Ah, you know how it is with corporations--they like to milk whatever works for as long as possible. TTwTT (My only hope is that they clear it up before I'm 50. XD )
an epic response! i want to play the game now. thanx for the fantastic summary. gosh. suikoden is complex and yes thats what i love about it too. stil, there are still TOO many mysteries and Konami keeps batting their eyelashes..."maybe we will do it in the future"..."we DO want to clear up all they mysteries"...fans have been waiting for YEARS now.
You're right, Suikoden is complex, but that's why we love it, no? X3
Anyway, Suikoden V takes place in the Queendom of Falena where the people are ruled (as the name implies) by one Queen and a Senate composed of the heads of various noble houses scattered throughout the queendom. The hero of this story is the prince--in other words, a random guy who just happens to be of royal blood who's destiney isn't going to amount to much. (*laughs* Yeah, right! XD )
The conflict
Queen Arshtat, the current ruler, currently posses the Sun rune, one of three symbols of Falenan power, in her skull and is gradulally succombing to its lust for dominance. To make matters worse, the country is divided between two noble houses that are constantly competing against each other. Here's who they are and what they're known for:
The Barrows Family
reside in the Eastern part of the country
HQ in a prosporus city called Rainwall
known for dealings in economics (both legal and shady) with allies and enimies of the state (which is the main reason why they don't get along with the other family)
Salum Barrows, the head of the Barrows family, is known for his perpetual optimistic behavior, his flamboyancy, and his over-all shady demenor when it comes to beating around the bush to get what he wants
Euram Barrows, the heir to the Barrows family, is known for being the most flamboyant member (that we know of anyway) of the Barrows family and for being the most incapable person when it comes to leadership
The Godwin Family
reside in the Western part of the country
HQ in a prosporus city called Stormfist
known for their militarism and for their grudge against any and all enimies of the state (again, this is the main reason why their is conflict between the two houses)
Marscal Godwin, the head of the Godwin family, is known for his perpetual pessimistic behavior, his harshness, and his directness for getting what he wants
Gizel Godwin, the heir to the Godwin family, is described as being the type of person to formulating half-thought out plans for the sake of watching how it turns out and for his amusment
What gets the story in motion is a decree pushed by the senate (namely the Barrows') to have Lymsleia, the princess of Falena, marry at a young age. (I don't think they ever tell you her age, but I'm guessing it's easily between the ages of 10 and 12.) Her husband, as per tradition of their country, is chosen through a compitition called the Sacred Games which takes place in Stormfist (which used to be the capitol before it was moved to its present location in Sol-Falena). From their, the game follows the path the prince takes after a war breaks out that immediately follows the results of the Sacred games.
Overall, I think this game did a suprub job in conveying political power struggles and for creating a beautiful storyline altogether. I also loved how they worked with the 108 Stars of Destiney to really give them some life, and how you could change your regular battle strategies to make battling on the field easier. I'll admit, it was really aggrivating to have a camra that was fixed on an overhead position and to wait for various things to load up all the time, but I think it's well worth a play! ^_^
I've never played the second one (or Tactics for that matter), but I would definitely recommend playing the third one as well because of how they worked with different points of view in that game. ^_^ As for the fourth one...I wouldn't bother picking it up if I were you. Suikoden IV had a wonderful storyline in the making that could've made epic proportions if they only had bothered to go in depth with the characters and the relationships behind them. On top of that, what really did them in was the fact that, unlike previous installments, you could only have four people to party, it was next to impossible to figure out which characters had combo attacks due to the requirement of them being together in your party for a while to learn the combo, the music was not all that impressive, and the time it took to travel between places (unless, of course, you were using good ol' Vicky) was absolutely irratating. Here's an "exaggeration" of what it's like:
Sailing...sailing...sailing--oh look! a monster--sailing...sailing...sailing--oh look! another monster--sailing...sailing--what?! another battle already?--sailing...sailing...(how far is this *beep*ing island?! *checks map only to be dissapointed*)
Then repeat that for x amount of times (depending on how far the island is from your current position) and that's pretty much it until you finally get there. (Despite my complaining though, I've actually picked up that game for the first time in two years or so just for the sake of having said I could overcome that monotony and beating it once and for all! *flames of passion*)
well suikoden I is really good. :3 when i played it a long time ago it was very good game. the plot was well thought out and the characters were well developed. the music was good too. :3 i really liked it but i heard that the other games from suikoden with the exception of suikoden 2 & 5 are not that good.
Shadweh
Otaku Eternal | Posted 06/08/09 | Reply
@noirassasin:
Ah, you know how it is with corporations--they like to milk whatever works for as long as possible. TTwTT (My only hope is that they clear it up before I'm 50. XD )
noirassasin
Compulsive Dreamer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/05/09 | Reply
an epic response! i want to play the game now. thanx for the fantastic summary. gosh. suikoden is complex and yes thats what i love about it too. stil, there are still TOO many mysteries and Konami keeps batting their eyelashes..."maybe we will do it in the future"..."we DO want to clear up all they mysteries"...fans have been waiting for YEARS now.
:noir:
Shadweh
Otaku Eternal | Posted 06/02/09 | Reply
@noirassasin:
You're right, Suikoden is complex, but that's why we love it, no? X3
Anyway, Suikoden V takes place in the Queendom of Falena where the people are ruled (as the name implies) by one Queen and a Senate composed of the heads of various noble houses scattered throughout the queendom. The hero of this story is the prince--in other words, a random guy who just happens to be of royal blood who's destiney isn't going to amount to much. (*laughs* Yeah, right! XD )
The conflict
Queen Arshtat, the current ruler, currently posses the Sun rune, one of three symbols of Falenan power, in her skull and is gradulally succombing to its lust for dominance. To make matters worse, the country is divided between two noble houses that are constantly competing against each other. Here's who they are and what they're known for:
The Barrows Family
The Godwin Family
What gets the story in motion is a decree pushed by the senate (namely the Barrows') to have Lymsleia, the princess of Falena, marry at a young age. (I don't think they ever tell you her age, but I'm guessing it's easily between the ages of 10 and 12.) Her husband, as per tradition of their country, is chosen through a compitition called the Sacred Games which takes place in Stormfist (which used to be the capitol before it was moved to its present location in Sol-Falena). From their, the game follows the path the prince takes after a war breaks out that immediately follows the results of the Sacred games.
Overall, I think this game did a suprub job in conveying political power struggles and for creating a beautiful storyline altogether. I also loved how they worked with the 108 Stars of Destiney to really give them some life, and how you could change your regular battle strategies to make battling on the field easier. I'll admit, it was really aggrivating to have a camra that was fixed on an overhead position and to wait for various things to load up all the time, but I think it's well worth a play! ^_^
I've never played the second one (or Tactics for that matter), but I would definitely recommend playing the third one as well because of how they worked with different points of view in that game. ^_^ As for the fourth one...I wouldn't bother picking it up if I were you. Suikoden IV had a wonderful storyline in the making that could've made epic proportions if they only had bothered to go in depth with the characters and the relationships behind them. On top of that, what really did them in was the fact that, unlike previous installments, you could only have four people to party, it was next to impossible to figure out which characters had combo attacks due to the requirement of them being together in your party for a while to learn the combo, the music was not all that impressive, and the time it took to travel between places (unless, of course, you were using good ol' Vicky) was absolutely irratating. Here's an "exaggeration" of what it's like:
Sailing...sailing...sailing--oh look! a monster--sailing...sailing...sailing--oh look! another monster--sailing...sailing--what?! another battle already?--sailing...sailing...(how far is this *beep*ing island?! *checks map only to be dissapointed*)
Then repeat that for x amount of times (depending on how far the island is from your current position) and that's pretty much it until you finally get there. (Despite my complaining though, I've actually picked up that game for the first time in two years or so just for the sake of having said I could overcome that monotony and beating it once and for all! *flames of passion*)
noirassasin
Compulsive Dreamer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/29/09 | Reply
well suikoden I is really good. :3 when i played it a long time ago it was very good game. the plot was well thought out and the characters were well developed. the music was good too. :3 i really liked it but i heard that the other games from suikoden with the exception of suikoden 2 & 5 are not that good.
whats suikoden 5 about?
the suikoden universe is sooo complex.
:noir:
Shadweh
Otaku Eternal | Posted 05/29/09 | Reply
@noirassasin:
Really? I've never played Suikoden I...what's it like?
Anyway, with regards to college and going out of state: (*breaks out in song*) ♫ I feel good! du-na-nu-na-nu-na-nu ♫
(I don't know if I'll be the one taking pictures. Aduro just got a new camera and she's itching to use it! XD )
noirassasin
Compulsive Dreamer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/28/09 | Reply
sadly ive only played suikoden I. D: i know... it sucks...
congrats! on your first year of college. :D i bet it feels good.
hope you have fun out of state. ^___^ take pics.
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