Suikoden creator and Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising director Yoshitaka Murayama has handed away as a result of issues with an ongoing sickness.
The Eiyuden Chronicle X/Twitter account introduced Murayama handed away final week. “It’s with a heavy coronary heart and deep disappointment we should inform you that Yoshitaka Murayama, the situation author for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and head of Rabbit & Bear Studios, handed away on February 6,” it mentioned.
Rabbit and Bear Studios, a studio Murayama created alongside different Suikoden veterans to make a non secular successor sequence in Eiyuden Chronicle, additionally printed a statement to commemorate the famed developer.
It’s with a heavy coronary heart & deep disappointment we should inform you that Yoshitaka Murayama, the situation author for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and head of Rabbit & Bear Studios, handed away on February sixth.
Learn the assertion from Rabbit & Bear Studios: https://t.co/RZcglRrPC5 pic.twitter.com/6gFeHJv5hQ
— 【公式】Eiyuden Chronicle (百英雄伝） (@eiyuden) February 14, 2024
“Murayama first started this journey of the creation of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes in 2020 via the assist of his very loving followers on Kickstarter,” it mentioned. “All through the three-plus-year-development of the sport, it was all the time the fervour from his followers that continued to drive his artistic imaginative and prescient and inspire him to place his all into the undertaking.
“His arduous work on Eiyuden Chronicle as situation author was completed however as his co-workers and mates, it saddens us to know that he received’t get to see the reactions from his followers. Nevertheless, even with these emotions we have to settle for the truth that he’s 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 recreation and know that he would have needed the wealthy world he has created with Eiyuden Chronicle to dwell on. His household sincerely appreciates your prayers and assist however asks for privateness and that no flowers, mail, or different choices be despatched.”
Rabbit and Bear mentioned it should announce how Murayama’s passing will have an effect on logistics of the studio and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes at a later date.
Suikoden is without doubt one of the most beloved role-playing recreation sequence of all time, initially releasing in 1995 for the PlayStation. “Suikoden is undeniably top-of-the-line RPGs ever made,” IGN mentioned in our authentic assessment. “Not solely that, however Suikoden is not a recreation that may be completed in a number of days both. Suikoden is lengthy and it does not get boring… ever.”
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising arrived in 2022 as the primary within the non secular successor sequence, whereas Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is simply a few months away with a launch date of April 23, 2024.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.