Yoshitaka Murayama (Suikoden, Eiyuden) passes away

[Fundertaker]

Rabbit & Bear Studios announced earlier that the game director/scenario writer for their upcoming game Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has passed away on Feb 6th due to illness related complications.

Murayama is best known for his work as the game director and scenario writer of Suikoden 1, 2 and 3 while he was at Konami and worked as scenario writer in several other games throughout the years, like the Alliance Alive.

The announcement: rabbitandbearstudios.com/%e7%9a%86%e6%a7%98%e3%81%b8%e5%a4%a7%e5%88%87%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8a%e7%9f%a5%e3%82%89%e3%81%9b/

RIP

[asellus]

Suikoden 1 through 3 rank up there as some of my favourite jrpgs of all time and the writing is a big part of that. His writing is part of why I’ve been waiting for this spiritual succsesor for so long, he will be missed.

Rest in peace.

[Mozenrath]

Suikoden 1 and 2 are among my favorite PS1 RPGs, and given how wide a field that is, that's saying a lot.

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

An absolute legend, it’ll be hard not to think of them while playing Eiyuden and the Suikoden remasters last this year. So many great memories. Rest in peace.

[darbus alan]

Awful news. I wasn't a huge fan of the Suikoden series (and my favorite game in the series Suikoden V was one he wasn't involved with), but I have a lot of respect for their ambition in the way and scope they tell their stories. Suikoden III had a really interesting way of telling its story.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

This news really bummed me out. The Suikoden games genuinely helped me through a very rough time.

[pinja]

Oh shit. I played Suikoden as a ten year old, before learning English in school. It was the first RPG I played, the first untranslated game, and so it challenged my patience. But I got through it over months and understood the story well enough. Suikoden 1 and 2 are about the only games I would call formative for myself and that's a testament to their scenario. Tornarono da chi li aspettava.