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Suikoden III garnered mainly positive reviews, yet the changes in gameplay and the Trinity Sight System divided fans. Suikoden III remains the highest selling Suikoden game to date with 377,729 sold copies by the end of 2002 in Japan <ref>[http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2002.shtml The-Magicbox.com 2002 Japan Sales chart]</ref> and about 190,000 sold copies in total in North America <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617193507/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml "US Platinum Chart Games"] The Magic Box. Archived from [http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml the original] on June 17, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2014.</ref> and was the final game for original series producer [[Murayama Yoshitaka]]. Fan interest began to cool in the years following the release of the title although it still a point of contention whether that is the fault of Suikoden III or the lackluster reception to [[Suikoden IV]].

In later years, the game would come to be seen by video game publications as a misstep, too removed from the popular PS1 duology. Its reputation would then rebound once more following the release of Suikoden IV.

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 Suikoden III garnered mainly positive reviews, yet the changes in gameplay and the Trinity Sight System divided fans. Suikoden III remains the highest selling Suikoden game to date with 377,729 sold copies by the end of 2002 in Japan <ref>[http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2002.shtml The-Magicbox.com 2002 Japan Sales chart]</ref> and about 190,000 sold copies in total in North America <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060617193507/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml  "US Platinum Chart Games"] The Magic Box. Archived from [http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml the original] on June 17, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2014.</ref> and was the final game for original series producer [[Murayama Yoshitaka]]. Fan interest began to cool in the years following the release of the title although it still a point of contention whether that is the fault of Suikoden III or the lackluster reception to [[Suikoden IV]].
+In later years, the game would come to be seen by video game publications as a misstep, too removed from the popular PS1 duology. Its reputation would then rebound once more following the release of Suikoden IV.
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