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| first= ''[[Suikoden]]''<br>December 15, 1995 | | first= ''[[Suikoden]]''<br>December 15, 1995 | ||
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===Recruiting=== | ===Recruiting=== | ||
In the seven games of the "main series", the player is able to recruit up to (and sometimes exceeding) 108 characters; each with their own style, personality, and role. Not all of these characters are potential battle party members. Some act as merchants, some trigger mini | In the seven games of the "main series", the player is able to recruit up to (and sometimes exceeding) 108 characters; each with their own style, personality, and role. Not all of these characters are potential battle party members. Some act as merchants, some trigger mini games, some offer assist abilities (such as post-battle healing), and some add to your abilities in other gameplay instances such as war battles. | ||
[[Suikoden Tactics]] does not feature 108 characters but does have a large number of characters to recruit. In games with 108 characters, there is generally a secret, or "best", ending gained by collecting all [[108 Stars]]. | [[Suikoden Tactics]] does not feature 108 characters but does have a large number of characters to recruit. In games with 108 characters, there is generally a secret, or "best", ending gained by collecting all [[108 Stars]]. | ||
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Games in the Suikoden series tend to intertwine these two forces, as well as the temporal politics of the games events in order to examine notions of destiny, order, chaos, and the meaning of will. | Games in the Suikoden series tend to intertwine these two forces, as well as the temporal politics of the games events in order to examine notions of destiny, order, chaos, and the meaning of will. | ||
Games since 2008 have taken place in different worlds of what is called the [[Infinity]], a multiverse concept previously alluded to in other titles. These titles do not involve runes | Games since 2008 have taken place in different worlds of what is called the [[Infinity]], a multiverse concept previously alluded to in other titles. These titles do not involve runes but do include the 108 Stars and have their own, individual lore aspects. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Mobile, Nintendo DS and Sony PSP=== | ===Mobile, Nintendo DS and Sony PSP=== | ||
The series first portable title came in 2005, with the release of [[Genso Suikoden I&II]], a compilation of the first two games, being released for the PSP. | The series' first portable title came in 2005, with the release of [[Genso Suikoden I&II]], a compilation of the first two games, being released for the PSP. | ||
In 2008, [[Suikoden Tierkreis]] was released for the Nintendo DS, abandoning the continuity built up by the previous games in favour of a new, independent setting. Prior to its release, [[Genso Suikoden Tierkreis Hoshikuzu no Shiro]], a mobile phone visual novel intended as a prequel to the new title, was also released. In 2011, [[Pachislot Genso Suikoden]] was released as a pachislot machine for Japanese gaming parlors, and later received a mobile port. | In 2008, [[Suikoden Tierkreis]] was released for the Nintendo DS, abandoning the continuity built up by the previous games in favour of a new, independent setting. Prior to its release, [[Genso Suikoden Tierkreis Hoshikuzu no Shiro]], a mobile phone visual novel intended as a prequel to the new title, was also released. In 2011, [[Pachislot Genso Suikoden]] was released as a pachislot machine for Japanese gaming parlors, and later received a mobile port. | ||
2012 saw the release of [[Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki]], set in a third separate continuity, on the Sony PSP, which produced average reviews and disappointing sales. | 2012 saw the release of [[Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki]], set in a third separate continuity, on the Sony PSP, which produced average reviews and disappointing sales. | ||
On September 16, 2022, [[Konami]] announced development of [[Suikoden I&II HD Remaster]], a HD compilation of the first two games in the series, marking the first new Suikoden game development in over a decade. | |||
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