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New Suikoden!
« on: August 20, 2008, 01:17:31 PM »
Lazy, made the post already elsewhere.

http://www.accelerated-e.com/index.php?showtopic=5108

But anyways, new Suikoden!

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2008, 02:32:32 PM »
Good: it's on the DS!

Bad: my DS still needs fixed >_>

Ugly: the continued death of spell charges.
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2008, 05:28:30 PM »
Oh EW. That has an S4 feeling to it. *Muttermutter* Hope it turns out okay.
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2008, 05:47:21 PM »
Said it in chat, but it looks like a Tales game, almost.

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2008, 05:50:43 PM »
Well, I'm glad they are still making the games at least! All other info given so far inspires extreme apathy, but yay for one of the major RPG series not dying!
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2008, 08:32:18 PM »
Oh EW. That has an S4 feeling to it. *Muttermutter* Hope it turns out okay.

Yeah. Can't say I'm interested at all (lack a DS anyway).

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2008, 08:40:26 PM »
Sounds like S4, which means it's going to be god-awful.

Honestly, progress the timeline forward a little, Konami.

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2008, 09:50:38 PM »
If it is a spin off series I don't really care a great deal if it differs some minor game mechanics.  How they handle the plot is infinitely more interesting in this case since it is at least deviating slightly from the normal formula (Like you are already starting at war with something apparently).
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2008, 11:14:48 PM »
Yeah, I think I'm with Grefter on this one.  Especially the thing about how the 108 Stars lost and you're trying to reform them.  That's an interesting twist which they haven't touched before and looks a lot more promising than Suikoden 4, which eventually turned out to be Suikoden 1, but on the ocean.

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2008, 11:15:04 PM »
This doesn't seem to be main-series Suikoden (Tierkreis doesn't mean anything to me, but I'm pretty sure it's not 'VI' >.>), and is definitely starting from an interesting direction, so yeah, pump.  Helps that I was a little worried they were just going to drop the series, so anything from it is welcome goodness.
'sides, 4 person party does not equate to Suikoden IV gameplay.  I see no drunken floating fridge, for starters...

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2008, 11:28:37 PM »
DSes are for patsies and people who like squinting.
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2008, 11:44:20 PM »
Which is why most of the major portable RPGs seem to be landing on that console.

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2008, 01:00:07 AM »
*sigh*

Another decent RPG series gets raped by the DS. Might be worth checking out? I'll wait for more.
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2008, 01:03:26 AM »
Look forward to the shitty touchscreen gimmicks for recruiting! Including the "Tap this pixel in this sequence at XXXX hours in order to recruit! Permenantly missable!"

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2008, 01:27:21 AM »
New method of sailing! BLOW ON THE DS TO CONTROL THE WAVES!
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2008, 01:55:40 AM »
You guys are aware that most DS RPGs make touchscreen stuff completely optional, right?

Anyway, portable > not portable these days, as far as I'm concerned. Aesthetically they've caught up to acceptable levels, the screens actually have backlighting, and you can take the things anywhere. Also next gen consoles have failtastic price tags, and portables are cheap.

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2008, 02:30:04 AM »
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(Tierkreis doesn't mean anything to me, but I'm pretty sure it's not 'VI' >.>)

It's German for zodiac, apparantly.  Really hope that doesn't mean the Zodiac Sword will be involved.

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #17 on: August 21, 2008, 02:34:29 AM »
You guys are aware that most DS RPGs make touchscreen stuff completely optional, right?

You trust the people who brought you Suikoden 4 sailing and Suikoden 5 recruitment to start making good gameplay decisions now?
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2008, 02:41:41 AM »
Well... considering the sheer volume of hints Suikoden V dropped about the Zodiac Sword (it's about the Sun Rune, so Night Rune is its natural opposite, gets mentioned in a lot of incidental dialogue involving Zerase, that sort of thing), that'd be unsurprising.  Also means I wouldn't be surprised if there's some strong allusion to SuikoV plot in there.
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #19 on: August 21, 2008, 02:50:29 AM »
I'd buy it/10
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #20 on: August 21, 2008, 04:12:43 AM »
I cannot hear this new Suikoden over the sound of Valkyrie Profile: The Accursed One's awesomeness.

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #21 on: August 21, 2008, 04:11:32 PM »
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(Tierkreis doesn't mean anything to me, but I'm pretty sure it's not 'VI' >.>)

It's German for zodiac, apparantly.  Really hope that doesn't mean the Zodiac Sword will be involved.

On the contrary, I hope he is the main character!
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #22 on: August 21, 2008, 10:08:33 PM »
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It's German for zodiac, apparantly.  Really hope that doesn't mean the Zodiac Sword will be involved.

On the contrary, I hope he is the main character!

I would say it would be better than every other main combined, but there's Geddoe.

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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2008, 08:44:48 AM »
I don't have a DS, but don't find them any better or worse than a PSP objectively.  For all the problems you might have with a DS, the PSP isn't that much better and is super easy to give you cramps.  Also fuck this wahhh DS suck shit, I will take it on a system that is many pluses to market exposure to the series and the first jump from the fucking Sony bullshit for the series, especially in this generation, over getting it on a wider screen.
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Re: New Suikoden!
« Reply #24 on: August 22, 2008, 02:16:47 PM »
So, this game is either one of two things.

A: A game to hold us over until Suikoden 6 comes out.

or

B: Depending on how well this game sells, the basis on whether Konami even continues with the series.

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