He’s cruel, violent, and motivated by an unquenchable desire to watch the City-States burn. Highland’s mad prince, Luca Blight, is a truly evil and terrifying villain.Suikoden II is the best game ever made for left-handed people. You can play the entire game using only your left hand.Although Suikoden II isn’t a globe-trotting epic, it is a hyper-focused exploration of war’s impact.
Its story follows two countries, the City-States of Jowston and the Highland Kingdom, as they’re pulled into a bloody war.
The entirety of Suikoden II takes place on a single continent. You’re not fighting an ancient evil or some spiky-haired god. Suikoden II is a remarkably grounded game, especially compared to most JRPGs.Although you don’t need all 108 Stars of Destiny to finish Suikoden II, scouring the game world and fleshing out your roster is just as fulfilling as plowing through the main storyline. Most of the characters you recruit are potential party members, but there are a handful of non-combat recruits too. Each one of the Stars of Destiny serves a purpose. They’re an eclectic bunch-warriors and thieves, blacksmiths and elevator technicians-who rally around the Hero and his army. There are 108 recruitable characters in Suikoden II.Suikoden II is a beautiful and sometimes bizarre game. Even its side quests, like an extended sidequest riffing on an Iron Chef-like cooking competition, work in service of fleshing out its conflicted world. In Suikoden II, the critical narrative beats-moments of heartbreaking self-actualization and rebellion-carry monumental weight. They march against powerful armies and hold fast to the notion that their fates are locked in service of something greater than themselves. 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.
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