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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rabbitandbearstudios/eiyuden-chronicle-hundred-heroes

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/24/21336160/eiyuden-chronicle-suikoden-successor-kickstarter-launch

Today, a new team called Rabbit & Bear Studios announced an upcoming Kickstarter campaign to fund Eiyuden Chronicle, a roleplaying game designed to evoke PlayStation-era nostalgia. The campaign will debut on July 27th, and the team is led by Yoshitaka Murayama, director and writer on the first two Suikoden titles. This is a new title for me, Murayama tells The Verge. Or rather is a combination of all my experiences as a creator and trying to expand on that base.Aside from Murayama, Rabbit & Bear features an impressive list of talent. That includes: Junko Kawano, the lead artist on Suikoden 1 and 4; Junichi Murakami, art director on Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow; Suikoden Tactics director Osamu Komuta; and composers Motoi Sakuraba and Michiko Naruke.

The Kickstarter link went up a few hours ago, got so much traffic that it crashed the site for half an hour, and has already surpassed its base funding goal!

Suikoden, especially the first two games in the series, is legendary and some of the best JRPGS ever made. Unfortunately, the IP is owned by Konami, so much like with Iga (who's already personally promoted this kickstarter and has longtime colleagues from Konami working on this team) and Bloodstained having to create a new IP instead of just using the Castlevania world and lore, Murayama has to do the same thing here.

Here's a story synopsis:

Our story begins in one corner of Allraan, a tapestry of nations with diverse cultures and values. By dint of sword, and by way of magical objects known as rune-lenses, the lands history has been shaped by the alliances and aggressions of the humans, beastmen, elves, and desert people who live there. The Galdean Empire has edged out other nations and discovered a technology that amplifies the rune-lenses magic. Now, the Empire is scouring the continent for an artifact that will expand their power even further. It is on one such expedition that Seign Kesling, a young and gifted imperial officer, and Nowa, a boy from a remote village, meet each other and become friends. However, a twist of fate will soon drag them into the fires of war, and force them both to reexamine everything they believe to be right and true.

Pledge some cash to support what's sure to be an incredible game, and blow through whatever stretch goals the team can come up with! :D