Famitsu - Suikoden Tiekreis DS confirmed

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zexen_lowe said:

Other observations include: The battle system is four person battle system, like Suikoden IV. As such,

it is a traditional RPG, not a strategy RPG like Suikoden Tactics. Unite/Combo attacks are confirmed to be in.

Looking at the status screen it appears traditional Suikoden MP is OUT, to be replaced with standard

MP numbers comparable to HP. Like in Final Fantasy VII, for example (and 90% of every RPG ever).

These are bad news, you can't strip a Suikoden game of what makes it a Suikoden. 6 player party is a must, without them you can't fully experiment with the huge cast of characters. And the Rune Tiers are the most distinguishable feature of the series after the 108 characters, you can't replace them with standard MPs! Hopefully the fame will turn excellent, but looking at it, my expectations have decreased. I hope I'm wrong and Konami can deliver a game that can stand up to the others

Yeah, a 6 player party would be much better, but I'm guessing it's because of the limitations of the DS that we're stuck with 4.
Atleast we still get unite attacks and party support characters.
I would have preferred the rune system over the standard mp system aswell.
But hey, as long as they can deliver a great story I'm good. ^_^