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Fantastic RPG and a great addition to the trilogy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: July 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was just amazing. Dont listen to waht some people said when they gave it a 2 or 3 . They were just being pricks. Buy this game. FF10 was a horrible game but Suik. 3 is the epitome of an RPG.
Yours truly
HBK

The best games ever 1,2,and3

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The suikoden game starting from 1 all the way to 3 have been one of the main highlights of my life. This is the best game I have ever seen. The only bad thing about the games is when you are done playing. And sometimes I will just play them again. If this game does not have a 5 star rateing I don't know why. Best game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look out Final Fantasy, there's a new game in town!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I first purchased this game, I read the instruction booklet to get an overlook of the game. (Had no clue what the heck it said) It made no sense. So I entered the game, and started a new file. "New Game" Brought me to a screen where 6 circles were on a rotating table, three were lit. The characters that were lit were Hugo, Chris, and Geddoe. This was awsome because I could pick from 3 different characters, and experience the same story, but from different points of view! I picked Hugo, then Chris, and finally Geddoe, then entered chapter 1 of Hugo. The story developed so smoothly with him, and I actually understood what the heck I was doing.

I was in awe of the battle system, a slight turn based/ real time system in which you pick from a number of options from your specific group of teammates. Commence starts the battle and everyone runs around hacking and smacking enemies, and carrying out the commands you told them to do, such as magic, items, defending, and combo attacks.

It takes some time to get used to the battles but in time it becomes very enjoyable. Another fun part, is that you put your characters into groups of two. This opens up different combo attacks. If you pair up a human with an animal, such as Hugo and Fubar, you might be able to ride the animal to carry out devistating attacks.

Magic is also very different from other RPG games. Instead of having a certain amount of Mp to carry out magic, you have a number that tells you how many times you can use that magic attack. Attacking with magic might take a couple turns to complete. This is called chanting. For instance, Hugo will use a thunder attack that takes 2 turns to complete. When you select " Commence", The battle will begin, and Hugo will stand there while stuff flys out of him, when the battle sequence is over, select continue to keep chanting, and when the battle begins, your powerful magic attack will be performed. An interesting twist to the game.

The game does not feature Voice overs, but the dialouge is perfect. Lush graphics are everywhere in the game, and match perfectly. There are also many people to talk to in each area. You can customize your weapons, upgrade skills and magic, and defeat deadly monsters. Over all This is the top game on my list of RPG's! If you don't buy this, your missing out on the greatest RPG ever!!

Pro's: Elaborate battle system
Awsome Graphics
108 different characters to play as
3 battle systems: 1 on 1 duals, army battles, and party
duals
Great music, and unbelivable story
Multiple endings

Con's: Sketchy movement

Suikoden lll is the ultimate game, that surpasses the greatest series of all time, Final Fantasy! (That means Suikoden is so much better than Final Fantasy)

Oh wow

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: November 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

thank you god for having someone FINALLY make this game. I've been waiting for the 3rd installment for so long, that it's great enough just for that fact alone! Now all we need is a Lufia 3 for PS2!!

living up to expectations?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The coming of suikoden 3 was, I believe a long and desired event yet I do not feel that it is exactly hitting alll of the standards bieng set by many of the "favorites" Rpg's. long ago the means for a role playing game was simply the deep and intense storyline, meaning either the bountiful events and cherished moments, to a more than plentiful array of bonuses and secrets. Yet now in this day and age of limitless freedom piled with sick graphics, rpg's have had to find a new method of adapting in order to keep in the pack. although collecting all 108 stars of destiny is in itself a whole other story,the lack of solid play is kind of an upset.the bosses may be limitless but once all of the 6 are beaten nothing seems to be left in the fighting department. A Lack of those so called "breath taking" momentents, left an empty spot in that gamers expectation of what a true rpg should contain, even the fabled ff7 almost topped this state of the art game. well on a lighter note this game has not lost any of the charm and truth that many practically all other rpgs fail to deliver.

It ain't no FFX. . .

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 10
Date: December 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is a *very* poor man's Final Fantasy X. Granted, it's not fair to compare any RPG to FFX, but it's inevitable. Both titles have sprawling lands, multiple character battle systems, similar character growth systems, etc. There are also tons of characters to play in Suikoden III, but there are almost just as many flaws. The animation is primitive, the costumes are cheesy, the music is annoying, and the story is hollow. The camera changes can be frustrating as well. But in all fairness, if it weren't for FFX, this game might be okay. But if you've played FFX, then this title is disappointing.

key elements missing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: October 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i am a big fan of the suikoden series so naturally i bought the third one and i never thought i would ever write a bad review...and i really really hate to say this but i am dissappointed. They took out the old game engine that everyone loved to make it 3-d. they had their heart in the right place but you have no control over the camera making it a little hard to navigate. the battle system has also changed and is a little awkward but i know true fans will get over this as i have. while the trinity system is neat it is just almost as if it isn't suikoden anymore...but the on the up side the artwork is still as great as it ever was and the cut scenes are way better than the previous games...if you are a true fan dont miss this game but if you are new to suikoden try the first two before judging the whole series on this one.

Lives up to the name

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Man, all this bashing on the graphics, jeezz, cant everyone just follow the story and enjoy the game? anywho, the skill system is great, trinity sight system is by far the best advancement (i mean how often do you see the story from every side including the bad side?) The game is evolving...its been proven you cant sell 2d rpgs as much as you can 3d. thats business, all i am concerned is the story and character development..and by far this definatly is considered a perfect sequel to suikoden 1 and 2.......thats my two cents.....

Impressive. Must buy for any Suikoden fans.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Note that this game might not be a good choice if you haven't played the previous Suikoden. But for anyone who have played and knew what previous Suikoden were like, this is a must have of the year.

The game's strong point lies on its well written script and storyline. You will have to think, guess, and use your own skill to fully enjoy the story the game provides and to accomplish missions. Same thing applies to any Suikoden in the serie. Suikoden 3, too, make my tear drops when I played it. You will become heartfully into the character, a feeling FF series can NEVER give you.

The drawback is, in the saddest part of the game you will NEED to know the character to fully got into the game and get the feeling. Anyone who has never played any Suikoden might not find it too enjoyable.

The 3D isn't a super realistic modelling like FF. Instead it got a Japanese style comic quality to it and the model itself represent the character's exactly the way they were drawn. Very nice in my poit of view. The movement and the emotions the characters express are GREAT. You should note that Japanese style comic drawing is a LOT difference from US comic drawing style. And this game really has the japanese feel of comic to it.

There are not much CG movies, animations, or any cut scenes. If you are looking for only eye candies like FF I'm sorry this isn't the game for you. Even the Ending of the game is simply in-game models but very very impressive story and conversation in it.

Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I've seen a lot of reviews here about all of the grievances people have with Suikoden III, comparing it to other games and saying that the story is not up to par. Honestly the only problem I had with it would be the lack of direction when going to recruit characters. However in the case of the story I see no flaws. The story's seen mostly in 3 perspectives (I don't really count Thomas, he's not that big of a character interesting). The biggest charm I'd feel about this story is the mystery of it all. There's a lot of twists in the plot and I feel the characters are very likable, much more so than a traumatized hero who has one big crisis and twist that will be revealed at or towards the end of the story. The characters are more understandable and realistic than most RPGs. The other big draw of this game and another mysterious element is Holy Harmonia and Hikusaak; two things that konami has been teasing about since Suikoden II, and the area that hopefully Konami will end the series in. I can't say much about the plot without giving it away except that it's very much based around discovering what the truth really is, kind of like Myst or games of that sort.

As for gameplay many feel this game lacks, however I only saw it as an extra challenge, sure it makes it tough having 6 characters only able to work in pairs, but that adds on the strategy of who goes with whom and how to work around it. Honestly the suikodens were never really that challenging, and this only makes it a bit more challenging. Also, there are many battles, but after a few of them you can just start letting the enemies go like in every suikoden.

As for the music, it is a change, a change that I think bred a lot of amazing songs, and some not so good ones. Michiru Yamane (I'm pretty sure she was the main composer) has a very European style of composing (Just like Miki Higashino of the first two had a very Celtic style), a very festive european style. This is a large contrast from the typical japanese based sountracks of most composers. The feeling that most songs give kind of make you think of the Basque, or maybe that's just me. This has amazing songs and is honestly a gem.

With all of these factors in mind, it's not hard to see that Suikoden III is a black sheep but it's one that does things very well and has one of the most gripping stories. Perhaps others played through it too quickly and didn't take the time to actually think and wonder what happened. However I will say that if you do get it you should look up a guide without spoilers to try and see what the best order to play through is.

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