I haven’t played Suikoden so perhaps my opinions are completely invalid and I am a casual. I just heard it felt like a classic so I wanted to play it. It does succeed with that feeling. I can’t say most of what it does is particularly standout, but it does most of it well at least. The card minigame is really fun, the others feel not so great. Beigoma in particular was the biggest roadblock when it came to recruiting everyone cause beating enough matches to have Reid join was really annoying. I do really appreciate the theatre, every character can play in every role, fully voiced. I do hope this gets a sequel that can improve on the systems.

Minor characters I like a lot shoutouts: Maureus, Paquia, Gigina, Foxiel, Ivy, Francesca, El Alicanto, Galladur, Carrie