<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Trails	O
series	O
,	O
itself	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Heroes	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trails	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
before	O
being	O
localized	O
into	O
English	O
by	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	O
port	O
by	O
Xseed	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Asia	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trails	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
game	O
,	O
being	O
a	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
completed	O
game	O
save	O
file	O
from	O
the	O
prior	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
an	O
effect	O
in	O
Cold	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
with	O
certain	O
events	O
and	O
dialogues	O
playing	O
out	O
differently	O
based	O
on	O
choices	O
and	O
relationships	O
built	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
one	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
take	O
place	O
largely	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
chapter	O
of	O
Trails	B-Application
to	I-Application
Azure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
PhyreEngine	B-General_Concept
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
various	O
enhancements	O
such	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
various	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
English	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trails	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Kai	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Clouded	O
Leopard	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trails	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31/40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darren	O
McPhail	O
of	O
RPGSite	O
was	O
similarly	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
stating	O
"	O
For	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Legend	O
of	O
Heroes	O
games	O
and	O
especially	O
the	O
first	O
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
picking	O
up	O
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
no-brainer	O
easy	O
recommendation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
sequel	O
is	O
unevenly	O
paced	O
and	O
lacks	O
shocking	O
plot	O
twists	O
until	O
the	O
conclusion	O
,	O
the	O
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
games	O
are	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
well	O
worth	O
a	O
look	O
for	O
most	O
hardcore	O
RPG	O
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
reviewers	O
agreed	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
experience	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
better	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
first	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
direct	O
ties	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
86,283	O
physical	O
retail	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
65,498	O
retail	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
within	O
its	O
debut	O
release	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
that	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
Vita	O
version	O
placed	O
second	O
among	O
all	O
software	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
placed	O
fifth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
11,345	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
ten	O
on	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
