It's in the OP.
Edit: It's in the 2nd post. The threads got merged.
I like games that use a day / night clock system but does this game have a 'time limit', like a game over if you didn't do things fast enough or does this let you play at your own pace?
I hope the game has a good mom character like Gremio
replaying S1, it's great how much of a mom he is.
No, Suikoden generally uses plot beats to move things forward and lock you out of recruits. So as long as you don't move the plot forward you can run around and recruit characters and do side quests.
replaying S1, it's great how much of a mom he is.
No, Suikoden generally uses plot beats to move things forward and lock you out of recruits. So as long as you don't move the plot forward you can run around and recruit characters and do side quests.
Thanks for the clarification! I meant to post this in the 'moon' thread but the questions applies here too.
Quick question!
When backing the $38 digital version, does that include a choice for platform? Or is it only for PC? I want to back on PlayStation or Nintendo (if that becomes an option).
When backing the $38 digital version, does that include a choice for platform? Or is it only for PC? I want to back on PlayStation or Nintendo (if that becomes an option).
A digital copy is exactly that, a Digital copy on your platform of preference. Platforms probably won't be locked down for quite awhile and when that does happen, they'll sent out mass survey to all backers to lock their choices in for their reward and platform choices to get the ball rolling on finalizing production stuff. This isn't likely to happen though for a good 6 to 8 months prior to the games actual release.
The images in the OP and those in the second post are not the same as your hi-res one.
I looked at the image's URL and it's from 4gamer, a Japanese site.
I'd say that this campaign was perfectly run if it wasn't for the updates. They keep changing the main page of the campaign. It's rather annoying if you are following this daily.
I want to back, and I most likely will, but I am undecided on digital or physical. I'm afraid of getting hit with customs fees.
I want to back, and I most likely will, but I am undecided on digital or physical. I'm afraid of getting hit with customs fees.
I need to some help looking for something particularly hard to find.
I want to buy the Suikoden II OGS Complete which combines Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 in a single box. I can also buy Vol 1. and Vol 2 individually (both volumes about $30 each) which are much easier to find, but if preferable I would like to own the entire set if it's still out there to purchase.
I want to buy the Suikoden II OGS Complete which combines Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 in a single box. I can also buy Vol 1. and Vol 2 individually (both volumes about $30 each) which are much easier to find, but if preferable I would like to own the entire set if it's still out there to purchase.
They address the matter of custom fees and tariffs in the FAQ on the KS page. They aren't locking shipping options yet but they did suggest you make sure you pick a shipping region in your country of origin to avoid this.
They had issues updating the graphic. It's a kickstarter site issue so the stretch goal banner should be back up once it works again.
They temporarily removed it because it was giving them issues on page loads apparently. They said they'll have a new update sometime tomorrow.
I found one!!!
EDIT: I found one that was pretty much brand new.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GENSOSUIKO...917351?hash=item263fba16a7:g:yTUAAOSw84pfAn72 This will be a worthwhile purchase!
EDIT: I found one that was pretty much brand new.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GENSOSUIKO...917351?hash=item263fba16a7:g:yTUAAOSw84pfAn72 This will be a worthwhile purchase!
Kickstarter has really dropped the ball with this campaign.
I wish we had the high res version of her that's used in the key art (where she's looking over her shoulder). I think it looks even better.
It was pulled from this thread so apparently they changed the link.
I don't agree with you about 5 but I definitely enjoyed 4 more then most people apparently.
4 has the best army battle theme and the confession both is one of the coolest feature in the series.
Using Streamlabs OBS is an absolute pain in the ass. It wasn't playing nice with my AverMedia LGP2 Capture card which is plugged directly into my PS3 for the source.
I didn't really want to but looks like my Suikoden I and II Stream is gonna have be done via emulation from my dumped PSX discs. At least I can probably apply the fan patches and play in optimal manner. I don't have the time to fiddle around getting my the PS3 feed from the capture device to work nicely with the streaming software, since I'm going live in an hour at 7PM EDT.
Why can't this stuff be simple. Capture video and audio from PS3 and capture audio from headset Microphone, that is all it needs to do.
I didn't really want to but looks like my Suikoden I and II Stream is gonna have be done via emulation from my dumped PSX discs. At least I can probably apply the fan patches and play in optimal manner. I don't have the time to fiddle around getting my the PS3 feed from the capture device to work nicely with the streaming software, since I'm going live in an hour at 7PM EDT.
Why can't this stuff be simple. Capture video and audio from PS3 and capture audio from headset Microphone, that is all it needs to do.
Very cool! I didn't even know that this was a thing that existed.
The copies you linked on eBay are the Taiwanese copies from Ever Anime and I'm not sure they're officially licensed...
(Kinda moot since it's a used copy anyway and, you know, Konami...)
The music and quality are probably the nearly same as the Japanese ones (I have a their versions of the Wild Arms and Chrono Trigger OSTs from when I was kid), but I thought you should know.
I think 5 was full of heart and second only to 2 on that front, to be honest. 4 felt half-finished in almost every aspect. Characters were cardboard cutouts apart from Kika, Lino, Snowe and Elenor, the villains were boring, barely seen and had no personal connection to the hero, the Island Nations was not done justice at all as a setting, and the story felt like it had all meat stripped from the bones. All IMO, of course, but I genuinely can't comprehend how someone can think 5 felt shallow and empty compared to the one game in the series most people regard as skippable. I'm happy you enjoyed 4 so much, though, I wanted to love it as much as the others but it just didn't live up to any of its potential for me.
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The amount of ppl telling ppl to skip 3 throwing me off. Shit 3 scored higher than 2 🚶🏾
All Suikoden games are good. But the nature of the first games being 2d means they aged much better than PS2 wannabe 3d of third and fourth game.
5 mix of 2d and 3d is good but the enemy encounters is yuck. Same for 3 backtracking and 4 only 4 characters in battle.
They all got some issue I guess.
5 mix of 2d and 3d is good but the enemy encounters is yuck. Same for 3 backtracking and 4 only 4 characters in battle.
They all got some issue I guess.
To be fair, Suikoden 2 came out at a weird time. It was around that time that games using sprites were catching a lot of flak for it. Hell, there were some reviewers that even criticized SotN for being stuck in the past. It was a weird time. Suikoden 3 seemed like it was treated more fairly.
That being said, you know I got your back with Suikoden 3.
I would argue that the very simple sprite work and animations of the first game, paired with its more simplistic dialog and story, have caused it to age less gracefully as well. I think the only one to remain largely untouched by father time is Suikoden 2.
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All the mainline Suikoden games are great!
With all the flack Suikoden IV gets, it's not a bad game, and story wise, it becomes much better when paired with Suikoden Rhapsodia as a full experience, since it's essentially "half" a game haha.
The Suikoden I, II, and III trilogy is also bolstered in its amazingness when played together back to back.
And Suikoden V was definitely a return to form and is neck and neck as my favorite Suikoden when compared to II.
There are also the Suikogaiden games, which delve into Nash and Sierra's story and are pretty great if you don't mind the visual novel format.
And Suikoden Card Stories is cute haha
However, the unifying factor is all the art is amazing!
The Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, which was around 1100+ pages, was sold on the Konami Japan store years ago and is a bible of all things Suikoden :)
It contained special key art illustrations by both Junko Kawano (Suikoden I, IV, and Rhapsodia artist) and Fumi Ishikawa (Suikoden 2 and 3 artist)
Here are some samples of the illustrations that I scanned from my copy ;)
Suikoden I - V Heroes by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden III Heroes by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden III Villains by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden I Key Art Reimagined by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden I Ted & Tir McDohl by Junko Kawano
And one last spoilery image!
Suikoden II The After Years by Fumi Ishikawa
(years later post game spoilers)
A very heart warming illustration :)
With all the flack Suikoden IV gets, it's not a bad game, and story wise, it becomes much better when paired with Suikoden Rhapsodia as a full experience, since it's essentially "half" a game haha.
The Suikoden I, II, and III trilogy is also bolstered in its amazingness when played together back to back.
And Suikoden V was definitely a return to form and is neck and neck as my favorite Suikoden when compared to II.
There are also the Suikogaiden games, which delve into Nash and Sierra's story and are pretty great if you don't mind the visual novel format.
And Suikoden Card Stories is cute haha
However, the unifying factor is all the art is amazing!
The Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, which was around 1100+ pages, was sold on the Konami Japan store years ago and is a bible of all things Suikoden :)
It contained special key art illustrations by both Junko Kawano (Suikoden I, IV, and Rhapsodia artist) and Fumi Ishikawa (Suikoden 2 and 3 artist)
Here are some samples of the illustrations that I scanned from my copy ;)
Suikoden I - V Heroes by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden III Heroes by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden III Villains by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden I Key Art Reimagined by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden I Ted & Tir McDohl by Junko Kawano
And one last spoilery image!
Suikoden II The After Years by Fumi Ishikawa
(years later post game spoilers)
It's really cool to see older Riou, Nanami, Jowy, Jillia Blight and Pilika! Also, Jowy with short hair!
A very heart warming illustration :)
All the mainline Suikoden games are great!
With all the flack Suikoden IV gets, it's not a bad game, and story wise, it becomes much better when paired with Suikoden Rhapsodia as a full experience, since it's essentially "half" a game haha.
The Suikoden I, II, and III trilogy is also bolstered in its amazingness when played together back to back.
And Suikoden V was definitely a return to form and is neck and neck as my favorite Suikoden when compared to II.
There are also the Suikogaiden games, which delve into Nash and Sierra's story and are pretty great if you don't mind the visual novel format.
And Suikoden Card Stories is cute haha
However, the unifying factor is all the art is amazing!
The Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, which was around 1100+ pages, was sold on the Konami Japan store years ago and is a bible of all things Suikoden :)
It contained special key art illustrations by both Junko Kawano (Suikoden I, IV, and Rhapsodia artist) and Fumi Ishikawa (Suikoden 2 and 3 artist)
Here are some samples of the illustrations that I scanned from my copy ;)
Suikoden I - V Heroes by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden III Heroes by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden III Villains by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden I Key Art Reimagined by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden I Ted & Tir McDohl by Junko Kawano
And one last spoilery image!
Suikoden II The After Years by Fumi Ishikawa
(years later post game spoilers)
It's really cool to see older Riou, Nanami, Jowy, Jillia Blight and Pilika! Also, Jowy with short hair!
A very heart warming illustration :)
Wow thanks for the awesome post. I had not seen some of that art. Nor had I heard of that encyclopedia!
I coulda sworn this was also coming to switch with the caveat that it might switch over to switch 2, did I misread?
More like they would rather put it on a next-gen Switch but if they have no choice they will try their best to downport to Switch, offering refunds if it doesn't work out
All the mainline Suikoden games are great!
With all the flack Suikoden IV gets, it's not a bad game, and story wise, it becomes much better when paired with Suikoden Rhapsodia as a full experience, since it's essentially "half" a game haha.
The Suikoden I, II, and III trilogy is also bolstered in its amazingness when played together back to back.
And Suikoden V was definitely a return to form and is neck and neck as my favorite Suikoden when compared to II.
There are also the Suikogaiden games, which delve into Nash and Sierra's story and are pretty great if you don't mind the visual novel format.
And Suikoden Card Stories is cute haha
However, the unifying factor is all the art is amazing!
The Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, which was around 1100+ pages, was sold on the Konami Japan store years ago and is a bible of all things Suikoden :)
It contained special key art illustrations by both Junko Kawano (Suikoden I, IV, and Rhapsodia artist) and Fumi Ishikawa (Suikoden 2 and 3 artist)
Here are some samples of the illustrations that I scanned from my copy ;)
Suikoden I - V Heroes by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden III Heroes by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden III Villains by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden I Key Art Reimagined by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden I Ted & Tir McDohl by Junko Kawano
And one last spoilery image!
Suikoden II The After Years by Fumi Ishikawa
(years later post game spoilers)
It's really cool to see older Riou, Nanami, Jowy, Jillia Blight and Pilika! Also, Jowy with short hair!
A very heart warming illustration :)
That book is my grail.
I have the one they made before it that covers up to 3, but daaaaamn is the kiwami one amazing.
Also, is that final illustration canon, I wonder?
Yeah, it's an amazing book, and it took me a while to scan the whole thing being 1100+ pages lol
In regards to that final Suikoden II illustration...
I'd consider it canon since its inside the Encyclopedia and drawn by Fumi Ishikawa as a glimpse of what their future looked like :)
Also, going on a family picnic a few years later is pretty wholesome and great! And love seeing everyone as their older selves as well haha
Also, going on a family picnic a few years later is pretty wholesome and great! And love seeing everyone as their older selves as well haha
I hope I can track it down someday.
That illustration makes me really happy.
Now if there was one of Tir and Kasumi happily ever after, I would be on cloud 9.
Suikogaiden 2 might be of some interest then if you haven't played it
There are also a few more illustrations from Suikoden IV by Junko Kawano, but wasn't sure if anyone wanted to see them or not ;)
He's referring to this CG from Suikogaiden 2 Duel at Crystal Valley ;)
damn, I want this book lol.All the mainline Suikoden games are great!
With all the flack Suikoden IV gets, it's not a bad game, and story wise, it becomes much better when paired with Suikoden Rhapsodia as a full experience, since it's essentially "half" a game haha.
The Suikoden I, II, and III trilogy is also bolstered in its amazingness when played together back to back.
And Suikoden V was definitely a return to form and is neck and neck as my favorite Suikoden when compared to II.
There are also the Suikogaiden games, which delve into Nash and Sierra's story and are pretty great if you don't mind the visual novel format.
And Suikoden Card Stories is cute haha
However, the unifying factor is all the art is amazing!
The Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, which was around 1100+ pages, was sold on the Konami Japan store years ago and is a bible of all things Suikoden :)
It contained special key art illustrations by both Junko Kawano (Suikoden I, IV, and Rhapsodia artist) and Fumi Ishikawa (Suikoden 2 and 3 artist)
Here are some samples of the illustrations that I scanned from my copy ;)
Suikoden I - V Heroes by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden III Heroes by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden III Villains by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden I Key Art Reimagined by Fumi Ishikawa
Suikoden I Ted & Tir McDohl by Junko Kawano
And one last spoilery image!
Suikoden II The After Years by Fumi Ishikawa
(years later post game spoilers)
It's really cool to see older Riou, Nanami, Jowy, Jillia Blight and Pilika! Also, Jowy with short hair!
A very heart warming illustration :)
*looks at eBay*
...those prices my god.
