It's almost as good as Suikoden 2. I love the music, the characters, the tough recruitment which harps back to the first games and gives a sense of urgency. The formations are great, the world battles are great with the dragon horses and beavers and the ship to ship combat on the river. The characters are awesome and of course the story itself is very very good. S2>S5>S1>S3>S4>S Tactics.

I don't really have a ranking system for quality, but rather what I enjoyed more. For me, it goes II, I, III, IV then V.

Definitely one of the best offerings of the series. Good review also, though the JP only entry got a fan translation last year. Since S1&2 are getting a remaster though... fans are hoping for a series revival.

I agree with you. Best one on PS2 by far, and really on par with the PS1 games. Even the graphics have aged pretty well, which can't be said for 3 & 4.

For me it's 2, 1, 5.

Ikr. It’s definitely more emotional than the other games because it tackles on family. Sialeed’s death is very bittersweet especially when you find out her motive.

@@777residentevil I still wished that betrayal never happened, but then the game will ended early 🤣

Exactly, that scene is one of the best in a game ever and how do they twist it between Miakis's and Galleon's version also genius.

Very true - it definitely got overshadowed by a lot of other stuff.

@@Xygor Such as life)

God I hated that outfit. My best sui game after 1 and 2 tho. I'd like a remake of 5 with the 2d treatment.

The Outfit when you flee the palace was nice. Sadly we never got to choose

Thanks Jesse, I really appreciate the praise! Many more to come!

Thanks, will do!

Great, I agree! Still a great classic.

Thank you!

@@Xygor welcome

Isn’t that great?

I am amazed that someone cared enough to put in that effort. that game is pretty much the FF13 of suikoden. Everything are just simplified and stripped to the bones. The story was "we must unite against manbearpig" and some time travelling gimmick. Most of the budget of the game probably went to the voice acting. The DS game was so much better considering the massive difference in hardware.

Hard to have the heart to discard those!

3 was a steaming hot piece of shit. By and far the worst of the series in every single category.

@@paulmiller7838 I disagree I loved 3 personally, to me 4 was a train wreck. I liked how 3 had so much build up to the flame champion. And I liked how u could see things from different perspectives.

@@Getdown8319 Sure, three different perspectives from three casts of unlikable characters compiled with the worst combat system of the series, the worst army battles of the series by and far. And if you are going to be honest the whole gimmick of the three perspectives is because the story itself is weak at best. Sorry but 3 is just an abysmal mess of a game thar fails in every category.

@@paulmiller7838 well hey agree to disagree it’s all subjective.

I agree that 3 is underrated. 4 is the worst one for me

That's awfully early for going to work

@@ninototo1 I agree 100% lol but I'm head maintenance for my store, so I do the 5am to 1pm so I can make sure to be home by the time my son gets off the bus sometime between 2 and 230

I'll try!

3 is underrated storywise. Luc Had actually a reasonable Goal and the lore about harmonia was amazing. Sadly we never got a Game about harmonia itself

Memorable doesn’t always mean good. A lot of things stick out about part III to me too, but all of those memories are bad. III, to me, felt like a betrayal of everything the series. Many people do like it, because for some it was their first Suikoden game. And maybe some original fans honestly did like III, but for me, it was just bad.

@@IsaacG8 been with the series from the beginning. I think 3 was memorable because the main villain was someone I loved in the first two and was super invested narrative wise

Both are great games!

Appreciate it!

Aww man I loved 3, it was my first Suikoden game.

And then 5 even improved the Skills system of 3, yes, they made them more more simple, but they were perfectly simple.

Isn't it awesome?

Thank you 👍

I just started playing it yesterday on emulators, not difficult to do!

The first two are great starting points. They are actually remastering 1&2 next year as you might have seen already. 1 is only 20 hours long, and 2 is close to 40 hours. The first two flow together really well as a package deal and should be played back to back if you can help it. Think of it as one 60 jrpg. 3 had mixed reviews, but the story, writing and characters feel very strong even though some of gameplay mechanic. Changes they tried didn't go over well. Def still worth a play in my opinion. 4 is highly skipable and feels like an outlier as it takes places 150 years before the events of one and feels so far removed from the rest of the series. It's also the first game without the original creator/writer and it shows. 5 was a strong rerun to form as this video suggest. You could even play this right after 2 if you wanted. Also don't forget about Eiyuden Chronicles 100 heroes, a spiritual successor created by the original creator/writer of suikoden along with other key staff members such as the artist and character designer. It's set to release next year.

Haha!

Good memories!

Probably true!

There was plenty of betrayal in 5.

@@nworder4life There was. I'm just saying, it wasn't narratively as well executed as in 2.

@@Knopey I think it just comes down to caring about Jowy more than Sialeeds.

@@nworder4life which comes down to personal taste, which... Well, see my first comment. Yes, I like Jowy better than Sialeeds, but that's not it. More importantly, I enjoy the character dynamic between Riou and Jowy better than that of Frey and Sialeeds. I think the treason story and the parallels between the rivals are far better paced and executed in 2 than in V. But yeah, it's my take on it. You are free to prefer Sialeeds over Jowy. You may enjoy SV's conspiracies more than S2's. Just saying I like 2's more is all.

@@Knopey I think both games follow the same story beats but Jowy's betrayal hits harder for me as well. I personally put 2 above 5 but it's not by much.

its actually a mixture of both with the rock paper scissors type of battle system from suikoden 1 and the tactical placement of units from suikoden 2.

@@makgiddy866 except Suikoden 2 still had the rock paper scissors elements to its war battles, it just was explicitly stated