There's going to be a new Suikoden game! Unfortunately, it looks very much like it's not going to be a Suikoden game, but a Suikoden Tierkreis game; in other words, no True Runes, no recurring characters, no familiar countries, and no Suikoden mythology (beyond the stars of destiny, and the multiverse concept suggested in passing in the main titles, but that's hardly original). In other words, it's not worth buying a PSP for me to play it.
But, I'm told on the linked thread, it really doesn't matter because virtually no one localizes games for the PSP anymore (which may or may not be due to piracy). I really can't see what they're thinking. Going back to Sony would have made a certain amount of sense if they were going to go back to the main Suikoden universe. It makes no sense at all if they're sticking with the Tierkreis multiverse, since it cuts off the Nintendo DS-owning Tierkreis fanbase. Is there some sort of franchise-wrecking fever going around in Japanese video game companies (cf. what's going on with Square-Enix and Final Fantasy)?
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