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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel vs FINAL FANTASY XIII

Both The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and FINAL FANTASY XIII share Turn-Based Combat, JRPG and Turn-Based — so which one deserves your time? It is a dead heat: 2 metrics each.

MetricThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold SteelFINAL FANTASY XIIIEdge
Player rating ★ 4.00 ★ 3.47 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel by 0.53 (13%)
Metacritic 79 77 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel by 2 (3%)
Catalog popularity 658 adds 4,040 adds FINAL FANTASY XIII by 3382 (514%)
Avg. playtime 10h 7h The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is longer
Platform families 2 3 FINAL FANTASY XIII
Release year 2013 2009 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is newer by 4 yr

Platform exclusives

  • FINAL FANTASY XIII only: Xbox

Verdict

The data splits evenly. Both lean on Turn-Based Combat, JRPG, Turn-Based and Fantasy, so whichever you pick, the core feel carries over.

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Base game data via RAWG. Comparison computed by us.