Maka serial game ini dibuat dengan nama 幻想水滸伝 (Gensō Suikoden)/menambahkan kata 'Gensō' yang berarti 'fantasi',karena setting cerita game ini berada dalam alam fantasi/dunia fiksional, dengan tetap mempertahankan unsur 'Suikoden' nya.
Dalam game Suikoden Series, gamer akan dibawa ke dunia Suikoden, dimana gamer akan terlibat dalam cerita yang berpusat kepada tema peperangan, politik, korupsi, revolusi/pemberontakan, dan juga kristal mistis yang disebut dengan istilah 'True Runes', serta cerita mengenai '108 Stars of Destiny' (108 ksatria/pejuang/protagonis yang diadaptasi langsung dari cerita novel aslinya).
Cerita dalam game Suikoden Series sendiri mempunyai timeline yang tidak beraturan/tidak kronologis, keseluruhan cerita mengambil setting dunia yang sama, dengan cerita berdasarkan sejarah-sejarah yang ada pada dunia tersebut, kadang berkelanjutan antara cerita satu seri Suikoden dengan seri Suikoden lainnya, dan terkadang terjadi overlap cerita.
Terkadang dalam seri Suikoden terdapat beberapa karakter yang muncul beberapa kali di tiap series, terkadang dengan peran-peran mereka yang berbeda di setiap seri kemunculannya.
Yoshitaka Murayama sendiri sebagai creator dan juga penulis cerita Suikoden Series keluar dari KONAMI sejak akhir pembuatan seri Suikoden III akibat perselisihan dengan petinggi, terkait (berdasarkan rumor yang beredar) kebebasannya sebagai director dan pembuat cerita yang banyak dikekang.
Berikut game-game yang termasuk ke dalam Suikoden Series dan juga beberapa side-games/spin-off games nya.
- GENSO SUIKODEN I
- GENSO SUIKODEN II
- GENSO SUIKODEN III
- GENSO SUIKODEN IV
- GENSO SUIKODEN V
- RHAPSODIA/SUIKODEN TACTICS
- GENSO SUIKODEN CARD STORIES
- GENSO SUIKOGAIDEN I
- GENSO SUIKOGAIDEN II
- GENSO SUIKODEN TIERKREIS
- GENSO SUIKODEN I MOBILE PHONE
- GENSO SUIKODEN II MOBILE PHONE
- GENSO SUIKODEN CARD MOBILE PHONE (DOWNLOADABLE APPLICATION)
- GENSO SUIKODEN PACHISLOT (A PACHINKO GAME MACHINE WITH THEME FROM GENSO SUIKODEN IV)
Selain di buat sebagai video games pada console dan handheld, KONAMI juga menciptakan permainan kartu untuk serial Suikoden, seperti permainan kartu pada Yugi-Oh. KONAMI juga membuat sebuah mesin pachislot dengan tema yang diambil dari Suikoden IV.
SEKILAS TENTANG YOSHITAKA MURAYAMA
Yoshitaka Murayama adalah creator dari seri Suikoden Series. Dia juga memproduseri langsung seri Suikoden I, Suikoden II dan Suikoden III.
Di akhir pembuatan Suikoden III, dia dan beberapa anggota team Suikoden lainnya keluar dari KONAMI. Rumor mengatakan bahwa Murayama meninggalkan KONAMI akibat tidak suka dengan manajemen petinggi-petinggi KONAMI, karena mengekang kebebasannya untuk terjun langsung/ikut campur ke dalam pembuatan Suikoden Series.
Rumor: Alasan keluarnya Murayama diakhir pembuatan Suikoden III adalah ketika dia ingin menambahkan Sasarai's Story dalam konsep Trinity Site Suikoden III. Para petinggi Konami melarangnya dengan alasan yang tidak diketahui, yang menyebabkan Murayama keluar dan akhirnya slot kosong di konsep Trinity Site diganti menjadi sudut pandang Koroku.
Karya dia lainnya setelah berhenti membuat kelanjutan Suikoden adalah Tsukiyo ni Saraba, sebuah game action buatan perusahaannya sendiri, yaitu Blue Moon Studio.
Blog pribadi Yoshitaka Murayama:
Pada tahun 2009 melalui blognya dapat kita lihat bahwa dia terlibat proyek pembuatan game RPG dan dia menjadi story writter utamanya.
Pada awal 2010 (27 Januari 2010), melalui blog pribadinya lagi, dia mengatakan bahwa telah menerima sebuah tawaran dari sebuah perusahaan, akan tetapi tawaran ini cukup sulit diterima baginya, tidak ada peluang untuk 'kembali' apabila menerima tawaran ini.
Suikoden I
Release:
- PlayStation: December 15, 1995, Japan; 1996, North America; April, 1997, Europe;
- Sega Saturn: September 17, 1998, Japan;
- Microsoft Windows: 1998, Japan; 1999 China; 1999, South Korea
Main Staff:
- Producer Kitaue Kazumi
- Supervisor Yoneoka Masaki
- Director Yoshitaka Murayama
- Lead Programmer Masaru Hori
- Lead Designer Junko Kawano
- Music Composer Miki Higashino
Summary:
Quote:
| The game told the story of one Tir McDohl, the son of Teo McDohl, one of the Six Great Generals of the Scarlet Moon Empire. Tir, through his friend Ted, comes into possession of the Rune of Life and Death, one of 27 True Runes that governs various aspects of the world. The Rune, ruthlessly hunted for by corrupt officials within the Empire and their manipulators, force Tir and his companions to flee the capital city of Gregminster. Eventually, Tir finds his way to a rebel organisation where he is sheltered, although he is only convinced of the need to struggle against the Empire, when the hideout is attacked and sacked by Imperial forces. Recruiting the help of Mathiu Silverberg, a former Imperial strategist, McDohl's Liberation Army starts off as a small force working to unite rebel factions throughout Scarlet Moon before bringing down the Empire itself. Following the war, which was filled with much loss of life and many good people on both sides, Tir, still bearing the Rune of Life and Death, leaves the nation. |
Protagonists:
Tir McDohl (novel version)/ Louie McDohl (manga version) (Hero/Main Character, Tenkai Star)
Antagonists:
Barbarossa Rugner (Main Antagonist)
Windy (Main Antagonist)
Suikoden II
Release:
- PlayStation: December 17, 1998, Japan; August 31, 1999, North America; July 28, 2000, Europe;
- Microsoft Windows: 2003, China
Main Staff:
- Producer Yoneoka Masaki
- Director Yoshitaka Murayama
- Lead Programmer Ohta Akiyoshi
- Lead Designer Ishikawa Fumi
- Music Composer Miki Higashino
Summary:
Quote:
| Set three years after the events of Suikoden, Suikoden II takes the player north of the Scarlet Moon Empire in the neighbouring nation of Jowston, which has just signed a ceasefire with the Highland Kingdom. The protagonist of the game is Riou, a youth officer in the Unicorn Brigade. The night before he is set to return with his friend, Jowy Atreides, to their hometown, the camp is attacked by Highland Prince, Luca Blight, who aims to use the massacre of the brigade to fuel another war with Jowston. The two young men manage to escape and eventually find their way into the service of Viktor and Flik, two mercenaries working for Jowston (as well as being popular Suikoden originals). At first agreeing to help Jowston in their war with Highland, Riou and Jowy are divided during an espionage mission and there the biggest plot thread begins. As Riou fights on the side of Jowston and Jowy works to bring down Highland from within, both reach the same conclusion: only one nation can survive the war in order for there to be lasting peace. With many people in Highland now relying on Jowy, he makes his move, with help, and becomes King of Highland. Now the stage is set for a war where both sides fight for the exact same goal, a war with intense moral consequences for both sides. |
Protagonists:
Riou Genkaku (novel version)/ Tao Genkaku (manga version) (Hero/Main Character, Tenkai Star)
Antagonists:
Luca Blight (Main Antagonist)
Jowy Atreides (later named Jowy Blight)
Suikoden III
Release:
- PlayStation 2: July 11, 2002, Japan; October 24, 2002, North America
Main Staff:
Director Yoshitaka Murayama (Replace by Noritada Matsukawa after he left)
Summary:
Quote:
| Set a whopping fifteen years after the events of Suikoden II, the game took place to the north-west of Jowston, in an area called the Grasslands where the tribes of the area have just negotiated a cease-fire with the mercantile nation, the Zexen Confederacy. The Holy Kingdom of Harmonia, meanwhile, is waiting for a truce with the Grasslanders, made in secrecy fifty years perviously, to expire so they can launch an offensive of their own. Relations between the tribes and their Zexen neighbours dissolve and lead to war until the Harmonian invasion. However, unknown to everyone, these events have been set in motion by someone else with a far darker purpose than territorial expansion. The game followed the trials of several main characters in what was dubbed the Trinity Sight System. Each main character had a series of chapters, all of which ran concurrently with the other characters, allowing the player to gain, for the first time, a full view into the motivations of every faction in the game. From the Zexen Knight, Chris Lightfellow, to the Grasslander youth, Hugo, and the Harmonian mercenary, Geddoe, each character brings their own culture and personal beliefs to the story. |
Protagonists:
Hugo (Main Character)
Chris Lightfellow (Main Character)
Geddoe (Main Character)
Thomas (Main Character, Tenkai Star)
Antagonists
Luc (Main Antagonist)
Suikoden IV
Release:
- PlayStation 2: August 19, 2004, Japan; January 11, 2005, North America; February 25, 2005, Europe
Main Staff:
- Producer Junko Kawano
- Director Masayuki Saruta
- Lead Designer Junko Kawano
- Music Composer Masahiko Kimura
Summary:
Quote:
| Set a staggering 150 years before Suikoden I, the game takes place in the ocean far south of the Scarlet Moon Empire, in the selection of island communities known as the Island Nations. The game told the story of Lazlo, a recent graduate of the Gaien Marine Knights Academy on the nation's colony of Razril. Soon caught, against his control, in events surrounding the dangerous Rune of Punishment, one of the 27 True Runes, Lazlo is wrongfully accused of murder and exiled. Later events lead Lazlo to the Kingdom of Obel where he works for the king, Lino En Kuldes, at a time when the Island Nations were being attacked by the aggressive Kooluk Empire, which bordered Scarlet Moon. With Kooluk being manipulated by those wishing to gain the Rune of Punishment for their own ends, Lazlo eventually rises to become the leader of a rebel navy. He manages to unite the quarrelling islands and together they eventually defeat the Kooluk and destroy its southern outpost, El-Eal, thus putting a stop to the Empire's plans for southern expansion. Following this victory, the Island Nations Federation is founded, in order to ensure lasting peace and a strong defense against more powerful nations. |
Protagonists:
Lazlo en Kuldes (novel version) (Hero/Main Character, Tenkai Star)
Antagonists:
Graham Cray (Main Antagonist)
Hero's Company/Army Name: Island Liberation Navy
Headquarters/Castle Name: The Dauntless
Rhapsodia/Suikoden Tactics
Release:
- PlayStation 2: September 22, 2005, Japan (as Rhapsodia); November 8, 2005, North America; February 23, 2006, Europe; February 24, 2006
Main Staff:
- Producer Junko Kawano
- Director Makoto Suda
- Lead Designer Junko Kawano
- Music Composer Norikazu Miura
Summary:
Quote:
| Set three years after the events of Suikoden IV, the game followed Kyril, the son of a Scarlet Moon officer, as he investigated Rune Cannons, the primary naval weapon during Suikoden IV that had since been abandoned due to its terrifying power. This investigation eventually leads Kyril and his party to the Kooluk Empire, under the orders of Island Nations Federation Chairman, Lino En Kuldes. In Kooluk, many plots are brewing involving rebellion, insurrection and expansion. Further complicating things are Scarlet Moon agents, who have their own priorities regarding Kooluk and the Rune Cannons. The game served mainly as a way of tying up the loose end that was the Kooluk Empire, a nation never mentioned prior to Suikoden IV, despite it's fierce rivalry with Scarlet Moon. |
Protagonists:
Kyril (Main Character)
Antagonist:
Iskas (Main Antagonist)
Suikoden V
Release:
- PlayStation 2: February 23, 2006, Japan; March 21, 2006, North America; September 22, 2006, Europe
Main Staff:
- Director Takahiro Sakiyama
- Music Composer Ichiro Shimakura
Summary:
Quote:
| Beginning five years prior to the start of Suikoden I, the game takes place in the Queendom of Falena located on a continent south of the Island Nations Federation. The nation has entered a period of political strife as two factions of nobles wrestle for favour in the realm. The main character, Prince Freyjadour Falenas, along with the rest of his family, becomes caught between the struggle of the two factions. Along with the influence of the Sun Rune, one of the 27 True Runes and the machinations of faction members, a coup takes places and forces the Prince to flee Sol-Falena, capital of Falena. Eventually, Freyjadour steps out of the shadow of those who would use his title for their own ends to lead a force dedicated to overthrowing the puppet government and rescue his sister, the Princess, who is used as a puppet Queen by the administration. |
Protagonists:
Freyjadour Falenas (novel version)/Ardil Falenas (manga version) (Hero/Main Character, Tenkai Star)
Antagonists:
Marscal Godwin (Main Antagonist)
Gizel Godwin
Suikogaiden I: Harmonia no Kishi (Swordsman of Harmonia)
Release:
- PlayStation: September 21, 2000, Japan
Summary:
Quote:
| The game tells the story of Nash Latkje, a former noble from the Holy Kingdom of Harmonia, the superpower of the Suikoden world, and his various quests. Nash's journey eventually morphs into a quest for vengeance against an old foe, Zaj Quilous. |
Suikogaiden II: Crystal Valley no Kettou (Duel at Crystal Valley)
Release:
- PlayStation: March 22, 2001, Japan
Summary:
Quote:
| The game depicted Nash Latkje's return to the Harmonian capital to deal with his nemesis, Zaj Quilous who had destroyed his family. |
Suikogaiden I & II Protagonists:
Nash Latkje
Suikogaiden I & II Antagonists:
Zaj Quilous
Suikoden Card Stories
Release:
- Game Boy Advance: September 13, 2001, Japan
Summary:
Quote:
| Suikoden Card Stories was inspired by Suikoden II and follows the events of that game. The main hero is Riou, a member of the Unicorn Brigade of the Highland Army. While Riou and his best friend, Jowy, are camped at Tenzan Pass with the rest of the Brigade, the group is attacked by what appears to be the state army of the City-States of Jowston. The two young men are both separated after the attack and eventually get involved in the war between the Highland Kingdom and the City-States of Jowston. |
Suikoden TIERKREIS
Release:
- Nintendo DS: December 18, 2008, Japan; March 17, 2009, North America
Summary:
Quote:
| Created as a spin-off of the main series of games, Suikoden Tierkreis was made to explore one of the myriad of worlds that exist in the Suikoden metaverse. Following the game's main theme of "the infinite possibility of future", players must assume the role of an unnamed young male protagonist to gather the combined forces of 108 heroes and defeat a powerful villain known as The One King, leader of The Order of the One True Way, who seeks to control the world by spreading his doctrine that all fate is predetermined and all people have no control of their lives. The game is set in a world with several diverse nations and tribes and inhabited by a range of creatures including humans, Roar (similar to the Kobolds and Nay-Kobolds of previous games), Porpos-kin (small, penguin like creatures), and Auster (a race of horned giants). The game opens as the leader of 108 heroes engages the main antagonist known as "The One King" in battle. It is currently unknown whether the defeat shown in the introduction precedes the game or if the game is actually a flashback leading to that scene. The game is set in a parallel world to the main world of the series, which is one of the many worlds in the Suikoden multiverse, known collectively as the Infinity. The protagonist is an energetic young man from Citro Village who eventually ends up fighting a mysterious organization that preaches a fatalist philosophy in which the future is predetermined. The concept of the Infinity has been previously explored in other Suikoden games: monsters from another dimension are summoned by Windy and Leknaat in Suikoden I, and by Luc and Sarah in Suikoden III ; Nash Latkje, Humphrey Mintz, and Futch visit The World of Wings and Scales in Suikogaiden II, a parallel world where only dragons exist, while dragons are only able to exist in the main Suikoden world via the Dragon Rune, one of the 27 True Runes; the Fog Ship Guide, who appears in Suikoden IV, hails from another world; and the final battle of Suikoden Tactics takes place in the World of Emptiness, a parallel world from which monsters are summoned. Additionally, it is implied that recurring characters Viki, Yuber, and Pesmerga likely come from parallel worlds. |
Protagonists:
Sieg* (Hero/Main Character, Tenkai Star)
Antagonists:
Valfred (Main Antagonist)
One King (Main Antagonist)
Hero's Company/Army Name: Viele Wege**
Headquarters/Castle Name: Rätselhaft***
*German word, means "Victorious"
**German words, mean "Many Paths/Many Ways"
***German word, means "Mysterious"
Genesis of 27 True Runes
In the beginning, there was "darkness."
Then, the "darkness" shed a "tear."
From that "tear," the brothers Sword and Shield were born.
Shield claimed it could defend against any attack.
Sword claimed it could slice through anything.
The brothers began a legendary battle.
At the end, both Sword and Shield shattered.
Sword became the sky, Shield became the earth, and the sparks from the battle became the stars.
As for the jewels, they fell to the ground and became the True Runes--The runes that all other runes were born from.
Then, the "darkness" shed a "tear."
From that "tear," the brothers Sword and Shield were born.
Shield claimed it could defend against any attack.
Sword claimed it could slice through anything.
The brothers began a legendary battle.
At the end, both Sword and Shield shattered.
Sword became the sky, Shield became the earth, and the sparks from the battle became the stars.
As for the jewels, they fell to the ground and became the True Runes--The runes that all other runes were born from.
List of 27 True Runes (Revealed):
(True) Beast Rune (獣の紋章)
Current Owner: Unknown
Past Owners: L'Renouille Palace
Rune of Beginning
Current Owner: Riou Genkaku (When alternate ending is chosen)
Past Owners: Unknown
- Bright Shield Rune
Current Owner: Riou Genkaku (When the "good ending" is reached)
Past Owners: Genkaku
- Black Sword Rune
Current Owner: Jowy Atreides (When the "good ending" is reached)
Past Owners: Han Cunningham
Rune of Change
Current Owner: Unknown (Leader of the Sindar)
Past Owners: Unknown
Circle Rune
Current Owner: Hikusaak
Past Owners: Unknown
Dragon Rune (竜の紋章)
Current Owner: Milia
Past Owners: Joshua Levenheit
Eightfold Rune (八房の紋章)
Current Owner: Yuber
Past Owners: Unknown
Gate Rune
Current Owner: Split into Front and Back halves
Past Owners: Unknown
- Back Gate Rune
Past Owners: N/A
- Front Gate Rune
Past Owners: Windy
Rune of Life and Death (Soul Eater Rune) (生と死をつかさどる紋章)
Current Owner: Tir McDohl
Past Owners: Ted's Grandpa, Ted, Fog Ship Guide
Moon Rune (月の紋章)
Current Owner: Sierra
Past Owners: Sierra, Blue Moon Village, Neclord
Night Rune (now in form of Star Dragon Sword/Zodiac Sword/星辰剣)
Current Owner: Edge
Past Owners: Viktor
Rune of Punishment (罰の紋章)
Current Owner: Lazlo en Kuldes
Past Owners: Man buried in Obel ruins, Queen of Obel (Lazlo's mother), Graham Cray, Graham Cray's son, Rikie's husband, Steele, Brandeau, Glen Cott
Sovereign Rune (覇王の紋章)
Current Owner: Unknown
Past Owners: Barbarossa Rugner
Sun Rune
Current Bearers: None
Past Owners: Arshtat Falenas, King of Ancient Armes Kingdom
True Earth Rune
Current Owner: Sasarai
Past Owners: Unknown
True Fire Rune
Current Owner: Hugo (At manga and novel)
Past Owners: The Flame Champion
True Lightning Rune
Current Owner: Geddoe (At manga and novel)
Past Owners: Geddoe
True Water Rune
Current Owner: Chris Lightfellow (At manga and novel)
Past Owners: Wyatt Lightfellow
True Wind Rune
Current Owner: Unknown
Past Owners: Luc
(Unique, Rare, Uncommon) Child Runes from 27 True Runes:
Beast Rune
Child Rune from (True) Beast Rune
Condemnation Rune
Child Rune from Rune of Punishment
Darkness Rune
Child Rune from Rune of Life and Death (Soul Eater Rune)
Blue Gate/Pale Gate Rune
Child Rune from Gate Rune
Dawn Rune
Child Rune from Night Rune - Sun Rune (when Night Rune separated himself from Sun Rune and discarded the runic from to take the sword form)
Twilight Rune
Child Rune from Night Rune - Sun Rune (when Night Rune separated himself from Sun Rune and discarded the runic from to take the sword form)
Star Rune
Child Rune from Night Rune
(kaskus)