Suikoden Tactics

Suikoden Tactics ('Rhapsodia' in Japan) is the tactical RPG installment of the Suikoden series by Konami, and starts several years before the events of Suikoden IV, and after a hiatus, the rest of the story occurs after the events of Suikoden IV. more...

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The story is told through the eyes of Kyril, a young man investigating the power of mysterious weapons named "Rune Cannons," which hold strange powers of transformation.

Gameplay

Each character may use special "Runes" or items to imbue terrain squares with various elements. Characters each have a particular element on which their attack and defence is boosted by a significant amount when they occupy a space with the corresponding element, and the reverse is true if the character occupies a space with an element the character is weak to. The cycle goes as Fire -> Wind -> Earth -> Lightning -> Water -> Fire.

Another feature of the battle system in Suikoden Tactics are its use of supporting characters. Such characters have no offensive value as they can not attack, but impart various effects on the playing field such as healing, stealing, digging, and stat buffing.

Aside from that, the elemental runes and weapon runes from previous games return. Elemental Runes all have as their level 1 spell a magic that turns an area of the playing field of a certain element. Weapon runes this time operate differently from previous Suikoden's. Instead of a single attack with infinite uses, weapon runes impart three different attacks that operate similarly to spell runes, as each attack is defined by a certain number of charges before it can not be used, although all MP would be recharged upon a level-up.

Story

The story of Suikoden Tactics begins about seven years before the events of Suikoden IV, and establishes the reason why Kyril is determined to search out and destroy the Rune Cannons. The prequel part of Suikoden Tactics ends with a traumatic event for Kyril, and how Brandeau gains the possession of the Rune of Punishment. Then the game leaps forward about three years after the events of Suikoden IV takes place. From here on, Kyril begins his investigation on Rune Cannons and eventually leads him north into the Kooluk Empire. First Kyril meets a mysterious man, Iskas, who hints at a connection between Rune Cannons and Kooluk. From there, Kyril investigates further about connections between Kooluk and Rune Cannons, and soon leads Kyril to Kika and her pirate crew. Then clues turn Kyril's journey north, first at the fortress of El Eal, then finally into the Kooluk Empire itself. During his investigation in the Kooluk Empire, Kyril and his company meets up with a young aristocrat girl named Corselia, who is later revealed as the granddaughter of the Emperor of the Kooluk Empire. It is also here that Iskas finally reveals his real intentions and begins a plot to antagonize Kyril.

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