Suikoden is back

It's been delayed for the time being, without announcing a release window.


This kind of sucks but I still prefer a technically solid release instead of a buggy experience.
 
I have the original versions still in working order but I am still glad there is going to be a remaster. It is a good way to preserve these old games and introduce them to a different generation of gamers. I will also purchase the remasters when they are available for game preparation purposes. My old retro consoles are not going to last forever.
 
9dragons said:
I have the original versions still in working order but I am still glad there is going to be a remaster. It is a good way to preserve these old games and introduce them to a different generation of gamers. I will also purchase the remasters when they are available for game preparation purposes. My old retro consoles are not going to last forever.
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Same here! I love the series and was bummed when it seemed to fade away. I think I played every entry.

Really looking forward to have an updated, convenient way to play them on modern systems! Hopefully we can get the rest after we get 1-2, but we'll see.
 
Yes, I hope so too. Would be really great if we could get the PS2 Suikoden games as well. I have to admit that I have just played the PS1 Suikoden games. I have somehow missed the PS2 ones. I only have Japanese ps2 in my collection so I cannot play them because my Japanese skils are not advanced enough. A new release of these games for modern hardware would be awesome.
 
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Yes, I hope so too. Would be really great if we could get the PS2 Suikoden games as well. I have to admit that I have just played the PS1 Suikoden games. I have somehow missed the PS2 ones. I only have Japanese ps2 in my collection so I cannot play them because my Japanese skils are not advanced enough. A new release of these games for modern hardware would be awesome.
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Admittedly, Suikoden I and II are my LEAST played. I got them well after the fact and, having never had a PS1 during it's heyday, my backlog remains huge. I played a little, but didn't get too far.

So with that, I'm REALLY looking forward to remasters, especially if they add some QoL updates.

On the other hand, I had a PS2/DS, and I played a good chunk of III, IV, V, Tactics, and Tierkreis. I made it pretty far into V and Tierkreis, and I know for sure I beat IV and Tactics multiple times... for whatever reason, I adore IV, even though I know it's considered the weakest by far. Just something about the feel and setting, and Tactics really fills out the story nicely.

And Snowe's story arc is fabulous.
 
I've been wondering what was up with this lately, what with Eiyuden getting closer to its release window. I hate that all these announcements are made through twitter, but at least now I know it's delayed. Kind of expect it to just be canned at this point. I would still be more likely to play the originals on real hardware, but I was looking forward to this as an opportunity to introduce it to a new generation of fans. Suikoden has become fairly unknown in the last 10-15 years, I feel.

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Yes, I hope so too. Would be really great if we could get the PS2 Suikoden games as well. I have to admit that I have just played the PS1 Suikoden games. I have somehow missed the PS2 ones. I only have Japanese ps2 in my collection so I cannot play them because my Japanese skils are not advanced enough. A new release of these games for modern hardware would be awesome.
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It's not a particularly popular opinion, but Suikoden III is actually my favorite in the series, so I would really like to have that one rereleased on modern systems. I don't like to play them in English anymore, and my Japanese PS2s are out of commission. :(
 
Has there been any update on this? I hope they’ve not shelved it. I’ve played them all plenty, since I got the first one for a fiver in the late 90s. I’m pretty much not really interested in updated graphics or whatever, they’re perfect as they are in my view, but I’ll buy it immediately when it comes out.

@Rydeen it’s not my favourite one, but I agree Suikoden III is great - wishy washy combat, but that doesn’t spoil it at all. Also you can (or could, I’m not sure nowadays) get it on the PS3 PlayStation store if that’s an option for you to re-play it. Unpopular opinion as well, some days IV is my favourite one, although I love all of em.
 
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Yeah, I’ve not got a particularly good feeling about it. Although wasn’t it originally due out in November? That’s not that long ago I suppose…
 
sadly, Yoshitaka Murayama, creator of the Suikoden Series has passed away. He will not get to see the release of Eiyuden Chronicles.
 
So it's been a year since the delay and there hasn't been any news. I wonder if this is still being worked on.
 
This is very vague I know, but I read something somewhere from someone who claimed to work in the industry who had spoken to someone else who works for Konami who said that it was still being worked on.

I cannot for the life of me remember where it was though, but I’m sure it was within the last month or so.

Hopefully it’s still in the pipeline but we’ll see I guess.

Would’ve been useful if I could remember any details at all though!

Edit: here it is: https://www.resetera.com/threads/what-happened-to-suikoden-i-ii-hd-remaster.832392/

Dunno if the site is bullshit or what but there we are, toward the bottom.
 
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The reset era forum is a mixed bag. Sometimes you can find great info from people who work in the industry but there are also lots of wanna-bee insiders around.

I hope that info is true that remasters are still going to come. Suikoden is a great series that should be brought back on modern platforms.
 
I think I just found it by typing Suikoden remaster into Google and it popped up somewhere down the list. Never been on the actual site though.

Suikoden was always my favourite series alongside Zelda, these days Shenmue has probably crept to the top, although the first Suikoden game I’ve always thought of as my favourite ever made.

I dunno how arsed I’d be about new games in the series but it’d be good to see them all receive remasters.
 
March 2025 is still quite a way to go. Let's hope it doesn't get delayed again or cancelled but Konami stating a specific release date is a sure sign this is at the very least still being worked on.
 
March 2025 is fine with me! I get very little time to play stuff so maybe I’ll have finished my S1-3 playthrough by then…

I don’t actually mind the look of the updated graphics now, I really didn’t like them at all when it was first announced. That was probably me being precious over it though, like HOW DARE YOU TAMPER WITH THEM THEY’RE PERFECT!
 
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