Suikoden V Retropsective : The Return of The King

[@AngryCosmonaut]

Sialeeds doesn't really betray the pc. She joins Godwin's band of losers so she can murder as many nobles as possible and end the authority of the senate of nobles. She knows she's going to die but that none of the blame for her crimes will be placed on the prince and princess because everyone will think she was a traitor. Also I think everyone was confused by the ending and how weird it was seeing these weird unlikable psychopaths act like their your best friends.

[@ryansusanto6350]

suikoden V is really a swan song for suikoden series... what making me tear a bit is suikoden theme "into to the illusion world" in these incarnation have a melancholy tinges likes saying goodbye for this series

[@LC356]

Agreed. Beautiful game through and through

[@AzureRoxe]

I really hope that someday, we'll get a Suikoden VI cause.....damn, it's been almost 20 years since Suikoden V.

[@sheldonfredericks8034]

When they interviewed Konami in regards to their announcement of the remasters of Suiko 1 and 2, they did say that they would make more Suikoden games depending on if it sold well. But this is a very big IF. Let's be honest, the only reason they announced the remasters was to capitalize on all the hype regarding Eiyuden Chronicles (just like they did with the TMNT Cowabanga Collection in regards to all the hype with Shredder's Revenge). So it's a very big "if"

[@knightenchanter7908]

This is one of my fave JRPG ever. The story is sooo good. It's actually one of the RPG that made me an RPG fan. I was soooo impressed by its storytelling.

[@bssL25]

To me, Suikoden 5 is one of my top PS2 era JRPGs. And mainly because of the story and characters. At first, I was put off by the Prince's character design, I thought he was too outlandish. But it grew on me. Having gotten past that, the characters in this game are just so damn good. The Queen's Knights are easily some of the best side characters. Georg, Kyle, Galleon, Miakis and Lyon exemplify the ideals of loyalty in so many different ways. As Ferid said in the beginning, true loyalty is being able to question your peers and not follow them blindly. This is something I carried in my own personal life for years. On a side note: I keep a fresh untouchede save at around lv18 ish so I can always begin at the good part lol

[@Pokerface-tr1ds]

The Prince of Falena was quite an interesting Protagonist, but my personal star of the Story is Georg Prime. This guy is just a beast among beasts! :)

[@paulgoughfire]

Second best suikoden game. I remember it making me cry on first playthrough with the Prince and Lyon scene I think!

[@Scythecastle]

Great review. I still think you should give Suikoden Tactics a go if you get the chance, it does really fill in 4 as a companion game. The DS one I'd not even really consider Suikoden due to it not even being set in the same world.

[@LC356]

Might give it a spin one day. I enjoy tactical games so it might be a good fit.

[@bennettreib]

I need to finally play tactics too. Been sitting in my backlog for years!

[@suiko2fan2]

That map at 2:27 isn't accurate. Falena and the Island Nations are due south of the Northern Continent, not that far Southwest. Otherwise, your review was very good! I enjoyed it! Might replay the game again now.

[@LC356]

Debated between a few maps but they all seemed quite different so I just picked one in the end lol. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[@bennettreib]

Agreed. Seems up for debate and interpretation.

[@pytzhan]

Brad is right. You can even see the Kooluk Empire down there in the south - and that is/was north of the island nations. Still a very good and enjoyable video. Thanks!

[@matsujonen]

So about saileeds there are hints about her being upset with her lot in life. If you talk to her while she's in her room or before the coup when you're meeting the grooms.

[@LC356]

True but I think they should've dialed it up just a knitch

[@RyanFGNM]

I was told part of the reason thus game didn't sell well was its release being so close to the end of the PS2 life cycle. More people were looking forward to the new PS3 games.

[@LadyB_20]

I wasn’t able to finish this in my ps2 era but I loved it. Despite not being the best star Josephine is my favorite character.

[@rizkyalfianmanthey9635]

After End of the game, we will continue with free exploration or the game will start from beginning???

[@LC356]

Restart at beginning

[@rizkyalfianmanthey9635]

Ohh thanks for the info. I will not continue the game then. I thought we can continue free roaming

[@megamike15]

if suikoden 5 did not have so many tech and paceing issues i might have loved it as mch as the first 3.

[@bennettreib]

Hey great video and synopsis of my favorite in the series. We're you playing on emulator? What were your settings. Game looks great!

[@LC356]

Thanks for checking it out! I had it running at upscaled 4K graphics

[@Mer364]

I'm a bit of an originalist, love Suikoden 1, and Sukioden 2 even more. Hated 3. 4 seemed better than 3, but not by much. Come around to 5, I freakin' loved it!!

[@Genethagenius]

This game is soooooo good!!! I tell people, it starts slow, but it is literally “Game of Thrones: The JRPG”! You have two families maneuvering for control of the country (like the Starks & Lannisters) and this eventually leads to civil war. Such a great story and characters! I love “Suikoden II”, but I’d put “Suikoden V” as tied for first place with it! However, the game has some pretty crappy load times. Hoping I can do something about that in emulation.

[@LC356]

With emulation it’s an absolute breeze

[@Genethagenius]

@@LC356 Any recommendations how?

[@Zona_Boy_Records]

The graphics are worse that part 4 though. Battle is super slow

[@LoLo-ue5xe]

They dont make games like this anymore 😪

[@LC356]

Facts

[@bennettreib]

💯

[@dickmonddickelheimer9452]

Sad but true

[@bennettreib]

Only part I disagree a bit is with the war battles. Despite their length I found them the best, and my favorite all 5 suikodens.

[@LC356]

They were an interesting change but ultimately not my cup of wine.

[@notslucis9977]

Now playing eiyuden chronicle and seeing the war battle on that game I miss suikoden 5 war battle definitely the best on the series. 🤔

[@BURGATRON]

Ahh Suikoden. An RPG that is about politics and war and not about saving the world like 99% of JRPGs out there. Suikoden 5 has rich storyline, engaging dialogue and it has the one thing Suikoden 2 lacks, game length. It's a shame Konami is letting this franchise (among other great titles) collect dust and is focusing on Pachinko instead. On a side note, I remember just about all of your recruits in this installment fight really well. Even that farmer guy hits like a truck.

[@LC356]

Facts. There are a ton of really good offensive units in this game.

[@dannyhartwig7595]

tried to get into. but somehow it tooked to long to much talking to much story sadly.

[@viktor8316]

for me, i only started to enjoy this game after new game+.

[@Stonegoal]

3 I played some got bored stopped playing for weeks(maybe months) then thought OMG I need to finish this. I finished it ASAP. I enjoyed 4 but I thought 5 was awesome. BTW you sounded sexist reviewing this. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is so cringy, I'm sure you will love it.

[@SirStrikeFreedom]

It's crazy how Capcom wasn't ported 4 and 5 to current and next gen consoles or even PC. It's like an idiot owning a gold mine and thinking it's a normal cave

[@LC356]

*Konami* not Capcom

[@Kaladin07]

Let's all pray they can conjure some Suikoden vibes with Hundred Heroes because the chance of getting a Suikoden 6 are pretty slim.

[@Kaladin07]

I rank the games 2, 1, 5, 4 and then 3. The thing that I remember truly disliking about 5 is the horrendously slow start. Apart from that, it was a great game. If not for the slow start I'd probably swap 1 and 5.

[@Zona_Boy_Records]

That game was total trash. I tried again last week 2023. It was so boring and slow, the graohics were horrible. Part 4 was pretty nice looking and 3D view. Music was better to on 4. V was just bad from the art and pace.

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

lol no

[@Petronia911]

Damn, that's quite an opinion. I liked Suikoden 4, but the aesthetic was so dull and boring. It did not compliment Suikoden's style at all. Suikoden 5, while having a veeeery slow start, is more true to Suikoden form. Almost like a Suikoden 1.5. The story and visuals are more enjoyable than Suikoden 4's confusing semi-realism style.