The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
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| Developers | |
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| Nihon Falcom | |
| Windows | Engine Software |
| Windows | PH3 Games |
| Publishers | |
| NIS America | |
| Engines | |
| PhyreEngine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 23, 2020 |
| Reception | |
| OpenCritic | 84 |
| IGDB | 83 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | JRPG |
| Sports | Fishing |
| Vehicles | Motorcycle |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Steampunk |
| Series | The Legend of Heroes |
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General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Thors Academy Edition. Download-only; no disc is included in the physical box. | |
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| Epic Games Store | |
Runs without the launcher.[1] Digital Limited Edition also available. |
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| GOG.com | |
Digital Limited Edition also available. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Digital Limited Edition also available. | |
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| Humble Store | |
Digital Limited Edition also available. | |
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| Steam | |
Game can be launched without Steam running.[2][3] Digital Limited Edition also available. |
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| Steam | |
Traditional Chinese and Korean only. | |
Version differences
- The Epic Games Store release lacks Free DLCs present in the Steam/GOG versions, and thus will not load a save data from others playing on the Steam/GOG build even with only Free DLC enabled.[4][5][6][7]
Demo
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\TrailsOfColdSteel3\settings.xml |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/991270/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\FALCOM\ed8_psv3 |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/991270/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
External game settings.
In-game settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Menus and FMVs are restricted to a pillarboxed 16:9 aspect ratio.[8] | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ native support that will accept any resolution. Must be configured in the game launcher. Some HUD elements are positioned on the far edges of the screen and menus and FMVs are restricted to a pillarboxed 16:9 aspect ratio.[9] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Game uses vertical FOV in external configuration instead of horizontal FOV. Maximum: 70° (102° horizontal at 16:9). | ||
| Windowed | Selectable from a dropdown menu in the launcher. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | The "Fullscreen" option is borderless fullscreen. To make it exclusive, see Exclusive fullscreen. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Toggleable option in external launcher. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA and MSAA (2x-8x) options are available. | ||
| 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. | ||
Exclusive fullscreen
| Edit settings.xml. |
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Input
External mouse and keyboard rebinding.
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External gamepad settings (DualShock).
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In-game gamepad settings (DualShock).
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Can only be remapped from the launcher. Each action can be rebound to three keys, but in-game key prompts will only display the primary binding. | |
| 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". Configurable in-game. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | Selectable from a dropdown menu in the launcher. | |
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | Selectable from a dropdown menu in the launcher. | |
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | , Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| 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, however, only the button prompts selected in the launcher will be displayed. |
External gamepad settings (Xbox).
In-game gamepad settings (Xbox).
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sliders for "BGM", "Sound Effects" and "Voice". | |
| Surround sound | Stereo only.[10] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Game pauses on focus lost. Use SenPatcher to disable this behavior. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | Clouded Leopard release only. | |||
| French | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | Clouded Leopard release only. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Opus | |
| Cutscenes | WebM |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7, 8.1, 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 DirectX 11 compatible | 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>/991270/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (991270) 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:Itsumi1117 on 2020-12-23
- The game shows both Steam and GOG when run in windowed mode, and contains Galaxy DLLs in the Steam install.
- ↑ Is Cold Steel III DRM free on Steam like the previous Trails releases? - last accessed on 2021-04-19
- ↑ Verified by User:Itsumi1117 on 2021-04-20
- ↑ DLC List (Steam) - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ DLC List (GOG)
- ↑ DLC List (Epic) - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2020-04-04
- Tested on an multi-monitor setup.
- ↑ The Legend of Heroes: Trials of Cold Steel III - #1 Demo PC - Ultrawide
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2020-03-25
- Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.