Comments | puella_nerdii: I am blazing through these games like someone gave me the Godspeed Rune.

puella_nerdii

I am blazing through these games like someone gave me the Godspeed Rune.

Feb 06, 2012 22:32

And now I've played Suikoden I!

I was going to do more than one reaction post on it, but it's a pretty short game -- my playthrough was only 25 hours or so, and that's with me recruiting all the Stars of Destiny.

So you know how I complained about how long it took III and V to get the plot rolling? Here's how Suikoden I does it:

( Do I need to spoiler-cut for a game that's almost twenty years old? Enh, might as well be safe. )

reaction shot, fandom: suikoden i

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sillyputtie February 7 2012, 05:18:22 UTC

Ooooh II is my favorite! I hope you enjoy it! and you and mith have got me wanting to play Suikoden again lol I actually never played past III, and I really want/need to.

puella_nerdii February 7 2012, 05:48:24 UTC

I've just reclaimed the Star Dragon Sword, and so far, I adore the shit out of II. I mean, I could play an entire game that was nothing but Viktor and Flik's Excellent Adventures, but also Jowy, jesus christ. I need to get further in the game before I can write anything substantial for him, but boy do I want to.

Do, do, there's an event called marksofstars going on right now that's 108 days of Suikoden fanworks and discussion, so now's a good time! Plus I want more people to talk to about this series.

And Mith just wrote Vik/Flik porn so basically I love everything right now~

sillyputtie February 7 2012, 05:53:36 UTC

omg I could do the same, only throw some Futch in because I just adore him. He's always been my favorite, but Flik and Viktor are right behind him.

Oh, yeah, my friend is running that and I considered doing it, but I get so uncomfortable and self concious writing fic- it's why I hardly do it even in my main fandom. lol I feel paranoid in discussions, too, because while I have played the first 3 multiple times, it's been awhile and I've forgotten a lot! lol

Oh my, that sounds glorious and wonderful and I don't think I saw this, but now I need it in my life.

mithrigil February 7 2012, 06:00:01 UTC

Psssst Futch/Humphrey Fic is next!

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dry31 February 7 2012, 09:52:13 UTC

Suikoden I is (sadly) the only Suiko I've ever completed; I never found a copy of any of the others save III, and my PS2 died before I was ever able to clear it. Seeing your reactions to it takes me back, heh.

I liked what they did with Barbarosa quite a lot; glad to hear I'm not the only one! Also seconding the 'wanting to murder Milich bit'.

Hope you enjoy Suiko II; I'll be looking forward to seeing your comments on it!

puella_nerdii February 7 2012, 22:31:30 UTC

Our friend chuckro had a copy of I that he was kind enough to loan us, thankfully, and Mith already had II, III, and V. (I don't know whether or not she has IV, but that's irrelevant, because we're skipping IV.) And I'm not kidding about the part where Mith literally had to wrestle the controller out of my hands. I am, admittedly, the type to have strong emotional reactions to, well, just about any form of media, but man that was a brutal moment.

I'm going to try not to save all my thoughts on II for the very end, because I have enough thoughts just from what I've played so far to make a pretty substantial post. Granted, those thoughts are mostly Viktor and Flik aaaah ♥ ♥ ♥ and Jowy Jowy JOWY and jfc, nothing good happens to anyone in this game ever, does it, but it's got my favorite opening of any of the games and I'm really digging the integration of gameplay and story so far.

aigooism February 12 2012, 06:58:29 UTC

You know, I enjoyed reading your perspective on the ending . . . it was very quiet and sombre . . . but not without hope. Barbarosa really is a fascinating character as you've enlightened me.

I agree that Scarlet Moon Empire wasn't a nation that you feel invested in. I feel more invested with Suikoden 2's Jowston area.

Suikoden 1 may not be my number UNO game (II is), but it's the game that started my Suikoden love, so it holds a special place in my heart, something I cannot say the same about Suikoden 3, unfortunately.

puella_nerdii February 12 2012, 17:19:27 UTC

I love I's ending because it's totally not what you'd expect from a JRPG, where the final boss is usually something with about three different forms and your team talks about how they're going to win because of the power of friendship and there's a ten-minute long cutscene at the end where everyone celebrates. And Mith and I have a story in mind about what happens to Barbarosa after he jumps off the tower with Windy...

I feel a lot more invested in Jowston, too. It helps that you spend a lot more time in all the cities and get to form connections with the people there. And each area so far has had a very distinctive feel, particularly Greenhill and Matilda.

I ended up really enjoying 3, but it took a while for the game to suck me in the way 2 and 3 and 5 did. (Luc's chapter at the end was what made me fall for the game the most, honestly.) It helped that I played 3 before I played 1 or 2, so the changes to the series didn't seem as drastic. Also, I'm a shameless Nash fangirl, and I adored Chris from the beginning.

aigooism February 12 2012, 17:23:53 UTC

3's paired battle system is what pissed me off a lot about the game. I felt cheated that I had a six-party group, but I could only do like three actions >_<; I always was angry about that. I like 3 in manga form, because the story seemed to have been told better there -- including Luc's story. 3 just really is my least favourite of the series. If I ever replayed the WHOLE series, I don't think I'd ever want to play 3 at all.

. . . Though I do like Geddoe and his posse, especially Jacques (why the translator not just call him JACK to fit the card naming scheme is beyond me!!!)

Oh, and yeah, I definitely felt invested with Greenhill (minus Nina). The part where Teresa sees that the town was with her always makes me cry, LOL.

Matilda on the other hand . . .Gorudo just ruins that town for me. Damn bastard, hahaha!

puella_nerdii February 12 2012, 17:51:41 UTC

The paired battle system wasn't my favorite, either, mostly because it nerfed my spellcasters. :/ And it got even more annoying when my party members ignored my commands and just attacked whoever was in front of them, even when I wanted them to target someone else.

Geddoe's posse ended up being my favorites by the end. There aren't enough thirtysomething wisecracking mercenary groups in JRPGs, dammit, and there need to be more.

Me too. Poor Teresa. I wanted someone to explain to her that while giving herself up to spare her town would probably be a reasonable course of action in any other game, it's a really bad idea when you're dealing with Luca Blight. Because Luca Blight will kill everyone anyway. (Augh, Nina. I felt so bad for Flik, even when I was laughing at his distress. When he talked about how he had someone he loved who was 'always with him,' though, I teared up. Flik and Odessa give me so many feelings. ;_ ( ... )

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