Day 1 Game Pass JRPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising Launches Next Month

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In recent years there have been less big crowdfunding projects for major video games, mainly due to bigger projects such as Shenmue 3 and Psychonauts 2 finally releasing after major development woes. 2020's Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes was a huge exception, coming from Suikoden creators Yoshitaka Murayama and Junko Kawano, Eiyuden Chronicle is set to be a spiritual successor to Konami's JRPG series led by many of the original staff that had left Konami throughout the years. As part of its Kickstarter, a prequel called Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising has been confirmed to release next month.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes smashed its Kickstarter goal of $500,000 in 2020, eventually going on to raise over $4 million, and as part of its stretch goals Rabbit & Bear Studios announced that the game would receive a companion game with the working title "A Quiet Place." This was the last of the game's stretch goals, and during Xbox's E3 2021 showcase, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising was revealed to be a 2.5D action-JRPG with town-building elements. The game uses an HD-2D art style similar to Square Enix's Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy, and centers around a group of characters that will appear in the main game.

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During the Xbox E3 conference, it was revealed that Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising along with the main game Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will both come to Xbox Game Pass at launch on Microsoft's platforms. This is one of the few deals Microsoft has struck with indie Japanese studios for Xbox Game Pass, and fans can look forward to getting the main Eiyuden Chronicle game on Game Pass after trying its prequel on May 13. Rabbit & Bear Studio announced on