I've been waiting for the price to drop a bit - cheapest I could find elsewhere was £28.99. 4% cashback available at TopCashback too.
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Taking place on the same continent as the fan favourite Trails in the Sky offshoot of Nihon Falcom’s storied The Legend of Heroes franchise, Trails of Cold Steel (Sen no Kiseki in Japanese) is the first in the series to tread Erebonian soil and explore the inner political conflicts of this oft-mentioned powerhouse nation in detail.
With a standalone story that also delves into the expansive lore that has become synonymous with the series, players can enjoy school life and bond with fellow students to earn new abilities in battle, take advantage of speedy, tactical turn-based combat with the newly-developed “ARCUS” system, and take part in dramatic events that stand to shift the balance of power between Erebonia’s feuding nobility and commoners.
Key Features:
-A World Rich in Depth for Veterans and Newcomers Alike: The events of Trails of Cold Steel are expertly told so that longtime Trails veterans and newcomers to the series alike can equally enjoy its detailed, highly nuanced storyline.
-New Link System Adds Depth to Combat: Take advantage of the Combat Link System by bonding with allies throughout the school year, netting a variety of combat benefits including healing, guarding and more.
-A Sleek Update to a Classic Growth Mechanic: Trails of Cold Steel streamlines the classic “Orbment” magic system from previous titles with new “ARCUS” units, allowing for more ready access to abilities and quicker customization.
-Cross-Save Makes Playing Anywhere Possible: Trails of Cold Steel was developed with CrossSave for both the PS3™ and PlayStation®Vita systems, allowing players to unravel events within the game from home or on the go.
Would love to go for this, but alas, Grainger Games usually ship games out that are unsealed. Not saying there is anything wrong with that, but I like my "new" games to be new.
Still, I'm going to give some (reluctant) heat.
mixmixi to prankster101
12 Apr 16#4
Have to agree with what you say, although price is fair. Haven't bought anything from them since Christmas for the same reason...
Gingeforlife to prankster101
12 Apr 16#7
People often say it's not new if it's not sealed. In reality a good few publishers don't seal their games to start with. When I worked in games retail we always had people say they wanted sealed games but the reality is if there are no dummy boxes or sleeves provided we have to gut the games to display them on the shelves. I completely agree that sealed games are nice but the idea they are not new if they have had the insides removed and placed into a plastic bag until purchase is a bit odd.
lewys
12 Apr 16#3
bought the ps3 version around the start of match and then bought the ps vita version when it was £20 in the sale last week. So far i am really enjoying it.
hanzoadam
12 Apr 16#5
Great game
Blastoise
12 Apr 16#6
Playing this now, it's really good. Definitely worth £20 even if it's not actually a new copy
Cherried
12 Apr 16#8
tempting
StolenDiagram
12 Apr 161#9
Nothing odd about it, I don't want some greasy fatso pawing my discs transferring them from case to plastic sleeve and vice versa. The only fingerprints I want on my games are mine, no-one elses. I've never had an unsealed game from amazon. Can't say that for game or grainger.
Stefarno88
12 Apr 16#10
Probably related to the fact that Amazon don't have their games in stores...
StolenDiagram
12 Apr 16#11
Exactly. If I'm paying the same money or more for something in game or grainger than amazon then by god it needs to be sealed. The last time I was buying a game in-store at game, they had a single copy of it left and tried to sell me the display case, which had not only managed to become covered in very questionable brown food stains, but had a chunk missing from the bottom of it.
lukey52
13 Apr 16#12
I ordered a vita game from them last month which was supposed to be new. It arrived unsealed and I doubt it was even new as there was dirt on the label of the cart. It was either used or handled poorly. Either way it's pretty cheeky and I won't be buying from them again if I want something actually new.
If you're buying new from them better to assume it's been used to avoid disappointment when it turns up unsealed and with marks on the case or disk etc.
All that being said £20 even for a second hand copy is a good price for this.
format
13 Apr 16#13
that seems to be a good argument for taking the disc out ? filthy greasy consumers gumming up what's on the shelves unless you keep it behind the counter, the few games that have plastic cover might get nicked. moot point for online games sales anyway, £20 seems good for vita version of a pretty new release but does the game suit one platform over another ? i do wish games like this were cross play.
StolenDiagram
13 Apr 16#14
Or just have a dummy case on display and keep all the sealed cases behind the counter or a stock room. It's not rocket science. It's like me buying a brand new car (and I do mean brand new here) but being accepting of the fact that it has scratches all over the bonnet. The car will still drive, I buy a car to drive it. Game and grainger have a similar "you buy a game to play it" mentality and doesn't give a crap if the manual is torn or the case has food stains on it. Every time game try and offer me a game that is only sealed with their crap sticker, I just leave the store. I don't even tell them I don't want it anymore.
jona77
13 Apr 16#15
I have ordered a few games from Grainger games in the past all supposedly brand new and at least half of them( PS4) were not new as the disc were scratched so I returned them. To me new means sealed personally I wouldn't use them again for this reason. I will say they gave me refunds no problem on the items I returned.
ra786
13 Apr 16#16
I've said this several times before. But I cannot resist and will say it again. Unsealed games from Grainger Games are not used. It's common practice for high street retailers and supermarkets to remove discs, manuals etc from cases and display empty cases. They could use dummies or whatever, but the fact is, they all do it. When buying online, there is obviously no need for that. But Grainger Games are an exception where they will often source items to fulfill their online orders from within their stores or warehouses that supply their stores, so they are often unsealed. Absurd practice? Maybe. But no different to the high street. Different to just about every other online retailer though.
dtovey89 to ra786
13 Apr 16#17
You can't be so sure for every single occasion. I ordered Fire Emblem Awakening a few months ago and paid for a New Copy. It arrived unsealed which doesn't bother me, however, the fact that it had dirt on the cartridge and a dent in the case annoyed me. I sent them pictures and they refunded me the difference between new and used.
jona77
13 Apr 16#18
Not every single game ra786. I've never ever had a single game from Grainger games that's been sealed. You're not telling me that they only keep one of each game in stock? Why break the seal on every single game they stock....that doesn't make sense. For the record every single game I've bought over the years from supermarkets has been sealed. Whilst I appreciate if you buy the last one out on display this will be an open box the ones they have in the store room are always sealed. There is no question that some of the games I have ordered from Grainger games that were supposedly brand new were definitely used ones. If the games sealed there's no argument!
ra786 to jona77
13 Apr 16#20
Now that you've put it that way, it does seem odd that every game is unsealed in this manner.
I will say though, that more times than not, CDs, DVDs Blu Rays and games are unsealed, especially from the supermarket in my experience. I wonder if there is a difference in practice from region to region.
ra786
13 Apr 16#19
I see your point. And I suppose there is always going to be that nagging feeling that they're pulling a fast one and slyly slipping in used copies and selling them as new. Come to think of it, I'm sure some retailers were actually caught doing this before. But you have to remember, when an employee removes a game disc or cartridge from a case, and then places it in a cardboard/plastic sleeve, then removes it from the sleeve placing it back in the case at the point of sale, how carefully do they do it?! I'm not defending the practice itself. The big publishers and distributors can certainly afford to supply their retail partners with dummy cases. But the point I was simply making, was that high street retailers do this.
zeropoint97
13 Apr 16#21
ive had the odd unsealed copy from game. however, recently everything i order has been not only unsealed but in disgusting condition. the cases dented and scratched, residue all over the case and dirt and grime/food under the plastic sleeve. clearly preowned. game have a history of doing this
zeropoint97
13 Apr 16#22
just to add, grainger have sent me numerous unsealed too, but condition was fair enough as to pass as new. game are at a different level
ra786
13 Apr 16#23
This is cross save. But you'd need both versions for that to be any use. There's no major differences between the two. The PS3 version has faster loading times, and looks a bit better. The Vita can be played in bed or on the bog. Decisions eh?
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Taking place on the same continent as the fan favourite Trails in the Sky offshoot of Nihon Falcom’s storied The Legend of Heroes franchise, Trails of Cold Steel (Sen no Kiseki in Japanese) is the first in the series to tread Erebonian soil and explore the inner political conflicts of this oft-mentioned powerhouse nation in detail.
With a standalone story that also delves into the expansive lore that has become synonymous with the series, players can enjoy school life and bond with fellow students to earn new abilities in battle, take advantage of speedy, tactical turn-based combat with the newly-developed “ARCUS” system, and take part in dramatic events that stand to shift the balance of power between Erebonia’s feuding nobility and commoners.
Key Features:
-A World Rich in Depth for Veterans and Newcomers Alike: The events of Trails of Cold Steel are expertly told so that longtime Trails veterans and newcomers to the series alike can equally enjoy its detailed, highly nuanced storyline.
-New Link System Adds Depth to Combat: Take advantage of the Combat Link System by bonding with allies throughout the school year, netting a variety of combat benefits including healing, guarding and more.
-A Sleek Update to a Classic Growth Mechanic: Trails of Cold Steel streamlines the classic “Orbment” magic system from previous titles with new “ARCUS” units, allowing for more ready access to abilities and quicker customization.
-Cross-Save Makes Playing Anywhere Possible: Trails of Cold Steel was developed with CrossSave for both the PS3™ and PlayStation®Vita systems, allowing players to unravel events within the game from home or on the go.
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Still, I'm going to give some (reluctant) heat.
If you're buying new from them better to assume it's been used to avoid disappointment when it turns up unsealed and with marks on the case or disk etc.
All that being said £20 even for a second hand copy is a good price for this.
I will say though, that more times than not, CDs, DVDs Blu Rays and games are unsealed, especially from the supermarket in my experience. I wonder if there is a difference in practice from region to region.