In recent years there have been less big crowdfunding projects for major video games, mainly due to bigger projects such asShenmue 3andPsychonauts 2finally releasing after major development woes. 2020’sEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroeswas a huge exception,coming fromSuikodencreators Yoshitaka Murayama and Junko Kawano,Eiyuden Chronicleis set to be a spiritual successor to Konami’s JRPG series led by many of the original staff that had left Konami throughout the years. As part of its Kickstarter, a prequel calledEiyuden Chronicle: Risinghas been confirmed to release next month.Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroessmashed its Kickstarter goal of $500,000 in 2020,eventually going on to raise over $4 million, and as part of its stretch goals Rabbit & Bear Studios announced that the game would receive a companion game with the working title “A Quiet Place.” This was the last of the game’s stretch goals, and during Xbox’s E3 2021 showcase,Eiyuden Chronicle: Risingwas revealed to be a 2.5D action-JRPG with town-building elements. The game uses an HD-2D art style similar to Square Enix’sOctopath TravelerandTriangle Strategy, and centers around a group of characters that will appear in the main game.RELATED:Eiyuden Chronicle Kickstarter Closes as Third-Largest Campaign YetDuring the Xbox E3 conference, it was revealed thatEiyuden Chronicle: Risingalong with the main gameEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroeswill both come to Xbox Game Pass at launchon Microsoft’s platforms. This is one of the few deals Microsoft has struck with indie Japanese studios for Xbox Game Pass, and fans can look forward to getting the mainEiyuden Chroniclegame on Game Pass after trying its prequel on May 10. Rabbit & Bear Studio announced on Twitter that the prequel is set to also come to PlayStation consoles, PC, and Switch on the same day.
Suikodenfans thankfully won’t have to wait long to finally get their hands onEiyuden Chronicles, andRising’s position as a prequel makes it an excellent starting point for newcomers who never tried Konami’s cult classic JRPG series. In this way, the game coming to Xbox Game Pass begins to make a lot of sense, especially giventhe lack of JRPGs coming to the platform these days compared to the Xbox 360 era.
Rabbit & Bear Studio has also reconfirmed thatHundred Heroeswill arrive in 2023, implying thatRising’s development has not slowed progression on the main game that fans backed on Kickstarter almost two years ago.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Risingwill release on May 10 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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