[Rhapsodia] What year is it set in anyway?

[John Layfield]

Do I even HAVE to post in this box thing for you to know what I'm asking? I guess so, because the forum demands that I type something. Bloody 'ell....

Anyway! Suikoden IV takes place in IS 305, I assume (still doing my best to bury my head in the sand to escape spoilers) that Suikoden Tactics takes place several years later for the most part with a bit of 'flashbacking' going on.

So, questions are as follows!

1) What is the 'present year' in Suikoden Tactics?
2) What year do those 'flashback battles' and so on take place in?

Answers on a postcard, please.
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[John Layfield]

[Blazing Camp]

Here's how I see it:

-The first battle in Suiko Tactics takes place around 7-ish years before Suiko 4.

-The battles with Sigurd then Steele take place (I think) the same amount of years before Suiko 4 (7 years).

Then when after that, the game takes place about 3 years AFTER Suiko 4.

Though I don't know how long the events in Kooluk took (probably less than a year).

[Konrad]

i remember something in the game that talked about this

when you begin you will find yourself seven years before Suikoden 4 (Because the Chapter say something like that)

then after the last incident in the "flashback battles" the new Chapter tells it has been three years after Suikoden 4 thats where you begin

[Jorge Prima]

Its kinda of funny because the month and the date are based on what you set your month and date on your PS2. I remeber because when I first played it was 11/21 (I think) and when I started my second game for my younger cosin it was 12/25 (chismas day).
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[Thief]

Actually, there is a misconception here. The "three years later" did not use the Island Liberation War (ILW) as its basis. It was referring to the Steele event instead, which took place some time prior to that war. I have no information on the exact time periods, but Rhapsodia roughly took place within three isolated time slots:

1. Back Street of Razril. The first battle where Walter and his entourage ran into Snowe and Hero in Razril. Supposedly 7 years prior to the ILW.

2. A few years later, the Steele-related events took place. No exact dates were given but we know that this must happen sometime after Rakgi's father lost Rune of Punishment and Brandeau gaining it.

3. Three years after the above sequence of events (NOT the ILW), the main meat of the story began with Kyril's finally resuming his father's quest in Razril.

Also, as Georg_Prime mentioned, there is no way we could be sure the actual date when Kyril's quest ended due to the game mechanics.

[Scarlet Assassin]

Given those clues we can figure a few things out.

If the backstreet battles are indeed 7 years before the ILW, and the rest of the game takes place AFTER ILW (Given character interactions) then the second flashback must be at least 4 years after the backstreet battles. The only thing we can't figure out is how long after the ILW the rest of the game takes place. However, if we could figure that out we can ascertain the exact date of the Steele battles.
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I think we're getting tripped up over the Steele/Brandeau/Edgar battles. How long did Brandeau really have the Punishment Rune? Most bearers seemed to have it rather briefly before succumbing to its power.

Also Cray had to have time to get the Rune and drag it all the way up to Scarlet Moon, cut it off, have his son inherit it, the son kill the nobles, and the Rune travel back to the Island Nations again.

This is what SARS's timeline has to say about these events:

[Vextor]

Konami has been inconsistent. Previously, they said that Brandeau only had the ROP for a "few months." In Rhapsodia, this has been changed to "three years." I don't think 36 months is a "few months." Damn Konami.

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[Vextor]

I believe they call in the "Islands Liberation War" or something. I don't have any source with me, but I think I heard they gave it a name in the US version of Suikoden tactics. Somebody help me.

[Cedric]

Yep. The "Island Liberation War" would be the English version's name. They also changed a few names of the locations in Koolok, so our map is inconsistent in terms of the names. That's not really that important though.
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[Vextor]

Oh yeah, can somebody list all the names of the English versions' official placenames so I can update the map?

[Username]

**Probable Spolier Alert**


Fort El-Eal

The Calreon Laboratory

Terana Plains

Mido Shallows

Ruins of Collanbal

Xasta Grassland

Merseto

Frontier Town Haruna

Small Border Village

Imperial City Graska

Secret Patriarchal Facility
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