![]() Easily on par with the excellent Suikoden II, the plot is one hell of a rollercoaster ride once it gets going and it does a fantastic job of bringing some surprising twists to the table. Despite this terribly long build-up, the narrative here is ultimately the strongest it has ever been, and it trumps every other aspect of the game. Six member combat parties, huge battlefield skirmishes, and deep characterization and plot are the emphasis in Suikoden once again - you just have to be willing to put up with a snail-like commencement in order to get to it.Įxpect a long multi-hour upsurge in the beginning. Judged solely on this beginning, it's certainly hard to imagine that Suikoden V would ever become anything special, seemingly falling off into the same doldrums that most other RPGs have suffered from in the past several months.But it would be a major mistake to retain that assumption.You see, regardless of its meager beginnings, Suikoden V is in all truth, a surprisingly impressive return to the franchise's roots. Unhurried in every sense of the word, the first six to eight hours of the game are surprisingly slow-going in regards to pacing, depth of gameplay (the early bits are almost exclusively exploration and backtracking, with plenty of foundation-laying to go along with it), and what appears to be your typical "kingdom in strife" -type storyline. ![]() ![]() Even for longtime fans of the series, the initial chapters of Suikoden V will test your patience.
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