<s>
Suikoden	B-Device
Tierkreis	I-Device
(	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
project	O
head	O
Osamu	O
Komuta	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
a	O
planner	O
for	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
music	O
staff	O
composed	O
of	O
Norikaku	O
Miura	O
,	O
Yoshino	O
Aoki	O
,	O
Masaharu	O
Iwata	O
,	O
and	O
Kaori	O
Komuro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tierkreis	I-Device
was	O
made	O
to	O
explore	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
myriad	O
of	O
worlds	O
that	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
metaverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Device
Tierkreis	I-Device
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
JRPG	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
navigate	O
through	O
three-dimensional	O
environments	O
and	O
complete	O
story-based	O
objectives	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
 '	O
dual	O
screens	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
text	O
,	O
and	O
menu	O
options	O
are	O
often	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
move	O
their	O
character	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
either	O
the	O
directional	O
pad	O
or	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
wand	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
touchscreen	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tierkreis	I-Device
use	O
a	O
turn-based	O
approach	O
where	O
players	O
input	O
commands	O
for	O
all	O
active	O
characters	O
in	O
their	O
party	O
before	O
each	O
combat	O
round	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
corresponding	O
actions	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
each	O
character	O
's	O
"	O
speed	O
"	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
Wi-Fi	O
function	O
,	O
two	O
players	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
game	O
card	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
exchange	O
characters	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
unique	O
battle	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
parallel	O
world	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
worlds	O
in	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
multiverse	O
,	O
known	O
collectively	O
as	O
the	O
Infinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
Infinity	O
has	O
been	O
previously	O
explored	O
in	O
other	O
Suikoden	B-Application
games	O
:	O
monsters	O
from	O
another	O
dimension	O
are	O
summoned	O
by	O
Windy	O
and	O
Leknaat	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
I	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
Luc	O
and	O
Sarah	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
;	O
Nash	O
Latkje	O
,	O
Humphrey	O
Mintz	O
,	O
and	O
Futch	O
visit	O
The	O
World	O
of	O
Wings	O
and	O
Scales	O
in	O
Suikogaiden	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
a	O
parallel	O
world	O
where	O
only	O
dragons	O
exist	O
,	O
while	O
dragons	O
are	O
only	O
able	O
to	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Suikoden	B-Application
world	O
via	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Rune	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
27	O
True	O
Runes	O
;	O
the	O
Fog	O
Ship	O
Guide	O
,	O
who	O
appears	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
hails	O
from	O
another	O
world	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Emptiness	O
,	O
a	O
parallel	O
world	O
from	O
which	O
monsters	O
are	O
summoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
return	O
for	O
Tierkreis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Device
Tierkreis	I-Device
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Osamu	O
Komuta	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
a	O
planner	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazuyoshi	O
Tsugawa	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
penned	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
head	O
writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahiro	O
Sakiyama	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
took	O
part	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
planner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Device
Tierkreis	I-Device
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
40,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
lifetime	O
total	O
of	O
approximately	O
174,000	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
website	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
presentation	O
and	O
production	O
to	O
be	O
good	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
longtime	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
may	O
find	O
it	O
too	O
different	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tierkreis	I-Device
may	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
pocket-sized	O
representation	O
of	O
what	O
hardcore	O
series	O
fans	O
have	O
grown	O
to	O
love	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
deepest	O
and	O
fully	O
produced	O
RPGs	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
serious	O
showpiece.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Editors	O
at	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
conversely	O
found	O
fault	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
gameplay	O
and	O
simple	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
good	O
storytelling	O
technique	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
As	O
much	O
as	O
 [ I ] 	O
grumble	O
about	O
its	O
flaws	O
,	O
Tierkreis	O
's	O
epic	O
scope	O
and	O
engaging	O
narrative	O
did	O
keep	O
 [ me ] 	O
playing	O
,	O
eager	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
would	O
happen	O
next.	O
"	O
</s>
