The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
Developers | |
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Nihon Falcom | |
Windows | Engine Software |
Windows | PH3 Games |
Publishers | |
NIS America | |
Asia | Clouded Leopard Entertainment |
Engines | |
PhyreEngine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 9, 2021 |
Reception | |
OpenCritic | 82 |
IGDB | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | Cosmetic, Unlock |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time, Turn-based |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control, Menu-based |
Genres | JRPG |
Art styles | Anime |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | The Legend of Heroes |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV is a JRPG game in the The Legend of Heroes series originally released in 2020 for PlayStation 4, which serves as the final entry of the Trails of Cold Steel subseries.
It was developed by Nihon Falcom, while the PC port was handled by Engine Software and PH3 Games. The game was released on April 9, 2021 on multiple storefronts and is published by NIS America.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Epic Games Store | DRM-free after installation.[1] Digital Limited Edition also available. |
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GOG.com | Digital Limited Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Digital Limited Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Digital Limited Edition also available. | |||
Steam | The game can be launched without Steam running. Digital Limited Edition also available. |
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Steam | Traditional Chinese and Korean only. |
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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"Cold Steel III" Costume Bundle | Contains some outfits from the previous game. | |
Attachment Set | Contains various items to attach them to characters. | |
Consumable Starter Set | Contains various items from healing to stat increasing items. | |
Consumable Value Set | Contains various items from healing to stat increasing items. | |
Echoes of Erebonia Digital Soundtrack Sampler | Available for free during the first week of release. | |
Free Sample Set A | Contains various items from healing to stat increasing items. | |
Free Sample Set B | Contains various items from healing to stat increasing items. | |
Free Sample Set C | Contains various items from healing to stat increasing items. | |
Hair Extension Set | Contains various hair attachments to put onto characters. | |
Headwear Set | Contains various hats to put onto characters. | |
Magical Girl Bundle | Contains various outfits for the characters. | |
Ride-Along Set | Contains various attachments to put onto characters. | |
Self-Assertion Panels Vol. 2 | Contains various text speech bubbles for characters. | |
Standard Costume Bundle | Contains various outfits for the characters. | |
Swimsuit Bundle | Contains various outfits for the characters. | |
The Black Records Digital Mini Art Book | Available for free during the first week of release. | |
The Complete Black Records Digital Art Book | Only available as part of the digital limited edition. | |
Twilight Resonance Digital Soundtrack | Only available as part of the digital limited edition. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\TrailsOfColdSteel4\settings.xml |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1198090/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\FALCOM\ed8_psv4 |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1198090/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ scaling. Some HUD elements are positioned on the far edges of the screen and menus; FMVs and certain scenes in cutscenes are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.[2] | ||
4K Ultra HD | [3] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | A 35-70° slider in the launcher. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Toggleable in the launcher. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA and MSAA (2x-8x) options, as well as a transparency supersampling toggle. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Choice between 30 FPS, 60 FPS, 120 FPS, 240 FPS, or Unlimited. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Keys can be fully remapped from the launcher. Each action can be rebound to three keys, but in-game key prompts will only display the primary binding. The in-game "Button Config" option only allows for certain actions to be swapped between keys. |
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Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Referred to as "Camera Mouse Sensitivity". Can be adjusted in conjunction with the in-game camera sensitivity option for more precise camera control. | |
Mouse input in menus | The menus must be navigated with a keyboard as the game lacks a cursor to select any options, however, left and right click can still be used for confirm and cancel, respectively. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Both the game and the launcher can be fully navigated with a controller. | |
Controller remapping | Can be remapped from the launcher, as well as in-game. The external launcher allows for full button remapping, while the in-game options only allow for certain actions to be swapped between buttons. | |
Controller sensitivity | Referred to as "Camera Sensitivity". A slider is available that can be adjusted in-game. |
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Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | Selectable from a dropdown menu in the launcher. | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Selectable from a dropdown menu in the launcher. | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | , Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) |
Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts | Prompts for Stadia and Switch available. |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Both controller and keyboard can be used at the same time. A toggleable option referred to as "Dynamic Button Prompts", which changes button prompts based on what input was last used, is available in the launcher. |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sliders for "BGM", "Sound Effects" and "Voice". | |
Surround sound | Stereo only.[4] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Game pauses on focus lost, no option to disable. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | Limited to the Asia release. | |||
Traditional Chinese | Limited to the Asia release. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-2100 3.1 GHz | AMD FX-8320 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1198090/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1198090) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Itsumi1117 on 2021-04-17
- Game windows shows "DRM-Free" mode when launched with or without Epic Games Launcher.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-04-24
- Tested at 2560x1080 resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-04-24
- Tested at 3840x2160 resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-04-16
- Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.