Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Video Review

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes reviewed on Xbox Series S, also available on PlayStation, PC, and Switch.
One you get past its slow start, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes mostly succeeds in weaving the stories of multiple countries and characters together into a sprawling epic. Its turn-based combat system operates smoothly, even if other modes like its strategy RPG battles can encourage simplistic strategies over critical thinking. And while collecting and experimenting with its titular hundred heroes can be entertaining, you won’t get to know the majority of them because of how much screen time they need to share with the rest of this bloated cast. Still, there’s plenty of satisfying side quests and castle building to fill in the gaps, which makes Hundred Heroes eventually feel worth the journey.
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[@Jimmy-ph8xn]

Not bad for a kickstarter game. Konami needs to do better. They can’t even finish a half baked remaster of Suikoden on time.

[@sirmel11]

You're that upset over an update?

[@joshuamcneely3028]

If it isn't finished how do you know it's half-baked?

[@MeWojak]

@@joshuamcneely3028 because its Konami. Look at the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection

[@px391]

​@@sirmel11He's been upset because there wasn't any UPDATES!

[@JJ-dm3lt]

Rabbit and Bear studios is far worse than Konami. Atleast with Konami you know what to expect. With Rabbit and Bear studios. It's just lie after lie.

[@StrawberryFieldsForeverrr]

If you grew up playing PS1 JRPGs, then this game is for you.

[@manakakisaragi9121]

And if you grew up reading or watching IGN reviews, you know they're awful.

[@fabiankrummeich5414]

Sorry, what was awful about this review? ​@@manakakisaragi9121

[@C-AntiquusUn]

@@manakakisaragi9121the game or the review is awful

[@shuipsezairi6527]

If you played suikoden 2 this game is for you because that’s what it is

[@guts7958]

​@@C-AntiquusUn the review, ign is well known for its bad reviews

[@yttrocious]

That long wait for fast travel is nothing if you've played Suikoden 2. You already owned a fricking castle by the time you get the blinking mirror and Viki lol

[@Shigazane]

Yeah not many understand doing Hix and Tengaar's side quest without the blinking mirror or viki for that matter lol

[@hafiz9825]

Haha miss this kind of feeling

[@hafiz9825]

Viki sometime teleport randomly haha. Just how old is she?

[@guts7958]

​@Shigazane does she appear in this game

[@wildanzain7712]

Vikis is a time traveller ​@@hafiz9825

[@clyde24skywalker]

its a kickstarter game from the original creator of legendary Suikoden 1 and 2 Yohitaka Murayama, who tragicaly passed away just before the game release, it didnt have resource like other big company game, so its pretty impressive, so far im loving it, taking me back to my childhood, im giving it 8/10 ..., hope there will be eiyuden 2 with more budget and bigger team ...

[@RiRian-cw7pr]

It's almost he waited until delivering his final game to please all the fans.

[@charlienovian]

Duel is not completely random; there's a hint in the dialogue about what the enemy is going to choose

[@Ndoelicious]

this reviewer might not have played Suikoden series or forgets a lot of it

[@moonnis4608]

​@@Ndoelicious after the stellar blade review the lack of professionalism is really showing on igns side and now on this game too

[@King-2077]

True, it’s very obvious the reviewer doesnt really know a lot about games. They should have made someone else review this game, someone who played this type of games.

[@fragtical8540]

@@King-2077 they dont hire RPG people. You can see that in literally all their RPG reviews. they used to back in the day. But most of those have been let go long ago.

[@icytea5]

Ikr this dude obviously don't anything about suikoden

[@JanineC]

Playing it right now! Really feels like the original suikoden (2)

[@SeventhheavenDK]

No, just no. It's a disrespect to Suikoden 2 to compare it with this game.

[@Yoitsseb]

@@SeventhheavenDK no it's not. It's literally modern day suikoden 2. Quit being a negative Nancy.

[@olbericaegis206]

​@@SeventhheavenDKyou right. Suikoden 2 still superior in story, music and character design....

[@mikesgaming798]

Its available tomorrow in America

[@adiwidana]

WTF IGN expecting? 100++ characters with full backstory explained?

[@sorax4957]

Please do a better research before posting a video, the duel was never random. There are dialogs hints for it

[@slurpking9509]

It's a 9 for me

[@phoenixdown1947]

(2)

[@jksanrio]

But you haven’t even finished it, or perhaps even played it…….

[@Yoitsseb]

@@jksanrio you know Kickstarter backers got it early right? It's entirely possible for several people to have beaten the game. So the skepticism is unwarranted and feminine.

[@Roger3eme]

Honestly... All those characters gathering is just our pokemon reflexe. Gotta catch em all. 😋

[@oocinom]

If you love Suikoden , then this game is a no brainer

[@donganbonavito9751]

The duel for the enemy next action to take is based on their dialogue, if their dialogue is tempting us to attack they will use counter, if their dialogue feel like they will attack, it's attack, is not chances, Suikoden also like that.

[@dogwithsunglasses4051]

Wait is there a humanoid capybara running a hot spring?! Sold

[@Yoitsseb]

It's incredible for anybody who enjoyed Gameboy jrpgs like Pokemon red/blue. It's modern day suikoden. It's glorious.

[@jed1nat]

Pokemon and Suikoden... those aren't even REMOTELY similar, lol.... no idea what you're even saying dude.

[@mayfieldd357]

​@jed1nat he's saying it's a fusion of formulas clown. Hyuck hyuck!

[@hassan2526]

No mention of suikoden? No mention this game was specifically made for suikoden fans? Disappointing review.

[@abrilryandacanay2816]

IGN staffers were probably too young or weren't even born when Suikoden 2 came out.

[@hassan2526]

@@abrilryandacanay2816 lol yeah

[@silva29]

The reviewer, Jess Reyes, has honkai star rail as one of her recommended RPGs. Take that for what it's worth.

[@fragtical8540]

@@silva29 LMAO rlly? Star rail is the most overhyped garbage gacha out there. Its literally ALL visuals zero substance.

[@JoshuaDesean1992]

After campaign is there anything to do? Like unlimited small missions or freedom to roam? Ex pokemon, beat the game but can still go battle and do things. If this makes sense 😅

[@Senumunu]

the early backtracking is not that bad you can put in low level characters into the party and level them on the way back its worth even if they arent your main party since they determine the strength of your field army if you are a fan of Fire Emblem you should give this one a chance

[@Val-yk]

Should've mentioned that the whole game is a love letter and pretty much the successor to the Suikoden series. It's great.

[@MTCason]

For me this is so far my Game of the Year!

[@SeventhheavenDK]

Such low standards 😂

[@Yoitsseb]

@@SeventhheavenDK damn you hating in mad comments. Go play a game

[@josephalvindj]

Did the reviewer not play any suikoden games where this is clearly inspired by? Suikoden 1/2 are very close to this and are very much loved.

[@Bfr3shBrian]

Suikoden 2 is my all time favorite rpg, loving Eiyuden so far!

[@wavion2]

It makes me really sad that this review references Pokemon several times and there isn't a single mention of Suikoden. Surely SOMEBODY at IGN has played a Suikoden game?! You've got to have somebody over age 20 over there, right?

[@ruthbasa7635]

As a die hard fan of Suikoden 2 and never got over the amazing story line, is this game worth to pick up? It's very high in the price range so I'm still contemplating...

[@Daniel-Unmeiten]

The soundtrack and voice acting in this game are amazing!! for me is 8.5 minimum and 9 maximum

[@Jay-oh1li]

How is he doing so much damage 1:48? My characters were doing half that for that fight

[@xlumyn]

is that normal mode? I'm playing on hard and at around lvl 13 at that point, doing 1/3 of the damage shown here

[@charlienovian]

NG+ maybe

[@alfalfa130987]

They played the pre-release version.. our's have day 1 patch so re-balanced version with nerfs & buffs

[@vergozero9806]

Do you guys recommend the game for a Final Fantasy fan? This looks beutiful and fun

[@tyrecarmon20]

Loving the game so far. No complaints

[@windeldonsatana7903]

Is the switch bersion patched up

[@HackerLordS8tn]

I’m upset it’s a 90’s RPG - IGN review

[@gordonatkins8190]

I'm upset because the score is not 10 - Guy in the comment section

[@ababilashari9970]

im upset its 2024 - dumb guy

[@suiken3149]

@@gordonatkins8190 It doesn't have to be perfect but most of this guy's criticism is just straight up whining and shows he knows nothing about the design nor its intended audiences.

[@Wolf.moon23]

The blue dude better not betray me like Jowy did.

[@user-bp1be1yg2h]

Any other games you want to spoil?

[@stephenwakeman3074]

@@user-bp1be1yg2hI mean, Suikoden 2 is like a 25 year old game at this stage. The remaster seems to have fallen off the map, and if you haven’t heard of it you probably never will.

[@lokiekieko]

Jowy did not betray Riou, it was like they received one of the 27 true runes each and with Jowy had the black sword rune which has a diffrent path than the shield rune on how to end the Dunan War

[@Wolf.moon23]

​​@@lokiekiekodon't know man, killing the capital's mayor in a secret deal with the enemy then order units to kill you in battle sound much more like betrayal to me.

[@lokiekieko]

@@Wolf.moon23 that was part of the black sword's path , they had to kill Annabelle so there will be no walls againts Hughlands

[@CelticX7]

Did they fix the terrible localisation

[@philippf5594]

3 Minutes into the video and your critics are: 1) Slow start because the story is actually told properly 2) You sometimes have to think for yourself about what you have to do 3) You have to actually play the game for a while before being able to fast travel (The map up to this point isn't even big)

[@guts7958]

You have to slow travel at the start of every suikoden

[@SoniSonjaya0990]

This is much more like sequel to Suikoden 2 ❤

[@Phenom0100]

This reminds me a bit of how the remake for Star Ocean Second Story was done!

[@juanitezjezreelbon7571]

For suikoden 1 or 2, it will take a while too befoee you can do the fast travel and there aew also tons of cannon fodder but cool characters

[@nicktronson2977]

after 6.

[@-TriP-]

"pokemon with soldiers" ... oh ffs you really got someone who never played Suikoden to review this, huh?

[@Marvel-Rogue]

MORE characters PLEASE 🤗

[@TERRYEE88]

Best JRPG ❤❤❤

[@Serendipity_GamingX]

Um. No. Decent jrpg

[@Daniel-Unmeiten]

@@Serendipity_GamingX Um. No. Amazing JRPG

[@saeefa]

@@Daniel-Unmeiten Um. No. Decent jrpg

[@Serendipity_GamingX]

@@Daniel-Unmeiten is that why it's user score has an average rating of 7.2??? Get off your high horse kid

[@adhityasaputra9024]

Basicly the 3 aspect of battle is same as Suikoden do

[@electroelysium2281]

TLDR : It's a 7 according to IGN.

[@moonnis4608]

Ofc ifs a 7 by 7gn

[@jhozthron4415]

Come on, what does a 7 even mean anymore.. if you gonna give it to 90% of the games..

[@Serendipity_GamingX]

Well the average user score is also a 7 so????? ​@moonnis4608

[@arifrachman940]

in steam they get 7 too

[@ralphtaylor7448]

Is a 4 on switch

[@rickokabir94]

Attention all RPG game lovers! It's time to demand better reviews from IGN for RPG games. A true RPG game is all about exploring, discovering yourself, figuring out the best team and tactics for your party. The games from the Final Fantasy series in the 90s and early 2000s were challenging and exciting, providing gamers with a sense of accomplishment upon completion. Nowadays, RPG games have become too easy and unchallenging, losing their charm and originality. It's time for game developers to take inspiration from the early RPG games and bring back the excitement of exploring the unknown world and solving mysteries, like in the classic Pokemon games. Traditional RPG games should be designed to keep you engaged for hundreds of hours without finishing the game within just 30 hours. Let's demand better RPG games, ones that are truly challenging and engaging, and let's make sure IGN's reviewers are up to the task of evaluating them accurately.

[@wiliyantoadinata9170]

PC 😊😊 ... play smoothly with i7 10th gen with intel graphic @1080p

[@hansenehiauli8581]

suikoden 5 or this better ?

[@guts7958]

It's all a matter of opinion

[@clyde24skywalker]

dont count suiko 4 and 5, its bad, for this is better than 3, suiko 2 still better overal ..

[@wildanzain7712]

I'd say, it's right below 2

[@wavion2]

@@clyde24skywalker WTF man, 5 was amazing?! The best one after 2.

[@UlmaAum]

SETE IGN nossa vamo se mancar um pouquinho, pelo menos 7.5 merece. não terminei mas nossa

[@thegreatgambino5358]

You already know the score

[@shunri936]

Gimmick vs Nerthus was annpying. Picked 10 times in a row wrong hammer.

[@ACameronUK]

Really great that this finally got released 🥰

[@ayazoerya8769]

I’m disappointed with 3 main character nowa, marisa and seigh without true rune like suikoden series.

[@rundown132]

Lmao they deleted my comment about giving neutral 7 ratings is a cop-out since they're lazy reviewers

[@fragtical8540]

These people recommend gacha games. What did you expect lmao.

[@ktakatheo]

suikoden 6?

[@sdo1840]

This isnt a game review its just someone saying what happens in the first 3 hours of the game and then saying 7. One of the worst reviews ive ever seen

[@knightblazeru]

You my friend clearly never played a Suikoden Game.

[@Hus0408]

A decent amount of the gripes are, "the game did not hold my hand." So I'm sold, baught the game.

[@ababilashari9970]

enjoy your rage purchase

[@X7393]

This new game kinda reminds me of Suikoden 1-2!? 😮

[@gureguru4694]

do NOT get this on switch at least not yet. its the most unoptimized crap since batman ak

[@gazaalley3862]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@V-Jes]

So an average Switch experience then...

[@saeefa]

The game has a lot of minor inconviences that does'nt need to be there.

[@deffury]

reminds me of Suikoden series...

[@gshmoker6805]

That’s because it is a spiritual successor, made by the same creator of the Suikoden series

[@wirdozjh99]

after beating the game.. out of 10... it was 4 out of 10 for me compared to suikoden 2

[@ornasraditya9444]

If you like Suikoden, then this one is for you

[@_BlackenedSun]

Welp im not surprised

[@1thru8]

You can't say this game doesn't give out Suidoken vibe.

[@guts7958]

Cause it is

[@moonnis4608]

Why every ign review is a 7/10??

[@Velimirius]

so far 8/10 for me.

[@FieryFlamingFajitas]

It's so obvious that this game was heavily inspired by Suikoden but the guy reviewing it doesn't seem to realise that lol

[@ProtossHyrdalisk]

Started playing but felt it was going to be an extremely slow start and bailed. Looks cool though

[@staple72]

Game opens up around 8-10 hours, but its worth it

[@blackdain]

Whyyyy is everything a 7?

[@rhovenom04]

Because you guys are laughing at their decimals? Why 7.9? Why 8.1? Why 9.5? Its your fault.

[@rupeeslang5121]

Why is everything mediocre?

[@jensenraylight8011]

Because 9 are reserved for GTA 6 and Elder Scroll 6, therefore, should put everything else in 7 to make a room for the king

[@akosikhelz8240]

This reviewer only play Final Fantasy thats why he doesnt know the vibe of suikoden. Teleporting to other villages takes in mid game you should recruit viki.

[@skjor1989]

THE REVIEW SOUNDS LIKE HE IS REVIEWING SUIKODEN 2 LMAO

[@wickky]

love the game! but... no protagonists true runes or special lenses (or legendary power) is sad. soul-eater and bright shield runes were one of the things that made suikoden what it was meanwhile this game has lots of similarities from suikoden, but it manages to ignore or miss the one most important aspect of the game which are the ultimate powers.

[@paulushidayat260]

On switch the performance was bad.. loading bfore battle 7 sec and after battle 4 sec... not worth to buy on switch

[@ChuTonight]

get a different reviewer, this guy doesn’t game

[@Ashamanknight]

So ...this is Suikoden basically?

[@Neiru24]

yes from creator of suikoden

[@JoshuaGray123]

They gave it a 7

[@mastax1234]

IGN gives it a 7 - Everyone disliked that

[@sumboredazn]

bruv 15 HRS just to unlock fast travel??? what?

[@songoten7600I]

What happened to IGN.

[@LordOfChoco]

Shouldved been an 8.

[@eduardojr.cordova2771]

new suikoden🔥

[@vincentmichel5165]

We want GOTY material

[@geozanitos828]

been watching this review for 4 minutes, didnt understant anything...

[@rizalnasution688]

less comfortable to play on PS4

[@Somemidwestcomedian]

The game is a 10

[@the_black_leg_sanji2624]

7.0, really? For me it's 8.0

[@migueldelprado5618]

Nays

[@garowill6921]

Iyutan Chronicles

[@Paolo-gs3kg]

Hahahahah hype ka po!! 😂😂😂😂

[@FairyGodBatman]

Just googled, it's always you brain rot peenoise.

[@staple72]

HaHAHAHAHA

[@equinox7189]

Aye kabayan

[@King-2077]

Yan din tawag namin 😂

[@dolfholland]

9

[@keku_mclovin]

The one doing the review is a genshin impact player for sure🤣🤣🤣

[@20xvi]

Better than stellar blade

[@Caramelo25]

u will try to censure this game too?

[@ChannelGeekJC]

First

[@1884ja]

Like the old school Suikoden lol no one remembers all 100 plus characters haha 😂 classic

[@jrpgaddict7726]

Konami punching the air right now 😂😂

[@Serendipity_GamingX]

Everyone complainong about the ign score but it is an identical score to the avergae user acore so stop complaining

[@AJAYSWAN]

So boring prefer playing classic suikoden

[@King-2077]

Its literally the same made with the creator of the original 😂

[@AlanMontemayor]

@@King-2077 Just because the same creator doesn't mean it's going to literally be the same.... Hard to recapture old magic

[@JohnCedricComon]

Disappointing review. You not realizing that this was a modern day Suikoden is disappointing

[@juniijanaka1120]

Most worst is ign 💀

[@skylanderwtf5921]

This review proves that IGN didnt do its research about the game. They didnt even mention the creator who pass, the original suikoden, and the fast travel lol.

[@awoo4489]

why does ign love 7, disgusting

[@danjarnutowski2331]

Ign 7 = normal 9

[@rhovenom04]

because you guys are making fun of their decimals a few years ago? Making memes out of it? why 7.9? why 8.2? why 7.3? You guys deserve this, you complained before, now suffer.

[@Daniel-Unmeiten]

@@rhovenom04 suffer YOU FOOLS! 🤣

[@Mohgenstein]

@@danjarnutowski2331Starfield is now a normal 9 I guess

[@misterae6430]

@@rhovenom04 wth

[@jackmcmorrow9397]

Turn based?? EEEWWWWW