[Azure_sky]

Originally Posted by Aurongroove

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.

Suikoden 2 is coming to PSN? Great news. I'm going to download it from my US account the second it's, inevitably, released in the U.S. first.

[Retr0gamer]

The PAL version is one of the times when a game is actually better in the PAL region. There's PAL borders and slow down but the slow down doesn't really matter in this game. However they improved the translation and fixed some of the translation errors and bugs. They also reinstated the vocal tracks that one of the characters sings.

[Aurongroove]

Originally Posted by Azure_sky

Suikoden 2 is coming to PSN? Great news. I'm going to download it from my US account the second it's, inevitably, released in the U.S. first.

well now don't jump to conclusions. Suikoden 1 is now out on US PSN and "it is understood" that they're working on Suikoden 2.

I though I'd be playing all my favourite PSX RPG by now, but basically all I have is Grandia, and FF 7, 8 & 9

[Ping Chow Chi]

Originally Posted by Fergus_

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?

LOVE this game ... and did I hear that the PS3 can play PS1 games? .... might have to dig this out later

[Sieghardt]

Yeah it can and Suiko 1 is available to buy on psn too, duno why they havent put suiko 2 up yet actually

[Aurongroove]

Not In UK it's not! (available yet)

when I read that post I went straight to my play-station with a greedily clutched credit, and alas, no suik1.

[ancapailldorcha]

Originally Posted by Aurongroove

Not In UK it's not! (available yet)

when I read that post I went straight to my play-station with a greedily clutched credit, and alas, no suik1.

Same here.

[Sephiroth_dude]

I brought it off amazon about 4 yrs ago now,worth every penny.

[ancapailldorcha]

And a few pretty pennies it was too, I imagine.

[Aurongroove]

My PS1 copy has been dented, and now the cinematic sequences get miss read and the game reloads after CGS's with botched graphics.

to fix things after a CGS you have to interpret the glitch matrix in front of you, 'walk' to an Inn and guess from all the vague choice-boxes looking things that your saving the game, then, reset and load the game where you saved.

[Aurongroove]

going back to things I like about the game.

I like how FAQ writers can't agree about wither characters are good or not.

if you read any two random guides you'll see a character like, Bob, Killey or Hanna receiving contradictory reviews. One guide will say 'can't think of any reason to use, below average stats, poor performance' etc and another will say 'hidden gem, even better them Victor, above average stats, good front runner, can equip a shield' etc.

where really whats happening is it's a game where they give you a selection of fighters and let you think your picking the strongest, but in fact your really just picking your favorites and dressing them in the best armor and runes and thus they become the best fighters.

I like fighters with high tech and luck instead of strength for more multi-hitting and surer accuracy, just well, because it's cooler; you have shin, the hero, and that Shiro due a round of attacks and they can get almost 5-6 attacks between them and 2-3 critical hits

I also prefer my magicians to be specialist magicians just because I like the idea of extreme high mag stats, at the cost of boring old safe all roundness.

One player mightn't know how anyone can cope without Clive, Luc or Victor in their team, and another might say, Nanami, Rina and Flic are indispensable.

[Retr0gamer]

I just picked characters at random and tried to give all the characters a fair shot. There's no real best team to pick. The game is structured so that there's a level cap on each new area so there's no need to grind. Also if you bring a level 1 character into an area with a level 40 cap you can get them to about level 36 where they are useful after about 5 fights. Your main character has instant death attacks so just use them in the first few encounters since they are useless against bosses. I'd always bring a good mix of characters though and always have at the very least one character that can heal.

[Sephiroth_dude]

Originally Posted by ancapailldorcha

And a few pretty pennies it was too, I imagine.

yup I payed over a hundred euros for it,got star ocean the 2nd story too

[Monkeyto]

If I start playing no 2, will I be terribly confused because I didn't play the first one?

I don't wanna jump into 2 not understanding any references made in the story...

[caspa307]

Originally Posted by Monkeyto

If I start playing no 2, will I be terribly confused because I didn't play the first one?

I don't wanna jump into 2 not understanding any references made in the story...

no not at all play away and enjoy the only jrpg i rate higher then ff7