When Suikoden arrived on the PlayStation on December 15, 1995, the console had only been on the market for a few months. Those early titles matter, and Suikoden set the bar for the RPG experience on PlayStation. Party dynamics were central to the Suikoden experience. It earned nominations from DICE for both Console Game of the Year and Console Role-Playing Game of the Year. Even by today’s standards, a game with 108 unique characters is a staggering feat of writing and design.