[General Discussion] Suikoden Club v7!

It is good to see the positive outlook on Suiko 5 so far

Although I don't have much time for console RPGs lately (grr WoW taking all my gaming time!), I think I might try to make a good effort to play this when I pick it up. I too was disapointed in 4, although I liked 1-3. I agree with how I played Suiko 2 so much that it became immortal to me, but then that's why a good game keeps you coming back again and again

How ya doing, buddy?

Just finished Suikoden V last night and got the same ending others in the thread got when they didn't have all 108.

This is definitely the best Suikoden I have played since the second one, and at the same time it's in a league of its own that doesn't compete with 2 since they both have certain qualities and scenes that will always stand out in my mind. Definitely among my top favorites in the Suikoden series. I'm looking forward to playing through it again

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Goubot

This is pretty much blasphemy, but whatever.
The recruiting is as obscure as ever, though, probably worse than 1 and 2 in that regard.

Agreed. I thought that with some of those characters where you need to bug them about 5 times before they join you that I instead had to build up a sort of friendly rep with them first before they'd decide to join me. So I missed some characters on my first playthrough just because I wasn't a nagging, annoying little brat.

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

Originally Posted by Denicalis

Well, cronies, I just finished Sukoden Tactics, and I have to say, not overly impressed. The game itself was fun, but the ending was fairly lack-luster. I never enjoy perma-death, and a lot of the sidequests were just boring as hell (Trek through the Obel Ruins a hundred times to get eggs, k?) I hope V is substantially better. I'm off to that, now.

Suikoden V is great. The biggest problem you may encounter is that it takes a good 5-7 hours before the story really starts to pick up. I didn't mind this as it felt like I was just enjoying a chapter of my favorite book in the evenings for an hour or two before I would go to bed. But Game Informer made it out to sound like it was the most boring experience that they were ever forced to play through (one reason why I take magazine reviews with a grain of salt when I know the game is good). Just give it time, and once five's story really kicks in you'll be having a blast

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I remember the only thing that sort of annoyed me about the load times was when I had just finished (or ran away from) one battle, and then suddenly it felt like I had taken all of two steps and was being thrown into another one. That just gave me the dreaded, "it's a battle......again" feeling.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Is it fact or fiction that the series has usually sold better outside of Japan than inside of it? I heard that one time, but never really knew how concrete of a statement that was.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Sexninja

MGS4 is taking all of Konami's money.
I have purchased Suikoden 3 and 4, and can't wait for suikden6.

Havent started playing it, comparitively how is the story of part 3 and 4.

I like Suikoden 3 over 4, however they both rank below 5 in terms over quality. I only like 3 more so than 4 because:

1. It actually got really good once I started to get into it. The story, and fairly good characters helped save other bad aspects like the robotic animations and sketchy music.

2. 3 kept me interested long enough to complete it.

With Suikoden 4, it felt like the story lost all of its focus after the first few hours. The SoD that I was recruiting in the game didn't seem like they had a real purpose for being there. Lastly, I got really tired of the crappy sea travel, which is where the entire game is based for the most part. Overall, Suikoden 4 just didn't have a lasting impression on me.

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