Del: great, I hope you enjoy it! Suikoden I is a solid game, though not the best in the series. It has enjoyable characters, an engaging plot, and the introduction to a complex and ever-expanding world that you can see in the later games. The major battle system is a little simply and quirky, but fun. The battle system is admittedly a bit simple, mostly because your rune options are limited, but it was overall a very good first try. And it's only about 20 hours long, so it's a quick and easy play. You might not like it as much as I still do due to the lack of a nostalgia factor, but I think you'll still enjoy it.

Suikoden II took almost everything SI did and made it a little bit better. It's a similar game in looks and feel, but with noticeable improvements basically everywhere. Unfortunately there's no way to play it legally without forking over a lot of cash, but if there's one game worth emulating, it's SII.