Post by Yoon on Mar 23, 2006 16:13:04 GMT -5
Suikoden V is finally out in the U.S.! I just picked up this game yesterday. I'm pretty surprised how fast Suikoden V came out, considering this game was only released in Japan about a month ago.
So far, I've played about 5 hours into it so far. One thing I can definately say about this Suikoden is that it plays (and looks) very similar to the style found in Suikoden I and II.
- Takes place before Suikoden I, so several characters from Suikoden I, II, III will make their apperances here.
- Return of 6-member parties.
- Return of the S, M, L range system from Suikoden I & II.
- Isomorphic battle view (like Suikoden I & II)
- Isomorphic camera angles in areas
- Return of Skill system (from Suikoden III)
- Speech dialogue present in cut-scenes (like Suikoden IV)
- No loading save files from previous Suikoden games.
My only nitpicks about the game is that unlike Suikoden III & IV, there is no free-camera viewing. Most of the places have fixed, isomorphic camera views. This is somewhat annoying, especially if you are now used to playing RPGs with free-style camera viewing angles.
Another nitpick I have is that the beginning is somewhat slow; there is somewhat too much emphasis on "touring around an area to activate the next quest." Despite these small setbacks, I can say that this game is already more enjoyable than Suikoden IV.
So far, I've played about 5 hours into it so far. One thing I can definately say about this Suikoden is that it plays (and looks) very similar to the style found in Suikoden I and II.
- Takes place before Suikoden I, so several characters from Suikoden I, II, III will make their apperances here.
- Return of 6-member parties.
- Return of the S, M, L range system from Suikoden I & II.
- Isomorphic battle view (like Suikoden I & II)
- Isomorphic camera angles in areas
- Return of Skill system (from Suikoden III)
- Speech dialogue present in cut-scenes (like Suikoden IV)
- No loading save files from previous Suikoden games.
My only nitpicks about the game is that unlike Suikoden III & IV, there is no free-camera viewing. Most of the places have fixed, isomorphic camera views. This is somewhat annoying, especially if you are now used to playing RPGs with free-style camera viewing angles.
Another nitpick I have is that the beginning is somewhat slow; there is somewhat too much emphasis on "touring around an area to activate the next quest." Despite these small setbacks, I can say that this game is already more enjoyable than Suikoden IV.
