is a spin-off title of the '' Suikoden'' franchise by

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which includes both a

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game and a physical collectible card game. Both were released in the fall of 2001 in Japan. Unlike other areas of the ''Suikoden'' franchise, in which the storyline is a major element of gameplay, ''Card Stories'' focuses mainly on the card battles themselves and less on the plot. Most of the cards feature

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who appear in both '' Suikoden'' and '' Suikoden II'' of Konami's role-playing video game series. Several cards also feature characters who would later go on to appear in '' Suikoden III''. The GBA game retells the story of '' Suikoden II'' with a few changes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Genso Suikoden Card Stories 2001 video games Card games introduced in 2011 Digital collectible card games Game Boy Advance games Game Boy Advance-only games Japan-exclusive video games Suikoden Video games developed in Japan Single-player video games