


In other words, he's a prince in a land with no true need for princes. In Suikoden V, your unwitting, nameless protagonist is the son of the Arshtat, queen of the Falena matriarchy. We're not just talking about a handful of party members, either Suikoden has always been famous for its casts, spanning over 108 allies to befriend, or more.
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Things such as sleep, eating, writing a review – all of these are forgotten in lieu of more playtime.įor those who'd forgotten about the Suikoden series after the bland number three or abysmal number four, Suikoden V tells another daring tale of an unwitting hero getting a rune of exceptionally powerful power, and then gathering up allies to take down the overwhelming odds stacked against him. It's always a good sign when the reviewer would rather play the game than write the review, and this one's been keeping himself awake until sunrise for a week on end, playing Suikoden V to death. Does the oddity of his means of attack spell good things for the series again? Now, Suikoden V has come, and the main character finds himself tossing about a nunchaku-staff, more typically known as a tri-nunchaku. Suikodens three and four starred plain ol' boring everyday swords, and were seen as progressively worse travesties to the series, though a few fans still stuck it out for hope of something better. The sequel's lead wielded tonfa, a weapon that hardly gets seen in games not named Soul Calibur, and the game itself saw blazing success, considered by many the best in the series. That feat has been duplicated time and again in various games, and isn't seen as too far of a leap and in accordance, the first game of the series was good, but not particularly great. There's an unwritten law about games in the Suikoden series that dictates, "The more exotic of a weapon used by the main character, the better the game will be." In the very first Suikoden, the main character turned heads by using, instead of the traditional heroic sword, a quarterstaff as his weapon.
