In February, it was announced that Yoshitaka Murayama—creator of the Suikoden series and upcoming spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes—had passed away. While that may have left some questioning the possibility of a sequel to the new game, the team at Rabbit & Bear Studios confirmed that they will be moving forward with one.This was revealed during a Reddit AMA featuring Junko Kawano (character designer and studio head), Osamu Komuta (director and system designer) and Junichi Murakami (art director and producer). When fans brought up the question of a sequel, the team stated that, despite the unfortunate passing of Murayama, they hope to carry on his legacy.
This was their reply, which was shared in English and Japanese:
Absolutely!
We are moving forward with a sequel.
It is very sad that Murayama is not with us anymore, but we have discussed many things with him.
I hope we will be able to carry on Murayama’s legacy, and I always want to treasure his last work.
I hope many people will support this game.
This is, of course, looking far ahead into the future. We’ll find out how the first entry turns out when Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes hits PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC on April 23. Sources: Reddit, IGN
