Suikoden V
Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Feb 23, 2006
The fifth game in the Suikoden series. Set six years before Suikoden I, the game follows the Prince of the Queendom of Falena, as he struggles to unite the 108 Stars of Destiny and end a civil war that threatens to tear the realm apart.
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Konami brings Suikoden back to its roots. 2
If you're a Suikoden fan and have played most (if not all) of its games, you were probably shocked to find Suikoden IV so different from the herd. It was (and still is) the black sheep of the franchise. Too many changes were made to the mechanic and not only that, but the overall experience just didn't feel right. Fast forward to Suikoden V and any avid fan of the series will tell you this is a true Suikoden game. In fact, this chapter takes the most of its influence from the second opus which w...
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Mediocrity 0
Suikoden V's Cornelio attributes the adjective "mediocrity" to the game's protagonist, which can also be given to the whole of this game. Since the departure of Yoshitaka Murayama halfway through the development of Suikoden III, the series just hasn't been the same. Like IV, Suikoden V feels like a flat and uninteresting world populated with the usual well characterized characters that the Suikoden has been known for. Mainly, the game just feels like a emulation of Suikoden I & II, and tr...
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