Suikoden? IV Official Strategy Guide

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A great guide book

This guide is a complete waste of money

A complete guide, featuring all the necessary information.

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Suikoden? IV Official Strategy Guide
Beth Hollinger
Manufacturer: BRADY GAMES
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ASIN: 0744004780

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BradyGames' Suikoden IV Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

WALKTHROUGH & MAPS: Every destination on the high seas is thoroughly covered with a walkthrough that provides an initial listing of objectives followed by a more detailed description of how to advance the story. Detailed maps show the location of every item to be discovered during your travels, and where to find recruits to aid you in your cause.
108 STARS OF DESTINY: Learn everything there is to know about each character that joins you on this epic adventure! Get detailed information about their weapons, recommended equipment sets and the Rune affinities!
ITEM AND ENEMY DATA: You’ll be fully armed with every shred of knowledge about the equipment your characters can use, and the enemies they face. Whether you want to know what items an enemy drops, or what Runes it resists, it’s all covered.
MINI-GAMES: Spend your downtime between battles playing the many mini-games found throughout the world. There’s a game for everyone, and they’re all covered inside!

Platform: PlayStation 2

Genre: Role-Playing Game

This product is available for sale in North America only.

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Review Of Suikoden IV Strategy Guide.......2006-11-10

The Guide was consise and followed the game every step of the way through it with little confusion..... I will definately purchase another Stategy Guide from Amazon again.....

A great guide book.......2005-09-09

This book will help you in all aspects of the game. From recruiting the people to playing the minigames. If you have or are planning on getting Suikoden IV then I highly recommend this book

This guide is a complete waste of money.......2005-02-24

On the up side it's got lots of pretty, out of focus pictures and it's 223 pages long. If you are worried about spoilers you won't find any here. It's just a straight walk through. With a few pages on the mini games an a few on game basics. It also has lists of items, not particularly helpfull. Also not helpfull is the amount space dedicated to the 108 stars. If you play the game you should have no problem finding at least 106 stars. Gau you have to stumble across in a random battle. Snow is really the only one you will have any difficulty finding. Do yourself a favor check online at gamefaqs. You will find better, more detailed walkthroughs that actually have the info you need for free. Don't waste your money here. If you are dead set on buying this waste of paper at least look at a hard copy first before putting down your money.

A complete guide, featuring all the necessary information........2005-02-08

While not known for in depth guides akin to those offered by other publishers (Prima, to name just one) BradyGames has actualy done a fine job with the guide to Suikoden IV.

The guide is unusualy thick and easy to follow for a BradyGames strategy guide, and includes all of the information anyone would require in order to complete the game, recruit all 108 stars of destiny, find all of the game's secrets, understand all of the games excellent mini-games, and more.

Also included are a comprehensive guide to the trade system, recommendations for the best armor for each character, character-specific rune affinities (which there would be no other way to determine except through tiresome trial and error - multiplied by 108 - without this guide), and thorough maps of every area, including your ship headquarters.

I would have given it five stars if not for the only two flaws I was able to find. There are one or two very minor and very easy to figure out mix-ups with respect to where a certain character is recruited, and the guide lacks a comprehensive guide to the creation of armor, recipees, and accessories. However, that's not much of an inconvenience because the game tells you which materials are required to craft any specific item whenever you look in the available options while speaking to the appropriate craft character(s).

This is an underappreciated yet great guide which just happens to do some things a little differently, to go along with an equaly underappreciated yet great game.

I say of this guide what I said of the game: people simply need to be more patient and thorough. It's an RPG! Do some of the work yourselves! But this guide will make sure you don't have to do any of the work if you read it carefuly and thoroughly.

Thanks again to amazon.com for quick delivery. It arrived the same day as the game. ^_^

Lost in the Ocean.......2005-01-20

As I sat down to write this review it occurred to me that it is very difficult for the Strategy Guide for a partially flawed RPG to be anything else but flawed. That some of the problems with the game will inevitably wash over into the guide. However, this guide has flaws of its own that should be addressed.

One upon a time, publishers took the creation of strategy guides very seriously. The idea was to produce something that had more depth than the normal walkthrough found online, and led the player into areas of the game that would normally get short shrift if one was simply to play for the ending. Lately though, the guide has become part of the marketing plan, and is often written before the game is even set in stone. That seems to be the case here.

Suikoden IV is a skimpy game. Thus it is no surprise that the 75 pages dedicated to the walkthrough are mostly charts and pictures with a very minimal amount of text. In addition, the writers have the modern knack of not always explaining things in logical order, so that one gets to the end of a sequence only to discover that something important got left out. Since Suikoden IV isn't a complicated game, the guide should have been much more player friendly. Following the walkthrough are 82 pages of short biographies and facts about each of the 108 'stars' of the game. Exactly the same information appears in the walkthrough, so the purpose of this section is to flesh out the guide to some respectable size. The net result is that this is more of a souvenir than a game guide.

There are mistakes in the text as well, although there is nothing so serious as to ruin the game, there are a couple places where the mystery of how to move the game forward is obscure, and Suikoden IV is not a game where being forced to wander unnecessarily is as much of a pleasure as it should be. Another thing that caused this reviewer to have a short fit of pique it is the complete lack of a map of the world ocean. Instead it resorts to vague or no directions. And wandering the waves may be something that Suikiden's creators think is the height of game play, but this player found it exorbitantly tedious. There are better ways to level up than killing a lot of hairballs (and deadly albino roosters).

I would recommend holding off until the regular online walkthrough sources get caught up with the game. Not only is that a cheap alternative, but there is nothing about the production of this guide that makes it particularly satisfying to own. Production and writing are mediocre at best. If it weren't for the fact that the game is just illogical enough to need a walkthrough (marketing ploy, no doubt) I would tell you this time it is better to work it out yourself.

Of Brigands and Bravery: Kuniyoshi's Heroes of the Suikoden

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A must have
Must have for afficionados!
vividly orgasmic in visual and poetic aspects
the reissue of this oustanding book is cause for celebration
A must-have for any Kuniyoshi enthusiast

Of Brigands and Bravery: Kuniyoshi's Heroes of the Suikoden
Inge Klompmakers
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This is the first monograph in English on the stunning series "One hundred and eight heroes of the Suikoden". "The Suikoden" is the Japanese adaptation of the 14th-century Chinese vernacular novel "Shuihu zhuan", which recounts the exploits of a group of brave and righteous rebels on Mount Liang. "The Suikoden" was enormously popular in Japan during the 19th century. It was Kuniyoshi’s initial designs for the single-sheet print series "The one hundred and eight heroes of the Suikoden (Tsûzoku Suikoden gôketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)" -- in which the full-length portraits of the heroes are charged with a new sense of dynamism -- that spurred a "Suikoden" craze in Edo (present-day Tokyo). This publication reproduces the 74 known designs of the series in full color, each accompanied by an explanatory text. Many of the designs still inspire Japanese tattooists, and supplementary information on this subject is also included in the book.

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A must have.......2007-08-04

I have nothing to add. It's a very good quality title. If you now "Water margins", and you like it, you will have a fun with this book.

Must have for afficionados!.......2006-03-21

The prints in this book are fantastic, large with great color reproduction. It also an excellent read for anyone interested in japanese woodblock printing. An all round excellent book.

vividly orgasmic in visual and poetic aspects.......2005-08-21

The cover even makes me kind of wonder. Its paperback although the pages are pretty durable. I like the little stories about each character. The pictures are breathtaking and beautiful.

the reissue of this oustanding book is cause for celebration.......2003-09-14

Of all the superb books published by Hotei on the subject of Japanese woodblock prints, Inge Klompmakers' "Of Brigands and Bravery: Kuniyoshi's Heroes of the Suikoden" is far and away my favorite. This reflects not only my enthusiasm for the 19th-century artist Kuniyoshi but also an appreciation of the rich symbolism embedded in his treatment of the "Suikoden" heroes.

The "Suikoden" (the term is the Japanese rendition of the original Chinese title of "Shuihu zhuan") is a epic Chinese novel that is known in English as both "The Water Margin" and "All Men are Brothers." The novel, which lionizes an outlaw band of 108 men who commit crimes on behalf of the common people, was first translated into Japanese in the late 18th century. In the 19th century, a reworking of the novel brought it to an even wider Japanese audience, and at this juncture a number of leading print artists--including Hokusai and Yoshitoshi--illustrated it. However, it is the treatment of the bandits by Kuniyoshi--who depicted 75 of the 108 heroes--which has enjoyed the most enduring popularity and influence.

In the original Chinese novel, six of the 108 bandits are described as tattooed. In Kuniyoshi's series, covering just 75 of the bandits, that number was expanded to 15, and Kuniyoshi's "Suikoden" series became the leading evolutionary influence on Japan's complex style of tattooing.

Recently the "Suikoden" has enjoyed a major renaissance of popularity. Kuniyoshi's prints are revered by the international tattooing community, and the novel itself has inspired a series of fantasy games. Beyond these considerations, it is worth examining Kuniyoshi's accomplishment within its historical context. In the late 19th century, the Japanese enjoyed increased access to literature from abroad, had an urbanized population that supported a vigorous publishing industry, and perfected the technology of woodblock printing. These three developments jointly produced an extraordinary marriage of text and art, a marriage that enriches us all today.

A must-have for any Kuniyoshi enthusiast.......2001-07-25

As you might know, Japan was closed off from the rest of the world for around 200 years (Up to 1868!). One of the few countries that kept up close economical ties with Japan throughout that time was Holland (Europe).

That is probably one explanation why in Holland you will find large collections of Japanese Art, and also why the University of Leiden (a city in Holland) has got a very good reputation world-wide for all Japanese-related studies.

The publishing company of this book, Hotei Publishing (www.hotei-publishing.com), is also based in Leiden and has over the past few years managed to create an excellent reputation for itself regarding Japan-related publications. I have about a dozen of their books, and can wholeheartedly recommend all of them.

My interest in Japanese woodblock prints started because of my love for traditional Japanese tattooing. Doing a little research on Japanese tattooing, one will eventually come across the great ukiyo-e Master Kuniyoshi, on whose prints most of the traditional tattoo designs are based.

If, like me, you want to delve deeper into the history of those designs: this book is a must-have. For the untrained eye it will at first be difficult to see the connections between the prints and the tattoos - but after a while you will understand better.

If, on the other hand, you are "only" interested in Kuniyoshi and/or his Suikoden prints: this book is also a must-have for you! The prints are re-produced in large size and full colour.

Besides, you get background information regarding the technique of woodblock prints, Kuniyoshi's life, his work, how the Suikoden prints came about, and a lot more.

If you would also like to see how some of those prints where "transferred" onto human skin, I can recommend the following books to you: 1. Takahiro Kitamura, "Bushido - Legacies Of The Japanese Tattoo", Schiffer Publishing, (over 200 photographs of works by one of today's greatest tattoo masters: Horiyoshi III). 2. Sandi Fellman, "The Japanese Tattoo", Abbeville Press.

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same quality as ever

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BradyGames’ Suikoden V Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

A comprehensive walkthrough of the entire game.
Detailed area maps pinpointing the location of every item to be discovered.
In-depth listing of 108 Stars of Destiny.
Expert boss strategies.
Extensive enemy data.

Platform: PlayStation 2

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same quality as ever.......2007-10-02

A very good guide, especially if you didn't discover all the secrets in the first place. I highly recommend it.

Alternative.......2007-07-26

There's a wonderful website that will be th next best thing to the perfect guide. It's called suikosource.com it has EVERYTHING regarding suikoden, including versions and games that never came to america. trust me, i've mastered every suikoden ever with this site. that site again

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To master the game you must read the guide carefully.......2007-04-10

For all who know the series it is an old school "collect them all" type of game. To "collect them all" you will need a guide for find all the secrets (Primarily, all the playable characters). At certain points in the story, characters will be no longer be available and this guide does not do the greatest job highlighting important steps needed get certain characters. If you are serious about getting all the characters you need to make sure that you scan each page before you move on. I went through about 12 hours before I got the hint that character X was no longer available.

Not Totally Useless.......2007-01-04

For the most part, like 90%, the guide was very helpful. The other 10% was left for you to figure out on your own.

Excellent.......2006-10-09

Superb details on each character recruitment, couldnt have done it without the guidebook, theres so many details here and there that made gamefaqs guides "ICK!"

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I love this manga !!

Suikoden III Volume 11 (Suikoden)
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Release Date: 2006-11-28

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It's the grand finale for Suikoden III, and the bearers of the True Water, Lightning and Fire Runes must face ghosts from their past during the ultimate shodown! Sasarai arrives to battle his twin, and suddenly the fight is four against one, but when Luc's Rune goes berserk, the balance between the forces of order and the instruments of chaos goes wildly awry. But does it all even matter if Hugo cannot show his might when it really counts?

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I love this manga !!.......2005-08-02

This manga is so good to read !
If you like mangas, you would definitely love this one !
Thanks to Shimizu Aki for giving us the chance to reading it ;)
I can't wait to read the next one :D

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"I'll call him Hugo..."
More of the same
Wonderful
Amazing
I love this manga !!

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The Fire Bringers may not age, but that does not mean they are immortal--and this volume of Suikon III will prove it. While Geddoe's mercenary band tries to rendezvous with the Grasslanders, the Grasslanders are pursued by the mighty Harmonian army! Could Geddoe's search for safety only bring disaster? Meanwhile, Wyatt Lightfellow battles the Masked Bishop as Chris Lightfellow and Nash continue their search. Will Chris finally find her father...or just his remains?

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"I'll call him Hugo...".......2007-08-02

Based on a fantasy video game series, Suikoden III: The Successor of Fate Volume 1 takes place eighteen years after Suikoden I and opens with the birth of Hugo, the son of the Chief of the Karaya. Moving quickly into his childhood, while out hunting with a Karaya warrior, Hugo comes across a fallen gryphon shot down while leading it's chick away from danger. Hugo finds the orphaned babe, brings it home, and names it Fubar--however after living with him for a few months, Hugo's mother decides it's time to sell the growing animal with the reasoning it could kill someone since it is still a wild beast. Sneaking into the shadows of darkness to save it's life, Hugo sets Fubar free only to have a surprising experience change their relationship forever.

The second storyline is about Lady Chris Lightfellow, a girl orphaned by a father who is presumed deceased. After entering the Service Academy, Chris rose to the position of Secondary Knight in the Zexen Federation and this is where her story begins, with Chris on a battlefield accompanied by Sir Salome, a character of which we are introduced to through a flashback along with several other key players as the backstory continues. Jumping back to the present, Chris watches helplessly as the soldiers fall around her, mercilessly slaughtered until an unforeseen incident leads to her earning the title of "The Silver Maiden."

It is at this point where the two storylines converge and build the groundwork of why these two clans, and specifically Hugo and Chris, suddenly find themselves deep in conflict even though they both were trying to build towards peace.

The artwork effectively elaborates the storyline and generally speaking Suikoden III is drawn fairly well providing fine detail as needed, like with Chris's backstory, and offset enough with a heavier pen to show contrast in scenes of high action or when featuring masculine personas like Hugo.

The characters themselves, from Chris to Hugo to a varied assortment of usual archetypes came across as distinct personalities, although there's always that one that makes you wonder what the authors/artists were thinking ;)

In closing, Suikoden III: The Successor of Fate Volume 1 is good Manga that offers the beginning to a complex storyline and shows good promise of developing into an attention-holding, entertaining read. Enjoy!

More of the same.......2005-10-23

Well at this stage you're either commited to buying the manga or not. I've been getting it myself more for the curiousity of seeing how well the game translates into a manga. I would say this is one for the fans only. The manga is of an adequate standard but its nothing groundbreaking.

Wonderful.......2005-09-24

So far I've only read this edition of this series. I bought it for a friend and nearly didn't send it to him >.> I very, very much enjoyed the characters and the drawing style. Definetly recommended.

Amazing.......2005-08-04

I don't like the suikoden III game very much because it's slow to get through, with general dialogue, and I got stuck in a pointless chapter. It's also rather low-impact. I wanted very much to find out the story, though, because the game enjoys a very good reputation for its plot. Thankfully, it's been converted to comic book form.

There is a plethora of reasons why the manga suceeds- for one thing,the script is either causal or emotional, leagues away from the informative tone of the game. The character interaction really shines through for dutiful Chris, fiery Hugo, and enigmatic Geddoe; what's more, they're all drawn beautifully and resemble their original design. The look of suikoden III is very distinctive, yet the artist managed to make even background characters unique, but true to the fashion of thier respective cultures. The color pages are an added bonus.

Being a story of war there is the occasional battle, of course- and that is where you can see the mangaka's skills at capturing both the human mind and human figure. Not only are the clashes visually dynamic, the politics, inner-conflict, and self-discoveries of war have a big role, and are presented in a way that is both intricate and entertaining.

What really helps is that the manga has a great origin-the game-but evolves into it's own medium. It doesn't feel like a retelling, but a story in its own right, especially since the author makes alterations (which don't impose upon the game's concepts) The comic is good for fans- but it's excellent for everyone.

I love this manga !!.......2005-08-02

This manga is so good to read !
If you like mangas, you would definitely love this one !
Thanks to Shimizu Aki for giving us the chance to reading it ;)

Suikoden: Unauthorized Secrets & Solutions (Secrets of the Games Series.)

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a reallly good easy guide to follow.
Comprehensive guide for a great game!

Suikoden: Unauthorized Secrets & Solutions (Secrets of the Games Series.)
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Get all the devastating strategies and powerful magic you need to vanquish the legions of the evil Imperial Army!
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a reallly good easy guide to follow........2001-08-24

this guide might be one of the easy's to follow your steps.it also helped me out alot on the 108th stars of destiny you will know were to find them and how to get them.this guide is also one of the rares't guides you will find.

Comprehensive guide for a great game!.......1999-06-20

This is a totally awesome guide book to one of my favorite games for the Playstation. The maps are easy to read and the book gives you all the hints you need to gather all 108 of your characters.

Suikoden II: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

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Good news,Bad news., Again...
the best guide since ff7
best guide ever
Need all 108 stars and more? then buy it
Spoilers are in the eye of the beholder...

Suikoden II: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Elizabeth M. Hollinger
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ASIN: 0761517685
Release Date: 1999-09-29

Book Description

Locations of all the Stars
Full details on the Headquarters System and Mini-Games
Locations and descriptions of all Runes
Strategies for Bosses and Major Army Battles
Positions of all items and equipment
All secrets revealed

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Good news,Bad news., Again..........2005-03-09

Yes...same person. Different addy. :p
First the good news-it lists all 108 plus recruitable characters and how to get them. Lists of items plus secret items.Different unit attacks a map of the HQ and all of the secrets. And the bad news--if you like RPG's for the storyline don't read this book! It's one BIG spoiler... And I hate when a book does that.
Oh....and I like the thick paper the book uses.

the best guide since ff7.......2001-08-23

This has to be the best guide i have ever used it gives you detalis,info,maps,how to get the 108 stars of destiny,and more. in this guide you will find everything your looking for.so if i had to choose a guide of the year nodoubt this guide would take victory.

best guide ever.......2001-08-22

this has to be the best guide on the earth.it helps and gives information that you can use step by step.also its no spolier you have to find that out on the game.so if you don't have a copy i strongley suggest that you do.

Need all 108 stars and more? then buy it.......2001-07-30

this is a must have for suikoden II, and isn't too much of a spoiler either

Spoilers are in the eye of the beholder..........2000-10-01

The chief complaint that others seem to have about this book is that there are spoilers in places. Well, this is true, but they could be much more intrusive than they actually are. None of the big plot twists were spoiled by what little narrative Hollinger includes, which is really necessary to allow the reader to follow instructions.

And the spoiler content is really irrelevant -- what matters is that the book is excellent in all other respects. Its breakdown of where to find the 108 stars is thorough and helpful, as are its careful explanation of how to get each ending, its list of the recipes for the cooking mini-game and its timetable for the Clive/Elza subquest. Beyond that, there are a lot of gorgeous color pictures and complete dungeon maps, which are always a big plus.

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