Status ThatDudeWinston Feb 14, 2026
I wanted to like this more, as I enjoyed 1 and 2 quite a bit. There were a lot of good concepts, such as switching between character perspectives, but the execution was poor resulting in revisiting the same bland areas repeatedly. The battle system allowed only 1 command per pair of characters and did not allow for strategic placement on …
I wanted to like this more, as I enjoyed 1 and 2 quite a bit. There were a lot of good concepts, such as switching between character perspectives, but the execution was poor resulting in revisiting the same bland areas repeatedly. The battle system allowed only 1 command per pair of characters and did not allow for strategic placement on the battlefield to avoid aoe attacks. The large scale battle scenarios also felt completely lifeless.
The story isn't as deep as the previous entries, although there were quite a few unintentionally funny moments. The final battle was horrendously unbalanced compared to the rest of the game. I would only recommend if you are a die hard Suikoden fan. Hopefully they choose to do a remake at some point, because it is needed here.
