Suikoden Retrospective | Game Dave

[@JamesAutonMCR]

Here after the hd remaster announcement, love 1 & 2 can’t wait for em :)

[@teamfoodceo5770]

Wooooow really? I’m stoked had no idea!

[@ivanjoshuacaragdag4423]

You forgot to mention that with every major death the, Soul Eater well... eats their soul and adds an attack for you to use. Odessa, Gremio, Teo, and Ted are basically the reason you can use the Soul Eater's attacks. :)

[@samcarter565]

2022… still hoping for that Suikoden 2 retrospective.

[@T4dHi]

The best Suikoden video I've seen in youtube or everywhere else! I hope you're doing more Suikoden in the future! Damn.. you're really good at this!

[@absolute_aero]

Last week I was looking for some good Suikoden reviews, and came across this vid. Out of all of them, your's was the one that sold me. I closed the tab right before major spoiler territory, and picked it up on PSN the next day. Immediately fell in love with the the characters, and the story, and the lore. I couldn't put it down, and when I had to, all I could think about was getting back to that world. I'm notoriously bad at finishing my games, especially RPGs, but this one... this one's special. Anyways, just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for making this video. I really needed a good game, and Suikoden was far better than I could've imagined. Moving on to Suikoden II tonight, and I'm super pumped. So, yeah, thanks again. Cheers!

[@GameDave]

+ΛΞRØ I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. Suikoden is an amazing piece of video game history!

[@doscuramenos]

+Game Dave When is the second Suiko review coming... Thanks for making this which I consider to be one of the if not the best review I have ever seen so far...

[@DevinStout]

+Game Dave hey Dave when can i watch the suikoden 2 retrospective? I've watched this 5 times now haha never gets old. "YOU MUST ACCEPT THE JOB!" HAHAHAHA

[@superblanco444]

It's an amazing series I'm glad my brother stumbled upon it

[@doscuramenos]

Game Dave What is +AERO... Yeah, Suikoden rules!... And thanks again for the review by the way...

[@HellFireRPGs]

I want that poster. I want that shirt. Totally the best series ever!

[@farhanmuzaki6364]

Same here

[@gothicbertram7917]

Christmas 2019 I got 3,4, and 5 Sealed

[@farhanmuzaki6364]

@@gothicbertram7917 THATS GREAT :""3

[@gothicbertram7917]

@@farhanmuzaki6364 thx. How did u Randomly find me btw

[@greatrulo]

Man I love your reviews, too, Hellfire, one of my favorite RPG channels.

[@the9thinning1]

you deserve way more views and subscribers

[@oxo_nic438]

I know right

[@usaskjock]

Gremio's death scene broke me. There is NO single piece of video game music sadder than Theme of Sadness

[@nicodimus2222]

I loved this game. I was actually listening to the soundtrack earlier today in my car. Yup, I'm that guy. Obscure game soundtracks in the car.

[@mrmusickhimself]

Hey, I'm right there with ya brother.

[@usaskjock]

this game has one of the top 5 video game soundtracks of all time. No one may fault you

[@Erosennin36]

please make Suikoden 2 Retrospective

[@1beatcher]

also do 3-5 as well. btw #FUCKKONAMI

[@jameskircher5235]

This year marks the 20th Anniversary for Suikoden 2. Good time to do a retrospective video!

[@3n1x9]

Yes suikoden séries is soo good

[@3n1x9]

Whe need man Review of suikoden 2 please @,-

[@norgkazham9808]

Yes! Please do 2-5!!

[@doscuramenos]

second best in-video video game review i've ever watched.

[@WoobyHob]

I am glad there are more people out there appreciate the underrated franchise Suikoden .. Great video mate. Really well done and great in-depth review. Subscribed. :D

[@Suikoden2389]

Best Suikoden tribute ever thanks man it rellay touched my heart.

[@christophersandho]

This is epic! I got goosebumps watching this, thanks Dave! Can't wait your video on suikoden 2

[@ryanamberger]

I did the same as you growing up. Had the Nintendo, then Super Nintendo. My parents gave me a choice for Christmas, ps1 or n64. I bailed on Nintendo and went PS1. So happy I did. Legend of legaia and jade cocoon have me so many great memories.

[@mylifeingaming]

[Coury] And I sold this along with the second and third game as a package deal in 2002..for 80 dollars. What a huge mistake, but I had no idea.

[@skins4thewin]

Same here man. I bought every one of the Suikoden games at launch and sold em all long long ago, way before they were really worth anything. Such is the life of a gamer.

[@PixelNeoGamerMMOs]

Suikoden II is my introduction to the whole RPG and the franchise. It was a memorable gaming experience for when I was a kid. Though I played FF but Suikoden has always been #1. Thank you for featuring. Hope that I can share my personal commentary about this game on my gaming channel :)

[@jigga138]

Thanks so much for this video... It's great to see this series (my favorite of all time as well) get the recognition it deserves. I must of been around the age of 7 when I first played Suikoden, and I remember I cried like a baby when Gremio died.

[@msirb9859]

I've been searching for this game since I was a kid. I got to play it for a minute and fell in love, but couldn't remember the name to save my life. Thank you for helping me find this amazing game! PS Your vids are pro quality. Get ready for the subs to start rolling in!

[@GameDave]

+Matthew Sirbaugh I'm glad I could help! This game and the sequels are awesome!

[@ivanborges67]

Is awesome to find someone giving Suikoden the loves it deserves, it is my favorite franchise too, so many good memories and sad ones, great review Dave you got a new suscriber

[@KenjiAsakura09]

My favorite is that if you have all of the 108 stars from Suikoden 1 and transfer your data to suikoden 2, you get Tir on your team

[@Bornagainvillain]

Would that work with the ones on the vita?

[@Vonboon11dy]

it worked for me, just make sure there both on the same digital memory card

[@Bornagainvillain]

+Vonboon11dy cool. Thanks.

[@Unotuchable]

'Luc died in battle' That might raise a few issues

[@ZeroCounts]

So glad to see you finally discussing this great series! I remember renting the first two games from my local video rental numerous times, loving every minute of the gameplay. To this day Suikoden is still one of my favorite games on the console. Thanks for the entertaining retrospective!

[@LightFykki]

Glad to see that this series got more love thanks to an another great retrospective. It always warms my heart seeing that there are still people who mention these gems.

[@russelldillingham3795]

I can't like this video enough. This is one of my favorite games ever--definitely top five. I remember when I was a kid, I read about it in some gaming magazine and got super-excited about it. Then it came out and I rented it from Blockbuster like eight times before my mother finally came home with it one day. Two years ago, after I turned 29, I moved across the country for the first time. It was a lonely experience at first. But, I brought my games with me ("no game left behind"), and after a few months I sat down each evening after work and replayed this all the way through (as I do every couple of years, along with FF6, Chrono Trigger, and a few others). Cheesy as it sounds, it really helped a lot with the transition, revisiting everything that made Suikoden 1 great. And I agree wholeheartedly about the Gremio scene. And well, all the others. Thanks for rekindling a lot of good memories.

[@forever0forever]

You mentioned Suikoden being dark, but didnt touch on the single most evil thing in the game. SPOILERS . . . . . . . your soul eater rune wont gain its magic levels normally, even with 255 magic. IT LITERALLY EATS THE SOULS OF YOUR DEAD FRIENDS. I remember being horrified at the realisation when i put it together sometime after Gremio's death.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

All of the True Runes have curses like this but there's a reason that a few people refer to the Soul Eater as THE Cursed Rune, and Leknaat begs Tir never to use it. But the Rune of Beginning causes two nations to go to war and two friends to fight to the death (until someone breaks the circle). The Sun Rune brings insanity and mass destruction. The True Fire is also massively destructive and violent. And the Rune of Punishment is probably the most sinister of the lot. So yeah I totally agree with you that the Soul Eater is the darkest thing in this original game. I think the 'main' True Rune almost always is.

[@mrmusickhimself]

I love this game so much. Hearing the music brings both a smile and a tear to my eye -- thinking back on happier, more carefree times. I too had my heart broken by Gremio's death, and I was completely unaware that Pahn could survive his duel with Teo, so I failed to enlist all 108 stars. It's so awesome that you're rewarded with Gremio's resurrection, I just wish I could have saved him and Pahn on my first playthrough.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

I like how he says 'you have your own unique weapon for the ENTIRE game' whilst showing a screenshot of the only character wielding the one weapon that someone does NOT have for the entire game. 😃 (I know mechanically there's no difference but... ) Awesome overview. You've got a subscribe. Love the video.

[@kylesweet6998]

Dave you are brilliant and on point. Suikoden is by far my favorite game(I've gotten the soul eater tattooed on me). Please do a video for this entire series. You did this game justice, respect.

[@mastermarkus5307]

I've never been the biggest JRPG fan, but I just started playing Suikoden because I remembered your review of it and I'm so glad! I'm SHOCKED that the series didn't get more popular in the west! The characterization is really good for it's time and most of all, I love the battle system. I found a lot of other JRPGs, like Final Fantasy, have really slow battles, which can get annoying when fighting random battles against weak enemies, but the fast pace of Suikoden makes the whole experience of going through dungeons / the world map smoother and more enjoyable.

[@CratosAreti]

Thank you! Very well done! You nailed every great aspect about this game. It's so hard to describe to modern gamers just how great Suikoden (1 and 2) are, but you did such an eloquent job. Was the first game I played on my PS and have played it through maybe 10-12 times and never tire of it. The music still gets me! And then the tie-ins with Suikoden 2. I await your Suikoden 2 retrospective...in the mean time I'll be dreaming of the backstory of Pesmerga and Yuber...

[@onealryan]

One of the best and coolest Suikoden reviews I've seen.:)

[@rrpgreviews]

Such a classic game from a classic series. I have more inspiration to review this game and the others when I get a chance! Thanks for putting up a great video, Dave!

[@TimeTravelinHendrix]

I love your Suikoden reviews man! i love that people love Suikoden just as much as i do.

[@TheGameGrinder]

Awesome retrospective. It's been forever since I played this, and you reminded me about it all over again, thanks! My homie has this as his favorite series, but I haven't played the sequels yet.

[@kidstoyscarstoys6662]

This is my favorite game series ever. I loved suikoden. Suikoden 2 was also great. I really appreciate you making this video. Keep it up man!

[@Zionfarm]

Great job Dave. I got the game today after watching this video 3 times. Playing it on my 14 PVM & swapping between my OSSC/Vizo Tv.

[@ayamylautrec7065]

Excellent retrospective, just finished SUikoden, was looking for analysis of the game. Such an underrated channel

[@slimjimhoff]

I remember the battles and getting super excited when the camera would zoom in all the way, meaning your attack damage was at its highest

[@NickEnlowe]

I'm glad someone finally captured why this game is so great in a review! This is the first time I've seen one of your videos and it's awesome.

[@MrPaulcappo]

Love Suikoden! So happy to see someone one on KZbin talking about it in depth. I kind of lost a little interest in the series after Suikoden 4 but 1 thru 3 are some of my favorite RPGs of all time. Thanks for making this vid Dave, more people need to play this series!

[@Tokyodriving]

Just finished my favorite which is Breath of Fire 3. Now I am re-playing Suikoden. Such great games back then.

[@Posirep]

"Luc died in battle" This always cracked me up since he spends all of Suikoden 3 acting out a very elaborate suicide plot.

[@lamehick7511]

A continent destroying, possibly worldending suicide plot... 😬

[@archmirmz]

Suikoden is no doubt the best rpg game i ever played. I will still wait for suikoden 6 to happen with the help of suikoden reviva movement!

[@hian]

The ressurection of Gremio is so brilliant. If you kill Millich, you can't ressurect him meaning that the entire Gremio death scenario is to test the player's moral compass.

[@markaaronbarrett]

Dude, fantastic job. Your videos deserve WAY more views. Keep killin it!

[@100kejimaeda]

Suikoden 1 and 2 was my childhood played it for 4 years straight lol. And the best RPG of all time.

[@triwyn]

I found this from retroware and this video is WELL produced man! thumbs up! I love it.

[@Drewsefer89]

Fantastic video Dave. I can't believe I missed out on this game. Well no more. i will be picking this up and enjoying it in no time.

[@superblanco444]

Suikoden is such a great series I wish they still made them

[@kiwineista]

Ah... Suikoden... the best game ever. Suikoden learns what friendship is... Real friendship.

[@cubanmedic9511]

Game Dave, that was a great and entertaining retrospective analysis of Suikoden, thanks!

[@Rambopanza]

One and a half minutes into your review, you said the thing, the one thing that put you on the top 3 of favorite reviewers: Yo prefer Chrono Cross over Chrono Trigger... All this time I felt so alone... And then you came and throw light into my darkenss. You are awesome. Regards from Argentina!

[@RetroJonesy]

Great video, you more than done this game justice. I still feel like Suikoden doesn't get enough recognition and is still underrated. hope you do one for Suikoden 2, look forward to it

[@crabcakes448]

Great. Juuust great. I'm playing the Suikoden series again. I HAVE ENOUGH ON MY PLATE DAVID.

[@FrankWakProductions]

I knew there was something I liked about you Dave.. Suikoden is also my favorite series ever, wish there was a way to get them remastered, or a true sequel.

[@bobdotexe]

Awesome Video! I saw this franchise was on sale (on psn) and was unsure about picking it up, but within 10mins of watching this video, you convinced me! Thanks, I think I may pick up all of them, haha.

[@wifi-pie9197]

this is the game i played as a kid in poverty this game just bought back so manyy memories of me taking care of my aunt who had cancer and shed help me occasionally while i played since i wasnt very tactical and if i had one wish id want to finish the mission at the waterfall and have my late aunt by my side while i finished it so i could say " Rank Attained S "

[@donaldxavier2056]

I'm glad to know there are other people who appreciate this franchise

[@dirtnapking6152]

Your videos keep getting better an better love this!!

[@suzleber4]

New subscriber, just found this channel, I'm a huge Suikoden fan! On most days this is also my favorite series of all time! Would love to hear to more in depth discussions about every game in the series. Great vid!

[@SLjimbolian]

Great work my friend, my first memory of Suikoden is when I was at Blockbuster deciding between Suikoden I or Persona I, despite the unfortunate US cover art, I rented Suikoden and thank God I picked it. Still one of my favorite games of all time.

[@NickHchaos]

They’re both great. Loved, played, and owned both, and their sequels :)

[@KrazyKoto]

Is it possible to like a video twice? Your editing was wonderful, the writing was charming. Please continue the work you do. xD You're very talented

[@Kreutz]

Suikoden had a big impact on me. All of my Xbox gamertags were Suikoden influenced. I had the original "Suiko" tag when Halo 2 first came out, then "Kreutz" which I still use today, had "Windamier", "Gremio II", as well.

[@brokkenmask]

Suikoden III was the first one of the series I played. Fell in love with the music and animation of the opening. Fell in love with the series afterwards.

[@AndreBuldog08]

Please continue this series! I need to know aaalll the complete advanced story gameplay telling! Pleaseeeee

[@RiouInsuiko]

This review was great. It really put a smile on my face, thank you.

[@MrSnixecution]

Excellent work, an absolute joy to watch.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

I know you've already been asked several times, but I would love to know that status of an upcoming Suikoden II retrospective. Don't get me wrong, I love your Game Dave and Famicorner vids. You're one of the only KZbin personalities that genuinely care for Suikoden.

[@kevinkellis9002]

I bought suikoden 1. For 9.99 at Kmart before they close down in my area it was a good buy my friend actually recomended it 2 me

[@markg6161]

Still waiting for Suikoden II retrospective...

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Excellent video, and I love the Suikoden series more than any other RPG out there, other than Chrono Trigger of course. I never really played or finished any of the Final Fantasy series, but I'm so glad my cousin let me play his Suikoden series because I enjoyed every minute of it. I can't wait for your next video on the 2nd, as that is definitely my favorite in every aspect.

[@MaugzSR]

My very first Suikoden was actually IV. I would love to play this series from the start for sure! :)

[@lastgaurdian1888]

The best rpg I've ever played as I was a kid it only took me two days to beat the game and I was recap the missions I did later on in the night before I went to sleep. I beat the game twice It had a great story, great characters, great gameplay and the sound track was amazing.

[@Raducu2oo5]

It's awesome how the game ends in the same place where it began...like when you see the capital again and hear the tune, it kind of hits the feels again.

[@kei_nishimaru]

Loved Suikoden II so much ever since I first played it when I was 8, and it was one of the very few games that truly had an impact on me, and changed my perspective on gaming as a whole.

[@CaliBoyinJapan]

DUDDDEEEE!!!! This video is SO DAMN GOOD!!! Hats off to you for this near perfect video of my favorite RPG! Thank you for mentioning Suikoden Source and the revival movement; I was actually the one who started the forum on suikosource to ask Konami for Suikoden 2 on PSN www.suikosource.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=12383 Please do a follow up to this for Suikoden 2! =)

[@ethanburke8140]

I actually stopped the video at 11:54 to go and acquire Suikoden. I also enjoyed the video up to that point, so thank you!

[@matt010288]

Please do the next video on suikoden 2. Definitely an amazing series and it's not very often I see a video that makes me feel like yours did. It really showed all the best of my favorite game series of all time.

[@WhiteWitchNamine]

A wonderful video, I love this series so much and you did a great job of summing up the first one. It's nice to see the series getting some love, it certainly deserves it! I found your video through the Suikoden Revival Movement, and I really enjoyed it! Keep up the great content!

[@kilgoretrout8896]

I love this video so much. I watch it at least once a month.

[@hafizainor6760]

will there be an episode on suikoden 2?

[@magacop5180]

I'm found one in 2017

[@ladypanda9653]

I love this game! At the time I didn't like the graphics but you are so right that looking at it now they aged so well! What cannot be said about final fantasy 7. Great retrospective:)

[@samcarter565]

Are we ever gonna get the Suikoden 2 retrospective

[@LaGiniComenta]

You did a marvelous review. I love Suikoden saga more than any other and of course, my favourite ones are II and I (in that order xD) so I'm very happy about your review, fantastic! I hope you'll do one from the second part. I'll be waiting for it! *^*

[@FujiCahn]

Awesome. Though you forgot to include the epic bromance of Fliktor, I liked the overall video. Good job! Looking forward to Suikodens 2-5.

[@ddomina34]

I still have the disk back home, my first rpg, on my first console the PS1 when I was like 8, I don’t even remember who bought me this game, I’m 26 now, and I still remember all the music

[@paveywavy6148]

some of my best childhood memories are playing this game i still play it today this vid made me nostalgic time for a suikoden bash

[@EddyGein]

More like this! Would love to see reviews of more Suikoden games, or even just more PS1 era rpgs!

[@malango255]

suikoden is my favorite series! still own my suikoden 1-2 copies. they cost a bomb now! I replayed Suikoden 1&2 just last month. I even have a suikoden tune as my ring tone, god the music is so so good!!.......... yeah I'm kinda obsessed with suikoden :D

[@malango255]

I also pronounced the game right as a kid :P

[@jcrapirap]

Looking forward to Suiko2 Retrospective. You did great. Hope you got time to do the second game.

[@streamofthesky]

Now that Eiyuden Chronicle has launched on Kickstarter and smashing goals like crazy, I figured I'd come back to this excellent video and add to the many voices asking for a a Suikoden II retrospective!

[@bartoman2]

this is one of my favourite series too, my favourite is Suikoden III on the ps2, but yea, they are all awesome.

[@urbanasupernova562]

Love that this video exists! Subscribed :)

[@JackVegass]

When Black died, that was so freakin' sad. I still to this day get so emotional when I play through it. :'(

[@idojuegos2151]

You my sir, got a new subscriber... Great review/retrospective

[@chananuri9300]

Best review i've seen so far !

[@pepealexandre]

Amazing work, Dave. Thank you.

[@gtitus76]

I really enjoyed this episode, because Suikoden is one of my all time favorite RPG game series. When I got my PS1 all those years ago, Suikoden was the game that I used to rent over and over from my local mom and pop video store. When I got a summer job around the same time this was the game that I bought and then the second one. I hope they add to the series.

[@lamellama22]

Really love your stuff good sir. Big thanks to Rerez for introducing your content to me. I had always heard of these games, but of course never played the first couple so I never bothered to just jump in. Definitely going to now! On another note, I can't say I love Chrono Cross more than Chrono Trigger, because I love it just as much. Which yes, does get the question, "Why?!" lol Under-appreciated for sure =P Thanks again Dave!

[@NickNayls]

Dude, fantastic review! You're really good at this stuff, fun watch! :D