[The Ichiban Crush]

S1 and S2 are one of those rare sets of games that are actually worth the rare game price. Especially S2, which as far as I'm concerned is the best of the series, and definitely one of the best of the genre.

S3 is a bit underrated, but that's mostly due to the fact that production was shaky and the awful, Awful, AWFUL graphics. But seeing who turns out to be the main villain is really a stunner if you've played the first two games.

The only game I refuse to pick up ever again is S4. I own it, but I just don't have the sadomasochism to go through with it. It's THAT BAD. Also: Hot shorts. I rest my case.

S5 I haven't had a whole lot of time to fool around with, despite the fact I've had it since it dropped. (I get video game ADD real easily) But it's leagues better than S4, and from what I can tell so far, better than S3. I can overlook the fact that the main character is the most androgynous Suikoden hero to date.

Also, Suikoden Tactics is not a bad game either. I'm not sure if it's worth playing S4 to get all the extra bonus things, but it's certainly a really underrated title.

And while I'm at it, I'll confess: Yuber is definitely one the most stylized characters in the series. Not the most evil, but definitely my favorite.
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