Criticisms 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 "Suikoden"s who felt that "Suikoden III" had tampered too much with what they enjoyed of the first two games.