Suikoden creator announces Kickstarter for spiritual successor

Some of the key creators of beloved 90s Japanese role-playing game Suikoden are launching a spiritual successor on Kickstarter.

Yoshitaka Murayama, Junko Kawano, Osamu Komuta and Junichi Murakami are working together on a new role-playing game called Eiyuden Chronicle, with a Kickstarter set to go live on 27th July 2020 asking for $500,000.

Eiyuden Chronicle is described as an ode to the classic JRPG genre from the PlayStation era that will feature classic JRPG exploration and battles in high-resolution 2.5D graphics, pixel-based characters, a story of war and friendship, a diverse cast of 100 unique heroes to join the protagonist's endeavor, and a fortress building system to grow their army.

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