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Suikoden II reigns as perhaps the most underrated Japanese role-playing game ever made, overshadowed when it was released in 1998 by the genre’s shift to 3D models. It has gained a considerable cult following in the decades since, with many hailing it as a paragon of the genre. (Read More)

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is an upcoming role-playing game that had its beginnings as a Kickstarter project. Developed by Rabbit & Bear Studios and published by 505 Games, this game was produced and directed by the creator of Konami’s Suikoden series, Yoshitaka Murayama. (Read More)

As announced on Twitter, the Switch physical edition of the highly anticipated RPG has been delayed to May 21st for North America and Europe, several weeks after its main April 2024 launch date. Affected Kickstarter backers will all receive a free digital edition of the game on Switch, which will be available on schedule on April 23rd 2024. (Read More)

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is a Kickstarter-funded RPG inspired by the popular Suikoden series by Konami. The new title features several unique characters and a stunning pixel art style. The developers revealed more information on the different versions of the game during Tokyo Game Show 2023. The game will release in Spring 2024. (Read More)

The Tokyo Game Show has kicked off this morning in Japan and one game to receive a fresh new trailer is the long-awaited Kickstarter backed project Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, which was the No.1 backed video game on the platform in 2020 with quite a few notable veterans of RPG games working on it. (Read More)

505 Games and Rabbit & Bear Studios announced Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes launches on April 23. A new trailer was unveiled during the latest Nintendo Direct to highlight protagonists Nowa, Seign, and Marisa. (Read More)

Suikoden, one of the all-time classic JRPGs series, was set to receive a spiritual successor this year with Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes’ release. However, a recent delay has pushed the widely anticipated game back to next year. (Read More)

Frustrating news for those of you who are waiting to get your hands on the long-awaited Kickstarter backed project, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, as it has now been delayed until next spring. (Read More)

The Kickstarter for the game received over 481 million Yen in pledges from 46,000 backers, meaning that it absolutely smashed the original goal of around 53 million Yen. (Read More)

If you were hoping to play Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes in 2023, unfortunately, you'll have to revise that expectation, as the game has been delayed. (Read More)

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has been pushed into Q2 2024, 505 Games and Rabbit & Bear Studios have announced. The game was originally pencilled in for a 2023 launch. (Read More)

Kickstarter-funded RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes from the creators of the classic Suikoden series will not release as planned. The developers talked about it new release on the crowdfunding page. (Read More)

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes started out with the promise of a spiritual successor to the Suikoden series and went on to become one of the most-funded video game projects in Kickstarter history. (Read More)

As what is supposed to be the spiritual successor to the beloved and classic Suikoden RPG series, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has had a lot of eyes on it, but it seems we’ll be waiting a bit longer to get in on the action. (Read More)

2020 has been a record-breaking year for gaming. Continuing on the trek of impressive sales and funding, Rabbit & Bear Studios' spiritual successor to Suikoden, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, raised an incredible $4.6 million. (Read More)

Video games keep on getting more and more successful on Kickstarter. The video games category might have been a source of many controversies back in the day as a bunch of infamous projects discouraged gamers from using KS, but now the situation seems to be much, much better. People have learned to use the platform and promise things that they’re able to deliver. (Read More)

Throughout its month of funding, fans strongly supported the game and managed to unlock many more rewards that will enrich the final product. The campaign finally ended, and it did so in a legendary way. The game has become one of the most supported projects on Kickstarter. (Read More)

※日本語のアップデートは下の方にあります Hey everyone! Honestly, we didn't plan to send out an update today, but in seeing the excitement and interest at wanting to know what that final stretch goal is, we’ve decided to let the... (Read More)

The Kickstarter campaign for Suikoden series spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has closed at $4,571,418 funded-895 percent of its initial $510,735 funding goal. As explained in a new blog post, the final stretch goal, "A Quiet Place," is for a town creation RPG companion game developed by Japanese studio NatsumeAtari, which is known for games like The Ninja Saviors and Wild Guns. This game would release before Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and feature a variety of different "Lifestyle" mini-games that allow players to gather a variety of different materials to build up their town, farm, and house. These materials would then be transferable to the main game when it launches to provide a head-start in crafting items, armor, and more. Some of the characters that appear in the main game are planned to appear in the companion game, and there may also be some kind of battle mechanic. (Read More)

※日本語のアップデートは下の方にあります Hey everyone, This is it. The Final Day. We’ve been through a lot, and had a lot of fun together. This whole trip has been an exciting experience. It’s a little sad that this campaign... (Read More)

※日本語のアップデートは下の方にあります Hey everyone! We can’t believe it’s the final 48 hours of the campaign. It all seems like a blur and it’s really hard to comprehend all the things we have accomplished together. Some... (Read More)

The trailer provides a look at gameplay and recaps what was achieved so far with the Kickstarter campaign, including a metric ton of stretch goals between new characters, features, and minigames. Incidentally, the game's Kickstarter campaign has now passed $3.8 million, which means that the Theatre system announced yesterday has been unlocked. (Read More)

※日本語のアップデートは下の方にあります Hey everyone! We’re knee deep in the FINAL WEEK of the campaign, which is really exciting! For today’s installment, we’re heading over to the Playwright’s Desk for a special look at... (Read More)

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes’ campaign was launched on Kickstarter almost a month ago, reaching its basic founding goal in two hours and unlocking console platforms shortly after. As usual, the success of this campaign shouldn’t be too surprising considering that it brings back together Suikoden creators Yoshitaka Murayama and Junko Kawano, and appears to be a spiritual successor of the popular franchise. (Read More)

※日本語のアップデートは下の方にあります Hey everyone, It’s not just a new day or a new week, it’s the first update of the Eiyuden Chronicle Kickstarter’s FINAL WEEK. How exciting! We’ve come all this way with all of you,... (Read More)

Launched late last month to instant fundraising success, the Kickstarter project for the Suikoden spiritual revival Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes hit its initial goal within hours of going live. Well, the hits keep coming and they don't stop coming because Eiyuden Chronicle is now the 6th most funded Kickstarter video game project of all time, and is only a couple hundred thousand dollars behind the 5th most-backed game, Mighty No. 9. (Read More)

Eiyuden Chronicle's latest Kickstarter update reveals the United Hero Attack system - a take on Suikoden's Unite Attacks that fans were eager to see added to the spiritual sequel. Eiyuden Chronicle is being created by a team that includes several designers from the original Suikoden series, including the first game's writer and character designer. On top of that, it also featured a deep and engaging battle system that players want to see return in Eiyuden Chronicle. (Read More)

Rabbit & Bear Studios have announced their crowd-funded Suikoden veteran developer-made Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has become the 6th most funded video game on Kickstarter; by over $3.2 million USD. The Kickstarter campaign launched July 27th, and sought $500,000 USD. Despite issues with the entire Kickstarter website going down, the campaign soon blew past that in a matter of hours, achieving over $1 million USD later that day. (Read More)

※日本語のアップデートは下の方にあります Hey everyone, It’s the end of the week, which means we’re back with another fearsome update! This week for Thespian’s Stage, we’re interviewing the ever-evasive Junichi Murakami.... (Read More)

※日本語のアップデートは下の方にあります。 Hey everyone, We’re still reeling from the intense Monday update, but Kickstarter waits for no one! We’ve got another meaty update for all you, starting with this week’s Character... (Read More)

Rabbit & Bear Studios recently kickstarted title Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is now the most funded video game ever in Japan. The game reached 3 million in funding which also makes it is the 9th most funded video-game Kickstarter of all time. (Read More)

※日本語のアップデートは下の方にあります。 Hey everyone! It’s Monday, which means it’s another jaunt over to the Architect’s Office for a spotlight on game systems. This week, we’re taking a look at the different... (Read More)

We were excited that the classic Suikoden RPG series was getting a spiritual successor a few weeks back: Eiyuden Chronicle. But its initial success of £1m on its first day, has continued to grow and Eiyuden Chronicle is now the biggest Japanese-backed kickstarter to date and the ninth biggest title of all-time on the platform. (Read More)

Suikoden spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has been on a tear since its Kickstarter campaign launched. It’s recently crossed over $3 million in crowd-funding and there’s still 12 days left. The initial funding goal was $509,713 but that was achieved in a matter of hours. (Read More)

The Eiyuden Chronicle Kickstarter has hit another major milestone. The campaign raised over $3 million from over 31,000 backers. Some new Kickstarter stretch goals have also appeared. (Read More)

※日本語のアップデートは下の方にあります。 Hey everyone, We’re heading into the weekend, and it being Friday, it’s time for another Thespian’s Stage. Like every episode of Thespian’s Stage, we have another interview for... (Read More)

Hey everyone! We hope all of you are having a good week. Japan is in holiday mode at the moment, but we’re still hard at work at delivering awesome updates for all of you! This week’s Painter’s Easel update is going to focus on two of the... (Read More)

Upcoming and highly-anticipated video game Eiyuden Chronicle has added three new stretch goals for its Kickstarter and has already achieved the first one as of writing. On the Kickstarter page of the upcoming game, the developer Rabbit & Bear Studios have added three more stretch goals since the secret stretch goal was already achieved. (Read More)

※日本語のアップデートは下の方にあります。 Hey everyone, It’s time for another update! Today, we’re venturing back to the Architect’s Office, where we spotlight gameplay mechanics in Eiyuden Chronicle. This week, we’ve... (Read More)

Cool news for us old-school JRPG fans as Rabbit & Bear Studios have full funding for their spiritual successor to Suikoden, Eiyuden Chronicle. This project is particularly interesting as the team behind it is made up of former game developers who worked on on the Suikoden series for Konami. Which includes having being written by Yoshitaka Murayama, who was the primary writer for the story in both Suikoden 1 & 2 writer, and Junko Kawano who worked on Suikoden 1 & 4 in various roles. This game will mark the first time the two have worked on a video game title together in 25 years. (Read More)

※日本語のアップデートは下の方にあります。 Hey everyone! We’re back again for an end of the week update, and we’ve got plenty to talk about. On today’s Thespian’s Stage, we’re interviewing illustrator extraordinaire,... (Read More)

Hey everyone, Welcome to our first addition of Painter’s Easel, where we highlight the art of Eiyuden Chronicle. This time, we’re focusing on two of our recently announced characters, Hildi and Maxim, and getting some insight on the inspiration... (Read More)

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, an upcoming game from Suikoden alumni Yoshitaka Murayama and Junko Kawano, launched its Kickstarter campaign on July 28, and has already hit most of the scope-broadening stretch goals that have been announced so far. The project from newly formed Rabbit & Bear Studios hit its minimum goal of $500,000 within three hours, and is well on its way to reaching the current top stretch goal of $2.85 million. (Read More)

Battle System Spotlight: Hey everyone, For today’s update, we’re going to be taking a peek at the game’s battle system. You may have been that some of the battle screenshots we’ve shown have the party members standing in different places and... (Read More)

Hey there RPG fans! Today’s update is the first installment of the Thespian Stage; our series where we interview different members of the Eiyuden Chronicle team. This week, we’re focusing on writer/director Yoshitaka Murayama, who is handling the... (Read More)

The crowdfunding campaign for Rabbit & Bear Studios' JRPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is continuing to climb, and new stretch goals have been revealed. The total tally has now passed $2.45 million, unlocking the "Honest Soldier" stretch goal. (Read More)

Suikoden spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes launched a Kickstarter campaign this week that's so popular it actually crashed the website on its first day. The Suikoden series is a beloved RPG franchise that had several popular titles on the PlayStation and PS2 but hasn't had a mainline release since 2006. Despite not having a main series release in nearly 15 years, Suikoden still has lots of diehard fans who consider it one of the best RPG series ever. (Read More)

Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes recently hit Kickstarter, and it looks extremely promising–it’s the spirtual successor to Suikoden, which is a beloved series. Not surprisingly, the campaign achieved its initial goal within hours, hitting the console release stretch goal very fast. In fact, it’s been such a huge success that Kickstarter is struggling to keep up. (Read More)

Hey there RPG fans! We’ve got a real treat for you today. Throughout the duration of the campaign, each update is going to be themed, and that theme will coincide with the type of update. We will have four core categories: Thespian’s Stage... (Read More)

Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes recently hit Kickstarter, and it looks extremely promising-it's the spirtual successor to Suikoden, which is a beloved series. It's been such a huge success that Kickstarter is struggling to keep up. In the latest update on the game's Kickstarter page, developer Rabbit & Bear Studios has celebrated the game's success, which has been strong enough to cause page crashes. "Many of you probably noticed that during the opening hours of the campaign, Kickstarter crashed multiple times." The post says that "The spirit and love of our fans" caused the crash, and to make up for it, to the Kickstarter campaign has been given an extra day, so there will be more time to pledge towards the project and reach higher stretch goals. We contacted Kickstarter to confirm that, yes, it was the success of Eiyuden Chronicles that led to this issue. (Read More)

Hey there everyone! Welcome to the Eiyuden Chronicle Kickstarter campaign! We’ve been working for a long time to prepare this campaign, and we’re so excited to finally share it with all of you. This campaign is an exciting new journey for... (Read More)

The ongoing Eiyuden Chronicle Kickstarter has reached even more stretch goal milestones, including the previously announced one for console ports. Other goals twill add more features like a cooking system and guild building. The most significant stretch goal reached is the console stretch goal, which increases the number of platforms the game will appear on eventually. (Read More)

Thank you so much to all our backers for the incredible outpour of support! Within an incredibly short amount of time, we’ve been able to hit our minimum goal here on Kickstarter, which means that Eiyuden Chronicle will be a reality (even despite... (Read More)

The 1990s and 2000s were a golden age for the Japanese role-playing game genre, stacked to the top with memorable franchises. Only a handful of those games survive in this day and age of instant gratification, but they’re still gold standards for what was and what could be once again. One of those games which I’ve often been told is deserving of a chef’s kiss emoji whenever it pops into a conversation, is Suikoden. (Read More)

A spiritual successor to the Suikoden JRPG series is hoping to make its way to the PC if a Kickstarter campaign proves to be a hit. Set to launch on the crowdfunding site later today, Eiyuden Chronicle comes from the key creators behind the popular Suikoden JRPG series. (Read More)

Rabbit & Bear Studios have launched the Kickstarter for the Suikoden veteran developer-made Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Pending a successful Kickstarter campaign, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will launch Fall 2022 for Windows PC, with other platforms as stretch goals. (Read More)

Yesterday, the Kickstarter page for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes officially went live and was seeking $500K. It didn't take long and it surpassed the goal and has continued to rise. Yesterday a video was published showing a sample of the soundtrack from the game and has been composed by Motoi Sakuraba. (Read More)

The Suikoden series is one of the most popular JRPGs of the 2000s. Fans have been longing for a new game coming from the franchise, and it seems like Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is the answer. (Read More)