Suikoden successor Eiyuden Chronicle hits Kickstarter goal in first day

Eiyuden Chronicle launched its Kickstarter campaign today, and the successor to the Japanese role-playing game series Suikoden has already met its $509,713 goal. It might have met that goal even earlier, but Kickstarter was down for a bit shortly after the campaign started, presumably due to overload from so many people visiting the page.

Kickstarter used to be a powerhouse for funding games, thanks to early successful campaigns like Mighty No. 9 and The Broken Age. That momentum has slowed down a little, but popular projects can still crowdfund some big bucks, including 2018’s BattleTech.