Suikoden

Suikoden

December 15, 1995·Single player
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Ratings

84
User Score
81 ratings
93
Critic Score
2 reviews
88
Total Score
83 combined

About

Suikoden is a Japanese-style role-playing game with several unusual additions. There are three kinds of combat in the game, the most common one being the traditional turn-based party combat (players can have up to six people in their active party). Magic runes can be equipped on the player's characters which allow limited usage of offensive and healing spells. There are also a few army battles, where the player must control whole units of fighters, archers, magicians, etc., and one-on-one fights (duels).

Storyline

Loosely based on the classic medieval Chinese novel Water Margins, the game is a fantasy RPG set in an imaginary universe, its main theme being political struggle. The hero of the game is the young son of Theo McDohl, a general who serves the Scarlet Moon Empire, presently controlling the land of Toran. Through a series of events the hero becomes involved in a rebellion against the Empire, led by an organization known as the Liberation Army. Will the hero find a new home there, will he be able to tear himself away from everything that has been sacred to him, including his own father?

Release Dates

PlatformDate
PlayStationDec 15, 1995
PlayStationDec 23, 1996
PlayStationMar 14, 1997
Sega SaturnSep 17, 1997
PlayStation1997
PC (Microsoft Windows)Mar 26, 1998
PC (Microsoft Windows)1998
PC (Microsoft Windows)Apr 1999
PlayStation 3Dec 23, 2008
PlayStation 3Dec 23, 2008
PlayStation 3Dec 23, 2008
PlayStation PortableDec 23, 2008
PlayStation PortableDec 23, 2008
PlayStation PortableDec 23, 2008

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Game Info

Developer
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher
Konami, Sony Computer Entertainment
Release Date
December 15, 1995
Porting
Media Entertainment
Franchise
Suikoden
Collection
Suikoden
Perspective
Third person

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Platforms

PlayStation 3PC (Microsoft Windows)Sega SaturnPlayStationPlayStation Portable

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Adventure

Themes

Fantasy

Game Modes

Single player

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