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I've been on an RPG kick for... okay, it's probably not much of a "kick" if it's lasted more than 25 years. However, the tactical RPG thing has been a more recent development for me. I never really thought that I would be into concocting strategies whilst trying to unwind and relax after a day of work, but I guess some of these games scratch an itch I wasn't aware of.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is a game developed by Rabbit & Bear after a successful Kickstarter they began several years ago. The late director was one of the key figures in the Suikoden series, and Eiyuden is regarded by many as a spiritual successor to that franchise. They raised a couple million dollars in the process of this Kickstarter, enough to warrant them making a prequel spin-off entitled Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising which stars three of the side characters from the main game. I played Rising for free when it was available on PS Extra and I liked it quite a bit. Enough for me to look forward to the release of the full game. Hell, I even got a platinum trophy out of that one. It was a lot of fetch quests but the characters were endearing and it was a fun little world that Rabbit & Bear had developed in the JRPG vein.
Fast-forward roughly a year and I started Hundred Heroes. The story is nothing new. There are three protagonists, but really one main one that does most of the legwork and leads the charge. Literally, that is. The premise revolves around an empire that is trying to take over a small collection of separate nations (called the League of Nations, I guess they're not United... yet) who have to form an alliance to hold the imperials at bay. The main protagonist of the three, Nowa, is a young 17 year old kid who is looking for adventure and can't help but "meddle" in other issues he comes across. One of those issues he comes across is in the form of Seign, another young man but from the other side of the fence. Seign is a child prodigy, officer of the empire, but even he can see the forest for the trees when it comes to his imperial superiors. And lastly, one of the people guarding the secrets of the forest and the mysterious primal lens, a source of magic and power in Eiyuden's world, is Marisa. The three of them come together and create a force to be reckoned with as they traverse plains, deserts, forests, and waterways in attempts to push back against the empire's land-grabbing. As I said before, it's a story with nothing too innovative. That said, it does something unique with the incorporation of over 100 companions to traverse the plot with. For the rest of this review and others, visit WordsmithsAnvil . Com.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is a game developed by Rabbit & Bear after a successful Kickstarter they began several years ago. The late director was one of the key figures in the Suikoden series, and Eiyuden is regarded by many as a spiritual successor to that franchise. They raised a couple million dollars in the process of this Kickstarter, enough to warrant them making a prequel spin-off entitled Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising which stars three of the side characters from the main game. I played Rising for free when it was available on PS Extra and I liked it quite a bit. Enough for me to look forward to the release of the full game. Hell, I even got a platinum trophy out of that one. It was a lot of fetch quests but the characters were endearing and it was a fun little world that Rabbit & Bear had developed in the JRPG vein.
Fast-forward roughly a year and I started Hundred Heroes. The story is nothing new. There are three protagonists, but really one main one that does most of the legwork and leads the charge. Literally, that is. The premise revolves around an empire that is trying to take over a small collection of separate nations (called the League of Nations, I guess they're not United... yet) who have to form an alliance to hold the imperials at bay. The main protagonist of the three, Nowa, is a young 17 year old kid who is looking for adventure and can't help but "meddle" in other issues he comes across. One of those issues he comes across is in the form of Seign, another young man but from the other side of the fence. Seign is a child prodigy, officer of the empire, but even he can see the forest for the trees when it comes to his imperial superiors. And lastly, one of the people guarding the secrets of the forest and the mysterious primal lens, a source of magic and power in Eiyuden's world, is Marisa. The three of them come together and create a force to be reckoned with as they traverse plains, deserts, forests, and waterways in attempts to push back against the empire's land-grabbing. As I said before, it's a story with nothing too innovative. That said, it does something unique with the incorporation of over 100 companions to traverse the plot with. For the rest of this review and others, visit WordsmithsAnvil . Com.
- WordsmithsAnvil
- May 8, 2025
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