I remembered Thomas right after I made that post. He's second-place and then there's a power gap between him and Hugo/Chris
Is this game worth playing if I liked I, II, and V?
The worst part about the game was the obnoxiously high random encounter rate, but it's actually less than the original release of Skies of Arcadia on Dreamcast.
It is a boring slog, even compared to 1's relatively basic gameplay back then. The naval battles are a joke, due to how easy these are, everyone is balanced compared to other games in the serie with much more varied power level, the Hero's rune is actively worse than a normal one, there is only a handful of good characters, but some, like the Strategist, are simply not (hard pressed to see any of her contributions thinking about it)...
Basically plays like a Skies of Arcadia where you suck all the fun out of it. And I do mean ALL of it
I actually think Suikoden 3 has the best combat mechanics in the series, though that isn't saying a whole lot. I do agree that most of the playable characters are a bit bland, though. I also dislike the soundtrack for the most part.
How's 5? I only ever hear people talk about the first three ones (and 4 too, to complain about how bad it was)
5 is the shit, a game you ought to play before you die
5 is an attempt to copy Suikoden I/II, if that makes any sense. Much better than 4, not bad but nothing exceptional. If you liked the first two you should like it.
I reckon Suikoden simpy worked better in 2D.
no its fucking garbage
1, 2, 5 are the only ones worth playing
3 is absolutely disgusting to look at
4 is a departure from past series you only get 4 playable characters out of the hundred you would normally collect
the random encounters when sailing is so annoying
the story itself is awful as well, i hate this faggot mc
It has a really slow beginning, and in some ways I feel it's overly derivative of Suikoden 2. It's still a worthy entry, though, and I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Don't you have to play them in release order to understand the dEePeSt LoRe?