Eiyuden Chronicle Sequel Moving Forward Despite Death of Its Creator
The team at Rabbit & Bear Studios is continuing with the development of a new Eiyuden Chronicle sequel following the death of series creator Yoshitaka Murayama.
The studio opened up about its future and what’s next for the Eiyuden Chronicle series in a recent Reddit AMA conducted with Studio Head and Character Designer Junko Kawano, Director and System Designer Osamu Komuta, and Art Director and Producer Junichi Murakami. With the release of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes only days away, fans were quick to ask about how the team might continue without Murayama at the helm. Rabbit & Bear acknowledges the unfortunate passing of their former studio head but hopes to carry his legacy into the future.
“We are moving forward with a sequel,” the studio said. “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.”
How exactly the series may continue depends on many factors, including how Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will sell when it launches next week. Rabbit & Bear says that it discussed some possibilities with Murayama before he passed.
Respecting the Suikoden creator means staying true to some of the design decisions he made during Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes’ development. When one Reddit user suggested Rabbit & Bear implement more options to save their progress, the studio explained how current the design sticks to Murayama’s vision. A limited autosave feature was eventually added in but only because the team felt it could be included without tweaking Murayama’s "concept of play.”
“Murayama always said that playing RPG dungeons is a game of resource management,” Rabbit & Bear said, “and that he wanted to create a tension level by clearly separating ‘preparation,’ in which players prepare equipment and items when they arrive in a new town, and ‘challenge,’ in which players take
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