[General Discussion] Suikoden Club v7!

Ugh, why is this game not out yet in Australia? The first release date was late September (the 29th to be exact) and then October 6th...13th (?)...20th...25th! I went to my local game outlet today and they said their shipment still hasn't arrived. I was tempted to import from the UK around the start of the month, but I'm just so gullible when it comes to release dates. /rabble

Does anyone else in Australia have this game? Or am I just really unlucky?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

^^ got it now. It really lives up to the hype, I think. Very Suikoden I&2-ish. I don't even think the load times are that big a deal. The only problem I do have is the towns, they are humongous. I've gotten lost in Sol-Falena several times.

The storyline's great; the graphics are wonderful, I believe, much better than it's predecessor's. And the soundtrack that accompanies the game is one of the best I've heard in a while. Good job, Konami.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Train up a powerhouse, such as Killey (who gets three rune slots and has a double attack). Put a Fury rune, Double-beat rune and a Double-strike rune and watch him pwn the battlefield. You could even add a Violence rune if you're patient enough (After losing half their HP, the user becomes Violent. Damage x5.)

As you can see I prefer a powerful physical fighter rather than a powerful magic fighter.

I may as well post about Suikoden V while I'm in this thread. I really liked it; good graphics, great music, great (as usual) gameplay and an awesome storyline. It's one of the best stories I've ever played through, with it being filled with such poignant scenes and plot twists (I loved the whole "Queen's Campaign" thing). My only nit-pick isn't regarding loading times but the frequency of the battles. It just got a bit out of hand sometimes. It would have been convenient if there were a character who had a skill which, say, halved the total encounters. Maybe Konami can do better on that next time.

Another thing which I found annoying was the difficulty of the same. I found it to be incredibly easy. Not a single game over in the whole playthrough, and I was sorely disappointed at the simplicity of the final battle. If I go back to playing it again, I think I'll use some mediocre characters in hope of a greater challenge.

Overall: 9/10

II>V>I>III>IV

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.