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  • Summary: The legendary Konami JRPGs Suikoden I and Suikoden II have now been remastered in HD!

    The Story of Suikoden I: A once renowned hero turns into a violent tyrant, and an empire falls into decline. A Liberation Army is rising up in an act of rebellion against an oppressive rule. One by
    The legendary Konami JRPGs Suikoden I and Suikoden II have now been remastered in HD!

    The Story of Suikoden I:
    A once renowned hero turns into a violent tyrant, and an empire falls into decline. A Liberation Army is rising up in an act of rebellion against an oppressive rule. One by one the 108 stars of Destiny gather to shape the course of history.

    The Story of Suikoden II:

    Our story's hero and his friend Jowy are members of the Unicorn Youth Brigade, which participated in a drawn-out border dispute between the Highland Kingdom and the City-States of Jowstown .

    A few months earlier, a truth agreement was signed between the two forces, both of which were happy to see an end to the fighting.
    However, hidden under the momentary peace the fires of a new war continued to smolder...
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 28
  2. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Mar 4, 2025
    92
    To be clear, Suikoden I & II shine even more brightly here than they have for over 25 years. Plus, building up your base is still a blast, and I got the same dopamine hit every time I added someone to my army. The characters and story are still working on a singular, elevated level. I love the look and the sound. But, even this superfan purist wanted a little more care and attention in addressing the legitimate complaints people have about these games.
  2. Mar 5, 2025
    90
    This remaster enhances the original classics with refined visuals, redrawn character portraits, and a polished UI while keeping their deep storytelling and rich character development intact. The added quality-of-life improvements, a the opportunity to finally play these JRPG gems in Spanish make this edition even more valuable.
  3. Mar 16, 2025
    90
    Suikoden I & II HD Remaster offers a nostalgic trip with impressive visuals and engaging turn-based combat. The upgraded features make gameplay smoother, though the auto-save needs work. It's a rewarding experience for longtime fans, especially with the 108 Stars of Destiny to collect again.
  4. Mar 4, 2025
    80
    Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars is a production containing two jewels of the history of video games that finally return to our screens and, thanks to the work of Namco Bandai, acquire new lifeblood. To our great joy, a complete and punctual tradition arrives in Italian, allowing anyone to enjoy the original work of the late Yoshitaka Murayama, creator of the saga. The result of these remasterings in HD is good, but does not reach the peaks of recent works such as the remastered of Dragon Quest III, still maintaining an appreciable level also thanks to the effort of Junk Kawano and a soundtrack that is still of the highest quality today.
  5. Mar 7, 2025
    80
    Suikoden 1 and 2 HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars brings the two beloved classics to modern platforms with smart and sensible updates that only reinforce all the reasons the series was so beloved in the first place.
  6. Apr 10, 2025
    75
    What’s left, when you strip back all the improvements and baggage (both positive and negative) of an established title is still amazing. There’s a reason these games used to go for a lot of money on the second-hand market. Suikoden, even after all these years, is still an amazing set of RPGs.
  7. Mar 5, 2025
    60
    As it stands, this is a package of two great games that is serviceable. Outside of some interface issues that are mostly artifacts of the games' age, there's nothing wrong with Suikoden I and II--in fact, they remain as excellent as ever. But it's hard to get rid of the nagging feeling that this remaster feels uneven between the weirdly contrasting visuals and the general lack of quality-of-life improvements beyond the bare minimum. Suikoden is a phenomenal series that deserves all the love it can get, and with how expensive the original titles have become, any way to let people enjoy them is welcome--but these two games really deserve to be reintroduced with the red carpet, not the tacky doormat.

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