Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

 PlayStation 5
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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25

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  1. Arkane7
    May 12, 2022
    3
    Decent graphics but poor writing and characters. The animations are not the best but get the job done. This is being touted as a spiritual successor to the great Suikoden. Unfortunately, this game doesnt even come close. The main character is also very one dimensional and the supporting cast dont fair much better. Give this one a pass.
  2. RuriGokou
    May 21, 2022
    4
    They should have just called this game Fetch Quests: Rising because that's all the game is and it really wears you down after doing 20 or so of the 160(?) fetch quests in the game.

    At first I started playing in Japanese and I gave it a chance by reading the dialogue and such. But around the 7 hour mark I really started to get bored. It was too much and a lot of it was filler. I thought    They should have just called this game Fetch Quests: Rising because that's all the game is and it really wears you down after doing 20 or so of the 160(?) fetch quests in the game.

    At first I started playing in Japanese and I gave it a chance by reading the dialogue and such. But around the 7 hour mark I really started to get bored. It was too much and a lot of it was filler. I thought maybe I wasn't understanding what was going on. So I changed the language settings to English and found the dialogue JUST as boring and filler like. I didn't like how they portrayed characters in their English translation either. If the writing was good I'd probably be interested in reading no matter the language.

    And what about that English text font? Usually a game's font doesn't bother me, but the one in this game is horrible looking. It looks like the kind of font you see in a translated mobile game. I feel bad for English only players.

    The game play is simple and bad. I don't like the controls because it's very unresponsive at times and it locks up as well. Also I got confused a lot because I might switch to one character and then press another button thinking I would continue to attack as that character. But instead it would switch me to another character.

    Music at first sounded good but it's the same few tracks throughout the game. So they get stale fast. The one thing I do like is the presentation of the characters. The background graphics are pretty good and I like how the characters are designed. Very reminiscent of the Suikoden series.

    Sadly I can't recommend this game. Was their a story? I couldn't tell you since I got tired of all the filler and just continued to skip everything. I wasn't very drawn into the story or the characters presented. Just too many fetch quests and honestly some of the dialogue I did read early in the game was kinda cringe. Maybe get this game on sale if you can. Honestly, if I had a choice I would rather have liked the creators use the funds to get Hundred Heroes out sooner in some way rather then use it to make this. I honestly hope this game isn't a reflection of the quality of Hundred Heroes.    … Expand
  3. Elronas
    Dec 13, 2022
    1
    Me lo compré para marcar unas bases que sirvieran para la secuela que está por salir, pero como el próximo juego dependiera completamente de este no lo compro ni obligado.

    Protagonista que de buena es tonta con unos compañeros que, con el intento de dar profundidad a sus historias, te intentan conmover con algunos hechos que les ocurrieron en el pasado que no dejan de ser o sacados de la    Me lo compré para marcar unas bases que sirvieran para la secuela que está por salir, pero como el próximo juego dependiera completamente de este no lo compro ni obligado.

    Protagonista que de buena es tonta con unos compañeros que, con el intento de dar profundidad a sus historias, te intentan conmover con algunos hechos que les ocurrieron en el pasado que no dejan de ser o sacados de la manga o simplemente aburridos.

    Misiones secundarias que bien podrían haberse ahorrado porque madre de Dios que insufribles que son, 160 o más misiones de ve ahí y tráeme tal.

    Combate simple y al que es fácil de adaptarse pero ya podría evolucionar un poco porque es siempre lo mismo.

    Copia y pega de diseños de enemigos a lo largo de todo el juego.

    Exploración aburrida y mayormente sin recompensa.

    Y por último y los más importante:
    Donde mrda esta la historia, no cuentan nada a lo largo de esta, y al final del juego te quieren colar a presión lo que en 25 horas (si te aburres los suficiente para hacer misiones secundarias) no han querido.

    Basura completamente vamos.

    Ahora, el juego se ve bonito, pero hasta ahí.    … Expand
  4. Funny7Cloud
    Jun 11, 2022
    2
    没什么好评价的，希望正传出的时候不是也是这种垃圾半成品糊弄玩家。

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74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. PLAY
    Jun 29, 2022
    60
    Nice retro-modern visuals can’t prevent this bitesize action RPG from the bloat of tedious filler, making Rising a weak appetiser for the forthcoming Hundred Heroes. [Issue#16, p.152]
  2. Softpedia
    Jun 14, 2022
    80
    As a prequel to the upcoming Eiyuden Chronicle – Hundred Heroes, Rising does a really good job at introducing players to the universe. Its simple, tight combat mechanics and smart level design elevate it from other side-scrolling action-adventure games. Although exploration is quite limited and combat is very basic (at least in the beginning), Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising stands on its own despite the fact that it was released as a prequel to one of the most anticipated JRPGs of 2023. I strongly recommend playing this if you’re into side-scrolling action-adventure games, even if you don’t plan to pick up Rabbit & Bear Studios’ Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes next year.
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  3. Malditos Nerds
    Jun 3, 2022
    75
    The spiritual successor to Suikoden feels like a prologue that is full of good ideas that don't quite make the cut.
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