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NOOOOOOOOOO CHURIPUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

That's my job!

You're... reviewing the first one or what?

I'm going to do sort of a sweeping review of the whole series, probably.


Internisus, just wait until Chu and I are finished, 'kay?

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I can say that I have NEVER grinded in any Suikoden game. Not once. Never needed to.

Anyway, about V...

Yes, it starts off pretty slowly (the dialogue is great, though), but it definitely picks up.

See, it's probably the longest in the series.

Recruiting characters is far more complex in V than it was in the previous games. Lots and lots of backstory on the characters too. Basically, when recruiting a character, it makes sure you see pretty clearly what their personality and motivation is.

Where in the previous games, some characters would almost seems to join you without any real motivation, but in Suikoden V every character has definite, sometimes complex reasons to join and help you. It's very nice.

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Also, Internisus...

The Suikoden franchise generally completely lacks all the JRPG bullshit.

This is reason enough to play them.

Good luck finding Suikoden II for under 70 dollars, though. Luckily I got it back when it was cheap. A friend of mine happened to find it at Gamestop for 50 once. I saw it for 100 one time!

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I really support the playing of 1 and 2 (at least 2) before 3. I mean, REALLY.

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Final Fantasy Tactics is actually a really good game to compare them to.

Just remember when you're playing through 4... it's not a good representative of the quality of the rest of the series.

But hey, you may enjoy it! At least it's not that long. And it has a few decent moments.