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Yoshitaka Murayama, the creator of Suikoden and its spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle, passed away in February due to complications with an ongoing illness.

Murayama created the Suikoden series in the 1990s, and produced, wrote and directed the first three games in the series before leaving Konami to become a freelance developer.

In 2020, he founded Rabbit & Bear studios and launched a Kickstarter campaign for the series’ spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.

However, his passing means he was not able to live to see the game’s release, which will be on April 23 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC.

In a recent Reddit AMA about the game ahead of its release next week, senior members of the development team (using a single account) invited fans of the series to ask them questions.

One user asked: “What’s next for Rabbit & Bear? With the unfortunate passing of Murayama-san, are plans for a potential sequel to Eiyuden Chronicle up in the air (provided that the sales are well above or within expectations)?”

The studio replied that plans for a sequel had already been laid out by Murayama before his death, and that those plans would continue to go ahead.

“Absolutely! We are moving forward with a sequel,” it replied.

“It is very sad that Murayama is not with us anymore, but we have discussed many things with him. I hope we will be able to carry on Murayama’s legacy, and I always want to treasure his last work. I hope many people will support this game.”

Later in the session, another user asked the studio to share a memory of Murayama.

“No matter how bad Murayama’s mood or his health, he was always happy and smiling as soon as he saw the joy and excitement of his fans,” it replied. “I know that he loved you all.”

Eiyuden Chronicle is ‘moving forward with a sequel’ despite its creator’s death | VGC

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[Punished Miku]

"it replied."

Either some weird ass translations or some new pronouns I have not yet encountered.

 

[StereoVsn]

I am really hoping this game will knock it out of the park. Will be a fitting memory for Murayama.

I am planning to get a Switch physical, but probably will play this on Steam.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Started playing it last night. Disappointed with it so far.
Localization has characters speak like Redditors.

 

[Punished Miku]

Started playing it last night. Disappointed with it so far.
Localization has characters speak like Redditors.

I'm keeping expectations pretty low. But I'm looking forward to playing it.

The prequel game was not amazing.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Fucking stoked for Eiyuden Chronicles. Hype levels are through the roof. Suikoden is a stone cold jrpg classic.

 

[Zheph]

Maybe wait a bit and see what's up with this entry? The prequel wasn't exactly great
I am fairly cautious despite backing it

 

[sigmaZ]

Started playing it last night. Disappointed with it so far.
Localization has characters speak like Redditors.

All the promotional material I've seen certainly hasn't done the game any favors when it comes to voice acting. I may just play the game in Japanese to see it for what it's meant to be, but that's not an option for most players.

This is something I worry about with certain crowdfunded projects. There's no corporate pressure and appropriate cuts which creates slack in the production process.