Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Japanese: 百英雄伝) is an upcoming 2023 role-playing video game being developed by Rabbit and Bear Studios and published by 505 Games. It is directed and produced by Yoshitaka Murayama, creator of Konami's Suikoden series, and has been cited as a spiritual successor.
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Developer(s) | Rabbit and Bear Studios |
Publisher(s) | 505 Games |
Director(s) | Yoshitaka Murayama |
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Designer(s) | Junko Kawano |
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Writer(s) | Yoshitaka Murayama |
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Engine | Unity |
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Release | 2023 |
Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Development and release
The development of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is led by Yoshitaka Murayama, the creator of the Suikoden video game series by Konami. Murayama had directed Suikoden and Suikoden II during his time at Konami, but left the company in 2002 shortly before the release of Suikoden III.
The fundraising campaign for the Eiyuden Chronicle project was conducted through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.[1] The campaign exceeded all of the original stretch goals and met its base funding requirements after surpassing $500,000 within 3 to 4 hours on July 27, 2020.[2] It ultimately raised $4,541,481 with 46,307 backers, making it the third highest funded video game in Kickstarter history behind Shenmue III and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.[3]
Hundred Heroes was featured at E3 2021 and was originally slated to be released worldwide in October 2022 before being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The game is set to be released for Windows, Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in 2023.[5] A prequel, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, was released for the same platforms in May 2022.
References
- Fuller, Alex (July 27, 2020). "Eiyuden Chronicle Kickstarter Now Live". RPGamer. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- Webster, Andrew (July 27, 2020). "Suikoden follow-up Eiyuden Chronicle successfully funded on Kickstarter". The Verge. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- Batchelor, James (December 23, 2020). "Suikoden successor Eiyuden Chronicle was top video games Kickstarter of 2020". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- "505 Games to Publish Eiyuden Chronicle". rpgamer. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- "Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Delayed to 2023, New Spinoff Announced". ign. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-14.