy localization can lead to translation errors, resulting in changes in character personalities and lost of original cultural references; I am looking at you Nintendo Treehouse!
- While I enjoy every second of the game, its linear and slow story progression with lots of long text only scenes might not be everyone cup of tea.
- This titile is intended to be a two part game, since it ended with a massive cliffhanger. Its direct sequel, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II, is not yet available on PC (currently available on Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita).

While it is definitely not for everyone, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is an extremely enjoyable, classic turn based JRPG with excellent story. Its direct sequal is already confirmed for PC port and currently in development. There are also sister games, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky trilogy, with the same setting (though at earlier timeline) available now on PC.

[h1]Likes:[/h1] [b]O[/b] One of the best PC port with additional graphic settings, additional English voice lines, new turbo mode, and selectable controller prompts (XBox 360 or Dualshock 3 scheme). [b]O[/b] Excellent world building and intriguing political plot with numerous casts. Perfectly relaxing plots at times and high tension moments are well written. [b]O[/b] Great classic turn based RPG combat system, with tons of hidden quests and additional game mechanics. Each playable character is unique, mechanic wise, and is customizable. No level grinding required to progress through the story. [b]O[/b] Play time can easily clocked over 60 hours, with even longer play time for completionist. [b]O[/b] Great soundtracks overall. [h1]Dislike:[/h1] [b]X[/b] While most of the main casts are well developed, they are extremely JRPG tropey with some sort of tragic back stories. [b]X[/b] Original Japanese dub is not available due to licensing issue. Note that unofficial voice mod is available. [b]X[/b] Require a second playthrough (in new game plus) if you want to get every collectible in game. New optional events in new game plus is extremely minor. [h1]Remarks:[/h1] [b]-[/b] While the English script is very well written, it is heavily localized (very liberal). Personally, I prefer a tad more literal (direct) translation. This is not a bad thing per se, especially when it is done by a trustworthy localization team like XSeed / Marvelous USA. If not handle properly, heavy localization can lead to translation errors, resulting in changes in character personalities and lost of original cultural references; [spoiler]I am looking at you Nintendo Treehouse![/spoiler] [b]-[/b] While I enjoy every second of the game, its linear and slow story progression with lots of long text only scenes might not be everyone cup of tea. [b]-[/b] This titile is intended to be a two part game, since it ended with a massive cliffhanger. Its direct sequel, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II, is not yet available on PC (currently available on Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita). [h1]Conclusions:[/h1] While it is definitely not for everyone, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is an extremely enjoyable, classic turn based JRPG with excellent story. Its direct sequal is already confirmed for PC port and currently in development. There are also sister games, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky trilogy, with the same setting (though at earlier timeline) available now on PC.