I forgot to post this, but Konami has recently been investing hared into Suikoden. Likely for a lot of reasons, but I'm thinking the Eiyuden Chronicles kickstarter helped them realize the franchise still has a strong following.

For one, we have the remasters of Suikoden I and II that recently came out. It's based off the PSP engine so expect a few of the bug fixes and the game also sports a new translation and Kawano even helped out and redrew new face portraits for Suikoden I. Sadly, it doesn't have the extras from the Sega Saturn version of Suikoden I, but it's not like they are as extensive as say the additions from Symphony of the Night.


They also announced a Suikoden II anime, which will be really neat. It looks pretty good so far from teaser art. It's apparently being worked on by an in-house studio that belongs to Konami.


Finally, they announced a new entry to the series called Star Leap. It might be a mobile entry, which will likely turn off some players, but the trailer for it looks really good and the background info for it is really intriguing. The game takes place sometime between the ten year gap of Suikoden V and Suikoden I, and will focus on the Rune of Change, which if you've been reading this thread, is associated with the mythical Sindar civilization.

The trailer already shows a lot of familiar faces including Odessa Silverburg, Humphrey, Flik, and Viktor from Suikoden I, as well as Genoh from Suikoden V and of course Viki makes an appearance and possibly Jeane. The game looks like a nice throwback to the PS1 era of the series. While it doesn't have a release date, or even a non-Japanese trailer, it does look like it has a chance to come out West since the website has an English option. I'm excited to get a new entry to the series story, and while Murayama has sadly passed away and had nothing to do with this game, Takahiro Sakiyama, the director of Suikoden V has largely taken over as the IP director of the series for Konami and worked on the remaster. I imagine he is also working on this entry as well in some capacity most likely as producer. That puts me a little more at ease.



So yeah, it's pretty exciting to be a Suikoden fan again.