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Suikoden Tierkreis, originally released in Japan as Gensō Suikoden Tierkreis (幻想水滸伝ティアクライス), is a role-playing video game for the Nintendo DS developed and published by Konami.
Suikoden Tierkreis is the first Suikoden game that is not related in the main series.
Gameplay[]
Suikoden Tierkreis is a traditional JRPG where the player must navigate through three-dimensional environments and complete story-based objectives to advance the narrative. Taking advantage of the Nintendo DS's dual screens, gameplay, text, and menu options are often displayed on the bottom screen. On the field, the top screen shows a landscape image of the player's current location, along with the name of that location and season information. During battle the top screen also displays character information such as hit points, magic points, etc.
Players move their character through the game using either the directional pad or the stylus wand to take advantage of the DS's touchscreen function. While advancing through the game, the player must interact with non-player characters to move the story forward and allow new scenarios to become available for play, as well as to discover new items and areas.
During gameplay, players will randomly encounter enemy creatures every few steps while in hostile areas. Battles in Suikoden Tierkreis use a turn-based approach where players input commands for all active characters in their party before each combat round, with the corresponding actions taking place in accordance with each character's "speed" rating. A player's party may consist of up to four characters at a time, with special combination skills becoming available depending on which specific characters are included. When a player defeats a group of enemies, they are awarded experience points that go toward increasing their party member's levels, thereby making them stronger and able to use more special skills in battle. Defeated enemies may also provide trade items that can be sold for money to purchase goods in-game such as restorative items and better equipment that will allow the player to battle even stronger enemies. By using the DS's Wi-Fi function, two players each with their own game card can connect to each other to exchange characters and items, as well as gain access to unique battle scenarios.
Story[]
The game is set in a world with several diverse nations and is inhabited by a range of creatures including humans, Roar (similar to the Kobolds and Nay-Kobolds of previous games), Porpos-kin (small, penguin/dolphin like creatures), and Auster Folk (a race of horned giants).
The game opens as the leader of 108 heroes engages the main antagonist known as "The One King" in battle. It is currently unknown whether the defeat shown in the introduction precedes the game or if the game is actually a flashback leading to that scene. The game is set in a parallel world to the main world of the series, which is one of the many worlds in the Suikoden multiverse, known collectively as the Infinity.
The protagonist is an energetic young man named Sieg from Citro Village. One day, on a regular mission to defeat monsters plaguing the plains near their hometown, they enter some ruins. After struggling to defeat some enemies there, they discover a book, the Shining Legacy that grants them mysterious powers, known as Mark of the Stars. Changes start happening to the world, and those who have not received the mark of the stars, do not remember what things were like before these changes. People from other worlds start appearing, and it is revealed that this world is connect to an unknown number of other worlds. There are ways to travel between the worlds, and monsters from these other worlds sometimes appear in this one.
Amidst all of this, there is a conflict that has lasted for several years. A mysterious organization that preaches a fatalist philosophy in which the future is predetermined, known as the The Order of the One True Way, controls a lot of the territory. They have their eyes set on collecting these strange books, such as the Shining Legacy. The only group left that can stop them is the Magedom of Janam and the group that follows Sieg. As the story progresses, we learn that different worlds as fusing with this one.
Connection to the Suikoden Universe[]
The concept of the Infinity has been previously explored in other Suikoden games: monsters from another dimension are summoned by Windy and Yuber in Suikoden I, and by Luc and Sarah in Suikoden III; Nash Latkje, Humphrey Mintz, and Futch visit The World of Wings and Scales in Genso Suikogaiden Vol. 2, a parallel world where only dragons exist, while dragons are only able to exist in the main Suikoden world via the Dragon Rune, one of The 27 True Runes; the Fog Ship Guide, who appears in Suikoden IV, hails from another world; and the final battle of Suikoden Tactics takes place in the World of Emptiness, a parallel world from which monsters are summoned. Additionally, it is implied that recurring characters Viki, Yuber, and Pesmerga likely come from parallel worlds.
Game Covers[]
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See Also[]
- Genso Suikoden TIERKREIS: Castle of Stardust - A Side story taking place in Sieg's father's world.
External Links[]
Suikoden Series
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