It's finally happened! The final entry in the Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel story arc is on it's way to the west. Trails of Cold Steel IV will launch on PS4 this fall, and will be coming to Switch in 2021. The game picks up during the ending of Cold Steel III, and brings together a cast of characters spanning nearly two decades of releases. Trails in the Sky FC, SC, 3rd, Trails to Zero, Trails to Azure, and of course the cast of Cold Steel I, II, and III are all here. It's the "end of a saga" as the original Japanese version put it, but also the final stepping stone that will lead the series to it's future. That being said, it's not a game for newcomers, but rather long time fans who have been with the series since the beginning. (Or at the very least have gone through CSI-III.)
For those of you looking for more out of Cold Steel, the game is receiving a collectors edition for both
PlayStation 4 and
Nintendo Switch, and contains some nice extras. It contains a collector's box, official soundtrack, an art book, a steel book for the game itself, a cloth poster, and finally seven art cards -- all of which would be great to add to your collection. Past games in the series also received some pretty cool extras with their releases, so it's good to see Cold Steel IV continue that trend.
