[General Discussion] Suikoden Club v7!

Is it really necessary to finish Suikoden 1 in order to fully understand Suikoden 2? I read in reviews that it is a true sequel so the storylines are directly connected. The thing is, I've tried to play Suikoden 1 three times now and each time I get bored about 7 hours into it. I don't know why, but it just gets really old really quick. A friend of mine says Suikoden 2 is tons better than 1 so I really want to give it a try, but I don't know if I should play it before finishing the first one. Should I just go read a plot synopsis for 1 and play 2? Blargh

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Alright I'll give it a try. It actually wan't before my time. My first RPG was Chrono Trigger so I'm not a true RPG veteran in hardcore RPG fans' eyes, but I was playing RPGs before Suikoden came out. I don't know why I haven't been able to finish this one though. I'll keep at it though since I've heard it's not even that long (20 hours maybe? If I don't go searching for all 108 stars). Anyways, thanks for the input.

And I have no problem acquiring the games since my friend who's a die hard Suikoden fan has them so he just lets me borrow.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I am at the point where I'm supposed to find Liukan (sp?). I just got the old man to give me the engine for my boat so that I can get passed the river rapids in the world map.

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