a reason for the relative easiness?
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a reason for the relative easiness?
this is a little off the wall but, i got intrigued by the thought. People wonder the relative strength of the falenean military. i was pondering why the game was so much easier then prior suikodens, and i wondered if this was to demonstrate their actual power. Maybe not the strenght in numbers but the strength of their people. open discussion.
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I wouldn't say it was that easy. People who had never played Suikoden before and didn't know what runes worked well and to sharpen weapons and to get prosperty sets etc etc wouldn't necessarily have a super easy time. The formation abilities however kind of unbalanced things.
I don't think it was supposed to be symbolic though. It's just a trend with RPGs nowadays. FF does the same thing.
I don't think it was supposed to be symbolic though. It's just a trend with RPGs nowadays. FF does the same thing.
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i had a tough time because i didnt know i had the ability to change my guys until after dinns town.Oppenheimer wrote:I wouldn't say it was that easy. People who had never played Suikoden before and didn't know what runes worked well and to sharpen weapons and to get prosperty sets etc etc wouldn't necessarily have a super easy time. The formation abilities however kind of unbalanced things.
I don't think it was supposed to be symbolic though. It's just a trend with RPGs nowadays. FF does the same thing.
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In retrospect it wasn't terribly hard, no. (IV was. . .insane to me. Difficulty-wise).
The formations DID unbalance things. Like True Men? Criminy.
But for some reason there was something about it that made me very happy and satisfied when I beat it.
The formations DID unbalance things. Like True Men? Criminy.
But for some reason there was something about it that made me very happy and satisfied when I beat it.
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Yeah, personally I like how they took off the whole grinding buisness.
And about the game, if you have played the other four games, chances are by now you know which runes to get to your people, how to sharpen weapons, how to make money (Chinchirorin was the best in Suikodens 1 and 2) etc... So you got used to playing Suikoden now.
I agree the formations changed something.
Another thing, where you using Zerase? She makes the game a whole lot easier (I never died in the game until I reached the final boss. Died like four times there because I forgot to arrange my formation before it )
And about the game, if you have played the other four games, chances are by now you know which runes to get to your people, how to sharpen weapons, how to make money (Chinchirorin was the best in Suikodens 1 and 2) etc... So you got used to playing Suikoden now.
I agree the formations changed something.
Another thing, where you using Zerase? She makes the game a whole lot easier (I never died in the game until I reached the final boss. Died like four times there because I forgot to arrange my formation before it )
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Most RPGs don’t focus on game play, but tend to put most effort in conveying the story or development of characters. Many of the events that happen are done to further relationships between characters or the plot, usually not to show off a game play mechanic. Even the games that claim to do something radically new with their battle systems usually find a comfort zone early on within their world changing new combat system. (The Tales series isn’t that revolutionary, is it?) There are always exceptions, Fire Emblem’s unforgiving nature is the best I can think of now, but generally I don’t think difficulty in RPGs is the point; perhaps a side quest or afterthought at best. It would be like writing a book that was intentionally hard to read; it would never get published.
As others have said, if you’ve played previous Suikodens then you know how to ease the pain of V’s already low difficulty, but if not I don’t think anyone would find this game terribly hard to get through.
As others have said, if you’ve played previous Suikodens then you know how to ease the pain of V’s already low difficulty, but if not I don’t think anyone would find this game terribly hard to get through.
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I totally agree....I almost lost everyone of those because i never got the chance to make the small changes....i think this was the first video game i threw the controller as well as cussed my way through it...lol...i got lost in cities, missed characters because i didn't walk through alleyways and whatnot...it was just crazy. Difficulty on the battlefield with ships and footsoldiers as well as finding your way around towns was what did me in....runes and formations along with leveling and junk like that didn't really cause me problems.
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Overall this game wasn't that difficult. Ofcourse, there is the sidequest of recruiting Eresh, with its painful navigation. The boss at the end was very strong. I agree though it is a trend, probably to attract a younger audiance to the game. After all you don't want to play a game where, that makes you throw your controller at the screen every 5 minuties. The Shin Megami Tensei series would be an exception to me, notably the persona installments and nocturna, if you thought random battles where bad, you haven't seen anything yet. But the games rock, though =D
What I do like about every suikoden, is that the last boss takes concentration and effort in defeating it. Especially in IV, God that guy was hard and powerful, I also had a hard time with the sun rune ricar in SV, until I re-thought my strategedy.
What I do like about every suikoden, is that the last boss takes concentration and effort in defeating it. Especially in IV, God that guy was hard and powerful, I also had a hard time with the sun rune ricar in SV, until I re-thought my strategedy.
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