everything is suikoden and nothing hu -- wait.

[puella_nerdii]

Finished II.

More detailed/recappy thoughts forthcoming, but for now: yes, it's claimed the spot as my favorite in the series, and it's probably one of my favorite JRPGs in general. Holy shit, that was a well-done story. Holy shit, somehow Jowy managed to hammer even more of my narrative buttons. Holy shit, I feel retroactively cheated out of not

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[karthur]

Yes. Another Suikofan ♥
I loved II. I should probably fire that puppy up and replay it.

[puella_nerdii]

Mith sold me hook, line, and sinker, what can I say? God, this series is gorgeous and heartbreaking. They're not the flashiest JRPGs, but they don't need to be, and at the end of the day I'm a substance-over-style girl myself.

I would not at all discourage replays! I desperately want to talk about these games with people, because I have so many feelings about them.

[karthur]

It is totally a gorgeous series. I think III is my absolute favorite, only because it introduced me to the series. But...I love them all, bad translations and sprite-y graphics included!!!

I really need to get my fanart collection back online, too.
Sounds like a project for spring break.

[puella_nerdii]

III's my least favorite of the games thus far, which is kind of like saying that milk chocolate is my least favorite kind of chocolate -- it's still delicious, and I'll still eat the hell out of it. It just took longer for III to come together for me than it did for any of the other games in the series. But the cast grew on me a lot, and once III hooked me, it hooked me good.

The translations -- well, they could be worse, and at least I can usually figure out what they're all supposed to be saying. (Though V's localization is damned good, I must say.) And hey, I'm a Final Fantasy fan and I've played other JRPGs from the 90s, I kind of know what to expect.

[karthur]

Yeah, the translations are amusing if anything. Poor Mathiu. I think he received the brunt of them.

Ah...FF. I have a bunch of those games but never played them. I have 5,6,7. I'm not sure which one to start with.

Another game you might like is Valkyria Chronicles. It is tied as my fave game with the Suikoden series. It's only on PS3, but damn if that game doesn't make me cry whenever I play it.

Have a weepy Flik because the art is amazing.

[puella_nerdii]

He totally does. I think "All this killing...in front of a children" remains my favorite, though "Come see the power of a science!" is close.

I think you'll get a different answer about which FF to start with from nearly every gamer you ask -- 6 is my favorite in the series, but I started with 7, as did a lot of other people, and 4's not a bad game to start with, either.

We don't have any system more advanced than a PS2 right now, alas -- which is why I haven't gamed much at all over the last three or so years -- but hopefully that situation will be remedied in the relatively near future. I've heard good things about Valkyria Chronicles, and I'm interested in checking it out.

Fliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiik. ;_; Oh honey, no, don't cry. I mean yes, the art is gorgeous, but sad Flik makes me want to start crying, too. (I lost it when he said "Riou, I know how you feel" after Nanami's death. Completely lost it.)