If we talk about Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, then it is a side scroller action RPG. This is the first of two games of the Eiyuden Chronicle series, which is meant to be a spiritual successor of Suikoden, a legendary JRPG series created by Yoshitaka Murayama and published by Konami.
This is a new game, so while it may take time to explain everything you need to the game journey, there are always details that might not be clear or things that you will feel once you play. That's why we've put together some useful tips and tricks for your opening hours.
The Signposts Are Your Friends
If we talk about the signpost, it is basically an outpost that you can find in different sections of every dungeon. This object has two roles: allows you to quickly travel to other signposts found in the same dungeon, and lets you save your game.
And as for the latter, it's especially useful because there's no auto-save when you're inside a dungeon. This means if you die and haven't used the signpost you will be given feedback on the previous point.
You'll have to travel fast as soon as you start the game, whether you use signposts or maps in the city. Use it to skip entire areas and reach your objectives easily.
Make Your Enemy Bounce!
Weirdly enough, there’s a mechanic that is never explicitly explained in the game — you’ll realize it by experimenting or just pure luck. When defeating any kind of enemy (except bosses), they will be thrown into the air for a brief moment depending on the move you used. If you continue hitting them, they’ll bounce until they reach the floor.
What’s the cool part about this (apart from using creatures like balls)? You’ll actually get more experience by making enemies bounce a couple of times. This might not be that useful for every minor enemy, like the initial slimes, but other ones, such as the ogre, will give some sweet points.
CJ has more friendly attacks to make the enemies bounce, while Garoo has strikes that leave them closer to the ground level.
Build Everything You Can
The weirdest thing about this game is that it has a mechanic that's never explicitly explained in the game - you'll get to feel it by experimenting or just by pure luck. When defeating any type of enemy (except bosses), they will be thrown into the air for a brief moment depending on the move you use. If you keep hitting them, they'll bounce until they hit the floor.
The great thing about this is that you'll actually gain more experience by tossing enemies a couple of times (besides using creatures like balls). This may not be useful for every minor enemy, such as the Beginner Slayer, but others, such as the Ogre, will give some sweet points.
Upgrade Your Character’s Equipment
Just to let you know, if you're playing a game with RPG elements, you’ll want to level up your character in any possible way. It’s only natural. Perhaps what’s not so obvious is the ways in which you can do that: upgrading your weapons and armor, altering them (grants new abilities), purchasing new accessories, resources, and items, and being able to craft most of what you need.
These are the most important buildings you’ll need to do the aforementioned actions:
- Weapon Shop
- Armor Shop
- Accessory Shop
- Bagmaker
- Rune Shop
- Lens Forge
Don’t Forget To Visit The Inn
When you play this game, during Main Quest 4, you’ll unlock the Inn while helping Rajiv. This will become your obligatory stop before jumping into any mission you have. The Inn is a place with special waters that will give you a unique bonus during your playtime. For instance, you can use the Empowering Waters and get a five percent bonus on your strength.
If you level up the Inn, you’ll unlock better versions of the already existing waters.
It’s worth knowing that you can’t have more than one active bonus at a time. Also, once you rest, the buff will go off. However, the bonus can last multiple quests and visits to dungeons, so it’s usually very useful.
Also, don’t forget to check your Stowpack before going into dungeons. You can’t change its items while in there.
The Bulletin Board Is Not That Friendly
If we talk about the plaza, in it you will have a bulletin board with available secondary missions that you can take at the moment. The quest information will be very much clear, telling you what NPC you should see, where they are, and the objective, among other valuable data.
But it's also true that you can't actually activate any quest from here. You might collect the necessary resources to complete one while defeating enemies and don’t receive the notification because you didn’t speak with the NPC. This is why the Bulletin Board is only a general guide; go and talk with everyone before going out for adventures.
It’s worth mentioning that, from time to time, there might be a secondary quest that is not listed on the board. You’ll need to find the NPC by chance.
Check Your Enemy Bubbles
When you look at enemies, you can see that they have text bubbles on their bodies. Apart from being a cute aesthetic detail, this is valuable intel for combat: you’ll know your enemy's status and what they are about to do by just looking at the bubble.
But there's one more thing you should keep in mind and that is, if they noticed you, there will be an exclamation mark. If they are searching for you, a question one or some eyes. Plus, you can find enemies sleeping, which will have the usual onomatopeia. Use the visual clues to your advance!
Many enemies also produce a red light right before doing an attack, although these can be charged ones and have a few seconds of delay.
Enemies Are Left Behind
After visiting a dungeon for the first time, you’ll unlock it and be able to visit it all the times you want. In fact, you’ll travel across them multiple times when completing new quests (both main and secondary ones). Fortunately, if you were having trouble with specific dungeons, it’s worth mentioning that its enemies will remain at their initial levels. In other words, the level 1 slimes of the Great Forest will continue to be level 1, no matter how many times you repeat the location. This is helpful for two reasons: you’ll get better at traveling through areas that were annoying or too difficult, and you’ll also have spots for farming that are easier than others. The lack of level up also applies to bosses, but not always. They might get stronger for specific quests or when advancing in the main story.
Choose Simple Mode If It Get’s Overwhelming
Eiyuden Chronicle: Risings starts pretty simple. Your character only has a few moves (two attacks on the ground, one while in mid-air, and the Quick Step), and the enemies usually have only one attack and little health. However, as you keep advancing, you’ll unlock your other party members and find deadlier foes, with possible difficulty spikes here and there.
One important thing you should keep in mind is that, if you start dying too often or you don't enjoy combat that much, you can always change the mode of the game to Simple Mode. As its name implies, it will make your life easier by making the combat more automatic, doing actions like immediate character swaps. A great mode for players who just want to enjoy the story.
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