rekabdarb said:
Byere said:
*Suikoden series (Just pick any of the 5 main games, they're all pretty much the same story/gameplay lol)
I disagree, 3 was downright annoying.
4 was infuriating.
and 5 while probably better than those 2, was still a thorn in your side. [you recruit a third of the stars before you get your castle... wtf is that]
Gameplay wise only. Story each one was pretty good. Although the era of voice overs has definitely ended Suikoden... at least in the US
Compared to later games, I agree that 3 was a tad more annoying. Controls were clunky, battles were a bit of a pain and do forth and the way it was set out (the triad thing of constantly being asked if you wanted to switch between the 3 main characters every "chapter") was just a pain that could have been done without. However, you have to remember that it WAS the first Suikoden on PS2, so they were trying something different since they could make it with 3D style graphics as opposed to flat, 2D battlefields like in the previous 2 games.
S4 wasn't so bad, though the battle system was downgraded quite a bit in only being allowed 4 characters per team. The combo attacks were a lot smoother and the differing art style compared to what 3 gave us really improved on previous games in the series. Story-wise, it was a tad lacking and that final boss... omg what a pain!
S5 is probably my favourite of the series. 4 was the first Suikoden I played, so that'll always be favoured in my eyes, but 5 was just that little bit better in my view.
I do agree that the voice-overs kind of ruined it, but at least it was only certain characters who got actual lines in the game (battle cries/comments don't count imo). However, I feel there would be space for a well-made Suikoden 6, based around what happened after 3 and dealing with Hikusaak, ruler of Harmonia. Something with an impressive storyline... maybe something liking bringing together all 27 True Runes... I dunno.
(Commodore 64)
