<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
entitled	O
Eiyuden	O
Chronicle	O
:	O
Hundred	O
Heroes	O
,	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Suikoden	B-Application
team	O
,	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
however	O
marked	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
complete	O
shift	O
from	O
2D	O
to	O
3D	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
made	O
its	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
and	O
Suikoden	B-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
are	O
combined	O
in	O
one	O
Universal	O
Media	O
Disc	O
(	O
UMD	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
which	O
Suikoden	B-Application
game	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
third	O
choice	O
which	O
is	O
"	O
Gallery	O
"	O
( ギャラリー	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
and	O
II	O
were	O
done	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
some	O
places	O
which	O
were	O
designed	O
for	O
PAL	B-Language
and	O
NTSC	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
discussed	O
in	O
his	O
blog	O
a	O
possible	O
overseas	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gensō	B-Application
Suikoden	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
sold	O
21,707	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
considered	O
low	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
critical	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
entries	O
,	O
Suikoden	B-Application
I	I-Application
and	O
II	O
HD	O
Remaster	O
:	O
Gate	O
Rune	O
and	O
Dunan	O
Unification	O
Wars	O
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
battle	O
party	O
having	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
six	O
people	O
(	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
and	O
5	O
other	O
characters	O
)	O
,	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
reduces	O
the	O
party	O
to	O
four	O
fighters	O
and	O
one	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duels	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
typically	O
not	O
time-based	O
except	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
wherein	O
choosing	O
a	O
command	O
is	O
timed	O
for	O
3	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
different	O
forms	O
of	O
war	O
battles	O
most	O
notably	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
battles	O
are	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
however	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
was	O
created	O
,	O
written	O
,	O
produced	O
,	O
and	O
overseen	O
by	O
Yoshitaka	O
Murayama	O
,	O
who	O
left	O
Konami	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III'''s	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noritada	O
Matsukawa	O
took	O
over	O
as	O
Senior	O
Director	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
following	O
Murayama	O
's	O
departure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Matsukawa	O
as	O
well	O
but	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Junko	O
Kawano	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
chief	O
designer	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
I	I-Application
.	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Takahiro	O
Sakiyama	O
,	O
a	O
relative	O
newcomer	O
to	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
conducted	O
by	O
Japanese	O
website	O
4gamers.net	O
regarding	O
the	O
RPG	O
Frontier	O
Gate	O
,	O
Konami	O
developers	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
development	O
team	O
has	O
been	O
disbanded	O
with	O
members	O
scattered	O
about	O
teams	O
within	O
Konami	O
and	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
rumours	O
,	O
Konami	O
presented	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Suikoden	B-Application
game	O
on	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2011	O
:	O
Genso	B-Application
Suikoden	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Woven	I-Application
Web	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Century	I-Application
(	O
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Tsumugareshi	O
Hyakunen	O
no	O
Toki	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
on	O
12	O
February	O
2012	O
to	O
generally	O
lackluster	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Suikodens	B-Application
development	O
crew	O
left	O
Konami	O
and	O
named	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
called	O
Rabbit	O
&	O
Bear	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
creative	O
minds	O
behind	O
the	O
classic	O
PlayStation-era	O
roleplaying	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
Yoshitaka	O
Murayama	O
,	O
director	O
and	O
writer	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Suikoden	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
creative	O
team	O
also	O
includes	O
Junko	O
Kawano	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
artist	O
on	O
Suikoden	B-Application
1	O
and	O
4	O
;	O
Junichi	O
Murakami	O
,	O
art	O
director	O
on	O
Castlevania	O
:	O
Aria	O
of	O
Sorrow	O
;	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
director	O
Osamu	O
Komuta	O
;	O
and	O
composers	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
and	O
Michiko	O
Naruke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murayama	O
directed	O
to	O
a	O
Suikoden	B-Application
follow-up	O
game	O
called	O
Eiyuden	O
Chronicle	O
:	O
Hundred	O
Heroes	O
,	O
slated	O
to	O
release	O
worldwide	O
on	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
27	O
True	O
Runes	O
are	O
powerful	O
sources	O
of	O
all	O
magic	O
and	O
primal	O
forces	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wholly	O
sentient	O
and	O
possessing	O
their	O
own	O
will	O
,	O
the	O
True	O
Runes	O
hold	O
immeasurable	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
the	O
equivalents	O
of	O
gods	O
in	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
incarnate	O
themselves	O
unattached	O
from	O
a	O
host	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Beast	O
Rune	O
did	O
during	O
the	O
Highland-Jowston	O
conflict	O
,	O
self-activating	O
and	O
then	O
feeding	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
will.Suikoden	O
II	O
gameOrigin	O
of	O
True	O
Runes	O
and	O
the	O
Creation	O
of	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
UniverseThe	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
universe	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
books	O
discovered	O
in	O
most	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
concept	O
borrowed	O
from	O
the	O
Chinese	O
novel	O
Shui	O
Hu	O
Zhuan	O
,	O
each	O
Suikoden	B-Application
game	O
has	O
featured	O
108	O
characters	O
who	O
band	O
together	O
to	O
ward	O
off	O
a	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
main	O
Suikoden	B-Application
game	O
(	O
excluding	O
the	O
Suikogaiden	B-Application
games	O
and	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
)	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
108	O
notable	O
characters	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
recruitable	O
except	O
for	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
where	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
stars	O
of	O
destiny	O
were	O
the	O
antagonist	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
with	O
many	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
political	O
geography	O
has	O
changed	O
over	O
the	O
series	O
chronology	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
setting	O
is	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
chronologically	O
,	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
the	O
earliest	O
game	O
while	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
occurs	O
latest	O
within	O
the	O
time	O
span	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
,	O
Suikoden	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
are	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
Northern	O
Continent	O
,	O
a	O
land	O
mass	O
composed	O
of	O
several	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Scarlet	O
Moon	O
Empire	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
southeastern	O
coast	O
of	O
the	O
Northern	O
Continent	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
composed	O
primarily	O
of	O
the	O
Toran	O
region	O
,	O
with	O
Lake	O
Toran	O
at	O
its	O
centre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
,	O
the	O
empire	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Toran	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Dunan	O
region	O
,	O
north-west	O
of	O
the	O
Toran	O
Republic	O
,	O
and	O
initially	O
comprises	O
the	O
Highland	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
the	O
east	O
and	O
the	O
Jowston	O
City-States	O
,	O
a	O
confederation	B-Operating_System
of	O
politically	O
autonomous	O
states	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
conflict	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
occurs	O
in	O
these	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kooluk	O
region	O
was	O
originally	O
the	O
Kooluk	O
Empire	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
eventually	O
dissolved	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
to	O
be	O
left	O
as	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
independent	O
settlements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
most	O
of	O
these	O
islands	O
are	O
unified	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
Island	O
Nations	O
Federation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
Falena	O
has	O
a	O
large	O
network	O
of	O
rivers	O
and	O
lakes	O
throughout	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
the	O
Ashtwal	O
Mountains	O
in	O
its	O
northern	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Falena	O
has	O
been	O
protected	O
from	O
the	O
militant	O
theocracy	O
Nagarea	O
since	O
the	O
mountain	O
pass	O
between	O
the	O
nations	O
was	O
destroyed	O
,	O
though	O
Armes	O
continues	O
to	O
remain	O
a	O
threat	O
throughout	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scattered	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
are	O
mysterious	O
ruins	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
lost	O
Sindar	O
race	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
recurring	O
theme	O
throughout	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Suikoden	B-Application
games	O
have	O
generally	O
been	O
considered	O
to	O
have	O
soundtracks	O
very	O
well	O
liked	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
community	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
have	O
only	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
released	O
slightly	O
before	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
the	O
last	O
at	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
always	O
taken	O
from	O
music	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
,	O
Suikoden	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
(	O
rarely	O
)	O
the	O
Suikogaiden	B-Application
side-stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Music	O
Collection	O
Produced	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Nanba	O
—	O
a	O
10-track	O
arrangement	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
December	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Music	O
Collection	O
Produced	O
by	O
Kentaro	O
Haneda	O
—	O
another	O
10-track	O
arrangement	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
April	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Vocal	O
Collection	O
~	O
La	O
passione	O
commuove	O
la	O
storia	O
~	O
—	O
a	O
10-track	O
arrangement	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
July	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Vocal	O
Collection	O
~	O
Distant	O
Stars	O
,	O
Echoes	O
of	O
Love	O
~	O
—	O
a	O
10-track	O
arrangement	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
January	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Piano	O
Collection	O
~	O
Avertunerio	O
Antes	O
Lance	O
Mao	O
~	O
—	O
a	O
13-track	O
arrangement	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
December	O
2002	O
,	O
arranged	O
by	O
Shusei	O
Murai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Celtic	O
Collection	O
—	O
a	O
12	O
track	O
arrangement	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
celtic	O
music	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
March	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Celtic	O
Collection	O
2	O
—	O
a	O
12-track	O
arrangement	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
August	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Music	O
Collection	O
~	O
Asian	O
Collection	O
~	O
—	O
a	O
12-track	O
arrangement	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
November	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Piano	O
Collection	O
2	O
—	O
a	O
12	O
track	O
arrangement	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
January	O
2004	O
,	O
arranged	O
by	O
Shusei	O
Murai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Celtic	O
Collection	O
III	O
—	O
a	O
13	O
track	O
arrangement	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
April	O
2004	O
,	O
arranged	O
by	O
Yuji	O
Yoshino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
publications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
World	O
Guide	O
and	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Encyclopedia	O
,	O
exist	O
for	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
majority	O
are	O
only	O
in	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
and	O
Suikoden	B-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
light	O
novel	O
adaptations	O
written	O
by	O
Shinjiro	O
Hori	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
manga	O
by	O
Aki	O
Shimizu	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
markets	O
by	O
Tokyopop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
I	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
I	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
selectable	O
characters	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
