Konami Suikoden

[MagnarTheGreat]

Suikoden I & II HD Remaster:

Publisher: Konami
Genre: RPG
Official Website: Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars Official Website | KONAMI
Release and Platforms: March 6, 2025; PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC

Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars announced for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC - Gematsu







Apparently this remaster is directed by Takahiro Sakiyama, the director of Suikoden V, which bodes well in a couple of ways (see bottom of post).

About

A hero’s destiny is written in the Stars.

The legendary Konami JRPGs Suikoden I and Suikoden II have now been remastered in high-definition!

The Story of Suikoden I

A once renowned hero turns into a violent tyrant, and an empire falls into decline.

A Liberation Army is rising up in an act of rebellion against an oppressive rule.

One by one the 108 stars of Destiny gather to shape the course of history.

The Story of Suikoden II

Our story’s hero and his friend Jowy are members of the Unicorn Youth Brigade, which participated in a drawn-out border dispute between the Highland Kingdom and the City-States of Jowstown.

A few months earlier, a truth agreement was signed between the two forces, both of which were happy to see an end to the fighting.

However, hidden under the momentary peace the fires of a new war continued to smolder…

Key Features

• Graphical Improvements
  • Pixel sprites and environment art enhanced with new screen effects including lighting, clouds, and shadow animations Flickering flames, smoldering smoke, the movement of leaves and insects, all add up to a lively in-game atmosphere!
  • The effects and direction have been redesigned, bringing memorable scenes back to life in more beautiful ways!
• New Character Drawings
  • All character portraits have been updated in HD. Junko Kawano, who designed the characters for the original version of Suikoden released in 1995, has newly re-drawn all the character portraits for Suikoden I HD Remaster: Gate Rune War.
• Sound Improvements
  • Field Sound – A large number of environmental sounds not found in the original version, such as the sound of running water in the river, wind, insects, and running footsteps, have been added. You can enjoy an immersive experience like never before!
  • Battle Sound – All sound effects are now in HD. In addition to the impact of the 3D effects, the realistic sound greatly enhances the dynamism of the battles!
• Game System Improvements
  • Many new features have been added, such as dialogue log, auto-battle, double-speed battles, etc.

I had and played through these games on the original PlayStation and they're great. The two best in the series are II (PS) and V (PS2) with I (PS) close behind. Konami doesn't really develop new games these days but they've been dipping into their back catalog a bit. Perhaps the recent success of the previous Suikoden developers that went on to kickstart a spiritual successor named Eiyuden Chronicle inspired them just like seemingly Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and the new Ninja Turtles game did to release collections. Maybe with Sakiyama directing there could be a future re-release of the prequel to I&II: Suikoden V or (less likely depending on the state of Konami not wanting to do new things) even a VI.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[MarvelFan]

Yesss...this is just announced at TGS.

One of my favorite games from the early days

 

[metaphysician]

Even Konami does something good sometimes. This is great news for everyone with even the slightest interest in JRPGs.

 

[MarvelFan]

Outside of its soccer game, Konami has indeed not making good games in a while. Haha.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Game(s) delayed to 2024.

 

[Iceman]

I’ve never played a game from this series. Never too late to start!

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Gematsu - Suikoden creator Yosh itaka Murayama dies

https://www.gematsu.com/2024/02/suikoden-creator-yo****aka-murayama-dies

Thanks for the great stories and characters over the years
RIP :frown:

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Preorders Are 25% Off On PC

Suikoden I & II HD Remaster launches March 6 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

www.gamespot.com

Game is out in a few days.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars launch trailer

Konami has released the launch trailer for Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars ahead of its release later this week.

www.gematsu.com

Suikoden STAR LEAP announced for iOS, Android

Publisher Konami and developer MYTHRIL have announced Suikoden STAR LEAP for iOS and Android. A release date was not announced, but it will be free-to-play with in-game microtransactions.

www.gematsu.com

Certainly looks like a full-featured game.