Suikoden ii map6/2/2023 Suikoden II’s characters rally around war drums and banners. More than any other role-playing game of its era, Suikoden II acknowledges and builds upon the underlying humanity of its cast. Its characters pursue their causes-often fighting for their homeland in an extension of a war that’s touched generations-with vigor and grim nobility. Suikoden II is a rare game in the sense that it understands how easily people can get swept into conflict. A game where characters question authority and struggle to understand their duties in a world wracked by violence. Whatever I thought about Suikoden II back then, it’s a far cry from how I understand the game today: a surprisingly adult look at the impact of war from both sides of the battlefield. I spent years thinking about the game-dreaming about the secrets I’d learn from that creased hand if only I could figure out how to pronounce the game’s name. But something about it burrowed deep in my pre-teen brain. As far as video game ads go, it was unremarkable. The ad wasn’t flashy, just an old, withered hand holding two white stones. I discovered Suikoden II in the pages of Electronic Gaming Monthly. “A sword doesn’t need fine lineage, it just needs to be sharp.” – Luca Blight But even two decades after its initial release, Suikoden II still feels fresh, rewarding, and somehow larger than life.įor a video game that takes around 30 hours to complete, that’s no small task. It’s twenty years old now-a wisened, elder statesman of the console role-playing cannon. I’ll never love a game more than Suikoden II, and I’m okay with that.
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