Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes |Full Review|
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done x2 :D (Switch + Steam)
No thank you
I nabbed a ps5 one. Woot.
Got it!
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Back to back brutal boss fights?! Chancellor Osborne laughs, "Come David, let us write an end to this wretched fairy tail, in ink, as black as despair" #CSIV
I just had my second real boss fight on hard mode and while I admit I definitely made one mistake during the fight, I HAD to use a good chunk of my healing and revive supplies just to win due to the nature of the command system turn order. I never appreciated just how easy regular ATB style made TB games. I much prefer the "plan out your turn." way because there are costs to making the wrong decision.
Shit, now I know he definitely didn't get sniped 😂
Back to back brutal boss battles is very old school and awesome in my opinion.
I was shocked the difficulty was much more challenging than I expected. The boss battles are fun.
I like the fact that you are completely honest with your reviews and talk openly about the flaws.
Excactly the reason why i always come back to your channel.
Keep up the good work.
Can always count on this channel to provide an honest and open game review. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for this review. Saying the game “never left the PS2” is the best description. That’s exactly what I was hoping for. The “old school” games like Breath of Fire, Suikoden, Legend of Dragoon definitely had their drawbacks with certain dated mechanics, but that lack of hand-holding is literally a breath of fresh air in this current age of gaming. Sure they’re a bit clunky, but they’re diamonds in the rough.
I’m about 12 hours in and my only real complaint about the battle system is the combination of the fact that you have to commit the whole party’s actions moves without any idea of who the enemy is targeting AND the enemies are allowed to switch their targets on the fly, so if you revive someone before the enemy moves, they can just switch targets and knock them out again.
Having to commit your actions ahead of time also means you can’t revive someone AND heal them on the same turn unless you do a party wide heal. And that heal better be before the enemy moves, or the revived party member will be knocked down again.
I wish that at the VERY LEAST, the enemy party had to play by the same rule of having to commit to their target in the same turn
Yeah that sounds pretty BS
@@KnightRaymund It was that way in suikoden 2. You got what you asked for lol.
I like it just like old times 😂
That's basically how all strategy rpg are. Is this your first time playing this type of game? Dragon quest games are like too. Every none action rpg is basically like this
@@JohnSmith-hs1hnman that whole "please don't hit this character" motif gives me goosebumps and I love it 😅😅
My absolute favorite thing in Suikoden 2 was to improve my castle, and the food competitions were just plain awesome!
This is what old school RPG fans have been waiting for, a not perfect but still amazing game that makes us feel like we're kids again, hard enough to challenge us but addicting enough to get us to push through.
A deep story, lots of fun characters, some silly mini games, a great soundtrack and lots of wanting to explore everything.
Fuck yea. Next up: legend of dragoon :)
“Not perfect” the fact you’re looking for a perfect game means you shouldn’t even be a gamer. Maybe a gamer Karen but that’s it
@@nicholasnajibi3082 he never said that, u seem mad bro :(
@@nicholasnajibi3082said the person who will skip all cutseen to go back to the gameplay. You shouldnt even play a rpg.
Man pumping these reviews out on top of pumping that iron, my man. Respect 100%
Needs some QoL and better camera angles in dungeons but so far so good
That and not have encounter rate be effected by your frame rate
I haven't gotten this yet, but I'm definitely looking forward to it, despite the gameplay being a little more archaic than I would like. Hopefully, they'll make some changes for Eiyuden Chronicles 2.
I have a preorder for switch in for Eiyuden and can't wait to get it.....but mainly I just wanted to say thanks for your videos, i'm an older rpg gamer too and your takes are normally spot on and your videos are great. Hopefully your community just keeps growing.
I have a preorder for switch too but I am hearing a lot that the performance is down bad and sometimes crashes. It is switch so I don't expect a great performance but hopefully no game crashes.
I'm the same age as you and have been playing video games since the 80s. If younger gamers think the PS2 RPG's were tough they would go crazy playing regular NES RPGS. I wish all gamers could play the old stuff before the new stuff to get a deeper understanding of where video games have come.
Thank you for your honest review. As excited as I am for this game, I'm thinking of waiting to see if they add the QOL changes that seem to be missing in updates or make the boss battles more reasonable in length.
These old school mechanics are just another Tuesday for me. All my favorite jrpgs are from the snes and psx eras.
Snes, ps1 and ps2 for me :D I'm definitely picking this up on pay day
The good Ole days
This sounds so amazing lol. I’m so excited for Tuesday’s release.
I love this game! I've been playing it non-stop 😊 and just like with Suikoden I'm recruiting all the heroes .
Do you know if it has any missables? I asked them in an AMA if there were any (and used the time-based Clive events from Suikoden 2 as an example), and they responded saying there weren't any missables that required time limits or major redos, but they didn't say there weren't any at all.
None that I found
Yet another fantastic video from one of the greatest youtubers :) Thank you for you hard work, David!
omg i put my 1st couple hours into this today, it is everything i always dreamed of and then some! i can't see anything topping this for me this year besides visuals of mana. thanks so much for the pre buy David! i know i'm going to busy all week lol
It definitely needs some quality of life upgrades on the Switch. Also the game seems quite a to drag out all the kinds of battles but random battles. You can warp out with a stone. Just FYI you can buy them. You can also find equipment (ring) in a place early in the game that speeds up the run speed on the maps.
I guess there is a patch for it on release, hope that clears it up.
@@kcmac9298 they stated in a tweet that the current version out to backers is the version for no. No patch as of yet.
@@JJ-dm3lt Ok gotcha. I was in the fb groups for the backers and they were discussing it, so there must be some confusion then.
How bad is the Switch performance? I heard it’s 20 fps and it takes 5 seconds to load every battle, even random encounters. Is this true?
Also what’s this about a patch?
I’ll definitely check this out eventually. I love the way it looks. As a retro gamer as well I’m used to some of the tedium that is involved with the structure of some older rpgs. I thank you for the warning though because I’ll probably wait for a sale or when I have more time to put into something like this.
It sounds a lot like Suikoden 1 and 2 mechanics, having to return to base to swap partyout.
I remember a few of the bosses in Suikoden 1 being pretty difficult. I don't want to spoil anything so i wont mention details.
Im very excited for this and purchased a copy yesterday.
So excited to watch my main JRPG guy, David. Just finished watching Alex at Backlog Battle a few seconds ago. Let's go!!!!
Got my digital deluxe edition so I'm ready for that 48 hours early access
Pre downloaded my copy yesterday, and can’t wait to get home from work to play it in a couple of hours!!!
I sadly didn't get the early access but I'm so very excited for the release on Tuesday!!
The graphics in this almost feel like a mid- to late gen OG Xbox JRPG. I like the way it looks!
an Xbox JRPG? what's that
@@CrashPad56That's what I was thinking lol It feels like a late gen PS2 title
Great review man,im looking forward to this game since i loved suikoden2. Hope they change some of those gripes you mentioned because yeah thats just rough and will put people off.
Good review David, I'll likely be picking this one up!
Hi David! I can't wait to get this game and relive those old school gaming days. Have a blessed day!
The game just downloaded. I'm going to stream it all day :) Been waiting years for this. Awesome review, David. Big fan :)
Hope you enjoy it!
Great review and footage. I’m excited to play it. It’ll make a great balance between playing this and crystal project
The ps2 is my favorite era of game design so I’m super excited to play this.
Will pre order for sure! Thanks David!
excellent review! your insights and first impressions of the game are so helpful! thank you David!
My pleasure!
I just started this today. Nowa and Seign reminds me so much of Riou and Jowy lol
I love the QoL of selling your replaced gear in shop after buying new ones.
I was waiting to hear your opinion on this. Thanks for convincing me to pick it up!
Xbox game pass be it will on
@@ataridcI just signed up for the 14 day trial and I just started working a new job. I'll get paid the same day the trial ends so I'll be able to buy it and continue from there. I'm so excited. It's looking like it's basically suikoden 6
Thanks for the early preview @davidvinc . I grew up with the NES and can't wait to dive into this RPG. You've convinced me to pick this one up for sure.
Hope you enjoy it!
I definitely didn't expect that kind of gameplay, in regards to what you said about the 20 min boss. I'll still play the game, eventually
Super excited to come back to this after I finish the game and compare our thoughts
I pre-ordered it and cannot WAIT to dive in (as a lover of retro and honestly a disliker of quite a lot of modern "quality of life ""improvement"" changes", the retro aspects just make me MORE excited), and as someone who has kind of been listlessly flitting from game to game lately, this is a game I can tell is going to kick all the other games to the curb for a laser focus.
QoF features are such a matter of fact nowadays that I forgot how old games had NONE. I still remember getting my first rope in Dragon Quest and being blown away by the escape dungeon feature. Usually you'd have to manually backtrack, not the entrance but ALL. THE. WAY.
Not sure I can go back to that, I've been pampered by modern gaming 😅
Still, I've already pre-ordered the game and now just waiting for it to ship.
I just downloaded my copy this morning, I can't wait to fire it up. The retro feel is a major positive to me
That’s crazy they didn’t add a un-equip all button as I swear I remember them having that in the second game. Regardless I’m pumped for this! To feel like I’m opening a PS1 rpg game for the first time again doesn’t come around too often anymore.
This is my most anticipated game of the year, im sure the hiccups will be an issue for me, I'm just gonna have to figure out what works for me when I get it on the 23rd
Is there an item that will let you teleport back to your headquarters like the blinking mirror in Suikoden? That could at least make it easier to get back to headquarters and heal up. I suppose if there were a blinking mirror like item (with 2 way teleporting capabilities - to HQ and back), it would certainly make things easier. If they don't have that in this game, that would be a good addition for EC 2.
The fact that it seems to be so light on modern quality of life things doesn't bother me one bit. I can still play SNES and PlayStation JRPGs that completely lacked them, and It won't be an issue here. In fact I think it goes a good ways to helping recapture some of the feeling those older games had.
I preordered this game and I cant wait to play it on my Deck and PC
Are any of the duels like in the first game where you can lose the duel but still go on (Pahn vs. Teo) but it screws you out of the character? And are any characters missable?
You pretty much summed up my feelings towards this game perfectly. It definitely feels like a game for fans of the Suikoden series first and foremost and that is both its strength and what helps the game stand out, but can sometimes be to it's detriment as well with certain design choices. Overall I think touchy menus and the writing being a little more generic fantasy then I would like are basically my main complaints, but overall had a blast with this game so far and I've barely been able to put it down since I got it.
It was thanks to @Davidvinc I even learned about the Suikoden series, and I was able to play them both with him through that let’s plays he did for the first two games.
I have been so excited about this game since I first heard about it, but I am worried about not being able to recruit all 100 heroes. I seem to remember almost needing a guide when playing the other Suikoden games just to make sure I was able to get the everyone. I hope that isn’t the case this time.
8:30 Thank you for the warning.
I didn’t even realize it was out. Sounds a little to old school. Didn’t mind all the frustrations as a kid playing jrpgs,but quality of life improvements are a must for me now at 35 years old. I would wait for the switch version anyways
Back to Back brutal boss fights? No resting save points? Fast travel?
Hah! Let's Go NES Hard mode!
Thank you for your honest review David! I love ps2 era RPGs so I'm definitely excited to try this out
My mans rockin an apron for a shirt and im all for it
The teleporter character is so great.
Thanks for the warnings! I do love the old RPG and felt there was something missing! But the warning reminded me what it is! Thanks to the QoL changes in modern RPG, I felt that "emptiness" I felt was "the bullashit difficulty spikes of old" and WOW I can't believe that when I was a youngin (37 this year) I was like "god I hope this shit disappears from JRPG FOREVER" but when they did, I missed them to the point the sometimes feeling SLIGHTLY (only like 5% even with my FAVORITE Modern RPG) empty when this doesn't happen (I'm always spouting "make your own difficulty" in RPG that get EASY when you know the system like Persona 5 OG and Royal if you abused certain systems! Yet turns out I secretly disliked having to do that abit because I never know if it's "too hot or too cold" where here and the past, the game was like "oh, you want to PLAY FAIR, okay have fun with this difficulty spike boss" which frankly I feel the boss should be as tough as fight)
But I must ask David.........how many "Forced Lose Fights" should I except (no need for a number, just a rating of Low, Medium, TOO MANY TO COUNT/RATE) so I can see them coming and not waste items trying to win a battle I was meant to lose (serious creators, the mistake of those in the past was not SHUTTING OFF THE ITEM MENU TO AVOID COMPLAINTS! Yes I get that if they were shut off that would "RUIN THE SURPRISE" but it's still annoying trying to win something and then just to lose because "Thou must" Railroads! Last time I saw a JRPG NOT do this was Tales of the Abyss where the first Lose PURPOSELY gimped you (Luke's first fight with a Living Human Enemy) and the cutscene before made it OBVIOUS! and the fight with Asch after "THAT SCENE" where you can win, and Asch doesn't just go SUPER SAIYAN and kick your ass! The stress of everything up to that point (Luke being betrayed by Van), the battle exhaustion caused him to FAINT after the fight. But it's clearly shown Asch got his ass handed to him and I do believe you get rewarded for winning! THOSE are the "Lose Fights" I like! Where you don't FEEL like you are railroaded and the victory is acknowledge even by the story without needing to BULLSHIT/RAILROAD you into a defeat! (Just don't BOTHER letting us have a CHANC at victory even in a NG+ as players WILL attempt to win those fights to middle finger the developers by "Finding a way" before the "They are invincible for some reason" is pulled!)
Curious about Switch Performance as I'm thinking of getting this for my Switch OLED
I am waiting for mine next week to come out. Have been playing since 1 is my favorite series. I know your to young but have you ever seen the tv series it’s based on the water margins. Great series
haha I've done nothing but eat, sleep, and play Eiyuden the last couple days. I'm....over 50 so I was okay with the true to PS2 era ''difficulty'' Now Square give us that next FF Tactics game! Time to get caught up on your vids!
I know QOL is something we all been conditioned with including myself, so I did find myself slightly annoyed at certain things. However, Not being told any hints for the first abandoned mine. All those twists and turns finding a way to get to treasure chests that are of different elevation. I just see losing at boss battles as being more prepared by way of leveling up ( it's so frustrating in JRPG s where you have to focus on slowing down your leveling to be optimal level so you don't steam run the boss. That boss right before getting your castle was hard that I had to use a warp out and change my party to include the healer and buy items.
I do wish some QOL were there, but once you realize it's something you can't do ( at least right away) I just got used to it and didn't bother me nearly as much.
They really brought along the frustrations in the nostalgia (low framerates, far savepoints, no fast forward battles, no skip animations, no optimise equipments, no full map views, no quest markers, loading screen for each every battle, and the occasional crashes} rather than the epicness of rpgs…
I am 33 hours in and love it so far. I enjoy the story so far and love tinkering with the characters. Many characters are visually interesting or strong or fun to have in scenes or all of the above.
The castle works interstingly and the battle system is more fun than I had anticpated after the first hour. I still have about 50 more characters to find, so still lots of things to do and see.
Already pre-ordered it, now i play the waiting game.
Looking good, that and getting additional DLC, and a 2nd game, is even more awesome.
I love old school like 90's J-RPG style as I used to play a lot when I was growing up in Japan. Currently I have been playing Starocean Second Story R that I just bought recently, but considering to play this one as a next J-RPG to play! I am glad that I came across this review and Arigato David-san 💪💪💪☺
I just got a Switch Oled the beginning of 2023, I love RPGs, I am currently playing Final fantasy 7, 8 remastered will be next. I will add this one to my list. I have lots of DS/DS3 RPGs. I am slowly building a new collection for my Switch. So much fun! 😉👍
Yea same
Preordered and awaiting midnight tonight.
One thing I hate in any tribute rpg games where they include the flaws from their inspirations. Those games most likely had flaws because of hardware limitation. In todays age, you dont have those so why include them? Those annoying mechanics/inconveniences are not anybody’s fond memories and what they want in a new game. Every developer does this with tribute/homage games and it’s annoying. Refusing to evolve or adapt.
They are my fond memory and I’m thankful. One reason final fantasy is ass now. Not saving on the world map and having dash boots and also random battles were not hardware limitations since the SNES. They were done on purpose.
Not saving anywhere is a challenge. Also limited items use.
Being able to save anywhere is just too easy. What's the point of dying then? You are supposed to survive until at least saving point.
The 'you can save anywhere' is only fitting for open world games nowadays. Where it is non linear and wide world, annoying to get to the same place all over again.
And if you can stack too many items - that means you must designs the boss battles that can be faced with stack of items - entirely changing how the entire gameplay designed.
The only outdated things is probably annoying random encounters where you already over leveled, but that can also be handled like in pokemon 'repellant' or something.
In Suikoden clone with so many characters, the random encounters are high regardless of level so you can test out as many characters as possible.
Basically it's the entire gameplay design you're criticizing.
Basically the strategy to use item is also counts.
There could have been a few QoL enhancements like a better auto save and more accessible save points. Although I'm really enjoying the old school vibe of this game and I too can't put it down!
What specifically are you referring to, though?
First of all, want to say thank you for the great and detailed review! I know you had mentioned random encounters are not as frequent but is it feasible to grind levels in the game? As a fan of old school JRPGs like the old dragon quest games, I do enjoy grinding out levels at times to just feel a lot stronger than it was intended.
Yeah, you can grind. It’ll just take a while.
Got the Deluxe, remote downloaded and just waiting to get off work so I can play it.
This tends to be a bit of a hot take among older jRPG fans, but while I loved Suiko2, I just hated Suiko1. There wasn't any one thing that was a dealbreaker, but there were just so many inconveniences with obvious solutions - it felt like death by 1000 paper cuts. The reason I'm bringing this up is, while I hope it gives me a more of a Suiko2 vibe, the review reminded me of how I felt about Suiko1. I'm cautious, but optimistic.
2:59 - Tempus Thales - I mean Luca Blight - I mean Dux Aldric.
Totally can't wait to get it.
I don't mind the old school design decision at all. None of the aforementioned are detrimental to my experience so bring it on. ✊🔥
The game room is looking amazing, David!! 🤩
Thanks for the Video. ❤
Thank God we have still have reviewers like you.
I swear some of these "critics" whine a lot if any new jrpg games doesn't play like a modern jrpg or Persona game.
My game arrives tomorrow and I took off work for the week to forsake all social aspects of life for it :)
10/10 GOTY
I still think that the Character Pohl is the same one from Suikoden 2
Yay! The time has come!
Do frame rate issues affect the player experience? I want to buy for Switch, but I am worried about performance. Thank you for the video!
I've been playing this for a few days, and it's everything I wanted. It might compete with Rebirth for my GOTY, so far.
Rebirth is your goty so far? Lmao!
@@GeorgeZimmermen is it funny when people like different things? I just find that normal.
@@airdrighmor1439 I don’t find it funny at all. I find it wrong
@@GeorgeZimmermen so my personal preference is wrong? What a strange world you live in. What's your goty so far?
@@airdrighmor1439 superman 64
I certainly will be getting this game at some point this year
glad you like the game! I'm not sure if I can stomach the retroness in Eiyuden like the one thing you said about back-to-back boss fights without access to blacksmith or save unless you go out of the dungeon yourself. That said, since it will come to gamepass and I really love the art style, I'll at least try it out. I loved Suikoden back in the day but haven't gone back to play them in such a long time so maybe I'm too spoiled by modern game design lol
Anyway, great honest review!
What do you mean, I can't hold down 2 buttons and follow a yellow dot on the map to get through the game?
This sounds good to me!
Hopefully, the pc release supports ultra wide monitors. I so want to see this on my Samsung Odyssey g9 oled
You nailed it with this review, because its exactly my experience with it. Couldnt put it down, and drew me into the world like games of old used to. I never thought a game would have that perfect JRPG "vibe" like this ever again after Square totally let down traditional fans with Kingdom hearts Cloud edition-er....I mean "Final Fantasy rebirth"..... But Yoshitaka Murayama recaptured something thats been rarely seen in this genre for a while.
And its bittersweet, because the creator Yoshitaka Murayama passed away, so the chances of a "perfect" Suikoden experience like this is probably never going to happen again. He went off on a high note, though. I would compare this to Suikoden 2 out of all of them. I think I'm about 75 percent done (I think, based on how many recruits I have ect) and I can't recommend this to JRPG fans highly enough. This game proves that you don't need photo realistic graphics to create a compelling epic.
Very reasonable review. Having a blast. Day 1 backer here. These several years have been worth it.
Great review!
Looks like a wait for a sale kinda game. Thanks for the honest review!
Was wondering what version you ended up playing, I heard the switch version has performance issues?
I played a review copy on PC
This game is absolutely fantastic. I really enjoy playing it. ❤️🔥Thank you for review. 👍✌️
Glad you enjoy it!
I was one of the backers and I couldn’t be more happy about the game. It gives me that suikoden vibes and even though I still have my ps2 and I can play them, this was a brand new story for me to enjoy.
I haven’t noticed some of the downsides but you made a good point that I’m prob used to the old school way of playing.
Any hints about character recruitment?
Should I be getting this on the playstation or the switch?
Thank you for the review, David. It looks good, but I heard the Switch version got a severe performance issue (someone even got crashes on his playthrough), so I'm going to wait for update before buying it...
Been waiting for this review David. I love how unbiased you are to RPGs, even if you love'em. While not perfect, Eiyuden Chronicles: HH is a clear labor of love just like the rest. Great characters, a solid story, magnificent graphic style, etc. The flaws you pointed to either amount to taste or can be patched up later. Overall, this is basically Suikoden I with a facelift. Now let's hope that sequel will be like Suikoden II. Great review.