Suikoden
is a series of role-playing video games created by Yoshitaka Murayama. The games are loosely based on the classical Chinese novel ''Water Margin'', whose title is rendered as in Japanese. Each individual game centers on 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. Although the events of the games are not chronological, 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 installments. A spiritual successor entitled ''Eiyuden Chronicle'', made by the original ''Suikoden'' team, is set to release in 2023. Games The franchise began in 1995. The first two games were primarily 2D, using 3D graphics only for environments and visual effects. Suikoden III however marked the ...
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