Update [Wed 24th Apr, 2024 10:30 BST]:
505 Games has issued a press statement to directly acknowledge the performance issues for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes on Switch while reassuring fans that developer Rabbit & Bear Studios is working on ironing out the problems.
It said the following:
We are aware of issues surrounding the current version of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes on the Nintendo Switch and we’re addressing them as a maximum priority. We are diligently researching technical improvements for Switch performance issues, aiming to release this patch at the earliest possible opportunity.
It also confirms that following the day one launch of Version 1.0.3, another patch is nearing completion and aims to fix:
- Bug that prevents Lam becoming an Ally
- A progression bug in the later stage of the main story that blocks entry into war mode.
Original Article [Wed 24th Apr, 2024 00:55 BST]:
The Suikoden spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is now available and unfortunately it's got some performance issues on Switch.
If you are wondering how the developer Rabbit & Bear Studios will respond to this going forward, the Japan patch notes could be a sign of what's to come. In an update to "all backers" of the game in this location, the team revealed the details of the Version 1.0.3 patch.
According to a rough translation of this update (via social media), this patch fixes bugs that affect game progress, improves stability, and fixes other minor bugs. It's worth mentioning the US version of the Switch release is already Version 1.0.3 at launch, so all of the updates in this patch have been applied.
Player reports on the Eiyuden Chronicle subreddit claim it hasn't done much to improve the game's performance.
In our review of Hundred Heroes here on Nintendo Life, we summed up the performance as a "technical disaster" on the Switch - noting how the frame rate would often take enormous dives and rarely hit its 30fps target. To add to this, there are some uncomfortably long load times, as well as soft locks - requiring you to restart the game.