With the preliminary bulletins of the DLC expansions for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, I admit that Seign’s didn’t spark my curiosity as a lot as the opposite two. That’s nothing in opposition to Seign’s character, in fact! He’s one of many sport’s extra fleshed-out and fascinating folks. As an alternative, my lukewarm emotions relating to The Chapter of Seign stemmed from the truth that the story enlargement covers the interval throughout the occasions of Eiyuden Chronicle versus being a prequel like Marisa’s or specializing in a much less coated character like Markus. It’d should be a stronger DLC than The Chapter of Marisa to justify its timeframe and my funding.
Think about my shock discovering that The Chapter of Seign manages to be a stronger DLC outing, if solely barely. I ended up extra invested on this enlargement’s total plot than the primary DLC’s and genuinely loved the all-too-brief time enjoying it. This enjoyment stems from the DLC not solely delving right into a story occasion solely alluded to in the principle sport but in addition introducing new characters to additional flesh out Eiyuden Chronicle’s world-building. Plus, The Chapter of Seign brings a tangible reward again to the principle sport upon completion.
As with The Chapter of Marisa, you have to be comparatively far into the principle sport and full the Recapture of Eltisweiss occasion to entry this DLC. Head to the place Seign and his Galdean compatriots often hang around and work together with the noticeable glowing urn there to start out the story correctly. Seign and firm will then regale Nowa with the story of their second journey within the Galdean Empire that helped flip the tide of battle for our heroes. As soon as contained in the DLC, you should utilize save factors, peruse outlets, or relaxation at inns when out there, identical to within the base sport. You can too choose to go away the DLC at any time through glowing urn, although, given how brief the enlargement is, I don’t see the purpose until you need to refill on higher gear or gadgets to your social gathering. These issues carry over from the principle sport, alongside together with your social gathering’s character ranges.
The Chapter of Seign sees the titular character touring again to enemy territory throughout the Galdean Empire along with his trusted compatriots Hildi, Pohl, and Valentin. Their mission is to work with the underground resistance, preventing the tyranny of the usurping Dux Aldric’s forces. They need to rescue Ishmal, the newly topped baby emperor the Dux holds hostage to make sure the cooperation of the Galdean citizenry and troopers (such because the honorable Basic Goldwyn and his forces). Seign’s contact for this operation is resistance fighter Grace, a succesful girl with a navy historical past and a previous connection to Seign’s deceased older brother. Grace herself joins the social gathering for the DLC as a short lived ally at roughly the identical degree as Seign’s group. She’s a stable addition to the social gathering lineup and a surprisingly likable character, given her hilarious tendency to get misplaced simply and her compelling backstory. Likewise, the younger emperor Ishmal, talked about however by no means proven within the base sport, will get some memorable moments within the DLC regardless of solely showing in its later half. Given this DLC’s narrative timeframe throughout the scope of Eiyuden Chronicle, it often references different characters and occasions from the bottom sport, serving to the story really feel linked in a means that The Chapter of Marisa didn’t.
That isn’t to say the DLC’s plot is flawless, thoughts you. It nonetheless has numerous “inform however don’t present” exposition, akin to Grace being the one resistance member the group is available in contact with. The DLC implies they’re a decent-sized outfit and that a number of members even sacrificed their lives for the sake of the mission, however because you don’t see that your self, it loses narrative affect. This story additionally mentions that the masked members of the Conclave of the Daybreak have nefarious connections behind the scenes, however solely in passing, as if an afterthought. Save for Grace’s character arc and the little bit we see of Ishmal, every other character’s improvement is stagnant, offering no new perception into Seign or his mates. In truth, probably the most important plot weak spot of the DLC is that it’s so brief. When you’re like me, you’re taking a look at round two and a half hours or a max of three in case you attempt to discover each nook and cranny of the 2 dungeon areas to get each uncoverable shiny merchandise.
Not like The Chapter of Marisa, there are not any “puzzles” to resolve within the dungeons, although the primary one does have a maze-like design high quality when traversing it. As an alternative, you retain pushing ahead till you hit a narrative level whereas preventing enemies alongside the way in which. By the point you possibly can entry the DLC, you ought to be accustomed to the setup of the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes’ gameplay part, and there are not any new surprises or additions right here. There’s solely turn-based social gathering fight, so there are not any technique battles or duels to cope with.
At the least there isn’t a lot to complain about relating to gameplay since The Chapter of Seign has a stable basis. Battles are barely more difficult and extra strategy-oriented given the restricted variety of social gathering members at your disposal—5 as a substitute of the max six—and Grace having fastened tools. I actually felt like I paid extra consideration to what I used to be doing throughout fights on this enlargement, and loved its dungeon traversal and fight. Like The Chapter of Marisa, this DLC supplies no trophies or achievements. Nonetheless, in contrast to its predecessor, you get a tangible incentive to finish the story enlargement, as Grace carries over into the bottom sport as a fully-fledged social gathering member recruit to make use of in battles afterward. As I used to be somewhat keen on Grace all through the DLC, I believed this was a pleasant contact, however as a result of she’s such a late addition to the forged, you would possibly take into account it a pleasant but finally pointless reward.
The DLC’s visuals are taken straight out of the bottom sport. The pixel character sprites are colourful and expressive, and I really like the colourful artwork used for the extra plot-relevant characters. Grace, particularly, has a neat design! The shortage of enemy selection is a disgrace, because the monster designs are fairly fascinating. The script flows properly throughout story scenes, and the English voice performing is hit and miss, relying on the character. Nonetheless, I loved a lot of the performances total. I additionally discovered the background music to be nice whereas dungeon traversing.
General, there will not be many negatives relating to The Chapter of Seign. So far as the present two Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes DLC expansions are involved, it’s the stronger one if solely by a slim margin. I loved it greater than I initially thought, sufficient to lament it being far too brief. Grace, particularly, is a superb addition to the forged, despite the fact that it’s disappointing that she joins the principle sport so late. Whereas I’m nonetheless not sure whether it is well worth the present value, The Chapter of Seign is one DLC I might see selecting up at a reduction. It’s actually a step in the suitable course for Eiyuden Chronicle‘s story expansions. I can solely hope that the third and closing one will probably be much more of an enchancment.
