Suikoden
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Suikoden (Japanese: 幻想水滸伝, Hepburn: Gensō Suikoden, lit. "Fantasy Water Margin") is a series of role-playing video games created by Yoshitaka Murayama. The games are loosely based on the classical Chinese novel Water Margin,[1] whose title is rendered as Suikoden (水滸伝) in Japanese. Each individual game centers on themes of politics, corruption, revolution, mystical crystals known as True Runes, and the "108 Stars of Destiny"—the 108 protagonists who are loosely interpreted from the source material.
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Suikoden | |
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Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Developer(s) | Konami, Hudson Soft |
Publisher(s) | Konami |
Creator(s) | Yoshitaka Murayama |
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First release | Suikoden December 15, 1995 |
Latest release | Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki February 9, 2012 |
Although the events of the games are not chronological, the entire series (except for Tierkreis and Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki) takes place within the same world, among continuing and overlapping histories. In some cases, several characters appear in multiple installments.
A high-definition remaster of the first two games under the title Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars and a spiritual successor to the series entitled Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes are set to release in 2024.[2][3]