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Game will be financed via Kickstarter on July 27th.

Rabbit & Bear Studios, a Tokyo-based studio formed by key creators of the Suikoden series, has announced Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, an ambitious new RPG planned for release in fall 2022. A Kickstarter campaign seeking $500,000 USD in funding for a PC release—with a single stretch goal to unlock PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Switch versions (or next-gen Switch, if one is available)—will run from July 27 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ETto August 28. A trailer will also debut when the campaign launches.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is led by Suikoden I and II veteran scenario writer Yoshitaka Murayama, alongside series veterans Junko Kawano, Osamu Komuta, and Junichi Murakami. The project marks the first time these four creators have worked on a game together, as well as the first time Murayama and Kawano have collaborated in 25 years.

A lot of additional information in the article.

Early gameplay teaser from IGN Japan:


Source: https://www.gematsu.com/2020/07/sui...ed-heroes-for-ps5-xbox-series-x-switch-and-pc

 

[Sub_Level]

Sad that Castlevania and Suikoden have to go this route nowadays. Fuck Konami.

 

[Vanethyr]

I told myself I was done with Kickstarter after System Shock, but goddamn if Suikoden isn't one of my biggest weaknesses.

Time to make my wallet weep (depending on the physical rewards).

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Been waiting for the KS to go up for a while. I am all about this - this is basically a game made just for me.

 

[Nickolaidas]

Looks amazing! Definitely interested!!

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

Early gameplay teaser. Updated OP.

 

[Shouta]

I'm game for backing this. I've only backed one other project and that turned out really well.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Sad that Castlevania and Suikoden have to go this route nowadays. Fuck Konami.

The creator for Suikoden left Konami in like 2002.

I'm backing this straight away. I wanted sprite work and they gave it to me.

 

[SilentUser]

Wow, the gameplay teaser is FANTASTIC! Unique take on the genre? Hyped for it, maybe will be my first KS.

 

[Nickolaidas]

The creator for Suikoden left Konami in like 2002.

I'm backing this straight away. I wanted sprite work and they gave it to me.

And what a clever use of a pseudo 3D feel! That's craftsmanship, that is!

 

[Bullet Club]

Awesome. Love the Suikoden games.

 

[Aion002]

It looks incredible!! 100% in!

 

[Eanox]

I hope this will be funded, please!!

 

[ZZZZ]

Guess i'm back to KS, never thought that would happen.

 

[ZZZZ]

I hope this will be funded, please!!

It will in a couple of hours.

 

[Metnut]

Only other game I kickstarted was bloodstained and it scratched the exact itch I hoped it would.

I'm in on this too. Was hoping for a Suikoden 1-3 remake/remaster trilogy but this is pretty damn exciting in its own right and caught me off guard.

 

[DragoonKain]

I own every Suikoden game, pound for pound my favorite RPG series. I will back this no doubt.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Suikoden 2 is one of my all time favourites.
Looking forward to this but such a shame Konami does this to its franchises

 

[april6e]

Eh...I hate everything about Kickstarter. But this may be the first time I support a game. I've wanted another "you have a million party members to choose from" sort of experience like Chrono Cross and Suikoden 2. It just sucks when you support a project on there knowing you aren't going to see it until 2023 (they state 2022 but these crowdfunded games always get delayed).

 

[BlueXImpulse]

I hope they are successful

 

[Bruno_Arrais85]

wow really impressed with the combat animations.

 

[Pejo]

Well, it looks like I return to kickstarter once again.

 

[carlosrox]

Looks like sex!

 

[Gormless Noodle]

I want it real bad. REAL BAD. Hope it doesn't have a lot of dev time left!

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

This... is not pachinko or mobile.

2020 actually bringing some goodness???

 

[Revolutionary]

Damn, that short gameplay snippet looked awesome. Very Suikoden.

I'm backing this immediately!

 

[Mr Hyde]

Holy shit, a spiritual successor to Suikoden! I hope this gets funded, that gameplay slice looked fantastic. And all of the OG players returning as well. Bless.

 

[Tesseract]

looks awesome, incredible use of perspective / angles

 

[Rock And Roll]

I'll gladly fund this. Looks great from the teaser. When do you guys think Team Silent will reunite and launch a Kickstarter?

 

[Dr Bass]

I'll definitely pitch in.

 

[abstract alien]

Damn, that teaser is mighty attractive...

 

[Klayzer]

All in on this one.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Fuz]

Looks like sex!

It's not sex.

 

[Belmonte]

Started the video and saw its time length: "0:21".

I thought "another worthless concept video without any gameplay like yesterday".

This is how you announce a game dammit!! Gorgeous art and animation! Sold!

 

[KOMANI]

I'll gladly fund this. Looks great from the teaser. When do you guys think Team Silent will reunite and launch a Kickstarter?

When they all get fired/leave from Sony, Nintendo, and Konami.

 

[Nickolaidas]

It's not sex.

It's better than sex!

 

[idrago01]

I'm definitely in and I'm very happy for the developers, I read in a translated interview thatr they've all remained close and still meet up despite being let go from konami, just make it a continuation of the story and change the names

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

It's not confirmed, but I'm pretty sure it uses Unreal Engine 4 based on the light and shadows.

 

[Patterson]

I miss the Suikoden series.

 

[Fuz]

Looks really great, toh*. A better Octopath.



* except for the main character's stupid ass weapons.

 

[Nickolaidas]

One of the characters is a furry. Instant buy.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

One of the characters is a furry. Instant buy.

Sounds like Suikoden then. lol.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I absolutely love the character art. Both the in-game sprites and the portraits. Feels like they're from that magical time before JRPGs went full anime.

 

[carlosrox]

But will the music be this incredible? 11 year old me will never forget hearing these for the first time.








My nostalgia for this game is incredibly high. First PS1 game I owned along with RE1 and Wild Arms.

This game just looks and sounds like the walls in that room!!

You can't tell me they didn't MAKE this game in my gaming room as a kid. My association with it and that room is too high for you to tell me otherwise!!

 

[Dark Oni]

looks great looking forward to how it turns out

 

[idrago01]

I'm still buying it of course but that kraken kind of looks like an inverted uterus or is that an eggplant? I also hope they bring the rune system and unite attacks back

 

[Pallas]

Definitely will help back this, Suikoden was by far my all time favorite JRPG growing up. It looks amazing and I'm excited about who is working on it.

Also, fuck you Konami. Really wish you'd sell the IP.

 

[Ma-Yuan]

Why not. Can't end worse then the Wonderful 101 Kickstarter for me

 

[Nickolaidas]

Potato plants from hell ... my immortal enemies ...