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Critical response to Suikoden III was very positive, making it the most critically acclaimed entry in the series. GameSpot said that it "had the makings of a classic" and that "the plot is more mature than that of the average 'bad guy threatens to destroy the world' RPG"; its only criticism was that "apart from the striking theme accompanying the opening movie, the music is largely unremarkable." IGN's reviewer said that the game was "as close to perfection as I could have hoped. An easy recommendation to any and all RPG fans regardless of their dedication." The game won both GameSpot and IGN's RPG of the Year for 2002. In 2007, IGN awarded Suikoden III the 24th spot on their Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time retrospective list, and later in 2010 it was awarded the 47th spot on IGN's Top 100 Playstation 2 games.
Negative reviews tended to fall into two camps. Some, such as Official PlayStation Magazine's review, felt that the game dragged too much: "With each chapter I became more discouraged by the lack of action and the overwhelming amounts of story thrust upon me... Suikoden III forces you to spend so much time weaving in and out of the different storylines that you barely have time to enjoy any combat." Others were from some fans of the first two Suikodens who felt that Suikoden III had tampered too much with what they enjoyed of the first two games.
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