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A thread for multiformat JRPG news and trailers.

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Suikoden Creators Announce Spiritual Successor, Eiyuden Chronicle

The cult classic JRPG will get a successor, if a Kickstarter pays off.

Key members of the develoment team behind cult classic RPG series Suikoden have announced a Kickstarter for a spiritual successor, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.

Eiyuden Chronicle will take the form of a JRPG with a 2.5D visual style, 100 heroes to recruit (all rendered in pixel-art form), and a 'fortress building system' underpinning the story. As you might expect, it's drawing heavily on the style that won Suikoden its fans in the first place, but with a few modern twists.

Battles will be turn-based with parties of six characters, and boss battles will see the camera angle shift based on the environment - which you can see in a short teaser below:

Eiyuden Chronicle's story will be written by Suikoden 1 and 2 writer Yoshitaka Murayama, with character design, system design, and direction all handled by other ex-Suikoden team members. Developers from the likes of Castlevania, Wild Arms and Tales series are also part of the team. The collective of developers have joined under a new studio banner, Rabbit & Bear.

The Kickstarter begins on July 27, and runs until August 28, and is looking for $500,000 USD in funding for a PC release, with a stretch goal for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Switch versions.

Source: IGN



This is very cool news. Love the Suikoden games.

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Man, this is the week for ‘spiritual successors’.

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Sweet, added that to my wishlist

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I'd like to play a good JRPG. My two favorites are Skies of Arcadia and Grandia II. I want a game with turn based combat, I don't really care for any other kind. I never got into Tales of Phantasia for Gamecube because I just didn't like that is wasn't turn based.
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Calavera wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:02 pm I'd like to play a good JRPG. My two favorites are Skies of Arcadia and Grandia II. I want a game with turn based combat, I don't really care for any other kind. I never got into Tales of Phantasia for Gamecube because I just didn't like that is wasn't turn based.
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