Quote Originally Posted by DMKA View Post
Raistlin told me Suikoden II was the best game ever years ago. I think that's reason enough in itself for you to play it.


Suikoden II is not an SRPG, and gameplay/battles are not its biggest positive. It's a more classic JRPG with a cool character system, but just has some of the best characters, development, and overall plot of any game I've ever played. It takes Suikoden I and makes almost every conceivable aspect better.

I'm not sure how you managed to go 12 hours without getting to the castle part. The game is only about 30 hours long even with some grinding and getting all 108 characters. And the game really does pick up after you get the castle, as more sidequests and mini-games become available, and the political plot advances further.

I have heard really good things about Tactics Ogre, though.