Rabbit and Bear and 505 Games promised the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes The Chapter of Marisa expansion would debut on February 27, 2025, and the developer and publisher met that promise and shared a DLC launch trailer. The video spends over a minute setting the stage for this additional story and introducing the characters who feature prominently in it. 

As this is a DLC prequel to the events of the main game, everything in The Chapter of Marisa doesn’t actually directly affect any save file you have for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. However, a number of characters we can recruit in the main campaign appear alongside Marisa. So we get more context about who she is and their motivations. 

Things begin with Marisa exploring ruins. She meets Nil, who s her party. We also see Lilwn being kidnapped at one point, as well as combat footage of Marisa fighting alongside Nil and Nowa’s sister Leena. Alwe also comes up as a ing ally at points. The masked antagonist Gausshastur is shown as a major opponent for this tale. 

Here’s the full launch trailer:

We actually do have exact dates for the rest of the add-ons for the title too. The Chapter of Seign will go over his story starting on March 13, 2025. That will be followed by The Chapter of Markus. That one was voted on via a poll that tasked ers of the crowdfunding efforts to decide which other characters’ stories would be told via an expansion. 

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is available on the Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, and The Chapter of Marisa DLC is out now.

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There’s finally an update on the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes DLC that was supposed to start appearing in 2024, as well as an updated roap for additional add-ons. Things will start with a The Chapter of Marisa expansion on February 27, 2025.

The Eiyuden Chronicle add-ons were designed to make the game act a bit like Suikoden 3, which featured multiple campaigns and viewpoints for the leads. These were supposed to start with Guardians member Marisa in 2024, though multiple delays pushed it out of last year. At the end of December 2024, 2025 releases were promised, and now that’s coming true.

The rest of the Eiyuden Chronicle DLC roap confirms exact dates for the remaining two add-ons as well. Galdean Empire representative Seign Kesling’s The Chapter of Seign will follow on March 13, 2025. Finally, things close out with multiple ing cast ’ side story being told in The Chapter of Markus on April 3, 2025. People who backed the Kickstarter will be able to claim their copies of the add-ons via Yetee Hub.

Here’s the full roap image:

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is available on the Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, with Switch physical copies now available worldwide. The Marisa DLC will debut on February 27, 2025. 

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Rabbit and Bear, 505 Games, and Youtooz announced that the companies are teaming up to turn Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes characters into plush toys. There are no details about when they’ll appear, how much they’ll cost, or what they look like. The initial hint only showed Marisa, Nowa, and Seign, the three main cast , from the back.

Here is the official teaser image from social media for the Eiyuden Chronicle characters plush toys. From left to right, we can see Marisa, Nowa, and Seign. In each case, they are wearing their traditional costumes used throughout the JRPG.

There have been a number of Eiyuden Chronicle updates since launch. For example, the Day60 patch was known for adding a number of player-requested features. There will also be the often promised DLC for Marisa, Seign, and the Elden Magicks characters. These were supposed to start showing up in 2024. However, Rabbit and Bear promised in their 2025 New Year’s messages that the add-ons are coming along and will begin to show up this year. The first one of those was supposed to follow Marisa and debut in August 2024. There is no new roap for content.

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In its massive year-end round of interviews with various Japanese game developers, Famitsu talked to a few of Eiyuden Chronicle development team Rabbit & Bear Studios. Character designer Junko Kawano, director Osamu Komuta, and producer Junichi Murakami all spoke with the publication about their aspirations and goals for 2025. While each had their own answers, all of them confirmed that DLC is on the way for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

A spiritual successor to the Suikoden series, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes finally saw release in 2024 after a couple of delays. With design headed up by the late Yoshitaka Murayama and a team of Suikoden veterans, the game sought to scratch the itch for another game in the long-dormant RPG series. It launched in a rather buggy state on some platforms, but Rabbit & Bear Studios have since issued a number of updates to hammer down the biggest issues.

Character designer Kawano briefly touched on the challenges of using a crowdfunding model, thanked players for their , and said that DLC for the game was ready. She also mentioned that she is looking forward to the remasters of Suikoden I & II, and I think that's something we can all relate to. Director Komuta talked of his ambitions with Rabbit & Bear Studio and Eiyuden Chronicle. According to him, the last three DLC scenarios that were written by Murayama are finished and awaiting release. He also offered apologies for being late with some backer rewards.

Producer Murakami talked about the big events of 2024 for him, including parting ways with his friend and the release of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. He feels that he didn't fully achieve his goals, but that he would take what he learned forward for the next time. He too apologizes for not fulfilling some of the backer promises yet, but says he will make them his top priority.

From what these of Rabbit & Bear Studios have said, it seems this DLC will still have that Murayama stamp on it. His ing was truly tragic, and while it can't be said that Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes had the smoothest of releases, his work on the project certainly shines through. For its part, the team seems dedicated to ensuring that the game lives up to its promises in the end.

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Rabbit and Bear took to Kickstarter to announce that the Eiyuden Chronicle Marisa DLC scenario, which originally had an August 2024 launch window, is delayed. There is no new release date or window for it, which means that the roap released in May 2024 is now outdated.

The developer noted this wasn’t due to actual work being done on the DLC. Instead, it cited a distribution issue as the cause for the add-on not being released as expected. It noted that people who crowdfunded Eiyuden Chronicle would be getting the Marisa DLC story for free. So in order to get and send those codes, it was delayed for everyone. The announcement also noted these codes will be sent out before a “general release.” 

There are three campaigns total planned. The first is Marisa’s. Her tale will be followed by one looking at Seign’s side of the story. His campaign initially had a September 2024 launch window. After that, the Elden Magicks Markus campaign that won a vote from players will appear. We’ll have to wait and see if it appears in October 2024 as initially planned, following this latest delay.

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The Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes perfect guide book is now available in Japan. You can get it via Amazon, where it is, as of the time of writing, the top best seller in the Computer & Internet Game Strategy Guides category.

In total, there are 528 pages to flip through. The book will also come with a poster, which the official Twitter showed off online. It’s the only official guide book out there for the game, and it has everything you could ever want to know about Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. In it, you can read how to get all of the playable characters in the game, as well as details on combat, mini-games, and enemies. It also provides a flowchart that you can follow if you want the most efficient experience possible. This is because it’ll give you the locations for all of the treasure chests, as well as where you can recruit allies.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes came out in April 2024 as a sort of spiritual successor to the Suikoden series. In fact, Yoshitaka Murayama, who created Suikoden, was the team lead for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. It is a 2.5D JRPG that came to life thanks to a Kickstarter campaign, featuring over a hundred heroes with voice acting and unique backstories. In of gameplay, it features turn-based battle in which alliances and positioning can play a large part in how things go.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Xbos One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC. The Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes guide book is available on Amazon for 4400 JPY ($28.60).

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The next Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes update will be the Day60 patch, which will fix issues and new Always Auto and Change Rune options on the Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. People can immediately it to gain access to the new version and its fixes.

The new Eiyuden Chronicle Day60 patch Always Auto option applies to battles. Instead of needing to turn on the auto-battle each time you enter a fight, it will remain off. This means someone will need to just hit a button to disable it once in a fight or turn off Always Auto to return to normal. 

As for the Change Rune change in Eiyuden Chronicle, it makes it easier to adjust folks’ equipment. Rabbit and Bear now noted that in your hub, you can select other people. So you aren’t limited to who is there. 

There are also some Switch exclusive changes in the Eiyuden Chronicle Day60 patch that updates two known issues. Apparently, after being ed, there will be a more stable, improved framerate. The team also noted general stability, which could relate to crashes or freezes.

Here are the full Eiyuden Chronicle Day60 patch notes:

Earlier in July 2024, Rabbit and Bear promised updates about the game and its DLC expansions. As a reminder, the last roap suggested the Marisa add-on would debut in August 2024.

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Back on April 22, 2024, Rabbit and Bear opened an Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes character popularity poll, and sca came in first. Isha, who debuted in Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, took second and protagonist Nowa was third.

Only the top 10 favorite Eiyuden Chronicle characters were revealed, and the announcement for the winners only showed art of sca, Isha, and Nowa. While Marisa didn’t end up claiming any of the spots, fellow lead Seign did show up in fourth place. Also, while Garoo didn’t end up in the top 10, fellow Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising heroine CJ appeared in tenth place.

Here’s the full list of top 10 winners in the first Japanese Eiyuden Chronicle character popularity poll.

1. sca
2. Isha
3. Nowa
4. Seign
5. Perrielle
6. Valentin
7. Melridge
8. Garr
9. Carrie
10. CJ

Here was the official announcement from social media:

sca can be one of the very first Eiyuden Chronicle characters you can recruit in the game. One of the first quests involves Nowa needing to get more for the watch, and she’s an option. Likewise, Garr is an ally from the start, and people meet Perrielle and Valentin very early in the adventure.

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505 Games offered a schedule for the next Eiyuden Chronicle patch for all platforms, with the Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC versions all coming in June 2024. The Switch one will arrive first in “early” June 2024, followed by the other platforms’ patch in the middle of the month.

The Eiyuden Chronicle Switch patch coming at the beginning of the month covers two major things. The first is that the Hotfix 1.3 and 1.4 updates will be applied. However, it will also get the Balanced, Graphics, and Performance modes other versions have in an attempt to allow players to prioritize different elements to improve the experience.

As for the other consoles and PC patch, thpse will cover a number of different general issues and problems that could impair gameplay. Here’s the full, official list from the announcement:

• Stability improvements 
• Issue where time spent with characters were not counted even if they were in the party.  
• Issue where some magic skills did not have an attribute affinity correction.  
• Story progression issues 
• Graphic issues 
• UI control issues 
• Dungeon gimmick issues 
• Localization issues 
• Adjustment to character voice volume 
• End credit revision 
• Additional improvements and bug fixes 

In addition to the new Eiyuden Chronicle patch for every platform, we have an official roap for the DLC. The Japanese social media shared an estimate for when everyone can expect to see everything. If things go as Rabbit and Bear expect, the Marisa DLC will arrive first in Eiyuden Chronicle in August 2024. The Seign and Markus ones will follow in September and October.

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505 Games and Rabbit and Bear Studio announced an Eiyuden Chronicle DLC roap, featuring the Marisa, Seign, and Markus extra stories, on the Japanese social media . If things proceed as planned, all three of the additional add-ons should be released within 2024.

This comes following an April 2024 AMA during which the development team said there were no release windows for any of the follow-up Eiyuden Chronicle content. The roap image begins by showing the items available now. People can get the $9.99 Allraan Artistry Pack, $1.99 Hope of the Alliance HQ Statue, $4.99 HQ Makeover Package, and $2.99 Pioneer Pack. As noted in the English social media , all of these add-ons are available on all platforms now.

The rest of the Eiyuden Chronicle DLC roap is filled with the Marisa, Seign, and Elden Magicks add-ons. Below each one is a launch window. Marisa’s additional story is apparently set to appear first in August 2024. It looks as though the Seign scenario will debut in September 2024. Finally, the Elden Magicks scenario that won the DLC 3 vote should show up in October 2024. 

Here is the full roap image:

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505 Games issued another update on the state of the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Switch version, noting that physical copies are available and a patch is coming. While the former should be appearing in retail stores now, there’s no word on when the “major” update will launch.

Here is the announcement regarding the Eiyuden Chronicle Switch physical copies, which specifically mentions people can find them in retail stores in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Right now, Amazon doesn’t have a product listing for it, but does have one for the European release. GameStop is showing copies are available.

In regards to the next Eiyuden Chronicle Switch patch, 505 Games only noted an announcement is coming. There’s no timeline for it. The game featured many issues on that platform at launch. One of the most recent other updates in May 2024 for it fixed cooking battles, which were completely broken at launch. Likewise, other console also got patches that fixed issues with its resolution or characters.

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Another Eiyuden Chronicle patch is live for the PS4, PS5, and PC, with this one fixing things like progression problems and the PS5 resolution issue. The update will eventually also appear for the Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. 

Two of the issues only pertain to specific platforms. For example the new patch lets the PS5 version of Eiyuden Chronicle resolution run at 4K. Previously, it had been limited to 1080p. The PS5 and PC Season barcade changed as well. 

There are also three progression related issues fixed in the Eiyuden Chronicle PS4, PS5, and PC patch. One would keep people from advancing the story if the HQ level ed two in certain circumstances. The other could lock things up in a Marisa section of Castle Harganthia, again when a specific issue happens. Finally, the other progression issue meant someone could get to Norristar when they weren’t supposed to if they started a New Game Plus save file.

Here are the full patch notes for the May 16, 2024 update on social media:

The last PS4, PS5, and PC patch fixed other game-breaking issues. Some involved disappearing characters. Earlier in May 2024, a patch fixed the Cooking Battle minigame on the Switch.

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Rabbit and Bear Studios took to Kickstarter to go over the distribution of Eiyuden Chronicle DLC codes, as well as address content cut from the final release like the Golden Cat and asynchronous gameplay. Many of the issues addressed are covered in a FAQs on the developer’s official site. 

There’s no release window for the add-ons yet. However, Rabbit and Bear confirmed that people who backed the Eiyuden Chronicle Kickstarter will get their DLC codes for it via Yetee Hub. The people who ed the crowdfunding campaign will get DLC 1-3. Once codes are ready, the developer will announce it via another update.

As for Eiyuden Chronicle cut content, these fall into completely absent elements like asynchronous gameplay and Golden Cat items or altered items like Citadel Defense and Ranking Mode. In the case of the completely absent items, asynchronous gameplay was removed when a Switch version was added and will never appear. The Golden Cat was omitted due to it being designed to be a “backer-only” item for castles. Citadel Defense was changed to Mock Battle. The Ranking Mode was scrapped when asynchronous gameplay was and replaced with personal rankings of heroes. It also noted how the citadel and flag customization were scaled back once the scope of the game and players’ bases increased.

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The stunning and lengthy Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes does a solid job of capturing the feel and style of Konami’s Suikoden series. Well, at least on PC that is. With the high likelihood of a sequel in the future — sadly without Yoshitaka Murayama — here is what I want to see in the possible Eiyuden Chronicle 2 sequel.

For all that the first game gets right, it has some major issues. To be honest, most of these come from too much emphasis on nostalgia, and less inclusion of modern features we expect from a JRPG in 2024. As such, most of the changes and improvements that need to happen come from this lack of quality-of-life. Making those adjustments could improve the experience on all platforms.

For instance, I’d love to see fast travel unlock much more quickly in Eiyuden Chronicle 2. It took me roughly 15 hours in-game to unlock fast travel. It felt way too late at that point. Even a major character joked about its absence. A huge chunk of that time up until that point was spent backtracking, and that wasn’t necessary. Rather, it pointlessly padded out the experience. Fast travel should always be reserved for places you’ve already been to, so adding it in after the prologue wouldn’t hurt the game’s progression.

In the same vein, it is high time for a proper quest a possible Eiyuden Chronicle sequel. Despite having more than 100 heroes to collect, there is no reliable way to keep track of their sidequests. For example, someone might ask you to collect 10 of a certain material for them. But if you happen to walk away and forget what they asked for or where to get it, you’d have to search online. It’s this type of frustrating system that makes the game less fun than it should be.

At the same time, it would be nice to see legitimate side quests. The only quests in the first game stem from the recruitments. There are no proper additional missions outside of these. Give the player the chance to get to know some of the heroes on a deeper level. Heck, give us a proper relationship and bonding system. This could lead to romance options, optional dungeons, and exclusive rewards. While it isn’t necessary to romance every character in Eiyuden Chronicle 2, having a dozen or so with their own separate storylines would be nice.

The best part about the first game is it laid a fantastic foundation. The combat, world, visual style, and everything already exists. It is now time to just build upon that with features speeding up fights. In this first game, things can take quite some time. A little more efficiency, or even just a 2x speed, would make a world of difference.

In addition, terrible launch state of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes should never happen again. The state of some platforms at release, such as Nintendo Switch, is downright unacceptable. I get not wanting to make backers wait longer, but a few more months is a better outcome than shipping a broken game. Ideally with this Eiyuden Chronicle sequel, more focus can, hopefully, be spent on tightening up the experience. The overwhelming number of bugs, performance issues, and more don’t need to be as prevalent. Instead, the Rabbit & Bear Studios can focus on providing an optimal gameplay experience.

After all, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is far from a bad game. It has a solid cinematic prologue sequence. The story is pretty decent if you get far enough into it. But little changes here and there will make the potential Eiyuden Chronicle 2 a significantly more memorable experience. One, in fact, that could be truly worthy of succeeding Suikoden.

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Rabbit and Bear Studios announced the release of a new patch for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. The patch aims to fix issues related with party disappearing from the game under certain circumstances, and it is out now on PS4, PS5, and PC.

This is the list of fixes included in the latest Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes patch:

• Fixed an issue where, when the controlled character is Seign or Marisa and after returning control to Nowa, if players entered an event battle with Riufan in the party, party would disappear.
• Fixed an issue where the option to swap characters would become unavailable when players tried to access the character swap screen when on a Rune Shop or Change Rune screen with only one battle member in the party.
• Fixed an issue when attempting to transfer save data from the PS4 version of the game to the PS5 version, where the prompt “Save Data Not Found” would appear. This issue is only appeared on the PS5 version of the game.

The developers announced that this patch is set to release on the Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC Game in the near future. No exact date has been given yet. Rabbit and Bear Studios recently released another Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes patch that fixed the Cooking Battle bug, among others issues.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is readily available for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. The latest patch will appear for the PS4, PS5, and PC versions.

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