Convince me to play...

[Masamunemaster]

I have always thought that S1 had some amazing graphics, even now going back and playing it I say wow. Not only does the graphics and story feel amazing, but that was a while back too.

[VeloZer0]

Though I I think the sprites look good I find that the tile based graphics look primitive for that era in gaming. 2D sprites on 3D backgrounds such as in FFT or Xenogears looked much better imo, and obviously the pre-renders from FF7 knock the landscape from S2 out of the park. Even compared to something older like Chrono Trigger or FF6 I don't find the landscapes particularly engaging.

Which all told is a mild criticism, but since it was brought up.

[Wolf Kanno]

I have always thought that S1 had some amazing graphics, even now going back and playing it I say wow. Not only does the graphics and story feel amazing, but that was a while back too.

I'll admit the first game utilized some interesting tricks like some of the camera tricks during battles when you critical hit or use spells.

[Del Murder]

I have started Suikoden 1!

[Raistlin]

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.