This particular story has been bubbling away for a while now, but we've finally got official confirmation: Falcom is bringing The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II to PlayStation 4 in 2018. The company made the announcement during its latest financial briefing.
For those out of the loop, both role-playing games are currently only available on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, but the third title in the series, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, recently launched for the PS4 in Japan, and it sold pretty well by the series' standards. With that in mind, it's perhaps no wonder that the previous games are being ported.
Of course, this is only taking Japan into account for now, but we don't see why Falcom wouldn't want to bring all three titles West given the popularity of Sony's home console.
We certainly wouldn't say no to a complete collection, would you?
[source gematsu.com]
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Dare i replay them on the PS4 hmmmmm
I will play.
Please play Falcom games. They're one of the best in the business.
If they're anything like the Persona games then I'm down.
Great news I never got round to picking these up so would be awesome to get them on PS4!
Bring them here please ill take them with subs even. 😀
I freakin loved the the first two. Played both on vita and they’re great. The battle system is turn based with a cool twist so it was right up my alley. If you haven’t tried them before and get the chance to on PS4, do iiiiiitt!
I loved the first one on the ps3 but I never got round to playing the second game as I hardly turn that system on anymore so great news
Makes sense. Apparently the third game struggled a little on ps4 sales wise - largely due to the loss of portability (loads complained in Japan of the lack of a vita version) ; but also because the first two were not available on ps4, so those not familiar with the series were much less likely to jump into what is a proper 3 game saga right at the end without having played the first 2 (also why I think Kingdom Hearts 3 will struggle on xbox).
I suspect that this means an announcement of the trilogy coming west is imminent; as the ability to play 1 and 2 first will maximise the chances of 3 selling well.
I am halfway through the first game on vita and have the second ready to go (so would only buy if it had cross-save). But this is a wonderful series that JRPG fans truly need to experience
I'm gonna be that guy. I'll probably say, "no", actually
Falcom makes games that consistently impress less than PS2 Remasters like Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age or .Hack//G.U. Last Recode (or even "straight PS2-to-PS4" up-res'd rereleases if they were ambitious enough back then, like Dark Cloud 2 or Rogue Galaxy). They should port the same games to new platforms less, and more.... completely rework their studio pipeline. Hire a bunch of new artists & programmers who've made games that feel like they actually came from this century?
When these hit the PS4, it'll be against Ni No Kuni 2, Grandblue Fantasy, Final Fantasy XV, NieR Automata, Dragon Quest XI, NiOh, etc. etc. etc. To think that Falcom's stuff can honestly compete in the marketplace loaded with titles like that..... heck, even mid-tier (AA) and indie (A?) developers are getting real good now. Freakin' Neptunia is running Unreal 4 nowadays! Indies are making games like Lost Souls Aside, Edge of Eternity, or Legrand Legacy. It's ludicrous that Falcom is out there still doing things like the PS2 is king of the hill.
I suppose they could go running to the Switch, where their stuff will fly better, but they've been running to weaker hardware with less competition for 2+ decades now. They should honestly pump the brakes a bit and take some time to update/improve their craft so their next game(s) will be that much better and - crucially - attract a more sizable audience than their usual, tiny "cult of Falcom".
If people want to play these again, they should, because they're out there already. The onus shouldn't be on the developer to waste time/money/resources bringing that to new hardware because people are too lazy to plug in an older console. Especially when they should be using their time more wisely. If you don't wanna play games across a hardware transition, just get XSeed's PC versions - they run & look the best they ever will (not saying much), and have a more complete localization anyway.
I am into my 90th hour on cold II for the ps vita. I love these game. I wont double dip. I like playing them on portable system.
I am just hoping they will decide to make cold III for the vita or switch.
Yessss ^^ so hyped for this
OMG! I play a little of this on ps3 , i would love to play through both series. Best part is the first game resolves itself but then ends with a huge cliff hanger but one that teases awsome stuff. Can wait.
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