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Eventually, the hero finds his way to a rebel organisation where he is sheltered, although he is only convinced of the need to struggle against the Empire, when the hideout is attacked and sacked by Imperial forces. Recruiting the help of [[Mathiu Silverberg]], a former Imperial strategist, McDohl's [[Toran Liberation Army|Liberation Army]] starts off as a small force working to unite rebel factions throughout Scarlet Moon before bringing down the Empire itself. Following the war, which was filled with much loss of life and many good people on both sides, the hero, still bearing the Rune of Life and Death, leaves the nation. | Eventually, the hero finds his way to a rebel organisation where he is sheltered, although he is only convinced of the need to struggle against the Empire, when the hideout is attacked and sacked by Imperial forces. Recruiting the help of [[Mathiu Silverberg]], a former Imperial strategist, McDohl's [[Toran Liberation Army|Liberation Army]] starts off as a small force working to unite rebel factions throughout Scarlet Moon before bringing down the Empire itself. Following the war, which was filled with much loss of life and many good people on both sides, the hero, still bearing the Rune of Life and Death, leaves the nation. | ||
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===PlayStation=== | |||
Suikoden was released on December 15, 1995 in Japan. It had two TV commercials in Japan, a 30-second spot and a shortened 15-second variant. The game would be released in North America on December 28, 1996, followed by a European release in March, 1997. | |||
The game would be re-released twice on PlayStation in Japan. First on November 29, 1996 as part of the KONAMI the Best series, [[Konami]]'s own re-release series, and again on July 11, 2002 as part of the PS one Books budget re-release series. | |||
There were few strong differences between the Japanese and overseas versions of the game, save for dialogue adjustments for localization and such. The only major graphical change was a removal of the crossbeam and corresponding arm sprites where [[Sydonia]] and [[Varkas]] are tortured in [[Rockland]]. This would change the context of the scene from a crucifixion to being tied at the stake. | |||
===Saturn=== | |||
The game would be ported to the Sega Saturn with a release date of September 17, 1997. Although the game was mostly identical to the PlayStation original, a number of additions were made. This version was never released outside Japan. | |||
Graphically; portraits, spells, and other effects were redone for the Saturn's hardware. Though there is contention as to whether these are improvements or changes forced by Saturn hardware limitations. Gameplay wise, the major additions were an extra story event; at a certain point a random female recruit will be abducted by [[Anji]] and his crew and the player will have to rescue them. This would replace the original recruitment scenario for Anji, [[Kanak]], and [[Leonardo]]. | |||
Other additions included a coliseum mode run by [[Eikei]], which included armor and equipment that was not part of the original PlayStation release, including the [[Darkness Rune]]. An additional short story scene was added after the revival of [[Gremio]], showing his thoughts and experiences as he returned to life. A new opening movie was included, replacing the one on the original PlayStation. | |||
===Windows=== | |||
On March 26, 1998, Suikoden received a port to the Microsoft Windows platform, specifically Windows 95. It was a full, dedicated port, utilizing a Windows-style GUI and tabs for menu navigation and presenting the game itself in a small window with menus on its right-hand side. | |||
All menus were navigated using the mouse and through point-and-click. The gameplay window would expand to full-size for battles, as most menu options were not needed. | |||
This release was only available in Japan, with no overseas versions available. | |||
===PlayStation Portable=== | |||
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Suikoden would be ported, along with [[Suikoden II]], to the Sony PSP on February 23, 2006 as part of [[Gensosuikoden I&II]]. The game would be adapted to display in the PSP's 30:17 screen ratio with minor graphical adjustments to accommodate the new resolution. A new portrait was also drawn for [[Hero (Suikoden)|McDohl]] and ground textures in many locations were given more detail to match the aesthetic of Suikoden II slightly more closely. The game's content would remain identical to its original PlayStation release. | |||
===Mobile devices=== | |||
On June 16, 2008, Suikoden would be ported to i-mode compatible mobile devices, available to download through the Konami Net DX mobile service. The game was over 19.4MB in size, thus requiring an SD card to download at the time. It cost 500 points on Konami Net DX, roughly working out to 525 Japanese yen. | |||
The size of the in-game display would be truncated to fit within the restricted window size and ratio of mobile devices, forcing some sprite and portrait re-placement. The gameplay and content of the game remained unchanged from the original PlayStation version. | |||
This version of Suikoden would be compatible with the i-mode version of [[Suikoden II]] released in 2009, allowing players to transfer their data in the same manner as the PlayStation original. | |||
===PlayStation Network=== | |||
The original PlayStation version of the game would be the version ported to PSN on PlayStation 3 on December 23, 2008 and February 4, 2015 for North America and Europe respectively. Vita support in all regions would only be enabled on the game's release in Europe in 2015. | |||
As [[Gensosuikoden I&II]] was already available as a digital title in Japanese PSN stores, Suikoden did not receive a Japanese release as a PS1 Classic title. This version of Suikoden is compatible with the PSN version of the [[Suikoden II]], allowing players to transfer their data in the same manner as the PlayStation original. | |||
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[[Gensosuikoden The Succeed Crest]] was a manga adaptation of the game that ran for two volumes from 2009 to 2010. It is from that manga that we get the alternative name for the main character; [[Hero (Suikoden)|Louie]]. Before that, the 1998 manga [[Parody Comic Series Gensosuikoden]], focused exclusively on the title, being published before [[Suikoden II]]'s release. | [[Gensosuikoden The Succeed Crest]] was a manga adaptation of the game that ran for two volumes from 2009 to 2010. It is from that manga that we get the alternative name for the main character; [[Hero (Suikoden)|Louie]]. Before that, the 1998 manga [[Parody Comic Series Gensosuikoden]], focused exclusively on the title, being published before [[Suikoden II]]'s release. | ||
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