What I've done for the community!

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I have 2 nephews. The oldest is 6, the youngest is 3. My older nephew idolizes me and always wants to see what his uncle is doing when he visits (about once or twice a month.)

I started playing Suikoden from the beginning about a year ago. I decided that when he was over, it was okay for him to watch me play Suikoden 1, and it would help him read since I would be reading the text to him as well. He already developed a huge liking for the first game, as well as the cup minigame within it (the matching game is hard for me even >.<) He essentially has seen all the major points to Suikoden 1, and was hanging on the edge of his seat during the final battle.

Suikoden 2 I couldn't show him much of... but he was able to play the rope-climbing game on his own, and that game is like half-challenging, so he can win 90% of the time - perfect for someone his age, so that he doesnt get a big head but still it boosts his confidence and doesnt frustrate him.

Suikoden 3 I just recently got, but he is hooked to the horse racing game. That's all the games I've gotten. So I've already destined him to become a Suikoden fanboy when he grows up. T_T I'm so proud of him~!
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[Futch]

Show him Suikoden IV RIGHT NOW, he is too young to know what's good from well... not that good, so that way we'll have a diehard Suikoden fan on the way! xD

I never had an apprentice regarding videogaming, pretty much because I keep it a secret and practicaly no one knows I play rpg's (or know what they are for that matter)

The only games I play in public are the Winning eleven series and that kind of thing. I once played Street Fighter 3, but started doing worse a few minutes after squashing my rival because everyone was looking at me like some kind of freak.

But well done man, and keep those darn double F games away from him, we want a "Pure breed suikoden fan" xDD
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DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[Parallax]

Yes, it's always nice to hear that the youth of today is being molded into the mindless zombies we need to support the Suikoden franchise of the future. That way, even when I'm in my thirties, I can continue to play Suikoden games, and I won't be the only one left on earth who still buys them. I imagine they'd stop making them well before it got to that point, but that's essentially a side issue. I'm unlikely to ever have a protege of that nature, since I have no siblings. My nonexistent siblings cannot have children, and I have absolutely no desire whatsoever for children of my own.

This, somewhat unfortunately, leaves me no impressionable young minds to mold. I also can't take the opportunity to abuse my station as a role model and steer young people towards my own interests. After typing this, I'm starting to feel like I'm really missing out on something here, so long as I don't have to see the impressionable youngster more than a few hours a week...there's a reason I don't want kids of my own, after all.

Most importantly, though, I'll bet it was rewarding to be able to share Suikoden with someone who was that interested with what was going on, though. I don't get that into these games, and I've been a fan for something like ten years now. Suikoden V was wonderful and all, but it far from had me on the edge of my seat. I'm sure my friends who have been forced to listen to me prattle on about how great it is have different views on my level of obsession, but that, too, is a side issue at this point.
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He's a victim - not a perp - and I'm choosing to let him go.

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Futch, Send me funds for the project! FOR THE FUTURE OF SUIKODEN, PAY ME!!! >.>;;

I will be getting Suikoden 4 soon enough. I JUST bought the expansion for FFXI AND suikoden 3, so even if I did have the money for another game, my parents would accuse me of buying too many games while I should be saving up for "college" (which is in 4 months, but meh.) There's pirates and whatnot in that game, right? Kids love pirates! Even if he was exposed to it later on, it is possible for people to like Suikoden 4. My best friend is a case in point (She started on Suikoden 4 and kept buying the games after that, because she didnt find Sui 4 all that bad.)

Parallax, You're REALLY making me feel blessed. The other part of this I forgot to mention is my younger nephew, like most younger brothers, idolizes my older nephew. So by a domino effect, I got 2 recruits! Bwahahahaha!
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[Ninjar]

It would seem you only have 105 to go.

[Futch]

[Ninjar]

[Fudozukushi]

Ha let's all decide which stars we are, this will be fun.

mmm I turned one friend onto Suikoden II, but it took him forever to beat it and without all 108. He bought Suikoden III and beat it with all 108. He couldn't beat Suikoden IV and was missing every star I used in the final battles so I couldn't help him. Don't know if he has Suikoden V I haven't seen him since Feburary or something.

A friend of my brother I also sort of led him on to the game, I loaned him my Suikoden III, while he loaned me Tales of Symphonia. I also let him read my Suikoden III manga.
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[AA]

yay. [chant] one of us, one of us, one of us, one of us [/chant]

Soon Suikoden will dominate the world!

I have been trying to recruit friends, but it is not going so well, they are all 'need for speed' junkies or Gamecube fanboys...

P.S Did anyone else think that this a Layfield started topic before they clicked on it?

[Eden]

You fortunate people... All my friends are either on the football thing and seem to expect every game that need to be read (and by that I mean more than only "Beckham is injured" or stuff) as highly suspicious as if it would want to take over their brains... Okay, it's true, but that's no reason not to play Suikoden.
The other half hasn't any relationship with any game whatsoever shape.
If I start with: "You know the game I am playing? It's... What? Why are you looking at me this way? strait jacket!"

You see, it's not easy to convince people in playing the best games ever produced. Another issue is that the youth in my country lost the faith in the great values which are told in the Suikoden games... Trying to decapitate their enemy seems to be more interesting than allying with characters... What happened?
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The Fool

[Yvl]

Nah, I'm not a Tenkai. That would be Lancet Jades and Zelphiel at evermoreforums.com as they were the ones who turned ME on to the games. I'd be like Chris or Hugo, they weren't Tenkais and they were able to recruit people...

Although... they would definately be the Chitan and Chikaku stars... hmm...

Wonder if I get a true rune...?

:)
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[Vertius]

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[Tonberry]

Meh. I have tried the conversion of some of my friends. I let one try Suikoden I and he played it and then got Oblivion and then stopped. The other I gave Suikoden III too, and he loved it. He doesn't want to play any others, though. Fortunately, I did get one successful recruit, who has played all of the ones above III.

You could recruit me, but you'd have to give me a working copy of Suikoden II for me to offer you my services. I'm a support character, by the way. Level C healing, level D cooking, A on finding potch, and B on tutor. :wink:

[John Layfield]

I've made a few people into Suikoden fans but it's not a very nice process to watch. I basically force them to play the game and stand over their shoulder demanding they not skip through text "DO YOU WANT TO PLAY THE GAME OR NOT?!" and basically go beserk everytime they make a mistake "Right. Game screwed, restart it.".
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One day, I shall come back. Yes, we shall all come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine.