Suikodenfans unite! Konami has announced that the latest in its renowned RPG series is coming to the DS asSuikoden: Tierkreis. I have no idea what aTierkreisis, but I do know that I love my portable Japanese RPGs. Bonza!
Tierkreiswill mark the franchise’s debut on Nintendo’s dual-screened handheld, and Konami is promising innovative additions to the core gameplay, along with online community features. Here is a snippet of the press release full of stuff I don’t understand because I can’t find a copy of anySuikodengame in Britain for love nor money:
With its grand adventure and larger than life scale, this story is told through rich animation sequences and a gripping dialogue, allowing gamers to fully immerse themselves and experience the world ofSuikoden. For the first time ever, players will begin with the last three members of the Stars of Destiny and are tasked with resurrecting the other 104 in order to restore order in the universe and defeat the almighty One King.
What I have taken away from this fresh piece of Intel is that if you say “One King” fast enough, you canalmost slightlypretend you’re saying “Wanking.” That alone has proven to me that this game shall — without a doubt and without blogger’s hype — be thegreatest game ever made, bar none.
Full (badly formatted) press release after the jump.
KONAMI ANNOUNCES SUIKODEN: TIERKREIS FOR NINTENDO DS(TM)The Latest Installment In the Critically-Acclaimed FranchiseIncorporates Rich Animation,Innovative Features, and an Active Online CommunityEL SEGUNDO, CA – Jun 26, 2025 – Konami Digital Entertainment,Inc. today announcesSuikoden: Tierkreis, the latest iteration of the celebrated Suikodenseries, willmark the franchise’s debut exclusively on the Nintendo DS(TM).Encompassing a varietyof different characters while exploring many exotic locations andcultures acrossthe game’s universe of parallel worlds, Suikoden: Tierkreis willexpand the boundsof the handheld RPG. Featuring the franchise’s established gameplaywhile maximizingthe technological capabilities of the DS to provide all-new onlineelements, thisepic RPG consists of many cinematic experiences that will drive thegrand storylineof the 108 Stars of Destiny as they battle to thwart the powerful One King.Using the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection, Suikoden: Tierkreis offers a richonline communityexperience that allows players to send their characters on quests thatother membersof the community will complete for them, eventually returning theplayer to theirparty with new abilities and treasures.With its grand adventure and larger than life scale, this story is told throughrich animation sequences and a gripping dialogue, allowing gamers tofully immersethemselves and experience the world of Suikoden. For the first timeever, playerswill begin with the last three members of the Stars of Destiny and aretasked withresurrecting the other 104 in order to restore order in the universe and defeatthe almighty One King.The Suikoden series launched in 1995 in Japan and was released in theU.S. on thePlayStation(R) game console in December of 1996. Instantly hailed asone of the mostinnovative RPGs, Suikoden delivered a unique battle system, anintriguing storylinewith numerous plot twists and multiple endings to provide a funexperience for allRPG fans. Since its debut, the Suikoden series has received numerousindustry accoladesfor being one of the top RPG games of all time.
