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Game review: Trails Of Cold Steel II is one of the PS4’s best JRPGs | Metro

One of the best Japanese role-players of the last gen makes its way to the PlayStation 4 and proves just as impressive as it did on PS Vita.

phoenixwing1936d ago

Ikr people really hate on jrpgs these days. Its very unfair.

rob-GP1936d ago

Metro rate their games strangely. This got a 7 for being "one of the PS4's best JRPG's", a score they also gave Trover Saves the Universe, which I think they said was the funniest game they've ever played. Does their scoring only go up to 7 or 8?

GOODKylePS1936d ago

Attacking another site I see. Have you taken a look at your own?

rob-GP1936d ago

“Attacking”, okay... the only person “attacking” anything is you on every single comment I make. Seriously, your stalking is pathetic and rather annoying - nobody cares. At least the owner of the site you write for moved on, you’re literally obsessed with me.

GOODKylePS1936d ago

Hopefully you learn your lesson soon because attacking me and other sites stops here for you.

rob-GP1936d ago

"Attacking you"... why have you taken it so personally? I pointed out the 'fact' that you played less than an hour of a Narrative-based game before reviewing it and submitting a score to Metacritic - I never even publically mentioned that you gave a Visual Novel a 5.9/10 after playing a few chapters then literally skipping every single chapter until you got to the end.

I'm sorry I called you out for getting bored whilst playing a game, but Twitter is a 'Social Media', it's where people can talk about things they see and have heard about - I saw that you'd failed to fully experience a companies product before writing about them in ways which shows you hadn't actually experienced everything it had on offer.

I know you found that upsetting, it must be terrible having someone notice that, as a 'journalist', you don't play the entire game you're given for review (on some occasions), but you can't turn into an obsessive stalker every time someone points out something you've done. Just take the feedback, move on and use it as criticism to make yourself better.

As I said, I don't look on your site anymore or read anything you do (I've got you on block in all the places I can so that I don't stumble upon anything you've done or said), I would advise you to do the same - becoming this obsessive weirdo isn't normal. Try and step up and be better than this as all you're doing is showing everyone that you can't take feedback and must have a guilty conscience which is fueling this abnormal string of attacks against me to my followers and people who read my comments.

GOODKylePS1935d ago (Edited 1935d ago )

I'm not reading your paragraphs of conspiracy and lies. Tell you what though. Apologize for lying, attacking me and other sites all over this place, and promise to never be a dick again to other journalists and I leave you alone just like that.

Also, playing the victim card and trying to sound like some psuedo intellectual who's never wrong doesn't work well with me. You'll be held even more accountable for all those people you attack unless you apologize.

rob-GP1935d ago

Apologise for what?

I observed some factual information - albeit I have admitted I was wrong about RAGE - and I called it out. If it wasn't true, you would be getting this obsessive and defensive about it.

I honestly don't care about anything you do and it was never a personal 'attack', it was my opinion and thought about an observation as I have standards when it comes to reviewing for publishers. So will I apologise for factually pointing something out? No.

Secondly, 'attacking sites on here', what are you on about? This is a comment section, a place for people to comment about the articles. All I've said recently, which you twisted in your head, was that the Metro claimed 2 games were the 'best' at something, yet gave them 7s. I wasn't the only person who thought this either, it was strange wording for a game they actually thought was average.

So again, will I apologise for commenting about things relevant to the situation?? No. I won't let you 'bully' me into not talking or commenting on things. You can't stop my opinion or free speech just because I called you out for two reviews I didn't feel you'd fully played the game for, before writing about them.

This is the Internet, not everyone will agree with everything you do, but you can't become a stalker and harass every person who call out shortcuts and inconsistencies. You need to take it on the chin, block me on all socials so you don't feel the urge to sneak a peek, and move on with your life. I used to enjoy reading your reviews, I just refuse to do so now, nobody cares...

GOODKylePS1934d ago

Expect to be held accountable for your lies and actions until a genuine apology for attacking many different sites and people is publicly announced. 🤗 We're going to have so much fun.

rob-GP1934d ago

“Held accountable”... tell you what, you publicly apologise to PQube and the devs behind Observation for refusing to play their narrative games they trusted you with for a review, and I’ll apologise for looking at your profile and seeing that you didn’t play them in order to give them a fair review.

Couldn’t care less about the score you gave them, it’s not even really about the games themselves anymore - it’s about having to lower myself to your level in order to counterbalance you’re pathetic remarks.

The question is, why are you getting all worked up and upset about it? If you’re worried the publishers will clock on and look for themselves, don’t be, they have more important things to worry about. As I said, I don’t go to your site, I don’t have you on any social media, and from here on I’m just going to ignore you on here as well. (Maybe a mod will see your harassment? Who knows)

Anyway, grow up, take ownerships of your mistakes you made cutting corners and rushing out content, and stop acting like a victim just because someone called you out over something factually correct...

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Relientk771936d ago

This series is fantastic, I have no idea how you can give it a score as low as a 7, especially when you say it's one of the best JRPGs on the system.

CrimsonWing691936d ago (Edited 1936d ago )

So what’s better than one of the best? Seriously, what JRPG on PS4 scored an 8 or a 9 from you, because those are scores that are better than what you gave one of the “best”?

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II Getting Altina Orion Figure by ques Q

A new figure has been made available for pre-order for fans of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II portraying playable heroine Altina Orion.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails series sales top seven million

Total sales for the Trails series of The Legend of Heroes games have surpassed seven million units worldwide, developer Falcom announced.

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Lightning Mr Bubbles732d ago (Edited 732d ago )

If Final Fantasy is my favorite JRPG franchise then Legend of Heroes: Trails is my 2nd favorite. Severely underrated series... It has it's fans but it should be a bigger deal if you ask me.

7 million ain't bad but it should be even more.

shinoff2183732d ago

It really should be. I wish more would play but to many gamers out there need instant gratification and just dont have the attention span. Shame really jrpgs used to be hot back in the 90s. Most people i knew and myself played them from ff to breath of fire and phatasy star.

shinoff2183732d ago

Disagree all you want by they way better back then cant deny it. Only thing better these days is graphics. Graphics dont make a game great.

Lightning Mr Bubbles732d ago (Edited 732d ago )

@Shinofff2183

Yeah, I agree. I'm not sure why anyone would disagree with you. But that's just how N4G is.

At first I would get a little bit impatient with Trails of Cold Steel myself, having to go on all those field studies and reading all the talking they did, it was almost too detailed. But eventually I got used to it and it was worth it because by the end I was that much more involved in the story. These days I'm totally into JRPG's and even some visual novels.

shinoff2183732d ago

Well i hope thats good enough for them to understand that we in the west enjoy these games to and bring what hasnt been out over maybe some older ones get re released on playstation and switch and hire more to help translate faster. Good for loh

tagzskie732d ago

Right now my top 3 jrpg's are
1. Persona
a tie between Legend of Heroes(series) and Final Fantasy(series)
This game is underrated and the sale should be more

jznrpg149d ago

That’s way too small of a number! One of my favorite series.

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Applejack1276d ago

I have a friend who still has a sealed copy of Folklore. I’m sure it’s worth more now than it was when it released but I’m not sure how much more.

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franwex1276d ago

Bought it for $5 at Walmart. I have yet to play it. But I did open it to look at it. Heh.

phoenixwing1276d ago

the game is actually good. I'd rather buy and play it than keep a sealed copy

Indigon1276d ago

Yeah I gave my brother my PS3 for free with a lot of games but I kept Folklore.

Teflon021276d ago

Folklore is an amazing game. Should have bought 2 copies. 1 to play and one to keep

Seraphim1276d ago

yeah I still have a sealed copy of Folklore too. I almost never do this but I had originally rented it. One day I saw it for like $20 at Walmart so picked up a copy. Always meant to re-play it but just never did. I think in part because it never got trophy support[?]. It was an interesting and unique game that didn't get the love it deserved.

I see Trails of Cold Steel II is tagged. Not sure where PS3 prices sit but the PS4 version of both Trails I and II were around $140 as recently as a little over a month ago. Ended up buying both of them digitally then buying III and IV on disc. Shame I kept putting off buying them. Just a couple months prior you could still get them both for about $45 each. Anyway I'm almost finished with II and hopefully be playing III and IV next.

Petebloodyonion1276d ago

I would suggest using price charting to evaluate the value of a past game.
https://www.pricecharting.c...
value for the game new is 60$

Hawk1986661276d ago

Its not worth much, about £20.

monkey6021275d ago

I want Folklore. I've been trying to find it for some time now. It's one of the only games set in Ireland so I've been busting to play it some time

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Godmars2901276d ago

And wait for emulation and/or till their PS3 dies?

franwex1276d ago

3D Dot Game Heroes is a cool game that may soon go up in price too. I enjoyed it.

Indigon1276d ago

That's one that has been quite hard to find for some time.

Godmars2901276d ago (Edited 1276d ago )

At least you didn't own ALL Panzer Dragoon entries only to sell them all on ebay.

Don't talk to me about seller's regret...

nommers1276d ago

I'm so glad I kept my copy of this game.

Soy1276d ago

Great game, lots of fun - and definitely tougher to find. I'm glad I kept mine.

Teflon021276d ago

Glad I still have it. One of my fav games that gen

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Gardenia1276d ago

PS1, PS2 and PS3 BC right now is pointless. The top games are extremely overpriced or aren't available anywhere anymore. The best that can happen is Sony putting all the games on the PSN and/or PS Now. That way we all can play the classics, with trophies and some optimizations.

Godmars2901276d ago

Pointless, unless you have a 2st stage production model PS3.

One have to get fixed, but still, I've got it.

gold_drake1275d ago

exvuse me
i still play games on my ps2.

Gardenia1275d ago

That's because you only think about yourself. 90% of gamers don't have PS1, PS2 or PS3 games lying around. What do think is going to happen when there is BC and games like Vagrant Story, MGS, Suikoden 2 will be on sale? The few that are will be sold for hundreds of Euro's/Dollars.

Digital is the only option for everyone to be able to play those games.

gold_drake1275d ago (Edited 1275d ago )

ooff yea im only thinking about myself by playing my ps2 games haha.
the whole point about my reply was that, BC is not pointless. alot of ppl still have their old games mind you.

HankHill1275d ago

Nobody agrees with you so I guess you're the one only thinking about themself.

TheColbertinator1276d ago

Still have the Neptunia box sets unopened. Every year they get more valuable

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