<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
initially	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
and	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
of	O
the	O
game	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
to	O
release	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
plays	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
moving	O
characters	O
across	O
a	O
landscape	O
,	O
advancing	O
the	O
plot	O
by	O
completing	O
tasks	O
and	O
talking	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
and	O
,	O
more	O
rarely	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hero	O
may	O
recruit	O
up	O
to	O
107	O
new	O
characters	O
to	O
his	O
cause	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
all	O
recruited	O
characters	O
are	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
features	O
six	O
person	O
parties	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
character	O
being	O
individually	O
controllable	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
fight	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
six	O
characters	O
lose	O
all	O
their	O
hit	O
points	O
and	O
are	O
thus	O
incapacitated	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
restart	O
from	O
a	O
save	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
strategic	O
war	O
battles	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
major	O
groups	O
are	O
charge	O
attacks	O
,	O
bow	O
attacks	O
,	O
magic	B-Application
attacks	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charge	O
attacks	O
beat	O
bow	O
attacks	O
,	O
bow	O
attacks	O
beat	O
magic	B-Application
attacks	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
attacks	O
beat	O
charge	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
weapon	O
shops	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
and	O
equipment	O
shopping	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
armour	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runes	O
are	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
all	O
magic	B-Application
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
have	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
spell	B-Application
usages	O
per	O
"	O
spell	B-Application
level	O
;	O
"	O
governed	O
generally	O
by	O
their	O
magic	B-Application
statistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
with	O
four	O
level	O
1	O
spell	B-Application
slots	O
and	O
a	O
Water	O
Rune	O
could	O
cast	O
"	O
Kindness	O
Drops	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
level	O
1	O
Water	O
Rune	O
spell	B-Application
)	O
four	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
boasts	O
over	O
108	O
allied	O
characters	O
and	O
numerous	O
enemies	O
and	O
neutral	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
took	O
roughly	O
two	O
years	O
to	O
develop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
nearly	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
including	O
new	O
locations	O
,	O
new	O
enemies	O
,	O
enhanced	O
colors	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
opening	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Suikoden	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
separates	O
Suikoden	B-Application
from	O
other	O
RPGs	O
are	O
a	O
great	O
story	O
line	O
,	O
sensational	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
user-friendly	O
interface.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
identified	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
his	O
one	O
point	O
of	O
criticism	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
pixelization	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
zooms	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
ambitious	O
PlayStation	B-Device
RPG	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
soon	O
to	O
be	O
eclipsed	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
warm-up	O
"	O
for	O
upcoming	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Wild	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
or	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
Suikoden	B-Application
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
award	O
went	O
to	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
,	O
they	O
noted	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
close	O
race	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
began	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
light	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
direct	O
sequel	O
was	O
Suikoden	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
listed	O
Suikoden	B-Application
as	O
his	O
sixth	O
favorite	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
credited	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
on	O
his	O
work	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
limited	O
choices	B-Application
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
inspired	O
him	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
idea	O
with	O
more	O
meaningful	O
choices	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
