Suikoden
Suikoden (Japanese: 幻想水滸伝, Hepburn: Gensō Suikoden) is a role-playing video game series originally created by Yoshitaka Murayama. The game series is loosely based on the classical Chinese novel, Shui Hu Zhuan by Shi Naian.Shui Hu Zhuan is rendered as 水滸伝 in Japanese, and read phonetically as Suikoden. Each individual game in the series centers on relative themes of politics, corruption, revolution, mystical crystals known as True Runes and the "108 Stars of Destiny"—the 108 protagonists who are loosely interpreted from the source material.
Though the Suikoden games follow an irregular chronological sequence of events, the entire series (except for Tierkreis and Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki) takes place within the same world among continuing and overlapping histories. In some cases, several characters appear in multiple installations.
Games
The Suikoden franchise has been developing games since 1995 and has developed various video game titles bearing the same name. The development team of the Suikoden series started developing games using 2D or two-dimensional graphics primarily used in the first and second games, while they only incorporated 3D graphics on environments and visual effects. Suikoden III however, marked the series' complete shift from 2D to 3D as the game jumps platforms; from PlayStation to PlayStation 2.
Suikoden (video game)
Suikoden (Japanese: 幻想水滸伝, Hepburn: Gensō Suikoden, 
listen ) is a role-playing game published by Konami as the first installment of the Suikoden series. Developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, it was released initially in 1995 for the PlayStation in Japan. North American and British releases followed one year later, and a mainland European release came the following March. The game was also released for the Sega Saturn in 1998 only in Japan, and for Microsoft Windows in 1998 in Japan. On December 22, 2008, Suikoden was made available on the PlayStation Store for use on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles.
The game centers on the political struggles of the Scarlet Moon Empire. The player controls the son of a Scarlet Moon Empire general who is destined to seek out 108 warriors (referred to as the 108 Stars of Destiny) in order to revolt against the corrupt sovereign state and bring peace to a war-torn land. The game is loosely based on the Chinese novel Shui Hu Zhuan, and features a vast array of characters both controllable and not, with over ninety characters usable in combat and many more able to help or hinder the hero in a variety of ways.
Suikoden II
Suikoden II (Japanese: 幻想水滸伝II, Hepburn: Gensō Suikoden Tsū, (listen) ) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation video game console and the second installment of the Suikoden video game series. It was released in late 1998 in Japan, 1999 in North America, and in 2000 in Europe. It was also released for Microsoft Windows in 2003 only in China. The game features a vast array of characters, with over 100 recruitable characters, of which over 40 are usable in combat, and many more who move the plot forward.
Suikoden II takes place years after the events of the original Suikoden, and centers on an invasion by the Kingdom of Highland of the City States of Jowston. The player controls a silent protagonist whose name is chosen by the player (named Riou in the Japanese novelization and Drama CD adaptation and Tao in the manga adaptation); he is the adopted son of Genkaku, a hero who saved the City-State of Jowston in a war against Highland years ago. The protagonist and his best friend, Jowy Atreides, each gain one half of the Rune of the Beginning, one of the 27 True Runes of the Suikoden setting, and become caught up in the intrigues of the invasion and the dark fate of those who bear the halves of that Rune.
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Released 2006- Wind of Phantom (Genso Suikoden V Opening Theme)
- Starting the Journey ~ Beginning Theme (Name Entry BGM)
- The Return (Royal Ship BGM)
- A Moment of Calm (From "Meeting with Father" Event)
- Falena's Queen (From "Audience with the Queen" Event)
- The Scorched Earth and the Weary People (Lordlake BGM)
- Recollection (From "Lordlake Inspection" Event)
- A Fated Confrontation (From "Toma's Rescue" Event)
- Stolen Heart (From "Inspection Report" Event)
- A Power Like The Sun (Sun Palace BGM)
- Sealed Room (Rune Area BGM)
- Prison (Sun Palace Dungeon BGM)
- The Knights (From "The Queen's Knights' Guard Room" Event)
- The Queen's Knights (From "The Queen's Knights' Guard Room" Event)
- Harmony (From "Lym's Appearance" Event)
- Imperial Capital (Sol-Falena Town BGM)
- Distant Journey (World Map BGM)
- Battle Start (Battle BGM)
- Victory Theme (Battle Result Display BGM)
- The Godwin Family Castle (Stormfist BGM)
- The Sacred Games (From "Opening Ceremonies of the Sacred Games" Event)
- Arena (Inside the Arena BGM)
- Time of Confrontation (One-on-One Duel BGM)
- A Nap (Conversation BGM)
- The Thriving Inn (From "Marina's Appearance" BGM)
- Rest (Conversation BGM)
- Standing Firm (From "Marscal Godwin" Event)
- Suspicion (From "Marina's Kidnapping" Event)
- Slaves' Living Area (Arena Dungeon BGM)
- Underground Passage (Dungeon BGM)
- Declaration of War (From "Marina's Rescue" Event)
- The Stage of Battle (From "The Sacred Games" Event)
- Unrest (From "Gizel and Marscal" Event)
- Sorrow (From "Report" Event)
- Distrust (From "Consulting the Royal Family" Event)
- The Two Guardian Runes (Imperial Villa BGM)
- A Beauty in Black (From "Zerase's Appearance" Event)
- Holy Land (Lunas BGM)
- One Peaceful Moment (From "Haswar's Appearance" Event)
- The Deep Forest, The Lost Forest (Dungeon BGM)
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Days go marching by
There and back I never wait for a confident reply
Truth is stark and leaves its mark as limited constraints
And the most difficult part is accepting what the future may bring
It seems like a lifetime of scrutiny
Wither the path, whether worth the fee
A lifetime of scrutiny
And it seems as though I can't be sure of anything anymore!
One - two - three - four - five - six - seven - eight!
Years go flying by
No one seems to hesitate or cast an earnest eye
Judgment comes in many forms but never scarce or shy
And the litany is long as the confidence is strong in their delight
It seems like a lifetime of scrutiny
Prejudicial waters wash over me
A lifetime of scrutiny
And the words just don't equate with sense or sanity anymore!
One - two - three - four - five - six - seven - eight!
The faces and the names
Shattered hopes and stolen dreams and no one left to blame
Is it possible to win this pointless mortal game?
'Cuz when death comes it's swift and my friend,
We end up and the same
It seems like a lifetime of scrutiny
Wither the path and whether worth the fee
A lifetime of scrutiny
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