Genso Suikogaiden Vol. 1: Swordsman of Harmonia is PlayStation's first volume in the ancillary narrative of Konami's Suikoden RPG series. As Nash, a special agent from Harmonia's Southern Fringe Security Force, players navigate the City States of Jowston with an objective to authenticate the claims of a True Rune appearance. Nash's journey intertwines with a large conflict involving characters and events from Suikoden installments, highlighted by meeting Sierra, a woman shrouded in mystery. Differing from the traditional Suikoden RPGs, this game takes the form of a digital novel where decisions made affect the plot.
This is the first volume of the side-story to Konami's RPG series Suikoden.
You play as Nash, a special agent of the Holy Kingdom of Harmonia's Southern Fringe Security Force. He was sent to the City States of Jowston with a mission: the Security Force has been informed that one of the 27 True Runes has appeared in Jowston. He has to verify the rumor and to bring back as much information as possible. On the way, Nash meets a mysterious woman named Sierra and soon gets involved in a large conflict featuring characters and events from the first and second Suikoden games.
Unlike the "mainstream" Suikoden games, this is not a RPG, but a "digital novel". You read text and watch background images, at some points making a decision and leading the story to different paths.