
#LEGEND OF HEROES COLD STEEL FREE#
Practical exams: The Wednesday after the free day sees Instructor Sara test the mettle of Class VII with a practical exam. A dangerous boss awaits in these depths, and only upon defeating this boss will the story progress. The exploration party is tasked with making their way to the depths of each floor, dealing with monsters and ancient switch mechanisms on the way. This building is a mysterious multi-floored dungeon, with one new floor becoming available to explore every month.

Schoolhouse mysteries: At the end of each free day, Rean must select up to five other members of Class VII to help him with the exploration of the Old Schoolhouse. For more information on the link system, see the 'Battle System' subsection. There are five link levels from 1 to 5, and higher ranks bestow additional benefits to linked party members in battle. Spending these points will deepen the relationship between Rean and his person of choice in the form of link experience, an extension of a system first introduced in Trails from Zero.

Each free day provides a limited number of bonding points, one of which is received in the evening. Cumulative AP represents Rean's overall success as a student, and there are 15 achievable ranks from B7 to A0, each providing an extra reward.īonding events: In addition to his duties as an honorary member of the Student Council, Rean can hang out with his classmates - among others - during free days, by spending bonding points. Some are required, others are optional and yet others are hidden, but all provide a reward as well as a number of academic points (AP). As such, each free day sees Rean completing a small number of sidequests on behalf of the council. Most students, including those from Class VII, use this time to engage in club activities, but Rean finds himself unwittingly roped into helping the Student Council with its tasks. Each cycle takes roughly one in-game month to complete, and all consist of the following:įree days: On the second-to-last Sunday of each month, Thors shuts down all classes and lets its students roam freely throughout the campus and its nearby town, Trista. What makes Cold Steel unique is its structured gameplay cycle that conforms to the days of the calendar. The overworld connects towns together to form the country of Erebonia, and functions similarly to a dungeon. Dungeons are visibly filled with monsters and treasure chests, and occasionally feature light puzzle elements that the player must solve in order to progress. Towns act as hub worlds places where the player can purchase weapons, armor and items for use in battle, as well as talk to NPCs to receive sidequests and information about the world they live in. Much like its predecessors, the player explores a 3D environment that alternates between towns, dungeons and the overworld.

3.2 Chapter 1: "Unconventional Studies".
