Today Rabbit & Bear Studios posted a new update on the Kickstarter page for its upcoming JRPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, providing a couple of exciting reveals.
We hear that the game is now in the phase for final bug checks and fixes, while all that remains is to "work with 505 Games to get it localized and platform-ready."
That being said, we hear that checking and adjusting an RPG is still a lot of work, and especially Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has a lot of elements to survey.
Beta access for backers will be provided as soon as the game is "somewhat stable."
Funnily, we hear that "Bugs can be as small as a simple typo or as large as something that stops the player from progressing at all, and the number of supported languages and platforms makes the battle against bugs as fierce as a scene out of Starship Troopers."
That's certainly a graphic depiction of the hard QA work done before the release of a major game.
That being said, today we also get to see a small but relevant snippet of gameplay. One of the heroes, Nowa, can actually ride on the dragon Chandra.
For now we only see them doing a combo attack, but we don't know if there will be more occasions in the game in which dragon riding will be a playable element. It certainly looks good, as you can see below.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will soon be launched for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on April 23, 2024.
While we expected it to launch in 2023, it was delayed to provide the best possible experience, which is usually the best choice.
You may have already played Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, which is the game's action JRPG prequel, but Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is a completely different game, as you can see in the latest and extensive trailer showing the features.
It's not surprising that many (yours truly included) are excited about this game, as it's developed by a team led by Yoshitaka Murayama, creator of the Suikoden series.
Such interest led to a very successful Kickstarter campaign that raised over $4.5 million in 2020. Obviously, fans have wanted a Suikoden spiritual successor for a long time.
Full disclosure: the author of this post has backed Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes on Kickstarter.
