Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes entered the bug fixing stage of development, Rabbit and Bear Studios confirmed. In the final Steam development log of 2023, co-directors and co-producers Yoshitaka Murayama and Osamu Komuta shared some insights into the process.
Murayama went into how much work is required to do bug fixing for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. The biography of the game contains “a huge number” of characters, along with their own scenario settings. The hub town features multiple facilities that each bring their own issues. Finally, the middle of the story allows open progression which affects how the story plays out. With all these factors in play, bug reports can be long. However, Murayama does state that the “psychological damage” of the reports is better than his time working on Suikoden, when the reports were handwritten and stacked.
Although the focus of the update was bug fixing, Komuta did share some new screenshots, detailing a new snowy village named Skriss Village. The second screenshot showed a mysterious icy plateau featuring the character of Nowa in a block of ice.
The team also apologised for a lack of updates due to logistical issues related to individual platforms. This is despite a recent new trailer showing off a range of features of the game. The team has promised regular updates again in the new year. The next update is set for January 10, 2024, followed by updates on the last Wednesday of each month as they have done in the past.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will be released on April 23, 2024 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.
