To sum up my thoughts: I wasn‘t in love with it, it was rough around the edges (only two battle themes, I mean really, come now), but I respect the hell out of Su1koden. @“tapevulture”#292 was right to call it a “punk rock RPG of a video game.” It’s got a lot of personality and the right attitude, and I do wish I had been able to recruit everyone ||and save Gremio and Pahn||, but on the other hand it feels “correct” to not have won every battle, missed opportunities, and lost loved ones on the way to achieving peace/justice.
I'm glad I played 1 first and am excited for the next one, though I'll take a break first. Maybe not for too long, but this did give me a real hankering to play a Fire Emblem, which Suikoden felt spiritually in line with, or at least in accordance with what I like about Fire Emblem.