Suikoden TierKreis takes place in another world instead of the world that suikoden 1-5 takes place in.
The first Suikoden for the Nintendo DS, Tierkreis begins after the final fight of the 108 Stars, as the Suikoden heroes are nearly defeated by a powerful foe. Only four remain when the battle ends. You play as a young boy from the border village of Shitoro. As a member of a peacekeeping group, it's your job to protect the village from bandits and monsters. Your adventure begins as you and your fellow peacekeepers head out on a monster expedition. While exploring the mountains near your village, you come upon a strange light, which marks the start of the story.
The player takes on the role of an unnamed character from Citro Village. Events in the game lead to the hero trying to assemble the 108 heroes to prepare for an attack on the antagonist known as The One King, the leader of a society known as The Order of the One True Way.
here's some things that differ or are similar to the other suikodens including tactics and suikogaiden
- The game is set in a parallel universe to the Suikoden world thus explored. As such, there are no returning characters (including Viki and Jeane) and no returning locations. The universe in the game is composed of an infinate number of parelel worlds. People and monsters can cross between these parallel worlds via portals called Gateways. These worlds appear to be converging.
- The Order of the One True Way (formerly known as the One Way Society) are a "fatalistic society guided by the belief that destiny is predetermined and unchangeable." The hero and his party run into this group quite early on while investigating the convergence of the worlds. The hero and his party find themselves at the forefront of a resistance movement against this group.
- The game's key words are the number 12 and star-zodiac.
- No true runes will be featured within the game.
- You must now buy new weapons, rather than upgrading them.
- The 108 Stars of Destiny will come from many different places in the Tierkreis world, each bringing their own cultural designs and visual motifs. Various types of ethnic and creature groups will also appear, similar to previous titles. Doctors, Innkeepers, scholars, and blacksmiths are mentioned as some of the types of Stars of Destiny you can recruit.
- A mysterious book known as the Shining Legacy bestows new-found strength and abilities called the Mark of the Stars on certain people. The Hero and his company are confirmed to run into this mysterious book early in the game.
- The resurrection of the 104 Stars of Destiny previously reported will not be included in the final game; producer Masayuki Saruta says it was considered at the beginning of planning for Tierkreis, but was later dropped.
- All game progression is mission-based, whether story-driven or not. The player is rewarded for completing these missions.
- Monsters do not drop money after they are defeated.
- A lot of inspiration for the game's world-view and characters was derived from a region off the Mediterranean Coast.
- There will be no duels, and no true strategy battles. There will be multi-party skirmishes taking place during major battle campaigns instead.
- Short, Medium, and Long range weapons will be in the game. The player can also change the formation of the front and back row.
- In addition to the four battle characters, a support character can be added to the party, similar to Suikoden III and V.
- The first major mission in the game will be fighting Laggarts, a type of particularly rowdy beasts.
- The vast majority of the game's key scenes will be voiced.
- The initial impressions from Nintendo Power are encouraging and positive; they consider it worthy of the Suikoden name and think it will be one of the DS's most compelling RPGs when it hits stores this winter.
here's scans
http://www.suikox.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32074
the list of 108 stars of destiny can be seen here ( but beware that there are spoilers) http://www.duefiumi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1194
official site
http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/genso/tierkreis/index.html
So who is planning to get suikoden tierkreis?
suikoden tierkreis on ign
http://ds.ign.com/objects/142/14275824.html
I can't wait for suikoden tierkreis, it is a part of my most favorite game series in the entire world even if this one takes place in an alternate world and isn't exactly the same as the other suikodens.