Genso Suikoden Card Stories: Difference between revisions

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| japanese_name = 幻想水滸伝カードストーリーズ

| romaji_name = Gensōsuikoden Kādosutōrīzu

~~| logo=~~

| image= [[File:Genso Suikoden Card Stories cover art.png]]

| caption= Nintendo GBA Japanese cover art

| developer= Will

| publisher= Konami

~~| designer=~~

| released= '''Nintendo GBA'''<br>{{JP}} September 13, 2001

~~| rating=~~

| platforms= Nintendo GBA

| sales = '''Nintendo GBA'''<br>{{JP}} 7,676

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On the night before their return to their hometown of [[Kyaro Town]], the [[Unicorn Brigade]], to which [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the hero]] and [[Jowy Atreides|Jowy]] belong, are suddenly attacked by the enemy. However, it was the commander, [[Rowd]], who ordered the attack. In the confusion, they fend off Rowd's pursuit and escape from the garrison in desperation.

After escaping into a cave, the hero and Jowy are led by a mysterious voice to an altar at the end of the cave. The sorceress [[Leknaat]], who calls herself the Keeper of Balance, appears. Together, the two seek the power that will shape their destiny and each receive one half of the [[Rune of Beginning]].

After escaping into a cave, the hero and Jowy are led by a mysterious voice to an altar at the end of the cave. The sorceress [[Leknaat]], who calls herself the Keeper of Balance, appears. Together, the two seek the power that will shape their destiny, and each receive one half of the [[Rune of Beginning]].

With the Rune of Beginning split between them, the hero and Jowy leave the cave, only to be pursued once more by the [[Highland Army]], led by Rowd, and driven to the cliffs. Jowy decides to stay behind and hold off the enemy while the hero jumps into the waterfall. If they both survive and are separated, they agree to reunite here and carve a mark on a nearby rock with their weapons as a sign of that promise. Then the hero plunges into the waterfall.

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===Chapter 3===

Arriving in [[Muse City]], [[Nanami]] spots [[Viktor]] entering a tavern. Entering, everyone is happy to see each other again, and Viktor tells the two that there is someone he wants them to meet. This person is [[Anabelle]], the mayor of Muse, who is an old friend of Viktor. Viktor plans to ask Anabelle to take the two in. When Anabelle hears the names of [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the hero]] and Nanami, she mentions the name of their foster father, [[Genkaku]]. Nanami and the hero are confused and Anabelle tells them that she will talk to them when she has time. Afterwards, the hero and Nanami leave the city hall, leaving Viktor to look around the city.

Arriving in [[Muse City]], [[Nanami]] spots [[Viktor]] entering a tavern. Entering, everyone is happy to see each other again, and Viktor tells the two that there is someone he wants them to meet. This person is [[Anabelle]], the mayor of Muse, who is an old friend of Viktor. Viktor plans to ask Anabelle to take the two in. When Anabelle hears the names of [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the hero]] and Nanami, she mentions the name of their foster father, [[Genkaku]]. Nanami and the hero are confused, and Anabelle tells them that she will talk to them when she has time. Afterwards, the hero and Nanami leave the city hall, leaving Viktor to look around the city.

At the tavern, a messenger from Anabelle arrives, and the hero and Nanami are to go to the town hall tomorrow morning. All around them, mercenaries are moving about in a hurry as Viktor's mercenaries have been asked to risk their lives to stop the [[Highland Army]]. The next day, the hero and Nanami go to the town hall to meet Anabelle. On the way, Nanami sees someone who looks exactly like [[Jowy Atreides|Jowy]]. They follow, but lose sight of him.

At the tavern, a messenger from Anabelle arrives, and the hero and Nanami are to go to the town hall tomorrow morning. All around them, mercenaries are moving about in a hurry as Viktor's mercenaries have been asked to risk their lives to stop the [[Highland Army]]. The next day, the hero and Nanami go to the town hall to meet Anabelle. On the way, Nanami sees someone who looks exactly like [[Jowy Atreides|Jowy]]. They follow but lose sight of him.

Arriving in the town hall, they find Anabelle dying, having been stabbed by Jowy. Anabelle realizes that she has very little time left to live and makes her last wish. She asks for forgiveness for what her father did to Genkaku, and she wants them to live. They run out of the room and try to escape as the Highland Army enter Muse City. But before they can do so, they are confronted by soldiers. Fighting their way out, the two journey to [[South Window City]].

==Plot differences from Suikoden II==

* In [[Suikoden II]], [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the hero]] and [[Jowy Atreides|Jowy]] see [[Rowd]] talking to [[Luca Blight]] and learn that the attack is a plot by Luca to spark a war. In Card Stories, Rowd is the one who leads the attack on the Unicorn Brigade.

* In Suikoden II, the [[Rune of Beginning]] is not found in a cave in [[Tenzan Pass]], but in a shrine in [[Toto Village]].

* In Card Stories, Jowy covers the hero's escape and is captured by the [[Highland Army]]. In Suikoden II, this ~~occured~~ when the two infiltrated the Highland garrison outside of [[Muse City]]. In Card Stories, this results in Jowy joining the Highlanders earlier than in the original game.

* In Card Stories, Jowy covers the hero's escape and is captured by the [[Highland Army]]. In Suikoden II, this occurred when the two infiltrated the Highland garrison outside of [[Muse City]]. In Card Stories, this results in Jowy joining the Highlanders earlier than in the original game.

* In Card Stories, [[Viktor]] is said to have caught the hero while fishing. In Suikoden II, the hero was merely spotted by Viktor, [[Flik]], and his men near Toto Village.

* In Card Stories, Jowy has joined the Highland forces long before the assassination of [[Anabelle]] in Muse City.

* In Card Stories, the hero does not escape back to [[Kyaro Town]] nor meets [[Nanami]] there. Nanami leaves Kyaro instead, reuniting with the hero in Toto Village. This resembles an alternative recruitment path for Nanami in Suikoden II where, if you don't go to rescue her in Kyaro, she escapes by herself and reunites with the party at the [[Mercenary Fortress]].

* In Card Stories, if the player ~~choose~~ to flee the Mercenary Fortress under Viktor's orders, they will encounter Rowd in Toto Village and fight him before deciding to return to the fort in time for the second Highland attack.

* In Card Stories, if the player chooses to flee the Mercenary Fortress under Viktor's orders, they will encounter Rowd in Toto Village and fight him before deciding to return to the fort in time for the second Highland attack.

* Card Stories completely eschews elements of the Suikoden II plot regarding [[Tsai]], [[Pilika]], [[Fire Spear]]s, and [[Apple]]. After returning to the Mercenary Fortress with Nanami, the Highland Army simply attacks twice in quick succession without warning to raze the fort.

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 | japanese_name = 幻想水滸伝カードストーリーズ
 | romaji_name = Gensōsuikoden Kādosutōrīzu
-| logo=
 | image= [[File:Genso Suikoden Card Stories cover art.png]]
 | caption= Nintendo GBA Japanese cover art
 | developer=  Will
 | publisher= Konami
-| designer=
 | released= '''Nintendo GBA'''<br>{{JP}} September 13, 2001
-| rating=
 | platforms= Nintendo GBA
 | sales = '''Nintendo GBA'''<br>{{JP}} 7,676
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 On the night before their return to their hometown of [[Kyaro Town]], the [[Unicorn Brigade]], to which [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the hero]] and [[Jowy Atreides|Jowy]] belong, are suddenly attacked by the enemy. However, it was the commander, [[Rowd]], who ordered the attack. In the confusion, they fend off Rowd's pursuit and escape from the garrison in desperation.
-After escaping into a cave, the hero and Jowy are led by a mysterious voice to an altar at the end of the cave. The sorceress [[Leknaat]], who calls herself the Keeper of Balance, appears. Together, the two seek the power that will shape their destiny and each receive one half of the [[Rune of Beginning]].
+After escaping into a cave, the hero and Jowy are led by a mysterious voice to an altar at the end of the cave. The sorceress [[Leknaat]], who calls herself the Keeper of Balance, appears. Together, the two seek the power that will shape their destiny, and each receive one half of the [[Rune of Beginning]].
 With the Rune of Beginning split between them, the hero and Jowy leave the cave, only to be pursued once more by the [[Highland Army]], led by Rowd, and driven to the cliffs. Jowy decides to stay behind and hold off the enemy while the hero jumps into the waterfall. If they both survive and are separated, they agree to reunite here and carve a mark on a nearby rock with their weapons as a sign of that promise. Then the hero plunges into the waterfall.
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 ===Chapter 3===
-Arriving in [[Muse City]], [[Nanami]] spots [[Viktor]] entering a tavern. Entering, everyone is happy to see each other again, and Viktor tells the two that there is someone he wants them to meet. This person is [[Anabelle]], the mayor of Muse, who is an old friend of Viktor. Viktor plans to ask Anabelle to take the two in. When Anabelle hears the names of [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the hero]] and Nanami, she mentions the name of their foster father, [[Genkaku]]. Nanami and the hero are confused and Anabelle tells them that she will talk to them when she has time. Afterwards, the hero and Nanami leave the city hall, leaving Viktor to look around the city.
+Arriving in [[Muse City]], [[Nanami]] spots [[Viktor]] entering a tavern. Entering, everyone is happy to see each other again, and Viktor tells the two that there is someone he wants them to meet. This person is [[Anabelle]], the mayor of Muse, who is an old friend of Viktor. Viktor plans to ask Anabelle to take the two in. When Anabelle hears the names of [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the hero]] and Nanami, she mentions the name of their foster father, [[Genkaku]]. Nanami and the hero are confused, and Anabelle tells them that she will talk to them when she has time. Afterwards, the hero and Nanami leave the city hall, leaving Viktor to look around the city.
-At the tavern, a messenger from Anabelle arrives, and the hero and Nanami are to go to the town hall tomorrow morning. All around them, mercenaries are moving about in a hurry as Viktor's mercenaries have been asked to risk their lives to stop the [[Highland Army]]. The next day, the hero and Nanami go to the town hall to meet Anabelle. On the way, Nanami sees someone who looks exactly like [[Jowy Atreides|Jowy]]. They follow, but lose sight of him.
+At the tavern, a messenger from Anabelle arrives, and the hero and Nanami are to go to the town hall tomorrow morning. All around them, mercenaries are moving about in a hurry as Viktor's mercenaries have been asked to risk their lives to stop the [[Highland Army]]. The next day, the hero and Nanami go to the town hall to meet Anabelle. On the way, Nanami sees someone who looks exactly like [[Jowy Atreides|Jowy]]. They follow but lose sight of him.
 Arriving in the town hall, they find Anabelle dying, having been stabbed by Jowy. Anabelle realizes that she has very little time left to live and makes her last wish. She asks for forgiveness for what her father did to Genkaku, and she wants them to live. They run out of the room and try to escape as the Highland Army enter Muse City. But before they can do so, they are confronted by soldiers. Fighting their way out, the two journey to [[South Window City]].
 ==Plot differences from Suikoden II==
-* In [[Suikoden II]], [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the hero]] and [[Jowy Atreides|Jowy]] see [[Rowd]] talking to [[Luca Blight]]  and learn that the attack is a plot by Luca to spark a war. In Card Stories, Rowd is the one who leads the attack on the Unicorn Brigade.
+* In [[Suikoden II]], [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the hero]] and [[Jowy Atreides|Jowy]] see [[Rowd]] talking to [[Luca Blight]] and learn that the attack is a plot by Luca to spark a war. In Card Stories, Rowd is the one who leads the attack on the Unicorn Brigade.
 * In Suikoden II, the [[Rune of Beginning]] is not found in a cave in [[Tenzan Pass]], but in a shrine in [[Toto Village]].
-* In Card Stories, Jowy covers the hero's escape and is captured by the [[Highland Army]]. In Suikoden II, this occured when the two infiltrated the Highland garrison outside of [[Muse City]]. In Card Stories, this results in Jowy joining the Highlanders earlier than in the original game.
+* In Card Stories, Jowy covers the hero's escape and is captured by the [[Highland Army]]. In Suikoden II, this occurred when the two infiltrated the Highland garrison outside of [[Muse City]]. In Card Stories, this results in Jowy joining the Highlanders earlier than in the original game.
 * In Card Stories, [[Viktor]] is said to have caught the hero while fishing. In Suikoden II, the hero was merely spotted by Viktor, [[Flik]], and his men near Toto Village.
 * In Card Stories, Jowy has joined the Highland forces long before the assassination of [[Anabelle]] in Muse City.
 * In Card Stories, the hero does not escape back to [[Kyaro Town]] nor meets [[Nanami]] there. Nanami leaves Kyaro instead, reuniting with the hero in Toto Village. This resembles an alternative recruitment path for Nanami in Suikoden II where, if you don't go to rescue her in Kyaro, she escapes by herself and reunites with the party at the [[Mercenary Fortress]].
-* In Card Stories, if the player choose to flee the Mercenary Fortress under Viktor's orders, they will encounter Rowd in Toto Village and fight him before deciding to return to the fort in time for the second Highland attack.
+* In Card Stories, if the player chooses to flee the Mercenary Fortress under Viktor's orders, they will encounter Rowd in Toto Village and fight him before deciding to return to the fort in time for the second Highland attack.
 * Card Stories completely eschews elements of the Suikoden II plot regarding [[Tsai]], [[Pilika]], [[Fire Spear]]s, and [[Apple]]. After returning to the Mercenary Fortress with Nanami, the Highland Army simply attacks twice in quick succession without warning to raze the fort.