The Suikoden successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is pushing back its launch date. Developer Rabbit & Bear Studios announced today that it won’t be launching this year, as the studio aims for a Q2 2024 window instead.
Originally set to launch in 2023, Rabbit & Bear is opting for some more time to deliver the RPG they want. Here’s an excerpt from the Kickstarter backer update:
“In order to deliver a game that so many fans have supported, we announce a revised release date of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, with the game now due during Calendar Year Q2 of 2024. The decision was made in order to ensure the best possible story, and to reward the legion of backers with the best game experience possible.”
On the upside, there’s some new gameplay to view today. There’s also a dev update from Yoshitaka Murayama, the director. Murayama says he has already completed the story, including the DLC, and is now working on setting material and supervising the “detailed text.”
Character illustrator Junko Kawano also shared some art updates, including a look at the three protagonists of the prequel action-RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising in their Hundred Heroes looks. And CJ, Isha, and Garoo all look great.
We also get a look at some other voice reveals, and a tease of more information to come. Kawano says the team hopes to have new information around the time of Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2023.
Gathering the Hundred Heroes
While it’s a bummer of a delay, 2023 is already pretty stacked with huge games. Two big RPGs are set to arrive in the next month or so, with both Baldur’s Gate 3 and Starfield. So getting a little extra space for Eiyuden is probably a good thing, for both the dev team and eager RPG fans.
Given how surprisingly well Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising turned out, I’m hopeful for Hundred Heroes. Hopefully, we can see some more of it in action soon, and we’ll get a clearer idea of what the whole game looks like as we approach that new window in 2024.
