Suikoden

- Keep Pahn leveled up with your party and in your party as often as possible. There's a fight you get in where only he participates, and if he's underleveled you're fucked.

- Place one water rune for each character you will be using often. The heals add up quickly enough.

- Expect to have people (fuck you Luc) die often during failed RPS turns. Levels help a lot during those fights.

- Always take a character who is very weak and fight a few battles to make him close to your level and then forget him, until it happens again.

- Don't execute anyone or lose duels.

- For the love of god, don't step on the old mans grass.

- What you really want to watch out for is Leon and Mathiu. The second you can talk to Leon, go back and talk to him and Mathiu after every major event. Yes, every single one. You have a very narrow window of time in which to recruit him and if you don't, you're fucked.

- Also, don't kill anyone. Ever. Except that dick after you meet Lephant, you can slice him up without consequence, he never appears again.

- Don't bother grinding for levels.

- If a character has a portrait, good chances they either join your party, are bad, or plot characters.

- Do not choose execute when the choice appears.

- Keep Pahn's weapon and level high, it will save you grief later.

- Be careful during major battles, as characters can be permanently killed if you do the wrong attack.

- Most of the 108 stars are easy to find, but a few are tricky to find like Clive or Lester. If in doubt, look at a requirement guide.