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==Reception== | ==Reception and legacy== | ||
Suikoden V would earn a 32/40 score from ''Weekly Famitsu'' on its release, giving the game a Gold Hall of Fame status as a result. One point higher than [[Suikoden III]], this made Suikoden V the highest score given to any game in the [[Suikoden series]], until the release of [[Suikoden Tierkreis]] in 2008. | Suikoden V would earn a 32/40 score from ''Weekly Famitsu'' on its release, giving the game a Gold Hall of Fame status as a result. One point higher than [[Suikoden III]], this made Suikoden V the highest score given to any game in the [[Suikoden series]], until the release of [[Suikoden Tierkreis]] in 2008. | ||
In December 2005, ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' would begin preview coverage of Suikoden V. It noted that the series' PS2 titles failed to revitalize the Suikoden name after the charm of its PS1 days. The magazine was cautiously optimistic that the previews they had seen indicated that Suikoden V would manage to blend said charm with a modern style while avoiding the pitfalls of [[Suikoden IV]]. | |||
''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' would review the game in May 2005, scoring it at straight 6.5s across the board. One reviewer called it a "bad cover version" of [[Suikoden II]] but the game was generally praised as compelling, if long-winded, and certainly as an improvement over its predecessor. However, the game was also called archaic, lacking in graphical fidelity, and slow to get going. | |||
''Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine'', meanwhile, would give the game 3/5. OPM would criticize the game for aping its predecessors to the point of making the player wonder if they were playing a remake, rather than a sequel (or prequel). Once again, the story was describe as compelling and the game solid, but lacking in style and further evidence that the series needed a shot in the arm. | |||
''Official UK PlayStation Magazine'' in November 2006 would be even more curt, scoring the game at 5/10 in a short review that dismissed the game as too tedious and filled with "crushingly dull text". | |||
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