Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 24
  3. Negative: 6 out of 24

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  1. Castigear
    May 15, 2022
    10
    Great kickstarter stretch goal game serving as a prequel to the much larger rpg coming later.
  2. ultraviper
    Jun 28, 2022
    3
    I absolutely love the presentation. The pixel art is amazing, the backgrounds are awesome, the effects are good. It's a shame that the game itself just isn't very good. The game is way too hand-holdy. Tutorial windows pop up constnatly. Characters talk to you too often for too long, with nothing important really being said. I played for about 2 hours and maybe 15 minutes of that was actualI absolutely love the presentation. The pixel art is amazing, the backgrounds are awesome, the effects are good. It's a shame that the game itself just isn't very good. The game is way too hand-holdy. Tutorial windows pop up constnatly. Characters talk to you too often for too long, with nothing important really being said. I played for about 2 hours and maybe 15 minutes of that was actual gameplay. But even then the gameplay isn't that good. Controls are floaty and slow to respond. You get potions saying they heal 500hp yet your health bar doesn't even show your HP, you have to pause and go into a menu for that. The gameplay loop is very tedious. Get a quest, go 1/3 of the way into an area to finish it, come back out. Get the next quest, go 2/3 of the way into the same area you just did, come back out. And you guessed it, for the next quest, you finally get to go all the way to the end of the area and fight a boss.… Expand
  3. Dubeau
    May 18, 2022
    8
    EC is a good 2d scrolling game. The story is really interesting. I like the dialogues in general. Combat is easy to master. Lot of items to loot and the interface works well. The music is pretty decent. The fast travel system is a blessing because there is a lot of backtracking. Backtracking is surely a downside to the game but it is kind of setup this way because certain areas aren'tEC is a good 2d scrolling game. The story is really interesting. I like the dialogues in general. Combat is easy to master. Lot of items to loot and the interface works well. The music is pretty decent. The fast travel system is a blessing because there is a lot of backtracking. Backtracking is surely a downside to the game but it is kind of setup this way because certain areas aren't accessible until you get the rune X. And constantly revisiting the same village gets boring. So it's game that is better played in short sessions. I give it 78%. It took me 15 hours to complete with around 95% of the quests done. On PC, it's very stable, no bug of any kinds.… Expand
  4. SplitMind
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    A solid RPG with old-school feels to it. Graphics, gameplay and story work really well together,
  5. Jt0429
    May 11, 2022
    7
    Good-
    Colorful and sharp visuals convey a modern retro aesthetic. Enjoyable combat with a decent amount of depth and options. Fun interactions between the characters with a good setting and lore. Lots of optional content. Gorgeous environments that feel different
    Bad- Pacing is a bit uneven (starts and stops at key moments). Side content is a bit samey. You will be revisiting the same    Good-
    Colorful and sharp visuals convey a modern retro aesthetic. Enjoyable combat with a decent amount of depth and options. Fun interactions between the characters with a good setting and lore. Lots of optional content. Gorgeous environments that feel different

    Bad-
    Pacing is a bit uneven (starts and stops at key moments). Side content is a bit samey. You will be revisiting the same locations constantly. Low difficulty diminishes the combat as a whole. Levels lack secrets or other routes.

    Thoughts-
    Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising fulfills its purpose, providing a solid if very straightforward experience that may or not make you averse to stamps when it’s all over. The combat and exploration won’t match up with some of the very best in the genre but it’s easy to get into with a decent amount of depth and some satisfying feedback. Overall, it’s a decent time-waster that may surprise some before they pine for what more could have been.    … Expand
  6. otakumhgamer
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    this game is just a simplistic low budget introduction prequel to eiyuden chronicle hundred heroes and it is a very enough game
  7. DravenEric
    May 11, 2022
    10
    Great appetizer before 100 heroes! Has me excited to get to the main course.
  8. Thomasinf
    May 12, 2022
    10
    Eiyuden Rising is definitely an important introduction for Eiyuden: Hundred heroes to establish not only the lore, but the quality of product (even though is developed by a partner studio) that the developers are aiming for this new IP - a spiritual sucessor for **** Murayama's Suikoden, which personally I have a lot of emotional investment since Suikoden is perhaps the most important gameEiyuden Rising is definitely an important introduction for Eiyuden: Hundred heroes to establish not only the lore, but the quality of product (even though is developed by a partner studio) that the developers are aiming for this new IP - a spiritual sucessor for **** Murayama's Suikoden, which personally I have a lot of emotional investment since Suikoden is perhaps the most important game of all time for me. I was able to feel the legacy of Suikoden in this small game that does have the general direction and feeling of Murayama's writing within its characters and world building. Even though Murayama is doing the Hundred Heroes game, he actually supervised this game and the whole scenario creation is his.

    At its core, Eiyuden Rising is actually pretty simple (gotta remind that this game was developed and released in pretty much a year): A very straightforward town building system based on NPC quests to gather resources, bring back to the town and finish the buildings to unlock more gameplay options. The gathering resources per say is a metroidvania dungeon crawling with a very tight combat system that is definitely inspired by some of the best side-scrolling JRPGs from the early 2000 like Valkyrie Profile - which actually made it more action based with its linking attack mechanics mapped at different buttons. And the simplicity aforementioned is not a bad thing at all, the game is consistent and very solid focusing on what it does best.

    One of the most amazing aspects of the game is it's art style, a blend of carefully animated 3D environments with very detailed pixel art characters is simply gorgeous. The game has a "feel good" direction reminding me once again of those great JRPGs from the 90's and early 2000.

    I have to mention once again that this is a companion game for the Eiyuden Hundred Heroes game developed in a year with a fair price tag for what it delivers, so content wise don't expect a full blown JRPG with 100+ hours, this is not the goal with this game, it is NOT a JRPG - and doesn't sell itself as one, but it delivers what it promised: A nice prequel introduction for Eiyuden Hundred Heroes in form of a more simple companion ARPG.

    Totally recommend it, specially if your a fan of the first Suikoden games.    … Expand
  9. Lynrev
    Nov 18, 2022
    5
    the story and the farming part is a big meh in this game , it's a shame cause the fighting system is a lot of fun and the characters are adorable we learn to love them. Also the game is a bit too short for a rpg (15h to finish the game)
  10. RPSGames
    May 17, 2022
    7
    As a Kickstarter reward it's good, well dragged. However, it is a fun game. A good game to cheer up the hearts of those who await the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.

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71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Oyungezer
    Jun 24, 2022
    80
    Hundred Heroes is still a year away and while you wait for it you can play action-packed Rising and learn all about its world and the characters.
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  2. Gamer.no
    Jun 10, 2022
    70
    Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising offers easy fun. It may be simple, but it works, and even if you go back to the same areas a lot of times, it doesn't get boring.
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  3. DarkZero
    Jun 6, 2022
    60
    Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is a fair stab at bringing something for the fans, a game that did not have enough time to be fleshed out, so had to bulk the journey out with its stamp collection, but overall, it’s a fair game, nothing too good or bad, just a game that I did enjoy for the most part, but tries to hinder that enjoyment with some questionable and generic quest padding.
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