PlayStation 2

Suikoden V

Description

The Queendom of Falena is a matriarchy ruled by Queen Arshtat. The Sun Rune, one of the legendary 27 True Runes, is said to protect Falena from all dangers and works in conjunction with the Twilight Rune and the Dawn Rune. Recently, the inhabitants of the town of Lordlake had rebelled against the queen's rule. In order to put an end to the rebellion, the queen used the power of the Sun Rune. The immense power of the rune had a strange influence on the queen. The citizens are terrified. You, the prince of Falena, who cannot inherit the throne because of the matriarchy laws, decide to get to the bottom of the things by traveling to Lordlake. Thus begins an adventure that will involve unlocking the power of the True Runes...

Suikoden V is the fifth installment of the series which are loosely based on the classic Chinese novel "Shuihuzhuan" (Water Margin). The traditional elements of the series - such as the ability to recruit 108 characters to help you on your quest, maintaining of an own castle, the rune-based magic system (limited casting of spells instead of magic points) - are all present in this installment. The strategic army battles similar to those of the second and third game are also back. As in the first two games, you have an active party of six characters, and four as back-up. Party formation plays a major role now, as you'll get bonuses from usage of different tactics. The characters can also learn various skills and execute combo attacks which vary depending on the members you currently have in your active party.

Alternate Titles

• "幻想水滸伝V" -- Japanese spelling
• "幻想水浒传5 (Huanxiang Shuihuzhuan 5)" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Gensou Suikoden V" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Literature-inspired games
• Shuihuzhuan-inspired games
• Suikoden series
• Suikoden universe

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User Reviews

Well-orchestrated deja vu	Unicorn Lynx (72406)
The Suikoden series has returned to its almighty glory with perhaps the best entry in the series by far!	poorguy171 (6)

The Press Says

RPGFan	Mar 30, 2006	95 out of 100	95
Worth Playing	Apr 13, 2006	9.2 out of 10	92
GameSpy	Mar 20, 2006		90
IGN	Mar 22, 2006	8.2 out of 10	82
GameSpot	Mar 24, 2006	8.1 out of 10	81
PSX Extreme	Apr 12, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Gamezine	Sep 03, 2006	16 out of 20	80
GameLemon	Aug 18, 2006	7.7 out of 10	77
Game Informer Magazine	May, 2006	7.5 out of 10	75
Eurogamer.de	Sep 29, 2006	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

Many of the character names in "Suikoden V" are taken from ancient Iranian mythology. For example, Arshtat is the goddess of justice; Bahram is a legendary emperor; Zahhak is an evil dragon who was slayed by the hero Feridun - which sounds very similar to Ferid, the name of the hero's father. There aren't any direct references to actual Iranian myths, and the names do not necessarily reflect the personalities of the prototypes.