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Fergus_ · 22-07-2011, 19:27

Has anyone else played Suikoden 2? It is my favorite JPRG so far that I'm on a 2nd playthrough after completing it. I think everyone should play this if you have an interest in JRPGs.

Highly recommended.

It was the only game to make me get genuinely upset

Spoiler: Nanami's death scene, I know you could save her but still hit me like a brick, especially when they said "oh she's breathing" so I thought she was grand and then Dr. Huan said "I wasn't strong enough" and it just tore me down. She was my favorite character and I had my best equipment on her and everything >.>

Has anyone else here played it and what are your opinions of it?

caspa307 · 22-07-2011, 19:36

BEST. GAME. EVER.

FACT.

stiffler123 · 22-07-2011, 19:43

One of the best games I've ever played, great story and dialogue. Over a hundred characters, and I loved the way the battles turned from rpg to strategy. My favourite character was the tactician, he had some great lines.
I also played 1 and 4. Any others worth getting?

**Retr0gamer** · 23-07-2011, 03:35

Suikoden 2 is an absolute masterpiece and one of the greatest RPGs ever made. Forget Sephiroth, Luca Blight is a real villain! 'Die Pig!'. It has a simple but fast battle system and for a PS1 RPG it has no battle system load times which is a blessing. The battles get much more tactical for the boss fights. The 2D art is amazing and the soundtrack is wonderful. And then there's the fantastic heartbreaking storyline. It was my favourite game ever for a long time and I still think it's amazing.

As for the rest of the series Suikoden 3 is worth playing but it never got a PAL release. Suikoden 5 is a fantastic game and highly recommended and almost as good as Suikoden 2.

carbonkid · 23-07-2011, 13:04

Man id love to play this game. Checked out the gameplay and art style on youtube and looks like a world i could spend alot of time in. Priced it on amazon...£125 for a used copy

BOOO!

**Retr0gamer** · 23-07-2011, 13:42

Yeah it got completely ignored on release since it came out close to the release of FFVIII i europe and on the same day in the US. History has shown what is the better game though

Fergus_ · 23-07-2011, 13:47

Yeah I loved the animation, looked so clean and smooth. I love the battle system too especially when you press auto and they just all attack

**Retr0gamer** · 23-07-2011, 14:10

You know a lot of love has gone into a 2D project when there's loads of animation frames that are only used once in a game. I read somewhere that the opening credit sequence probably has more frames of sprite animation than a snes game and most of them are only used for that scene only. Only other game I've seen so much care and attention paid to the 2D visuals was Mother 3 which so happens to be my current favourite game ever

Azure_sky · 05-08-2011, 21:37

Create a US PSN account and buy some US points online and try to get your hands on the original. Not as good as it's sequel but still brilliant. V is excellent too.
Konami really need to make VI...

Fergus_ · 05-08-2011, 23:11

I started a playthrough of the first one. 2nd one is already better .

Mr. K · 06-08-2011, 23:41

I love Suikoden 2. I bought on a whim in August 2000, spent the rest of the summer playing it. Luca Blight will remain etched in any player's memory forever! Did they ever conclude the Yuber/Pesmerga storyline?

I have the first one from the US PSN, but I haven't played it much. If the second one came out to download, I'd feel obliged to finally play through the first so I could finally experience the extra sidequest that you can play if you load a save from the first game in the second!

Aurongroove · 24-08-2011, 02:12

Yeah jeez, If anyone is reading this thread and has ever likes an RPG but not played Suikoden 2, then you're missing out on a potential "favorite ever game"

Sieghardt · 25-08-2011, 19:28

Amazing game, so many great characters, Viktor was a proper awesome guy and Luca Blight was an amazing boss fight. There's so many well developed characters no matter who you are you'll probably find some you love

nix · 02-09-2011, 23:27

I'm guessing id have to download this onto pc emulator to play this? Was it Ps1 only release?

Aurongroove · 03-09-2011, 01:24

Suikoden 1 is "on the way" to PSN Europe and it is understood that Suikoden 2 will shortly follow.

but yes, there is currently no way of playing Suikoden 2 unless you have a old PSX and a copy of the game, which could cost you upwards of 200 quid.

I have a copy, the one I bought when it came out first. But it's flawed; the CG sequences break the game, and when they're finished the graphics are all messed.
I need to decipher the pixel squiggles to reach an Inn, Save, then reload the game before I'm away.

22-07-2011, 19:27	#1
Fergus_ Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Overpass Posts: 1,960 Adverts \| Friends	Suikoden 2 Has anyone else played Suikoden 2? It is my favorite JPRG so far that I'm on a 2nd playthrough after completing it. I think everyone should play this if you have an interest in JRPGs. Highly recommended. It was the only game to make me get genuinely upset Spoiler: Nanami's death scene, I know you could save her but still hit me like a brick, especially when they said "oh she's breathing" so I thought she was grand and then Dr. Huan said "I wasn't strong enough" and it just tore me down. She was my favorite character and I had my best equipment on her and everything >.> Has anyone else here played it and what are your opinions of it?

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22-07-2011, 19:36	#2
caspa307 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,230 Adverts \| Friends	BEST. GAME. EVER. FACT.

22-07-2011, 19:43	#3
stiffler123 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 951 Adverts \| Friends	One of the best games I've ever played, great story and dialogue. Over a hundred characters, and I loved the way the battles turned from rpg to strategy. My favourite character was the tactician, he had some great lines. I also played 1 and 4. Any others worth getting?

23-07-2011, 03:35	#4
Retr0gamer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brig City Posts: 29,821 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Game Development, Games, Japanese RPG, Nintendo, Resident Evil	Suikoden 2 is an absolute masterpiece and one of the greatest RPGs ever made. Forget Sephiroth, Luca Blight is a real villain! 'Die Pig!'. It has a simple but fast battle system and for a PS1 RPG it has no battle system load times which is a blessing. The battles get much more tactical for the boss fights. The 2D art is amazing and the soundtrack is wonderful. And then there's the fantastic heartbreaking storyline. It was my favourite game ever for a long time and I still think it's amazing. As for the rest of the series Suikoden 3 is worth playing but it never got a PAL release. Suikoden 5 is a fantastic game and highly recommended and almost as good as Suikoden 2.

23-07-2011, 13:04	#5
carbonkid Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: it was me! ...i was the turkey all along Posts: 856 Adverts \| Friends	Man id love to play this game. Checked out the gameplay and art style on youtube and looks like a world i could spend alot of time in. Priced it on amazon...£125 for a used copy BOOO!

23-07-2011, 13:42	#6
Retr0gamer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brig City Posts: 29,821 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Game Development, Games, Japanese RPG, Nintendo, Resident Evil	Yeah it got completely ignored on release since it came out close to the release of FFVIII i europe and on the same day in the US. History has shown what is the better game though

23-07-2011, 13:47	#7
Fergus_ Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Overpass Posts: 1,960 Adverts \| Friends	Yeah I loved the animation, looked so clean and smooth. I love the battle system too especially when you press auto and they just all attack

23-07-2011, 14:10	#8
Retr0gamer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brig City Posts: 29,821 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Game Development, Games, Japanese RPG, Nintendo, Resident Evil	You know a lot of love has gone into a 2D project when there's loads of animation frames that are only used once in a game. I read somewhere that the opening credit sequence probably has more frames of sprite animation than a snes game and most of them are only used for that scene only. Only other game I've seen so much care and attention paid to the 2D visuals was Mother 3 which so happens to be my current favourite game ever

05-08-2011, 21:37	#9
Azure_sky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,103 Adverts \| Friends	Create a US PSN account and buy some US points online and try to get your hands on the original. Not as good as it's sequel but still brilliant. V is excellent too. Konami really need to make VI...

05-08-2011, 23:11	#10
Fergus_ Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Overpass Posts: 1,960 Adverts \| Friends	I started a playthrough of the first one. 2nd one is already better .

06-08-2011, 23:41	#11
Mr. K Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 2,438 Adverts \| Friends	I love Suikoden 2. I bought on a whim in August 2000, spent the rest of the summer playing it. Luca Blight will remain etched in any player's memory forever! Did they ever conclude the Yuber/Pesmerga storyline? I have the first one from the US PSN, but I haven't played it much. If the second one came out to download, I'd feel obliged to finally play through the first so I could finally experience the extra sidequest that you can play if you load a save from the first game in the second!

24-08-2011, 02:12	#12
Aurongroove Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 774 Adverts \| Friends	Yeah jeez, If anyone is reading this thread and has ever likes an RPG but not played Suikoden 2, then you're missing out on a potential "favorite ever game"

25-08-2011, 19:28	#13
Sieghardt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 76 Adverts \| Friends	Amazing game, so many great characters, Viktor was a proper awesome guy and Luca Blight was an amazing boss fight. There's so many well developed characters no matter who you are you'll probably find some you love

02-09-2011, 23:27	#14
nix Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,588 Adverts \| Friends	I'm guessing id have to download this onto pc emulator to play this? Was it Ps1 only release?

03-09-2011, 01:24	#15
Aurongroove Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 774 Adverts \| Friends	Suikoden 1 is "on the way" to PSN Europe and it is understood that Suikoden 2 will shortly follow. but yes, there is currently no way of playing Suikoden 2 unless you have a old PSX and a copy of the game, which could cost you upwards of 200 quid. I have a copy, the one I bought when it came out first. But it's flawed; the CG sequences break the game, and when they're finished the graphics are all messed. I need to decipher the pixel squiggles to reach an Inn, Save, then reload the game before I'm away.