Update []: As you might have expected, Konami has now published the opening movie for Suikoden II HD Remaster. For those who grew up with the PS1 game, this will bring back a lot of memories.
Suikoden II is a direct sequel to Suikoden, and the original PlayStation release of the game had save data compatibility with its predecessor. the fact that these two games are bundled together surely means that functionality will remain.
Plus, while Suikoden I is beloved, many consider Suikoden II to be one of the best RPGs on the original PlayStation. So, if you're a fan of the genre, this movie should give you a little insight on what to expect from a classic.
For the Suikoden I opening, have a read of our original story below...
Original Story: One collection JRPG fans will want to be on the lookout for early next year is Konami's Suikoden I & II HD Remaster.
Ahead of the release in March 2025, the Japanese company has now uploaded the opening trailer for the Suikoden I HD Remaster. It provides a glimpse of the many characters and environments players can expect to encounter on their quest.
As we've previously mentioned, this remaster will include some additional features including 2x and 4x battle speeds as well as an auto-battle option. Konami is also leading up to the release of this game by spotlighting 108 characters from the series on the official social media Suikoden account.
And if you haven't already seen it, here's the brief trailer that was featured for Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars at Nintendo's Partner Showcase in August. You can even see some actual gameplay on display.
Will you be revisiting this classic when it arrives on Switch in March 2025? Let us know in the comments.
[source youtu.be, via noisypixel.net]
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Oh this looks amazing! Never played these games, so will give it a go.
I'm so worried for this remaster. Why'd it take so long?
Knowing Konami, I would not be surprised if it came out that they lost the source code and used the long period of time to rebuild all the lost parts.
Never played the first one, but I always loved the second one, since the PSX era. Same thing happened with Shinning Force lol (since the Megadrive era).
I guess it's time to give this one a try.
This is the most important game in my life, so I am absolutely ecstatic that I get to revisit it once again, in HD form this time.
I see they even upgraded the objectively bad CGI elements in the intro, but kept the... badness. Haha. The only part of this game that wasn't good. Well... and the US boxart.
It would've been nice if they had added an animé intro like in Suikoden 3 and the Suikogaiden games, but I am nitpicking now.
I cannot wait.
I see the release date in Japan as 3.6 - a cool coincidence with my online handle.
Nice, looking forward to my discounted physical copy and playing it when I can!
I feels like years since I pre-ordered this.
I’m in two minds about this. I have both games on the PS1, and played and completed the first game a couple of years ago. So I’d only play the second game from this.
It would be much more convenient to play it on the Switch, but I’m not really a fan of the HD/modern look of retro-pixel games, unless it’s something like a 2D-HD style.
I’ll have to check out how it looks to see if I like the new look or not.
I’d love to play these games… but I’ve retired from turn-based games.
Eagerly awaiting this one! Back in the PS1 era a friend insisted on loaning me Suikoden 1, because it was that good. And he was right - I loved it! The really compelling ally-collecting, base-building system and overall quality kept me engaged and it was one of very few RPGs I liked enough to complete back then. I heard the sequel was equally good, so this port will be a real treat!
The eShop listing includes Japanese among the languages, so I’ll go ahead and preorder a NA copy of the game. Although, with the file size being 6.8GB, I do worry that Konami will cheap out and include only the first game on the cartridge. I might browse some listings for the physical release in Japan to see if they stipulate. Usually they’re more transparent about mandatory downloads over there.
Edit: early indication is that the cart contains both games. I didn’t see the hated words “mandatory download required to access all content.”
Also, I learned a 9-CD Suikoden I & II OST box is up for preorder on Amazon JP, for JPY9900 with a release date of 3/19/2025. The listing was still a little light on the details, but bears watching!
My body is ready!!
I love these games, definitely both in my top 5 all time games.
Not entirely enamoured by the updating of the opening or the profile pics (I always think these redrawings make it look like a flash game. Even so I think this will probably be the final game I will buy for the original switch, which seems like a beautiful bookend for a system that has everything I could possibly want.
@MrGawain oh, personally I am happy with the redrawing. The original had a strange style, Suikoden 2 was prettier, and the portraits in the original are now more in line with the rest of the series.
That said, I would have liked them to be a tad more pixelated. I do agree with you that the clean look makes it reminiscent of Flash games, though the art itself is really nice.
I can't wait for this to release. I hope it's a good port.
Looks kinda low budget
Suikoden 1 rekindled my love for RPGs again. Vandal hearts was awesome as well.
Day 1 for me
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