Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising News

Hey there heroes!

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom today, and this month's update has a blossom or two of new reveals of its own. But first, a little spring cleaning!

Surveys

We're happy to say that roughly 90% of backer survey replies have been received! If you haven't gotten your survey yet then please send an email to [email protected] with the subject NO SURVEY. Please include your backer number and registered email address.

Premium In Game Rewards

We have approached all backers who purchased one of our premium reward tiers (become an NPC, put your pet in the game, etc.). If you purchased one of these tiers and have NOT received any correspondence form the team then please send an email to [email protected] with the subject PREMIUM REWARD so we can remedy the issue. Please include your backer number and registered email address.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

We believe all codes have been sent to the relevant backers, but if you haven't received your code yet then please send an email to [email protected] with the subject RISING NOT RECEIVED. Please include your backer number, registered email address, and platform of choice.

We'll do our best to respond to each email within 48 hours.
Thank you very much for your continued support with helping us to close out these remaining issues!

UI Screen


We'd like to show a sneak peek of the status screen currently in development where it shows characters' basic info such as their stats, HP and MP. It'll also show equipped items and their effects as well as their available skills all at a glance.
(The image shown is for the Japanese version. The UI is still in development and subject to change.)

Murayama's Monthly Development Report

An RPG is a collection of very diverse systems. Systems for navigating towns and other maps, systems for performing actions and talking to NPCs like townsfolk, systems for activating and replaying events, combat systems when you enter battles, trading systems when you enter stores, leveling systems for upgrading stats... Not to mention that Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will have war event systems for war scenes, solo combat system for solo combat scenes, systems for the main city's particular structure and systems for minigames, etc.

And that's not forgetting the system behind party management, which we showed a screenshot of above. Unfortunately, we can only show off the Japanese version at this time as it's still under development, but seeing each of these systems being completed brings a special kind of joy.

Regarding the UI, we believe striking a balance between high functionality and ease of understanding is important. When it comes to item management, for example, players might want to sort their items by multiple criteria. However, a lot of consideration needs to go into whether implementing that function is a good idea or not.

An interface that always forces the player to choose multiple sort conditions is redundant when just one sort condition is enough. It is unnecessary for a screen like that to appear every time when you can switch between conditions at the tap of a button.

In that case, should we make it selectable only when it's needed?
If so then we add the new function to the system, but as more functions are added, the overall system becomes more difficult to understand.

Games aren't tools, so a balance between functionality and understandability is important.

I don't think having a status screen that displays all the data in the game is a good idea.
Having a screen filled with rows of numbers leans towards incomprehensibility.

We want to present detailed information the players are looking for in a way that's easy to understand.

The status screen is structured according to those considerations.

A Word from the Team

Hello everyone, Kawano here. I’m in charge of the character illustrations.

Development is at its climax and I'm working my tired body to the bone.

I like to rouse myself when I'm tired by looking at the development screens and thinking, "Everyone's working hard, so I've gotta work hard too!" lol

There have been a few occasions now when I've watched the voice recording sessions and have been so overwhelmed by a performance for a character that I rush home before I have a chance to calm down and secretly add "they must pull this face when they say that phrase."

I'm mostly working from home with Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, so getting to see what others have been up to from time to time is great stimulation.

(This probably isn't the time or place, but there are so many characters in this title, so the amount of voices and cast members is wild! Please wait until we can release more details...!

Until next time!

Hey there heroes!

We’re already wrapping up month two of the new year and have a lot of fun things to share, so let’s just jump into it!

Murayama's Monthly Development Report：DLC3 Content

The poll DLC3 that we mentioned in the last update has closed and its content has been decided! DLC3 will focus on the story of the Skeleton King Markus and a mysterious young girl named Milana who somehow share a history with an old, once prosperous kingdom.

Markus was actually a character selected by backers during the Kickstarter campaign, which is probably why so many felt such a strong connection to him.
We honestly had no idea which direction the vote would go, as some of the proposed concepts included characters that have already appeared in Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, such as Iugo and Mellore.

Not only that, but each option had something of a theme to it.

Story 1: Tales of the Yokai Hunt has a focus on the Far East, with Japanese-centric elements such as samurai and ninja.

Story 2: Conquest of the Sands is a desert-themed, hard-boiled tale with Middle Eastern-inspired characters and Sharkmen.

Story 3: Elden Magicks was the winning selection and tells a tale of a kingdom long abandoned that may hold clues to the secrets of the rune-lenses.

Story 4: Kings of the Neighborhood would dive into a story all about overcoming adversity through mini-game-esque competitions and such, giving the townsfolk and store-owners their chance to be in the spotlight.

Story 5: Magical Girls, Assemble! would have brought together classical magical-girl and super sentai archetypes like those seen in Sailor Moon and Power Rangers.

In terms of story, I thought Kings of the Neighborhood would have been interesting, but the characters were a little weak. That being said, I would have used Frida from Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising as the main character.

I always like to participate in the #hundred-heroes-chat on the Hundred Heroes Discord channel (https://discord.com/invite/eiyuden) on the weekend following that month's Kickstarter update! I was really happy to see everyone chatting about their concerns and feelings surrounding each proposed story.

I'm often asked if we'll make any of the proposed stories that weren't selected.

Hmmm, I wonder (lol).


A Word from the Team　
J-diary vol.8

Hello. Murakami J here. Good news! I'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel in my endless pixel art creation journey.

Congrats to me!

I've been making games for a long time, but I've never had to create pixel art for so many neverending days before. Despite us now living in an age where pixel art creators are a dying species, the staff members all never lost their nerve despite all the redo orders and worked extremely hard.

Thank you.

Of course, I've been doing other thing aside from pixel art... But due to how neverending it seemed, the pixel art definitely proved to be the scariest part of it all.

At first I thought "What were we thinking, starting a project like this? The amount of work we have to do is unreal..." Feelings of regret and unease made me feel like I was going to slip over to the dark side several times, but now I feel peaceful and happy that I was able to complete things in this style.

It's all thanks to everyone being here with us and giving us your support.

Thank you.

Ohh, thank you...

END

...No, wait, I still have a lot of work left to do!! (LOL)

The momentary feeling of relief made me unconsciously slip into a trance. Sorry.

Time for a serious update. I've seen the light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the pixel art, but I still can't let my guard down yet. Currently, I'm working on the remaining basic character resources as well as special resources for events and stage-related things... My days of fighting aren't over yet.

I'm also reaching the finish line when it comes to the background resources, so I'm currently preparing to get together the composition for each scene.

The basics for the event scenes and other various elements have all been completed.

Director Komuta and the voice recording staff members have also been preparing for the recordings for days and seem very busy.

We've also entered the production phase for Kickstarter backer rewards. (We've been receiving replies from everyone - thank you so much! But we still have yet to receive a reply from everyone, so if you still have yet to reply, please check out this link!)

There are a lot of things to prepare for this as well, so things will still be crazy for a while.

Our production phase is heading toward its peak, and we're getting busier day by day. Everyone is harrowed by their own deadlines every day, and we want to make sure we don't panic, give up, or compromise so that all the effort we've put into this so far doesn't go to waste.

Oh, that reminds me. Since we're nearing the end of our pixel art production, I decided to release a character video in this update. It'll be coming to you together with an explanation from Director Komuta.

It still doesn't have voices yet, but I hope we can continue to show you in-game content now and then that doesn't spoil anything up to the time when the game is finally released.

I hope you're all excited!

MURAKAMI J

Komuta D's Sneak Peak

Komunichi-wa, komuban-wa, Director Komuta here!
Remember the glimpse section I mentioned in last month's member comments?

We’re calling it "Komuta D's Sneak Peak" (J's idea)
In this month's issue, we'll show you a glimpse of a fresh out of the oven, full-length skill attack, as Producer J mentioned earlier.

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So, what do you think?
A variety of actions that make the most of the characters' personalities like this will greatly enliven the battles!

Hm? Are we okay showing off these characters?
Eh, why not?
And who's the beautiful lady with the blond hair?! Moving on!!

We plan to keep giving sneak peaks of the game while it's in development, so please stay tuned.

(Finally... FINALLY, we're getting around to showing some stuff).

See you next time!

Hey everyone! We want a new Discord server banner for the next few months and we want it to be made by YOU. Create whatever you interpret that to be and let your artistic abilities do their thing. If you want to share it on Social Media, feel free to use the #eiyudenbanner hashtag!



Submissions must be in by February 26st 12PM Pacific (3PM Eastern or 8PM GMT) to be considered for voting. Top voted will receive a prize and be made the new server banner. Good luck heroes.

All event details and submissions @ https://discord.gg/eiyuden

Hey there heroes!

We hope 2023 is off to a good start for everyone!

We've been pretty busy working hard to incorporate the premium rewards into Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, but we still have our work cut out for us! If you're a premium backer and haven't received an email from the team asking for details for your premium reward then please reach out to us at [email protected]!

In other news, the vote for the contents of DLC #3 is now open! We're eager to hear which story you would like to see realized, so please follow the link here to find out more and cast your vote!

**Production Updates**
Murayama's Monthly Development Report
As promised, the vote for DLC #3 is now open to the public and backers, where you get to vote on the DLC's content! Opportunities like this aren't common so it took some time to organize the vote with our publisher, but we're really happy to share the options today. We even considered totally original content at one point, but in the end we realized it would be too difficult to make a reality while keeping the amount of content under control. That's why, this time, we created some scenarios for you to vote on.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, is a game about its heroes, and so we decided to move in the direction with the heroes in mind. A story about desert mercenaries, a story of runes tied to the undead, a story about Japanese-style monster extermination, a story about the characters working behind the scenes, and a story about magical girls.

I can't wait to see which one will be chosen. Then once the decision is made, we'll need to figure out the specifics according to a pretty tight schedule, which is going to be tough.

We had another idea for a story that focused on generals during a war-time event, but it was dropped as the relevant characters would not be included in the game's initial release. For the same reason, we also dropped a story plan that revolved around Lian's martial arts training as there would have been a problem with the character's release timing.
Maybe we'll just give Lian a separate fighting game of her own lol.

Please vote for which story you would like to see, and if you have any ideas of what each story will be like then please share your opinions with us via Discord, Twitter, etc.!

A Word from the Team
Happy New Year 2023!!
Komunichi-wa, Komuban-wa! Direct Komuta here!
I hope you're looking forward to the year to come.

For a change of pace, I thought I'd share some of the development team's New Years cards! First up is this one, illustrated by ‘S’--a designer on the character team!


Isn't the way she's giving peace signs/bunny ears with both hands really cute?

Next up for number 2, illustrated by a designer on the 3D team that we will call ‘T’!


How cool is that sense of motion with Noa, Sei and a mystery creature. Man I wish I still had the youth to fight like these two (LMAO)

So what did you think, because I'd like to share more of these from the development staff in the future.

And, tying up with my first meal of the year I had Garoo's favorite pavlova!


I'd never tried it before, but the way the crunchy meringue and fresh berries melted in my mouth was superb. Behind it you can see Garr's favorite food—pancakes! Those were delicious too. It looks like the Beastmen of Allraan have serious sweet tooths.

Next month, I'm hoping to be able to show you a glimpse at some new in-development materials, so I hope you'll look forward to that!

PS. We're receiving a steady stream of responses from our Premium Backers from the end of last year with your enemy designs, city item designs and pet photos, etc., but if you haven't gotten back to us yet then please do!

If, by chance, you haven't received an email from us then please reach out to [email protected] with your backer number.

See you next time!

Vote now to determine DLC3 for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes!

Cast your vote @ https://505.games/DLC3

Join the Eiyuden Chronicle Discord server to discuss the choices.

Pick your favorite scenario from the DLC choices listed below:

TALES OF THE YOKAI HUNT
Featured heroes: Iugo, Mio, Hakugin, etc
Sample Story: Join forces with a samurai Iugo, a ninja Mio, and a swordswoman Hakugin on a secret mission from the East Reach to put down the escaped yokai (monsters). Survive challenging boss level battles!

CONQUEST OF THE SANDS
Featured heroes: Yuferius, Barnard, Scarlet, etc.
Sample Story: A tale of honorable war between the sandwalkers and their rivals the desert mercenaries. Embark on an eccentric journey with Yuferius, Barnard, Scarlet, and other exciting figures from this installment.

ELDEN MAGICKS
Featured Heroes: Markus, Milana, Quinn. etc
Sample Story: Journey through the story of the origin and collapse of the once prosperous Elden Realm and discover the secrets of the rune-lenses! The collectors will not want to miss this supernatural story involving Markus, Milana, Quinn, and other mysterious characters.

KINGS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Featured Heroes: Dr. Corque, Code L, Frida, etc.
Sample Story: Partake in fun town activities with Dr. Corque, Code L, Frida, and more entertaining characters roaming around the town where Nowa's Alliance is headquartered. Play against the most challenging Beigoma game opponents, test your culinary abilities in cooking battles, and try new Eiyuden Chronicle minigames.

MAGICAL GIRLS, ASSEMBLE!
Featured Heroes: Mellore, Carrie, Momo, etc.
Sample Story: Mellore, Carrie, Momo, and other magical powered girls set off on a hilarious story that is too cute to pass up. The Alliance forever changed after a bit of girl power was poured into the mix. Faceoff against mind bending unique battle scenarios and leave it to the magical girls to save the day.

Cast your vote @ https://505.games/DLC3

Join the official Eiyuden Chronicle Discord community at https://discord.gg/eiyuden to discuss the DLC3 options!

Be a part of Eiyuden Chronicle history, help decide the future of the franchise, & vote on 5 DLC scenarios. Please tell your friends and communities about the vote.