Carrie unlocks the fast travel system in , making returning to already-discovered towns and dungeons much easier. Some of the main quests require backtracking, and you may also want to shop at old locations.
23.04.2024 - 09:42 / pushsquare.com
Every time you boot up Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, you're met with a dedication that reads: «With our appreciation to all JRPG fans», which we take as a declaration of intent. Hundred Heroes is a triumphant return to the golden age of esoteric PS1 JRPGs; equipped with a few modern conveniences but designed for an old-school mindset. Visually stunning, with an incredibly vast cast of voiced characters to collect, the game nails the tension of a political thriller and epic of war, but the pace of play, and — at times — lack of direction, can sometimes grate.
From the mind that gave us the Suikoden series, the late Yoshitaka Muriyama, Eiyuden Chronicle is a Kickstarter success story, and the wait has been long for those invested since the onset. Developed at Rabbit & Bear Studios (founded in 2020) and published by 505 Games, it adheres strictly to precepts established in Suikoden and Suikoden II specifically, the titles Muriyama directed. But building on that already strong foundation, the developer has crafted an incredibly confident first effort, delivering on the premise of the project and offering what a particular segment of the audience has been craving.
Set in the incredibly diverse world of Allraan, the discovery of mysterious objects known as Rune-Lenses brings the simmering tensions between various peoples to the fore. The Galdean Empire, in collaboration with the League of Nations and on the pretext of peace, organises a joint expedition into the mysterious ruins of a lost civilisation known as the Runebarrows, setting in motion a chain of events that will set the world ablaze.
Hundred Heroes is primarily the story of Nowa, a classically heroic young man from a frontier village, but there are plenty of opportunities for the game's vast cast to come to the fore. Other core characters include an enigmatic Guardian of the Runebarrows, Marisa, and Seign, the second-born scion of House Kesling and a promising graduate from Galdea's military academy. They each have their parts to play, along with successive tiers of supporting characters — although it's true that not all are created equal.
Hundred Heroes looks, simply put, stunning. The lavish 2D-pixel character animations lend life to interactions, both in battle and out, and the portraits of each of the more than 100 recruitable party members are singularly great. It's in the name, of course, but Hundred Heroes does an excellent job of breathing life into each of its scores of characters, giving them, at the very least, a unique voice and gimmick, and the vast ensemble encountered across this sprawling adventure truly steals the show. Some will have significant parts to play in the story; others will be battlefield-focused warriors,
Carrie unlocks the fast travel system in , making returning to already-discovered towns and dungeons much easier. Some of the main quests require backtracking, and you may also want to shop at old locations.
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It seems we aren't the only ones counting down the hours until the release of the PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade. Developer Shift Up has posted an impossibly drawn-out clip of the «secrets» contained within the game's PS5 physical box, which, as far as we can tell, amounts to a reversible cover/dust jacket and a download code for some cosmetic goodies.
First days on the job are always hard to deal with, but Nowa is absolutely thrown in the deep end at the start of Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes. Our hero is drafted into a joint military operation between their nation and the Empire, but before too long they’re raising an army for the resistance against imperial invasion. Along the way you’ll meet and recruit more than one hundred heroes (hence the name) to bolster said army.
, developed by Rabbit & Bear Studios and published by 505 Games, is a game that knows what it wants to do. A love letter to the series with the promise of more modern technology to produce it (even while deliberately sticking to the same familiar aesthetics and systems) sounds good on paper — in execution, however, it's a lot more of a mixed bag, with some downright maddening or baffling decisions that hamper an otherwise decent game.