Originally Posted by blueshinra I can't stop thinking that Suikoden V plays more like a PS1 JRPG than a PS2 one.

That's not a bad thing, it's a return to form.

Old School RPG

Originally Posted by Rodimus That's not a bad thing, it's a return to form.

It's not what I expect for a PS2 game though, especially one released when it was. You can tell Konami doesn't keep up with trends in the genre.

The cursor memory during battles and boat/teleport system (where you have to go back to your base before anywhere else) are pretty appalling time-wasters for a game of this vintage.

Anyway, no one can answer my question about what Rune I missed? I'd look it up myself but am afraid of being spoiled for future parts of the game (it's happened before).

After Suikoden IV was pretty much hated by fans I see V as giving the fans what they wanted in a Suikoden game. It's been a while since I played it, sorry I cant answer your question.

Originally Posted by blueshinra Anyway, no one can answer my question about what Rune I missed? I'd look it up myself but am afraid of being spoiled for future parts of the game (it's happened before).

Think it's Rage Sword Orb:

Rage Sword Rune
Level 1-Sword of Rage (Weapon Element becomes Fire 1.1x Damage)
Level 2-Fire Guard (Greater resistance/protection to Fire in Battle)
Level 3-True Rage (Weapon Element becomes Fire 1.2x Damage
Level 4-N/A

After all of this time, I finally finished Persona 3. 136 hours over about 6 years. One down, many more to go...

Originally Posted by Kazaganthi Think it's Rage Sword Orb: Rage Sword Rune Level 1-Sword of Rage (Weapon Element becomes Fire 1.1x Damage) Level 2-Fire Guard (Greater resistance/protection to Fire in Battle) Level 3-True Rage (Weapon Element becomes Fire 1.2x Damage Level 4-N/A

Thanks; that sounds about right. I do remember it being something that started with "R", and three words long.

Currently at the Dwarf Village again, on our way to go to Sauronix and say, "WTF, Dragon Cavalry, Armes is helping the Godwins o_O;"

What gets me is that whats-her-face could've just teleported me there, but nope, gotta have a story event! /rpglogic

Originally Posted by TheLongshot After all of this time, I finally finished Persona 3. 136 hours over about 6 years. One down, many more to go...

One of those back burner games. I've had them before.

i don't remember anything about Suikoden V feeling dated in terms of interface...

then again i prefer older games anyway.

Originally Posted by TheLongshot After all of this time, I finally finished Persona 3. 136 hours over about 6 years. One down, many more to go...

Congrats, now time for Persona 4, you have just enough time to finish it before SMT 4 comes out if you try.

Originally Posted by blueshinra I can't stop thinking that Suikoden V plays more like a PS1 JRPG than a PS2 one. Also, the constant loading screens are ridiculous. BTW, I accidentally didn't get the item from beating Galleon, during the mission to "kidnap" Lymsleia, since my inventory was full and I somehow went past the "discard" bit without exchanging it. It was some kind of Rune, right? What was it? Half the Runes I've come across so far have been effect-related ones that aren't that appealing, so I hope it was one of those... ETA: Oh yeah, and one of my people died in the big battle beforehand. It was nobody I cared about though (Norden, I think? Was that his name?)...

They did minimize a lot of potential in Suikoden V in an attempt to make something more like 1 and 2. On the plus side the game felt a bit more balanced to me than any other Suikoden I've played.

Originally Posted by zionoverfire They did minimize a lot of potential in Suikoden V in an attempt to make something more like 1 and 2. On the plus side the game felt a bit more balanced to me than any other Suikoden I've played.

Guess that explains it.

As for balance, it felt like the difficulty curve ramped up somewhere in the middle, but other than that, it's been fine.

Currently near the end of the game, I think. My next RPG will most likely be Tales of the Abyss.

Wonder if Yggdra Union gets more interesting. So far, about 3 hours in it's all just about lining up my three characters in a Plus or Cross formation. That's it. Appearently the game keeps stuff locked (like your card's abilities) until later on.

Originally Posted by eldergamer Wonder if Yggdra Union gets more interesting. So far, about 3 hours in it's all just about lining up my three characters in a Plus or Cross formation. That's it. Appearently the game keeps stuff locked (like your card's abilities) until later on.

Well, depends. It gets much harder, but not much more interesting. And more characters, and more formation strategies. I don't remember what the cards did though.

debating on P3 or Tales of the Abyss next. Really been liking the SMT games, but I haven't played a Tales game since Destiny on PS1 so I think I need to get on that.

Originally Posted by raiden_86 debating on P3 or Tales of the Abyss next. Really been liking the SMT games, but I haven't played a Tales game since Destiny on PS1 so I think I need to get on that.

Well, P3 was wonderful, and I haven't opened my copy of Abyss yet. That's the problem with a huge backlog of PS2 JRPGs.

I only have four PS2 games left in my backlog: Sakura Wars, Persona 4, Tales of the Abyss, and Valkyrie Profile 2. Debating on getting rid of that last one (it's still sealed) since I never played the first game and hear this sequel has a lot of references to it that one should be aware of. Hrm...

Oh, and I beat Suikoden V today. R.I.P. Lyon, and Sialeeds' and Marcal Godwin's character development

My PS2 backlog sets at a even 30 because I never touch it, but I do have every game that I could ever want for that system, save for Sakura Wars.

And you should play VP. You can get it real cheap on the psp. The port is inferior to the PS version, but it's better than nothing.

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I don't have a PSP, though

Future prediction time up ins: am I going to buy a 3DS for the Fire Emblem 11?