Unfortunately, today it has become known that Yoshitaka MurayamaJapanese developer creator of Suikodenwritten by Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, and the head of Rabbit & Bear Studios, He died on February 6, 2024 at the age of 54.this after complications from an illness he was already facing.
This information was shared by the official Eiyuden Chronicle account on Twitter, who shared a statement regretting Murayama's departure, and mentioning that some of the rewards for those who supported the Kickstarter of this title would be modified. This is what was said about it:
“Hello everyone, it is with great regret and deep sadness that we must inform you that the writer and director of Rabbit & Bear Studios, Yoshitaka Murayama, passed away on February 6 due to complications from an illness he already suffered from.
Murayama began the journey of creating Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes in 2020 thanks to the support of his beloved fans on Kickstarter. Throughout the game's more than three years of development, it was always the passion of his fans that continued to drive his creative vision and motivate him to put his all into the project.
His hard work on Eiyuden Chronicle as a screenwriter is over, but as co-workers and friends, we are sad to know that he will not be able to see his fans' reactions.
However, even with those feelings we must accept the reality that he is no longer with us and continue to push forward his dream by releasing Eiyuden Chronicle to the world.
We want to maintain his legacy and vision with this game and we know that he would have liked the world he created with Eiyuden Chronicle to live on.
His family sincerely appreciates your prayers and support, but asks for privacy and that no flowers, mail or other offerings be sent.
We'll have more information about organizational changes at Rabbit & Bear, as well as changes to some of the Kickstarter rewards in the near future.
For now, we appreciate your continued support.”
It's with a heavy heart & deep sadness we must inform you that Yoshitaka Murayama, the scenario writer for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and head of Rabbit & Bear Studios, passed away on February 6th.
Read the statement from Rabbit & Bear Studios: https://t.co/RZcglRrPC5 pic.twitter.com/6gFeHJv5hQ
— 【公式】Eiyuden Chronicle (百英雄伝） (@eiyuden) February 14, 2024
Yoshitaka Murayama was born in Hokkaido, Japan, in 1970. After studying at university, the developer He began his career in the video game industry in 1992, when he joined Konami as a quality assurance tester.. He eventually worked his way up to become producer, writer and director of the first three Suikoden games, as well as two spin-offs. After leaving Konami in June 2002, he worked on 10,000 Bullets for Taito and The Alliance Alive for Atlus.
In 2020 he announced the creation of his own studio, known as Rabbit & Bear, as well as the Kickstarter for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, a spiritual successor to Suikoden, which fans have been eagerly awaiting. Unfortunately, Murayama will not be able to see the result of his hard work. On related topics, the remasters of Suikoden I and II they are late. Likewise, fans have translated the latest Suikoden.
May he rest in peace, Yoshitaka Murayama.
Editor's Note:
This is sad news. Yoshitaka Murayama is one of the most important video game creators in Japan, and his participation in Suikoden is something that marked Konami's legacy, especially during the 90s and the first years of the new century.
Via: Rabbit & Bear
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