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| first= ''[[Suikoden]]''<br>December 15, 1995 | | first= ''[[Suikoden]]''<br>December 15, 1995 | ||
| latest= ''[[ | | latest= ''[[Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki]]''<br>February 7, 2013 ''(PSP the Best)'' | ||
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In almost every game of the series, characters can equip armor and accessories. Several games of the series feature individual inventories, where items must be equipped to a character in order for them to be able to use said item in battle. Most games also feature a standard inventory you can equip armor, accessories, and other items from. | In almost every game of the series, characters can equip armor and accessories. Several games of the series feature individual inventories, where items must be equipped to a character in order for them to be able to use said item in battle. Most games also feature a standard inventory you can equip armor, accessories, and other items from. | ||
Unlike many Japanese role-playing games, the first six titles do not feature purchasable weapons. Instead, characters must have their weapons upgraded through a [[blacksmith]], increasing their statistics over time. Later games deviate from this; [[Suikoden Tierkreis]] and [[ | Unlike many Japanese role-playing games, the first six titles do not feature purchasable weapons. Instead, characters must have their weapons upgraded through a [[blacksmith]], increasing their statistics over time. Later games deviate from this; [[Suikoden Tierkreis]] and [[Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki]] both focus on the purchasing and equipping of weapons just the same as armor or other accessories. | ||
===Duel=== | ===Duel=== | ||
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The Suikoden series first began with the release of [[Suikoden]] for the Sony PlayStation on December 15, 1995. It was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. Release early in the PlayStation's life cycle, it sold well due in part of a lack of competing RPGs on the new system. | The Suikoden series first began with the release of [[Suikoden]] for the Sony PlayStation on December 15, 1995. It was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. Release early in the PlayStation's life cycle, it sold well due in part of a lack of competing RPGs on the new system. | ||
The second game in the series, [[Suikoden II]] was released on December 17, 1998. The game met with great acclaim in Japan and overseas and spawned no less than three spin-off titles: [[ | The second game in the series, [[Suikoden II]] was released on December 17, 1998. The game met with great acclaim in Japan and overseas and spawned no less than three spin-off titles: [[Genso Suikoden Card Stories]], based on the newly released trading card game, and visual novels [[Gensosuikogaiden Vol.1]] and [[Gensosuikogaiden Vol.2]]. | ||
===Sony PlayStation 2=== | ===Sony PlayStation 2=== | ||
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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 [[ | 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, [[ | 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 [[ | 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. | ||
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