Suikoden
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In Suikoden, you become the son of a famed general, leading a rebellion against the Scarlet Moon Empire by recruiting 108 unique characters to fight in party-based, strategic, and one-on-one battles.
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Navigate menus, towns, and the world map using the directional buttons. Actions like confirming selections, attacking, or interacting with characters and objects are performed with the face buttons. Specific buttons are used for accessing menus or canceling actions.
About Suikoden
Suikoden is a role-playing game from the mid-1990s, originally released for the PlayStation. It brought a fresh perspective to the genre with its focus on political intrigue and large-scale conflict.
The heart of Suikoden involves building your army. You take on the role of the young heir to a prominent general, who finds himself on the wrong side of a corrupt empire. Your main task is to gather allies, eventually amassing a force of 108 distinct characters, known as the Stars of Destiny, each with their own skills and personalities. These characters join your cause in your base, a large castle that grows and evolves as you recruit more people.
Combat in Suikoden unfolds in several ways. Standard encounters feature a party of up to six characters battling enemy groups in a turn-based system. Beyond this, you'll engage in large-scale army battles, which play out like tactical simulations where you choose unit types and formations. There are also intense one-on-one duels that require precise timing and strategic use of a few specific moves. Progressing through Suikoden involves exploring towns, dungeons, and the world map, talking to NPCs, managing your growing roster, and advancing the narrative of the rebellion.
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