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in the past


A recruitment simulation game.
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Anyway i think its the first jprg game that make me cry when i was a little 🥲

This review contains spoilers

What Suikoden 1 developed, 2 mastered. The protagonist feels more present, the antagonists are some if the best of the medium, and a lot of new and returning Stars of Destiny are compelling in ways that shouldn't be possible in 1998 and through rough translation.

But it's just so damn good.
The dice mini game can go fuck itself, and I hate the return of Neclord and forcing Viktor to essentially redo his arc, but I'm struggling to find faults outside of that. Maybe could use more strategy battles.


A good jrpg With a good villain and a good lesson

I REALLY liked Suikoden I, much more than I expected. When I started Suikoden II and saw it had helpful features like An Inventory and the ability to remove items from inactive party members, I thought this game was gonna be GREAT. I was sorely mistaken. The plot, writing, gameplay, dungeon design, pacing, characters, interface, and even the actual code are all so incredibly disappointingly bad by comparison. The whole experience was like pulling teeth. I played S1+2 because I was advised I should before playing Eiyuden Chronicles, and I have now decided I'm not gonna be playing that actually