Eiyuden Chronicle

Eiyuden Chronicle Raises $4.5 Million, Hits All Stretch Goals

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The card battle minigame” stretch goal was achieved a while back.

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The massive haul puts Eiyuden Chronicle in the top ranks of successful Kickstarter projects. After Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Shenmue 3, it’s the third biggest-ever video game Kickstarter. All three projects share a commonality: a promise to revive a classic video game series or sequel. Where Eiyuden Chronicle invokes Suikoden, Bloodstained recalled another dormant Konami franchise: Castlevania. Shenmue 3 is a sequel to the unfinished Dreamcast-era Shenmue trilogy. It’s also worth noting that the fourth- and fifth-biggest video game Kickstarters also took this angle: the campaigns for inXile’s Torment: Tides of Numenara and Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity both recalled classic “Infinity Engine” titles such as Baldur’s Gate and Planescape Torment.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is being developed by Rabbit & Bear Studios, and reunites ex-Konami developers Yoshitaka Murayama and Junko Kawano. Murayama directed Suikoden I and II, while Kawano produced Suikoden IV, Suikoden Tactics, and Shadow of Destiny. The game promises a fantasy story in an original setting, the land of Allraan. The game will feature many design flourishes used by the Suikoden titles, including over 100 recruitable allies, a “Fortress Town” to develop and defend, and a battle system featuring parties of six characters.

Check out a promotional video produced for the campaign’s last 48 hours:

Eiyuden Chronicle is destined for release on PS4, Xbox One, PS5, Xbox Series X, and “Nintendo’s Next Generation Hardware” (possibly the rumored Switch upgrade) in October 2022.


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