Suikoden creator and Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising director Yoshitaka Murayama has handed away as a consequence of problems 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 unhappiness 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 stated.
Rabbit and Bear Studios, a studio Murayama created alongside different Suikoden veterans to make a non secular successor collection in Eiyuden Chronicle, additionally revealed a press release to commemorate the famed developer.
It’s with a heavy coronary heart & deep unhappiness 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 by the assist of his very loving followers on Kickstarter,” it stated. “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 inventive 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 received’t get to see the reactions from his followers. Nonetheless, 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 keep his legacy and imaginative and prescient with this sport 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.”
It is with a heavy coronary heart and deep unhappiness 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
Rabbit and Bear stated 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 sport collection of all time, initially releasing in 1995 for the PlayStation. “Suikoden is undeniably among the best RPGs ever made,” IGN stated in our authentic evaluation. “Not solely that, however Suikoden is not a sport that may be completed in a number of days both. Suikoden is lengthy and it would not get boring… ever.”
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising arrived in 2022 as the primary within the non secular successor collection, 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.
