Suikoden Tierkreis

As the name stated, it is one of suikoden series, but this one is for NDS. Well, the hero is no longer silent character (which I think SUPER DUPER GOOD since I don't really like silent character). Overall, its a good game. The storyline is definitely different from other suikoden series. There will be no more runes (and true runes). All those runes are changed to Mark of the Stars (well, it's still using magics, just with different names). I really really want to say I like this game but I'm a bit dissapointed that there will be no more Viki and Blinking Mirror to teleport you anywhere. It's annoying to go back and forth plus have to fight monsters along the way. Well, in a sense, it good too since want it or not you will level up your characters too (except if you escape on every single encounter)

The number of characters you can recruit is definitely still the same, 108 characters. I think from all suikoden series, characters in this tierkreis are the easiest to get. Money does not come from monsters. You have to do quests and you'll get money from completing them (plot quest gives a lot of money!) Sometimes, characters can only be recruited through quests too. Easy is overall impression I get. Although I do find A difficulty to recruit a character (Savina). I read the faq and it says Savina can be recruited after hero & co came back from Scribes village but I didn't get her until the end (before fight in Cynas). The thing is, you have to talk to Icas until he said something about meeting hero in Cynas and then hero will wonder what happen to the couple he met there.

Go on to the storyline, this time konami really changed the theme! There are tons of other worlds (called infinity). Talk about suikoden, definitely talk about wars. This time war is different too. No more batallion battle on world map. You choose few characters and team, fight some enemies on an area, and PHEW, done! Easy!

Actually, I don't really know how I feel about this suikoden. I think the storyline is complicated, but at the same time, simple. Maybe it's the main character. The hero is the type that will say, "I will not tolerate evil!" and "I won't know until I try!" (this one is his motto, yeah). I prefer Jale's character though.

I finish this game yesterday morning (well, I always play game from midnight till dawn haha). The hero was given a choice after their defeat while fighting the One King. You will be given a choice. Combine the powers of all stars (but the person will die) or find another way. If you want easy way, choose to combine. You don't have to climb the Statue of One King. You won't see how the hero combine the power, but the One King will surely die and then light...and then puff, your hero become the new One King! Twisted indeed! Well I like it though bwahahhahah. Okay, that's a bad ending. All One Kings in the infinity is the Tenkai star (leader of 108 stars). If you choose the 2nd option, you'll have to climb Tower of the Way in Cynas' ruin. You will get the final false Chronicle and then you'll have to climb Statue of One King. You'll fight him afterward. I don't know if it's only me, but when the hero uses the 12 false chronicles, he looked like Goku from Dragonball when using the Dragonballs. It's kinda lame actually...
Anyway, like most games, you'll have to fight the last bost several times. The 1st and 2nd time is SUPER EASY, but not the 3rd. The third have a skill that will damage all your characters (go level up your character at least till 60 and you'll be okay). The ending is so-so...a happy ending~ (oh, and I just LOVE Atrie. He's so cute! Atrie is the Tenkai star from other world, and one of hero's best friend)

Talking about Atrie, in the story he says that the friend that he was searching for had a wife and child, but that child had a gateway accident (definitely the hero). Maybe that's why the hero can remember about the forest although he hasn't touched the chronicle.

Well, the conclusion is this one is one good game (although I hope konami can make the hero's character is more twisted, like Yuri Lowell from Tales of Vesperia for example. He's a type of hero that dislike evil but I like his personality better than most heros in the games)

Next game may be Valkyrie Profile: Convenant of the Plume.