<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
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
following	O
in	O
April	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
IV	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Trails	O
of	O
Cold	O
Steel	O
games	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>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
prior	O
two	O
Trails	O
of	O
Cold	O
Steel	O
games	O
,	O
picking	O
up	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
Northern	O
War	O
between	O
the	O
Imperial	O
army	O
of	O
Erebonia	O
and	O
the	O
Northern	O
Jaegers	O
of	O
North	O
Ambria	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
annexation	O
of	O
North	O
Ambria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
one	O
hand	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
was	O
preferred	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
larger	O
installed	B-Operating_System
base	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
prior	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
being	O
released	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
consider	O
using	O
the	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
would	O
greatly	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
Trails	O
of	O
Cold	O
Steel	O
entries	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
PhyreEngine	B-General_Concept
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
two	O
entries	O
,	O
no	O
Vita	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
shareholder	O
's	O
meeting	O
that	O
a	O
deciding	O
factor	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
was	O
to	O
help	O
ensure	O
higher	O
international	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
had	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
userbase	O
in	O
most	O
countries	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
was	O
initially	O
scheduled	O
for	O
Q3	O
2017	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
that	O
NIS	O
America	O
was	O
taking	O
over	O
caused	O
some	O
concern	O
among	O
fans	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
initial	O
localization	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lacrimosa	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
September	O
2019	O
release	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
to	O
October	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
by	O
Engine	O
Software	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Oceania	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Stadia	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
1	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
III	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>
Trails	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
III	I-Application
debuted	O
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
87,261	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
drop	O
from	O
the	O
151,781	O
units	O
Cold	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Create	O
attributed	O
this	O
decline	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
