Yoshitaka Murayama, the creator of the Suikoden and Eiyuden Chronicle franchises has handed away. Indie developer Rabbit and Bear Studios – the developer of Eiyuden Chronicle, based by Murayama – confirmed in a press release that the designer died earlier this month, on February 6, attributable to “problems with an ongoing sickness.”
Murayama began his profession in sport growth upon becoming a member of Konami in 1992, the place he would go on to create and oversee the Suikoden franchise till his departure in 2002. He later based Rabbit and Bear Studios, and thru Kickstarter, in 2020, efficiently funded the event of upcoming Suikoden-inspired RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, on which he additionally served as the primary situation author. A prequel, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, was launched in 2022.
Rabbit and Bear Studios’ assertion reads as follows: “It’s with a heavy coronary heart and deep unhappiness we should inform you that the situation author and head of Rabbit and Bear Studios, Yoshitaka Murayama, has handed away on February sixth attributable to problems with an ongoing sickness.
“Murayama first started this journey of the creation of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes in 2020 by the help of his very loving followers on Kickstarter. All through the three-plus-year-development of the sport, it was at all times the fervour from his followers that continued to drive his artistic imaginative and prescient and encourage him to place his all into the venture.
“His exhausting work on Eiyuden Chronicle as situation author was completed however as his co-workers and buddies, it saddens us to know that he gained’t get to see the reactions from his followers.
“Nevertheless, even with these emotions we have to settle for the truth that he’s now not with us and proceed to push his dream ahead by releasing Eiyuden Chronicle to the world.
“We need to preserve his legacy and imaginative and prescient with this sport and know that he would have wished the wealthy world he has created with Eiyuden Chronicle to stay on.
“His household sincerely appreciates your prayers and help however asks for privateness and that no flowers, mail, or different choices be despatched.
“We could have extra info on organizational adjustments to Rabbit & Bear in addition to adjustments to a number of the Kickstarter rewards within the close to future.”
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is due out April 23 for PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Change, and PC.
