Sapphire Dreams
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This just makes me sad because it reminds that we will never have a Suikoden VI =(
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Suikoden V Appreciation Thread
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Mental Atrophy
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You spend a lot of time in menus in RPGs, and Suikoden 5 has the worst menu since NES RPGs.
My problem with the game :
1. Hate the girly MC and cute anime feel especially MC's guardian(don't remember her name) and his sister (she's annoying as fuck).
2. First world problem in every suikoden series aka the difficulty.
Georg Prime rulezzzzz
My opinion : S2 > S1 > S5 > S3 > S4
1. Hate the girly MC and cute anime feel especially MC's guardian(don't remember her name) and his sister (she's annoying as fuck).
2. First world problem in every suikoden series aka the difficulty.
Georg Prime rulezzzzz
My opinion : S2 > S1 > S5 > S3 > S4
A Huge Battleship
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C'mon people. Easily the best thing about V. I really wish
The lengthy introduction really helped to nurture my interest in the story / setting the the first time through, although it's actually proving to be a barrier to me replaying it. Not that I'm big on revisiting JRPGs anyway. I'd have to get all 108 Stars again if I did, for reasons that'll be obvious to anyone who's finished it.
If I had clearer memories of playing II I'd be able to say whether V was my favourite of the series. I know I'd definitely rank it above IV and I.
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C'mon people. Easily the best thing about V. I really wish
she got the Twilight Rune earlier, and that she wasn't forced out of the party for a sizable portion of the game.
The lengthy introduction really helped to nurture my interest in the story / setting the the first time through, although it's actually proving to be a barrier to me replaying it. Not that I'm big on revisiting JRPGs anyway. I'd have to get all 108 Stars again if I did, for reasons that'll be obvious to anyone who's finished it.
If I had clearer memories of playing II I'd be able to say whether V was my favourite of the series. I know I'd definitely rank it above IV and I.
DangerMouse
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Agreed A Huge Battleship, Lyon was awesome.
Yeah, I love V so damn much. Loved so many of the characters especially Lyon and ofcourse Georg was a badass and Miakis (I remember one of Miakis' first action scenes being so cool too) and Sialeeds was so well done as you said, also the voice cast was great. I even loved the long intro completely felt like I knew/felt stuff about the characters by the time everything really went down like Laughing Banana and MyWhiteRequiem said.
Yeah, I love V so damn much. Loved so many of the characters especially Lyon and ofcourse Georg was a badass and Miakis (I remember one of Miakis' first action scenes being so cool too) and Sialeeds was so well done as you said, also the voice cast was great. I even loved the long intro completely felt like I knew/felt stuff about the characters by the time everything really went down like Laughing Banana and MyWhiteRequiem said.
I wanted this game so bad I imported in from the usa before pal release. I thought they dragged it out too long tbh and that last maze like dungeon was so annoying, especially with the weakened parties you had to use against the suped up enemies. It is a shame it didn't sell well as we will never see suikoden 6.
striferser
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The best suikoden in PS2. I still think Suikoden II is the best, but only because Suikoden 2 have cooking minigame,
Yes, Lyon is great!
Yes, Lyon is great!
Augemitbutter
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i thought army battles in 3 were better. you could feel the strenght of every party member. gave you enough incentive to level them up a little - give every character a fair chance.
it was the loading times. battles were fast-paced.
Yeah but the feel of a huge army was gone
Hopefully PCSX2 will help speed up the loading times when I play it next time..
When it was announced Georg was coming back that was one of the things I was most hyped about before. Some of his history was known from Suikoden 2 so looked really forward to it. Didn't like him as much in 5 as in 2 but one of my favorites anyway. Used him whenever he was available.
Some Nobody
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They make Yu-Gi-Oh cards. Lots...and lots....and lots of Yu-Gi-Oh cards. Seriously, I don't think there's another TCG that releases so much product.
But video game wise? Someone had an E3 bingo card and under Konami they just put "FUCKING NOTHING". The only way they could've been more accurate was "Metal Gear Solid and...FUCKING NOTHING".
FTFY.
Anyway, yeah Suikoden V is probably my favorite game from my favorite J-RPG series. Devoid of a lot of the stupid cliches that make me hate J-RPGs, with it's own unique world and artstyle and a story that isn't just "kid from humble origins saves the world".
Also:
- Jeane and Viki are both awesome
- Lucretia best tactician
- Sialeeds is a freaking boss.
- Zerase remains my favorite spellcaster character in any series that isn't Lunar.
- Damn, there were a lot of really cool females in this game. Although, given the plot that makes a weird kind of sense.
Diomedeskun
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I adored the game, but it was also infuriating. It's a great Suikoden overall, but it's slow and bloated, which kills the snappy feeling of the older games (to be fair, the other PS2 games were slower than the PS1 games too). I loved the depth and the characters, but the main villain was weak and too black and white for the series. He had no redeeming qualities, even if most of the other antagonists were great.
The frequent loading delay, the massive dungeons with high encounter rates (which still beat the bland corridors of 3 and 4) and the slow burn start really bogged the game down and made parts of it annoying to play. The game was also really glitchy and I was glitched out of recruiting Killey, which really pissed me off since I was so excited to recruit him again (and it also prevented me from getting the 108 stars).
That said, it was beautiful, had tons of awesome, powerful runes (not like the gimped runes of 4, which even removed the defining instant kill abilities of the Soul Eater), had a good story. an ambitious, if unwieldy mass combat system, and even managed to tweak the dueling system a bit. I would be thrilled to ever get a similar Suikoden in my lifetime (on the off chance that Konami ever releases one again.)
The frequent loading delay, the massive dungeons with high encounter rates (which still beat the bland corridors of 3 and 4) and the slow burn start really bogged the game down and made parts of it annoying to play. The game was also really glitchy and I was glitched out of recruiting Killey, which really pissed me off since I was so excited to recruit him again (and it also prevented me from getting the 108 stars).
That said, it was beautiful, had tons of awesome, powerful runes (not like the gimped runes of 4, which even removed the defining instant kill abilities of the Soul Eater), had a good story. an ambitious, if unwieldy mass combat system, and even managed to tweak the dueling system a bit. I would be thrilled to ever get a similar Suikoden in my lifetime (on the off chance that Konami ever releases one again.)
I´m gonna do that as soon as I am done with a PCSX2 Suikoden 3 and 4 run. Almost done with S3.
I hope it improves the load times as well as the graphics.
Always like the idea of Raftfleet btw. The floating city. Think that is really cool. I did not like Haud Village at all. Especially the music there.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I didn't stick around long enough. I played maybe 8 hours of it, but wasn't in the mood, so I quit. I really should go back. I know it's supposed to deliver after the 10 hour mark or so.
Well, one of these days.
Well, one of these days.
Basileus777
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It was a nice recovery from IV, but it never reached the heights of the PS1 games. It was slow, poorly paced, and overly long. It's probably my least favorite mainline game other than IV.
And Lucretia is the worst character in the entire series.
S2 > S1 > S3 > S5 > S4
And Lucretia is the worst character in the entire series.
S2 > S1 > S3 > S5 > S4
lucablight
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This could have been one of the best game in the series if it wasn't for the villains. It has the most incompetent villains in any game I've seen. The entire game is you beating the crap out of them by doing what the strategist says. I kept waiting for there to be a plot twist where they actually had some secret plan in store and they're not just being your punching bag but it never arrives. Consequently there is zero tension. Did anybody else feel this way?
Elaugaufein
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I really liked Suikoden V my two biggest criticism is that in the end game , you're facilities end up spread in a really awkward way (since they moved some of the characters to a different location to make setting up for the final dungeon easier but left most of the facilities at your base) and that it at times felt like someone had a "Core Suikoden Features" checklist that they were running down, these were done well, but I guess it felt like they were trying to hard on some level ?
No one can live up to the name of best villain other than you lucablight
Basileus777
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That's because Lucretia is a perfect character who never does wrong and whom even the villains are in awe of.
Hydrargyrus
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Amazing game. One of the best games I've played in PS2.
Graphics were a little disappointing (at that time), but overall was a truly great jrpg. The story starts slowly, but gets better for moments. Characters didn't suck and there was a ton of posibilities to make teams.
Graphics were a little disappointing (at that time), but overall was a truly great jrpg. The story starts slowly, but gets better for moments. Characters didn't suck and there was a ton of posibilities to make teams.
Lucretia's godlike status was hilarious. She even surprises herself. I ain't even mad.
The villains really were incompetent though. The Godwins acted all shady and shit but had nothing. Younger Godwin went down like a bitch.
Hours Left
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Ferid & Arshtat's final scene?
;_;
That one moment is why all the "slowness" leading up to it was worth it. I can't even.
Yea, i really liked Lucretia's design, but "perfect" characters like that are kind of annoying in how they kill suspense, yea. There wasn't even an explanation for her knowing a lot of the '(eally really important) stuff she knew. And she knew basically everything ever.
That and that one paint truck crash town with the terrible music and the load times together rob it of first place for me, but second isn't bad and it's a really, really good game. I'd love the series to continue, but I don't expect it will (unless they pull something like Breath of Fire 6 which would be far, far worse than no sequel at all).
Laughing Banana
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It's up there with the feeling I got when viewing Suikoden 2's True Ending.
DAT FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELINGGGGGGGGGG.
The loading times really fought against me liking this game, but I ended up loving it anyway. I should play through it again sometime, but it'd have to be on emulator. I don't think I could go through it all again with all that waiting.
, four I didn't play, and five had.. some guy you could beat in a duel early in the game I think? It's been a while. But the point stands for me at least that it wasn't as memorable.
Yeah, I don't remember there being any points in Suiko5 where your strategist is outplayed. There was also no badass soldier on the enemy side for you to fear that I remember. First game had Teo, second had fucking Luca Blight as well as Leon to outplay your strategist, third had
spoiler just in case for whatever reason, Luc
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All I wanted was a alt costume option, cause that Tir one was dope
Suikoden 5 is a great game. If not loading times problem and very slow beginning, I would say it's the best. After I played it I had in such a high expectations for 6th... which was never made.
I don't understand it, really, they make an awesome game... and then abandon series. Why, Konami, why (._.)
For those that couldn't play because of loading problems, you get somewhat used to it, just stick with it for first couple of hours and you can't put it away, if even you wanted it. It's that good.
I don't understand it, really, they make an awesome game... and then abandon series. Why, Konami, why (._.)
For those that couldn't play because of loading problems, you get somewhat used to it, just stick with it for first couple of hours and you can't put it away, if even you wanted it. It's that good.
I enjoyed 5, but not as much as the rest of you. I remember the story being alright, but it really annoyed me that none of the characters were miss-able. Don't know why.
I also didn't like the music as much as in previous titles. Definitely think the game is solid, but my list of best Suikodens would go like this.
II > III > I = 5 > IV
I also didn't like the music as much as in previous titles. Definitely think the game is solid, but my list of best Suikodens would go like this.
II > III > I = 5 > IV
Hours Left
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I can honestly say that the loading times did not bother me one bit.
Yes, they were frequent, but anyone that would forgo an awesome game like this because of them is only hurting themselves.
Yes, they were frequent, but anyone that would forgo an awesome game like this because of them is only hurting themselves.
What do you mean none of the characters were missable? You could easily miss a lot of them!
I don't know any Suikoden game without missable characters, and I played them all multiple times.