At Konami's Tokyo Game Show 2008 was Suikoden: Tierkreis, an upcoming Nintendo DS version of the long-running RPG series. For the demo there was the option to load two different saves, one at level 3 and one labeled level 26. IGN chose the higher of the two and started up in control of a four character party consisting of two male humans, a female human, and some kind of dog-headed humanoid. The environment was an artfully painted background around which their party leader's 3D avatar ran from a three-quarters overhead perspective.
There’s no denying that the Nintendo DS was a very beefy little fella in its day. The handheld would even see a ton of epic, sprawling RPGs.
Whenever people talk about RPG series they would like to see make a comeback, Suikoden is often among the titles named. This Konami turn-based series is known for its massive character rosters, underdog stories where a newly form army challenges and triumphs against an established, opposing force and overarching storylines and concepts. It might be a little daunting, attempting to determine how to get into such a series. Well, [Michibiku is] here to help [readers] get into Suikoden!
It is one of the best JRPG's released in Ps1/Ps2 era and needs a revival or an HD collection. Super cheap when it's on sale, can play it on ps3, psvita. It has an amazing story and great gameplay.
The greatest 2D RPG series on the PS1. While Suikoden II has the best overall story, I'd put Suikoden V as second best in the series. Also for the love of all that is good and holy, skip Suikoden IV. Its almost unplayable. I'd rank the series as follows:
Suikoden II > Suikoden V > Suikoden > Suikoden III > Suikoden Tactics > Suikoden Tierkreis > eating a steaming pile of dog shit > Suikoden IV
A review of the GameStop preorder bonus soundtrack and artbook to Suikoden Tierkreis.
