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Eiyuden ChronicleSuikoden

Suikoden Creator and Eiyuden Chronicle Lead Yoshitaka Murayama Has
Died

Due to complications with an ongoing illness.

Ryan Dinsdale Avatar
By Ryan Dinsdale
Updated: Feb 14, 2024 2:20 pm
Posted: Feb 14, 2024 2:10 pm

Suikoden creator and Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising director Yoshitaka
Murayama has passed away due to complications with an ongoing
illness.

The Eiyuden Chronicle X/Twitter account announced Murayama passed
away last week. "It's with a heavy heart and deep sadness we must
inform you that Yoshitaka Murayama, the scenario writer for Eiyuden
Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and head of Rabbit & Bear Studios, passed
away on February 6," it said.

Rabbit and Bear Studios, a studio Murayama created alongside other
Suikoden veterans to make a spiritual successor series in Eiyuden
Chronicle, also published a statement to commemorate the famed
developer.

    It's with a heavy heart & deep sadness we must inform you that
    Yoshitaka Murayama, the scenario writer for Eiyuden Chronicle:
    Hundred Heroes and head of Rabbit & Bear Studios, passed away on
    February 6th.

    Read the statement from Rabbit & Bear Studios: https://t.co/
    RZcglRrPC5 pic.twitter.com/6gFeHJv5hQ

    -- [(Gong Shi )] Eiyuden Chronicle (Bai Ying Xiong Chuan ) (@eiyuden) February 14,
    2024

"Murayama first began this journey of the creation of Eiyuden
Chronicle: Hundred Heroes in 2020 through the support of his very
loving fans on Kickstarter," it said. "Throughout the
three-plus-year-development of the game, it was always the passion
from his fans that continued to drive his creative vision and
motivate him to put his all into the project.

"His hard work on Eiyuden Chronicle as scenario writer was finished
but as his co-workers and friends, it saddens us to know that he
won't get to see the reactions from his fans. However, even with
those feelings we need to accept the reality that he is no longer
with us and continue to push his dream forward by releasing Eiyuden
Chronicle to the world.

"We want to maintain his legacy and vision with this game and know
that he would have wanted the rich world he has created with Eiyuden
Chronicle to live on. His family sincerely appreciates your prayers
and support but asks for privacy and that no flowers, mail, or other
offerings be sent."

It's with a heavy heart and deep sadness we must inform you that
Yoshitaka Murayama, the scenario writer for Eiyuden Chronicle:
Hundred Heroes and head of Rabbit & Bear Studios, passed away on
February 6
"

Rabbit and Bear said it will announce how Murayama's passing will
affect logistics of the studio and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
at a later date.

Suikoden is one of the most beloved role-playing game series of all
time, originally releasing in 1995 for the PlayStation. "Suikoden is
undeniably one of the best RPGs ever made," IGN said in our original
review. "Not only that, but Suikoden isn't a game that can be
finished in a few days either. Suikoden is long and it doesn't get
boring... ever."

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising arrived in 2022 as the first in the
spiritual successor series, while Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
is just a couple of months away with a release date of April 23,
2024.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The
Witcher all day.

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