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The opportunity to take advantage of the first two Suikoden of Xbox is now available after a first announcement dating from 2022. It is only an excellent news, not only for the elderly who have a great memory of these titles of Konami But for A new generation of RPGs lovers That they were perhaps very small in their day to enjoy these impressive adventures when they left.
Analysis of this compilation and remastering can have two very different visions. We can analyze the improvements that have been included or we can analyze what has not been affected and The great idea of revitalizing the saga of its origins. In this analysis, I will immerse myself in all these waters and the idea is that you are, dear reader, the one that the last verdict.
The first Suikoden tells us about the story of McDohl shooting, the adventure protagonist, who is the young son of one of the most recognized generals in the scarlet moon Empire. After exploring the world surrounding the palace, it becomes clear that the situation of the people is far from ideal and after a few missions, the faithful shot becomes one of the most sought after rebels in the Empire.
The rest of the title, Suikoden II takes place chronologically Three years after the first payment And here we will embody Riou, one of the members of the Highland Young Brigade. Riou and his friend Jowy undergo the attack on their camps by members of their own group, which forces them to exile in Jowston whose peace agreement with Highland is suspended from a thread.
Without more, we will equip ourselves with runes, potions, protection and weapons to enter a world full of stories, wars and all kinds of characters. Join me.
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Technical section
It looks like a lie What is the quality of these original suikoden todayPerhaps because of the idea of this then to maintain the title at 2.5D instead of doing so completely in 3D, which was designed for the days of the 32-bit generation.
He pixelart to say once again in these new versions and He does it impeccably. Perhaps the level of detail and how it affects the expressiveness of the characters is something that becomes more obvious in Suikoden II but The two deliveries are really excellent in this aspect And more if they are appreciated in these HD versions which add new effects to magic, much more shiny and more marked masters and a well -improved user interface.
Those who remember the first Suikoden will notice that this new version Understands the drawn characters by speaking when which were also created by the original game of the game. In the case of Suikoden II, the originals were reused but they were given A large face washing with a much more increased resolution.
Another largely important aspect of this version is the location. The English version has had many improvements with regard to what is observed in the original versions, but we can also take advantage of it in Spanish (variant of Europe) with great quality so as not to leave Spanish to get out of this story.
Music, on the other hand, He retains this atmosphere which gave the originals the compositions of Miki Higashino Although other modified clues have been added for more variety, which is good in the combo. And if you come to follow the saga for a while, me in a world of illusion is always the same hymn you have remembered.
Gameplay
One of the most interesting aspects of Suikoden titles is the possibilities that are given to the player to choose different options that are rarely black or white and always They present different shadesLike life itself. It is very interesting to see how everyone's life changes with difficult decisions, with wars and how the nearly 108 characters who manage, for example, the first game interact.
Fortunately, none of the aspects of the original story has been changed, something which, in certain titles, was given to “adapt them to that time”. But then, beyond the visual and location adjustments that are named above, what have you changed?
The answer to that will leave a lot of tastes, while others think that the adjustments made were almost all the necessary, although with some omissions, as I would say below. At the gameplay level, the action accompanies a group of a maximum of six people divided into two lines, the first has short weapons and the second attack with arches, ballastas and other projectile weapons solutions. In addition to their own weapons, it can be equipped with characters with different runes to launch magic or modify the attack parameters. In fact, certain modifications can also be made to reach combined attack.
Having so many characters, you will surely find the perfect combination for your team, the problem is that some characters must always be in the group compulsory and are often a ballast. I think that It could have been changed in remastering To be part of the group but not when playing as in more modern versions of the saga.
One of the novelties is the automatic resolution function which adds different layers of difficulty in addition to not having to select it in each fight and a button to accelerate that it is quite redundant because in itself, the fights generally do not last long.
On the side of duels and clashes with armies, the thing has not changed compared to the originals. Perhaps what was most necessary, in my opinion, was to include an option to save at any time of the game, which was included, but halfway and is really something that makes no sense. To be understood, the self-managed option has been included, but sOlo is activated at the same points where it can be saved in a traditional way Talk to someone or interact with an object, so what is the objective of improvement? It's a good question to ask Konami.
You could also have changed the inventory system which was nonsense in the original versions and nothing was done, He is still as complex and boring as before. Oh and now you can run to Suikoden I, it's something very positive.
Duración
Like all RPGs with a salt value, each of the deliveries will catch those who play it immediately and the hours will spend in the blink of an eye. In the case of the first part, the game can take About 30 hours to finishUnderstand having recruited all the characters, about 10 hours less without doing it.
On the other hand, the second part is even longer, About 45 hours on the lower part To end the story and about 6 others to add all the possible allies to the cause.
Conclusion
REMASTERY A Classic is not a simple task, in each element, in each dialogue, nostalgia and affection of someone for whom this game is brought into play, more than a development to entertain means something very special in their life, which is something beautiful where it is seen, but trying to improve it is a challenge that goes beyond the expertise itself.
In my opinion, the remaster of these two games still exalts the great work of the originals and has the beginnings of the franchise to a new audience or an old in modern equipment. After a quarter of the century of the first Suikoden, this remastering meets the objectives you have to achieve, do you miss things to complete? Yes, of course, but what has had enough and left to exalt even more in the face of a timeless classic
Gabriel Ignacio Fuentes
GOOD
- Relive the adventures of the first Suikoden for the first time in Xbox
- Subtile changes in the graphic section
- Spanish location
Bad
- There could have been many other aspects of the gameplay
- The non-working of the backup option anywhere
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