<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
and	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
final	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loosely	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
classical	O
Chinese	O
novel	O
,	O
Shui	O
Hu	O
Zhuan	O
by	O
Shi	O
Nai'an	O
,	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
centers	O
on	O
the	O
political	O
struggles	O
of	O
the	O
Queendom	O
of	O
Falena	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
6	O
in-universe	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Suikoden	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
thus	O
features	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
traits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
at	O
60	O
FPS	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
3d	O
Suikoden	B-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
camera	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
down	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
2	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
to	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
features	O
six	O
person	O
parties	O
in	O
combat	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
four	O
person	O
parties	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
reversing	O
a	O
much-decried	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
is	O
individually	O
controllable	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variety	O
of	O
statistics	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
determine	O
in-game	O
combat	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
there	O
exists	O
a	O
skill	O
system	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Stamina	O
"	O
skill	O
increases	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
hit	O
points	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runes	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
all	O
magic	B-Application
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
,	O
are	O
handled	O
similarly	O
to	O
other	O
Suikoden	B-Application
games	O
.	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
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>
The	O
strategic	O
war	O
battles	O
from	O
earlier	O
Suikodens	B-Application
return	O
for	O
major	O
army	O
clashes	O
,	O
in	O
real-time	O
with	O
more	O
freedom	O
of	O
movement	O
than	O
the	O
hex	O
and	O
square	O
based	O
earlier	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
land	O
and	O
naval	O
battles	O
exist	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
;	O
some	O
battles	O
even	O
combine	O
both	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
analogous	O
to	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Scissors	O
,	O
where	O
cavalry	O
beats	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
infantry	B-Protocol
beats	O
archers	O
,	O
and	O
archers	O
beat	O
cavalry	O
;	O
at	O
sea	O
,	O
ram	O
ships	O
are	O
strong	O
against	O
archery	O
ships	O
,	O
infantry	B-Protocol
ships	O
defeat	O
rams	O
,	O
and	O
archery	O
ships	O
beat	O
infantry	B-Protocol
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
also	O
contains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
minigames	O
,	O
including	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
,	O
fishing	O
,	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
character	O
Subala	O
,	O
and	O
Blind	O
Man	O
's	O
Bluff	O
,	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
that	O
Linfa	O
plays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Queendom	O
of	O
Falena	O
,	O
portraying	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
that	O
region	O
of	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
world	O
eight	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
and	O
142	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
~	O
IS	O
449	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
the	O
time	O
has	O
come	O
for	O
Lymsleia	O
's	O
Sacred	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
gladiatorial	O
tournament	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
winner	O
may	O
ask	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
Queen	O
's	O
hand	O
in	O
marriage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
setting	O
is	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
Runes	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
all	O
magic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
turn	O
,	O
all	O
power	O
from	O
individual	O
carved	O
runes	O
ultimately	O
descends	O
from	O
the	O
powerful	O
27	O
True	O
Runes	O
,	O
which	O
created	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
Suikodens	B-Application
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
residents	O
of	O
Lordlake	O
rioted	O
and	O
charged	O
the	O
East	O
Palace	O
,	O
near	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
Sol-Falena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Suikoden	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
"	O
108	O
Stars	O
of	O
Destiny	O
"	O
to	O
recruit	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
appeared	O
in	O
earlier	O
Suikoden	B-Application
games	O
;	O
as	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
before	O
I	O
–	O
III	O
,	O
their	O
experiences	O
in	O
Falena	O
are	O
a	O
prequel	O
of	O
sorts	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
Georg	O
Prime	O
and	O
Lorelai	O
both	O
play	O
important	O
roles	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
appear	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
Viki	O
,	O
Jeane	O
and	O
Leknaat	O
continue	O
their	O
run	O
of	O
all	O
Suikoden	B-Application
games	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Takahiro	O
Sakiyama	O
,	O
a	O
newcomer	O
to	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Kazuyoshi	O
Tsugawa	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
writer	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Etheria	I-Application
and	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
design	O
for	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
gaiden	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
beginning	O
even	O
before	O
that	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complete	O
Genso	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
OST	O
,	O
featuring	O
all	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
original	O
form	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
had	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
compared	O
to	O
earlier	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Suikodens	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
194,780	O
copies	O
,	O
down	O
from	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
's	O
303,069	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsewhere	O
,	O
the	O
game	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>
The	O
plot	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
its	O
political	O
maneuverings	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
game	O
starts	O
off	O
somewhat	O
slowly	O
:	O
GameSpy	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
has	O
a	O
robust	O
,	O
well-done	O
plot	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
telegraph	O
every	O
twist	O
or	O
conform	O
to	O
embarrassing	O
clichés.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
engaging	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
;	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Suikoden	B-Application
's	O
always	O
been	O
great	O
at	O
making	O
the	O
stars	O
evince	O
unique	O
personalities	O
with	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
exchanges	O
of	O
conversation	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
's	O
lots	O
of	O
interesting	O
people	O
to	O
meet	O
and	O
lure	O
to	O
your	O
forces.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
also	O
reversed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
unpopular	O
changes	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
4-person	O
parties	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
some	O
tie-ins	O
to	O
Suikoden	B-Application
and	O
Suikoden	B-Application
II	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
won	O
IGN	O
's	O
2006	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Story	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
