Kickass game with the exception of Act II beinf a little awkward but this doesn’t stop this game from being great still. Aside from that, this game is awesome. It shines the brightest during the finale and epilogue chapter which leads into Cold Steel 3 where you could say the quality increases tenfold but I'm talking about Cold Steel 2 here.

Cold Steel 2 is one of the games which have aged better as I have played through the series and building upon the past games. The reveal in the finale was one of the greatest plot drops, including how much work was put into this story and how it is executed perfectly later on. The epilogue as well from how much it builds upon Reans character and the hype for the future.

Finale: "Forward, Relentlessly"
Divertissement: "The Occupation"
Epilogue: "Winter's End"
The best stretch of chapters since Azure and this is where Cold Steel really picks up. These last 3 chapters does so much for the story it's insane.

“Okay, we’ve talked long enough. Let’s go. I won’t let anyone interfere! This is going to be our final battle! “

“That’s exactly how I want it to be! We’ll fight until we can fight no more… until our strength runs dry and our SOULS BURN OUT! “