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''Suikoden IV'' is the fourth installment of the '' Suikoden '' series by Konami . ''Suikoden IV'' relates the story of a young boy (identified in the novelization as Lazlo ) living in the nation of Gaien who inherits the Rune Of Punishment , one of the 27 True Runes . With the help of the 108 Stars Of Destiny and the Rune Of Punishment , the boy fights to free the Island Nations from the ambition of the Kooluk Empire . Although the game is technically more impressive than ''. Other fan criticism largely revolved around gameplay alterations that many feel overly simplified the game. The least popular of these changes was the reduction of the battle party size from six to four. While a downward trend in party size has been seen in some other role-playing game series (most notably '' Final Fantasy ''), the six-character party was considered a signature feature of the '' Suikoden '' series. As the series features 108 recruitable characters per game, more than half of which can be used in combat, the smaller party size makes it far less convenient for the player to try out all of the available characters. Some players were also disappointed by the simplified Rune system, which removed many of the runes established in previous games and included, aside from two characters' True Runes, only the basic elemental magic runes and a small number of signature runes for specific characters. In addition, '' Suikoden III '' The spinoff '' Suikoden Tactics '' is at different times in its story a prequel, side-story, and sequel to ''Suikoden IV''. STORY ''Suikoden IV'' begins its tale with a training session between the Hero ( Lazlo ) and his best friend Snowe , and the Commander and Vice Commander, Glen and Katarina respectively, out in the seas as a tutorial to the battle systems. After the training is complete, the Hero and his fellow knight trainees head home to Razril , where they are to be full-fledged knights. After the Kindling Ritual and a night of feasts, the Hero awakes the next morning for regular knight including the task of escorting a man named Ramada to Iluya , but during the trip there, they are attacked by Brandeau and his pirates. Snowe abandons the ship after being fired upon by Rune Cannons , while the Hero decides to brave the attacks and stay, thus triggering the enmity that will develop between the Hero and Snowe. Brandeau then boards the Hero's ship and challenges him to a duel, in which the Hero succeeds and slays Brandeau. As a last effort, Brandeau unleashes the power of the Rune Of Punishment and attempts to destroy everyone, but a mysterious force shields the Hero from its might. Then Glen arrives, and in that brief moment, the Rune of Punishment is passed from Brandeau to Glen, and Brandeau evaporates into dust. Soon after the knights retreat back to Razril , they are attacked by several fleets, in which amidst the second attack, Glen unleashs the power of the Rune of Punishment to destroy the enemy fleet. In the aftermath, the Hero goes to the Commander, and the Rune passes from Glen to the Hero. As Glen too evaporates into dust, Snowe witnesses the death of Commander Glen and blames the Hero for killing him. As punishment for the death of Glen, the Hero is to be banished from Razril. Drifting aimlessly on a small, simple boat, the Hero discovers that two of his four fellow knight friends sneaked on, accompagning him. As the Hero and his companions drift on the open sea, they come across a Kooluk merchant ship. The merchant ship takes the Hero aboard, but is soon forced to flee after overhearing a conversation. After then, they are washed ashore on a deserted island. The Hero and his companions forage for materials and eventually builds a raft to leave the island. However, the raft is soon destroyed, but the Hero and his party is picked up by a passing Obel patrol ship. Aboard the Obel ship, the Hero is inspected and is then told to meet with the King of Obel. After they met with the King, the Hero is told to gather willing people to go against the impending Kooluk threat, and sends the Hero to meet with Oleg . During their meeting, Oleg's invention shows a massive rune cannon firing and destroying Iluya. This prompts the King of Obel to take serious action. But soon after, a Kooluk fleet invades Obel, and forces the Hero and his party to depart from Obel inside a massive warship and is also the HQ. At this time, it was revealed that Kooluk and the Cray Trading Company is joining up for a southern expansion. The pirate Kika then joins with the Hero to ensure the Kooluk threat is removed and suggests the recruitment of the tactician Lady Elenor Silverberg . After successfully persuading her to join, she instructs the Hero to liberate each of the Island Nations , and form an Alliance against the Kooluk. Then during the liberation of Razril, it was revealed that Snowe and his father has sold Razril out to the Kooluk, and the reaction of the people of Razril to Snowe's action and the Hero's liberation further drives a wedge in their relation. Soon it was the time to liberate Obel . After the successful liberation of Obel, it was time to invade the fortress of El Eal and end the Kooluk threat. Lady Elenor devise a plan to send two parties to attack the fortress, one to deactivate the Rune Cannon , the other to take over the fortress. At the top of the fortress, the Hero and his party confronts Cray , and prompts Cray to summon a Giant Tree to attack the Hero. Upon destroying the Giant Tree, the fortress begins to crumble, and the Hero's party begin to escape. As the Hero's party makes their escape, it seems that it will be too late for them to escape safely, so the Hero uses his Rune of Punishment one last time in a desperate bid to save his allies. Through his use of the Rune of Punishment, the army is saved, and the King of Obel begins to rebuild the Island Nations. However, the fate of the Hero remains to be seen. If the player had recruited all 108 Stars of Destiny, then the Hero, who appears to be dead, floating in a small boat on the ocean, suddenly wakes up and requests help from a passing ship. TRIVIA
CRITICISMS Suikoden IV has been the recipient to a number of different complaints from series fans due to its departure from the series proper. Many of these complaints are blamed on the departure of the former story producer of Suikoden, Murayama, who left during the middle of production of Suikoden III . The most major complaint is the revamped battle system. The battle system featured a gameplay style similar to regular turn-based RPGs; instead of the six-man battle system of the previous games, the game introduced a four-character party with an item system that was collective rather than individualized to each character. The only thing that remained intact was the magic system, which was also downgraded due to the small number of runes available in the game. Some have said that because of the large time discrepancy between Suikoden IV and the rest of the series, the game is completely pointless due to not being connected to the other games. As well, the only connections with the other games in the series is the appearance of Ted, the original wielder of the Soul Eater Rune in Suikoden and the appearance of the Schtolteheim Reinbach family, used as a 'running' joke in Suikoden and Suikoden II . The story itself is said to be weak due to the fact that the main villain of the game lacked clear motivation, as well as due to the game making the hero character the leader of an army when more suitable characters were present, such as Lino En Kuldes, the king of Obel. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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