I agree, it is still my favorite video game of all time. The game has literally everything I have ever wanted in a JRPG, with the only flaws being a somewhat weak (but still coherent) translation and fairly easy difficulty.
Fighting Luca Blight was like the climax of the game for me, nothing after that comes close. A 3 part battle and levelling 18 characters just to have a fighting chance
THIS!! and the fact that it wasn't a victory. WHen the ambush took him out and he got to that pendant, his last words were his maniacal laughter and his reminder that all his death would mean is a country looking for revenge. There was no celebration, no victory, just ominous music as the fireflies floated away. Gives me goosebumps everytime
It took me a lot of attempts to defeat him and yes, it's climax of the game. Facing the Beast Rune was a bit of a let down, especially since you can use your hero from the first game.
For the longest time, Chrono Trigger was my "favorite video game" and while I did not see it being topped, I always keep an open mind when playing something new. When I played Suikoden II and experienced everything that it had to offer, I realized that I had a new favorite.
The most memorable part of Suikoden 2 for me, setting aside some of the more impactful main story beats, is the one part of the game I always refuse to do. Clive's revenge fueled manhunt of Elza not only requires you to speed run the game in order for Clive to not lose her trail, but completing the quest just leads to a tragic ending. An end where Clive finally catches up to and kills his old friend Elza only to find out that she was never the true villain that Clive always believed she was, and that she ultimately let him kill her as atonement for her unwitting part in the death of their mutual friend Kelley due to the machinations of their Howling Voice Guild's elders having a desire for a Guildmaster that they could manipulate as their own puppet.
@@MrPlatipusbiru It changes from time to time and they'll be switched with other games from lower on the list, but some that frequently find themselves in the top 3 include Super Mario RPG, Super Mario 64, Ultima Online, Xenogears.
Best story ever. You dont need to have a story about destroying the universe to grip your players. The stakes are as high as you make them by making characters likable and relatable as well as realistic. Perfect game
I was lucky enough to own a physical copy of Suikoden II when it came out, and it's always been my absolute favorite game. After watching this video, I think I might have to re-play it again. As for my favorite moment, I think the night raid takes it with Neclord's demise coming in at a close second. Luca's dying speech gives me chills every single time.
Man I wish I had kept my OG copy…it was complete with everything 😭 This, FF7, Valkyrie Profile, Star Ocean II, so many gems I had to sell during hard hard times 😢
Two things i dont understand: 1 - Why Lucas Blight accepted Jowy on your troops if he wanted to kill him? 2 - Why Jowy continued the war againt his best friend after Lucas Blight die if Jowy's goal is stop the war in the first place?
It was destiny because of their half rune.. riou pov is the same as whats going on at jowy side it just that we cannot see what goin on on jowy, because it doesnt have any story but if you think about the sense they are thorn by the destiny of their rune.
37:00 There is a way to Save Ridley in that battle , use Chaco with a Cavalry unit "Choose Kasumi" , you'll cover more ground per turn and you only need to Reach him with that Unit and it ends the battle in your favor .
Suikoden II is one of my all time favorite JRPG's. It truly is the best in the series and the story is absolutely sublime. Everything from Jowy's betrayal to the most evil antagonist to ever be placed in gaming, Luca Blight, this game has it all and you even get to build a freaking army! Seriously, Luca Blight makes Sephiroth and Kefka look like a basket of kittens. Kefka may have poisoned a castle but Luca likes to be up close and personal to his victims. "Crawl on the ground like a pig and I will let you live. Die pig!"
Everyone always talks about the battle with Luca and rightly so .it's wonderfully executed..but my favourite part of the game was the return to gregminster...seeing all your old companions...I've never been so excited to get to a location in a videogame. Still my favourite game of all time.... fantastic story of war and friendship with the perfect soundtrack to accompany it.... What an trip
To this day, my favorite video game of all time. I'm excited I can share it with my kids now. We're making our way through suikoden 1 on psvita. The first time I heard it was on psn for vita and ps3, I bought all of them right away. Totally worth it.
I cought one part that was wrong. Shu actually didn't throw the coin into the river. He did a slieght of hand trick. After seeing their resolve, he then gave away the coin at night and joined them. I remembered this scene because it impacted me so much back then.
I never owned a playstation growing up so this was really fun to watch, thank you so much ♥ I love these extensive, detailed game story explanations you do, they're my favorite. It's like watching a movie!!
The story was amazing it really played on your emotions. I loved the difference in fighting styles with Riou and Jowy. I was very pleased with the new war system as opposed to the one in the first game.
Luca Blight is one of the most evil video game villains of all time, up there with Kefka from Final Fantasy VI. Even Satan would call Luca Blight evil.
I think Luca Blight is far more evil than Kefka. Yes, Kefka poisoned an entire town but Luca likes his victims up close and personal. He doesn't want to watch the world burn...he wants to light the match and do it himself. ;)
Most memorable part: Luca's Battle. Luca Blight is the best villain. It was necessary: be betrayed, an army, 18 stars of destiny, arrows and more arrows, and a one-on-one battle to bring him down. And if did not griding enough, you risk losing.
Nope, LB was just a textbook villian. Power hungry and motivated on revenge on the Estate and his father, the King. Jowy is the better villian. Good backstory. Has good intentions, but will do just about anything to achieve his goal. If the story revoled around him, Riou will be seen as a villain. Jowy is the best villain because he brings contrast to Riou's whole story...
This game has a special place in my heart. I've finished tons of RPG's (FF series, Suikoden series, Tales series, DQ, Atelier, Octopath, and many more!). But this game will always be my favorite. I love everything about this game, especially the story. In my perspective, only a few has came close to a story like this in terms of depth, meaningfulness, etc. (FF Tactice and Suikoden 5). I love everything about this game.
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1. Luca force a woman to act like a pig. And then slice her and yell "dead pig!!!" 2. Riou, nanami and pilika wait for jowy at muse gate after infiltrating highland army camp. If you recap all the story into one package, its just young kids caught in a never ending war, and forced to survive and fight back. even shu realize it at the end and let them go away because sometimes it becomes unbearable and broke them mentally and physically
This game thought me about camaraderie and that friendship can still push through even if both parties are divided by their beliefs. Nice video! Subsscriibed!!!!
Hands down my one of my favorite jrpg of all time. I get a nostalgia when I hear the soundtrack of it. I’ve replayed it multiple times and it still has the same feeling 20+ years later. I even enjoyed all of the little nuances of this game for example collecting recipes and the cook offs… 😂 it’s amazing. Every aspect of this game was amazing. There were so many little things that made this game iconic if you were willing to really immerse yourself into. It was a beautiful story and gameplay was as well. The story line alone is enough. There’s so much more.
I have a near mint condition copy of Suikoden II worth about $650 based on what it's selling for on Amazon. But I have no plans to sell this platinum level game.
Going off topic from your question but I’m really glad I found this channel as I’m an original ps1 gamer and nvr picked up another console after that. Nvr had the chance to pick up this game and now more than 20 years just started playing this game on pc, and I’m enjoying it so far. So thank you for bringing this game to my attention. Will you take a break or is there another game on your list to review?
This game is a true masterpiece, that term gets overused a lot these days but the story, the emotions it invokes the music the characters that Luca blight fight everything about this game is just incredible.
No true Suikoden II player would *EVER* let Ridley die in the battle of Radat. How dare you! But seriously, it is possible to save him if you overpower a few units and play very aggressively with some of the special runes, that and a little luck and having Ridley get to your troops as soon as possible leads to a funny exchange between him and Viktor. It's not easy but it's fun to do
He will not die in Radat, regardless of your choices. And canonically speaking, its Chaco who rescued Ridley, not the ninjas. Although he will really die if you tried to run away from Tinto during the Neclord arc and will be replaced by his son, Borris. I still prefer Ridley because he have the critical ability along with the more powerful skirmish unit.
@@suiken3149 I know, that's what I said "in the battle of Radat" specifically because you do get his death quote if his unit takes 2 hits of damage, I'm talking about the fact that you can save him IN THAT BATTLE. And yes, I know about Boris 🙂
Can’t thank you enough for this video, truly look forward to your content. The first one is my favorite for sure but this is a great game. I got 2 questions for you sir, will you do a video on the breath of fire games? And what would be your choices if you only had 3 games to play?
Thanks Clifton for the praise, glad you liked it. I definitely want to do the Breath of Fire games - especially 1 and 2 - eventually. As far as my 3 favorite games, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VII, and Chrono Trigger would probably be my answer if I had to say.
Xygor Gaming forgive my ignorance but I just finished your video 10/10 for sure! I thought yubor was one of the 108 stars from the first game??? But he was fighting the good guys?? Also I didn’t recognize some of the 108 stars on the second game...were there new stars?
@@cliftonsargent1572 Yuber isn't a Star of Destiny until the 3rd game. The 108 Stars of Destiny are different every game with only a few holdovers between the games. I'm pretty sure that Jeane and Viki are the only two characters present in every one of the main games. Sometimes an enemy in one game will be a protagonist in the next game and, conversely, a hero in one game will be an antagonist in the next game. All of the games take place in a different country in the same world, meaning who the good guys and the bad guys are is oftentimes a matter of perspective.
After beating it the first time, I believed it to be one of the best RPGs I’ve ever had the pleasure to play, and it will always be a game I hold very dear to my heart. It’s a masterpiece that deserves to be hanging on a wall in the Lourvre instead of the painting of the bored lady who is failing to smile.
This is my second favorite game of all time (behind Xenogears). While your video does explain the story perfectly, I think there's a few other things in here that really make it.... special. For example, there's multiple endings (not covered here). And to get this version you need to not only beat Suiko 1 and bring your memory card save over, but also collect all 108 stars. These games are also notorious for having stars that you can miss. So, it's quite a large reward to get the true ending. Also, the music and emotional impact of this game REALLY hits hard by time you get back to the rock from the intro. That's something you can't capture here. But, this game was a true joy playing as a kid. And now I'm glad I got a recap of this very large war story.
One of the best games on PlayStation man, it was like Pokémon where you can fight and/or recruit tons of different characters. It had great characters, battle systems, story line, and a soundtrack.
I still remember one of the dialogs of Luca Blight when he burned the village in 10:42 - Luca says "act like a pig" then proceeds to kill a villager. Lol.
Thank u so much for the video my friend and keep up this great work I love these ones with all this detail cause it really brings back memories for all of us
@@Xygor I love the way you narrate is.This masterpiece deserve this kind of review.I am planning to play the game again and do live streaming to introduce this to the new generation.
Suikoden II was the perfect sequel it took a great game and improved upon it in every way while still laying homage to the original story…Konami is finally releasing a remaster of both Suikoden I and II coming out next year in 2023 I can’t wait
Great video! Your complete storyline summary for Suikoden II was incredibly detailed and informative. I really enjoyed how you explained the characters, combat mechanics, and the overall narrative of the game. Keep up the fantastic work on your channel, Xygor Gaming! Subscribed and looking forward to more content from you.
So not only has this game an amazing main story line, it also has amazing side quests in the game. First one you can do is the saving kent one, where you can recruit futch and Humphrey. Second i can think of is the Clive quest to find and kill Elza. Even after this, the story can divert in multiple endings. This has major ramifications for certain characters. Not to mention you can take save data from suikoden 1 into suikoden 2 and give certain characters bonusses
This is one of the best JRPGs out there but I'm deeply saddened that this was overshadowed by the other more popular ones like Final Fantasy (no hate though, love the series too with FFVIII, IX, X, XII, and Tactics as my faves!). Man, I wish some people would consider playing this masterpiece as well as the other main titles!
Great video! Suikoden 2 is one of my all time favorites! BTW can you look up a game called Wizardry: Tale of The Forsaken Land? It's a hidden gem on the PS2, great game and story!
First game where I ever really felt the whole “my best friend is now against us trope”. In this game it worked, I really wanted Jowy, Riou and Nanami to be reunited. This was when jrpgs were great. Suikoden was a great series. This one was great and the third one had an amazing story. They all had good stories though. I wish we got such massive scale rpgs in today’s graphics. So many characters and personal backgrounds. And your party members could actually die, forever. Totally unheard of in that day. I now realize that Rina gave that guard head or something so you could pass lol. Jowy *swears undying loyalty to the king in ceremony.* Also Jowy *kills the king during the same ceremony* Luca Blight *Now I’m king...wait* Also why can the rune of beginning be given up by its user to an object, as Han and Genkaku do, when everyone else with a true rune can’t? Don’t they have to give it to a person or otherwise they wouldn’t be stuck being immortal?
My first play-through I didn't meet the condition for the "best end" which result in Nanami really losing her life in Matilda's castle and Jowy not being healed by the rune, instead transferring the power of the black sword to Riou in order for the Rune of beginning to be whole again, after that Riou does lead the unified country of the alliance. I do like this way to end the story better: it's really bitter, but because of it I find it much more emotionally powerful. I finally experienced the "best" ending (the one presented int his video) during a replay once internet was enough developed for me to find the requirement more easily and I felt it was like a happy ending forcefully put there, with both Jowy and Nanami's recovery felling like unearned Deus Ex Machina. I like the idea that Jowy meet the retribution and consequences for his choice and that the victory Riou finally attained came at the cost of great sacrifices, it felt much more in line with the theme of the rest of the story.
A good friend of mine is a code breaker,action replay, or a game shark or a home made code to have Solon jhee in your roster team as a player able character or any other villain I know you have two Jowys one with a highland sword and one with his staff you can have Valeria and Kasumi instead one of them you can also have spoiler alert Mcdohl as one in your sixth spot just wondering that's all!!!
I have just replayed and finised this on a PC emulator last week, and i swear, i have not seen your video, but named my army ORANGE and my castle DUNAN 😮
I loved that the hero from the first game was available, though I always had a hard time fully enjoying the game because I always felt compelled to race through most content to see Clive's secret ending.
@@Chino-Kafu Yeah, especially how the gun of the lady Clive was dueling was even loaded. The good thing about Nanomi is thst if you have all the characters before she dies, she actually lives
LOl my favorite part of this series is how accepting the people are of weird-ass conditions. Like imagine if Riou didn't go to Tinto and A millenia old vampire strolled into your town like "so...I think im gonna crash here and build up my own spot. If you stay youre becoming a vampire, but you could prolly leave in like the next few days if not. Good Morning by the way!"
I seem to remember some talk about this a while back. Between the suikoden 2 forums on GameFAQs, and over on Suikosource. I'm talking 2 decades ago, so who knows if anything came of it. And if anything did, it may not even be there now, if those places are even still active. But those would be the places I would start looking. There were a lot of gurus on those boards back in the day.
i think the true story when fighting neclord at tinto. riou run away with nanami, leave anything behind, ridley's dead, meeting with georg, . than until he realize that this is so wrong after get slapped with shu.
There aren't really a lot of flaws to point out in S2. There are some gameplay bugs with audio, recruiting Badeaux, the Matilda gate early in the game, some typos with the gamesave import from S1, and some other stuff. A small issue i had was how the Yuber character was used; it seems like he was just thrown in the mix as a repeat from the first game without any development at all. I wish they would have done something more with him. Also the ending. The good ending is considered the official ending, but is it realistic that they would simply run off together after going through all the events that took place.
The best ending is the canon ending. You can load your S2 savefile in Suikogaiden and see the fate of Riou and Jowy after the war through the perspective of Nash
Suikoden II is one of the best JRPG's, better yet best game of any genre, ever made.
Everyone has their own opinion of best. I'd say in the PS1 era, it's my top 5.
Agreed!
I agree, it is still my favorite video game of all time. The game has literally everything I have ever wanted in a JRPG, with the only flaws being a somewhat weak (but still coherent) translation and fairly easy difficulty.
Definitely one of the top rpgs but not the best game ever lol
@@Btchodl87 Let me guess, you think Call of Duty is better?
Fighting Luca Blight was like the climax of the game for me, nothing after that comes close. A 3 part battle and levelling 18 characters just to have a fighting chance
Right, it was hell for me the first time i got waxed bu Luca
@@Covingtonao "It took hundreds to kill me, but I killed humans by the thousands"
THIS!! and the fact that it wasn't a victory. WHen the ambush took him out and he got to that pendant, his last words were his maniacal laughter and his reminder that all his death would mean is a country looking for revenge. There was no celebration, no victory, just ominous music as the fireflies floated away. Gives me goosebumps everytime
Agree
It took me a lot of attempts to defeat him and yes, it's climax of the game. Facing the Beast Rune was a bit of a let down, especially since you can use your hero from the first game.
this is my childhood version of Game of Thrones
For the longest time, Chrono Trigger was my "favorite video game" and while I did not see it being topped, I always keep an open mind when playing something new. When I played Suikoden II and experienced everything that it had to offer, I realized that I had a new favorite.
i see suikoden 2, i click
Me too
The soundtrack still gives me chills.. Still one of my favourite games
The soundtrack is so ridiculously good indeed. It was fun choosing the tracks.
@@Xygor some of these are Suikoden 1 tracks though right? The battle victory swell track when a war turns in your favor is S1 I'm pretty sure
You forgot to mention that they all visit Jillia in Harmonia 😭
The most memorable part of Suikoden 2 for me, setting aside some of the more impactful main story beats, is the one part of the game I always refuse to do. Clive's revenge fueled manhunt of Elza not only requires you to speed run the game in order for Clive to not lose her trail, but completing the quest just leads to a tragic ending. An end where Clive finally catches up to and kills his old friend Elza only to find out that she was never the true villain that Clive always believed she was, and that she ultimately let him kill her as atonement for her unwitting part in the death of their mutual friend Kelley due to the machinations of their Howling Voice Guild's elders having a desire for a Guildmaster that they could manipulate as their own puppet.
A remastered version of Suikoden 1 and 2 are on their way. I can't wait to relive these awesome games!
Hopefully it will rule!
Xbox one avalibile?
@@jerzyowcanietoperzy7833 Looks like it'll be available for all consoles, including Xbox, and PC.
Since this game released, it has bounced around through my top three games of all time, often holding the number one spot. Almost a masterpiece.
I couldn't agree more! Gonna play this later.
im curious about the other 2 games
@@MrPlatipusbiru It changes from time to time and they'll be switched with other games from lower on the list, but some that frequently find themselves in the top 3 include Super Mario RPG, Super Mario 64, Ultima Online, Xenogears.
Best story ever. You dont need to have a story about destroying the universe to grip your players. The stakes are as high as you make them by making characters likable and relatable as well as realistic. Perfect game
I was lucky enough to own a physical copy of Suikoden II when it came out, and it's always been my absolute favorite game. After watching this video, I think I might have to re-play it again.
As for my favorite moment, I think the night raid takes it with Neclord's demise coming in at a close second. Luca's dying speech gives me chills every single time.
Making this video made me feel the same way!
Man I wish I had kept my OG copy…it was complete with everything 😭 This, FF7, Valkyrie Profile, Star Ocean II, so many gems I had to sell during hard hard times 😢
Two things i dont understand:
1 - Why Lucas Blight accepted Jowy on your troops if he wanted to kill him?
2 - Why Jowy continued the war againt his best friend after Lucas Blight die if Jowy's goal is stop the war in the first place?
For 2., it was because Joey wanted a one-state solution rather than another multi-state shaky truce.
It was destiny because of their half rune.. riou pov is the same as whats going on at jowy side it just that we cannot see what goin on on jowy, because it doesnt have any story but if you think about the sense they are thorn by the destiny of their rune.
37:00 There is a way to Save Ridley in that battle , use Chaco with a Cavalry unit "Choose Kasumi" , you'll cover more ground per turn and you only need to Reach him with that Unit and it ends the battle in your favor .
Suikoden II is one of my all time favorite JRPG's. It truly is the best in the series and the story is absolutely sublime. Everything from Jowy's betrayal to the most evil antagonist to ever be placed in gaming, Luca Blight, this game has it all and you even get to build a freaking army! Seriously, Luca Blight makes Sephiroth and Kefka look like a basket of kittens. Kefka may have poisoned a castle but Luca likes to be up close and personal to his victims. "Crawl on the ground like a pig and I will let you live. Die pig!"
Suikoden 1 & 2 are back as a remaster!
@@fernandozavaletabustos205
Wait, wait, wait what?! How and when?
@@Sinn0100 It was announced today for PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
ua-cam.com/video/ibpBLv47IaY/v-deo.html
@@Sinn0100 Next year
Kefka is just a cowardly generic villain, Luca Blight is a badass. Your comparison is an insult to Luca.
Everyone always talks about the battle with Luca and rightly so .it's wonderfully executed..but my favourite part of the game was the return to gregminster...seeing all your old companions...I've never been so excited to get to a location in a videogame.
Still my favourite game of all time.... fantastic story of war and friendship with the perfect soundtrack to accompany it....
What an trip
I was 19 when I played it, and the return to Gregminster had me STANDING UP ON THE COUCH and yelling, waking up my roomate
To this day, my favorite video game of all time. I'm excited I can share it with my kids now. We're making our way through suikoden 1 on psvita. The first time I heard it was on psn for vita and ps3, I bought all of them right away. Totally worth it.
Enjoy your moments with your children.
I cought one part that was wrong. Shu actually didn't throw the coin into the river. He did a slieght of hand trick. After seeing their resolve, he then gave away the coin at night and joined them. I remembered this scene because it impacted me so much back then.
I never owned a playstation growing up so this was really fun to watch, thank you so much ♥ I love these extensive, detailed game story explanations you do, they're my favorite. It's like watching a movie!!
Thanks for the kind words!
I love these vids so much. All I ask is please don't forget Suikoden Tactics when the time comes. It never gets the love and attention it deserves.
The story was amazing it really played on your emotions. I loved the difference in fighting styles with Riou and Jowy. I was very pleased with the new war system as opposed to the one in the first game.
the battle system was SO GOOD! I used to right out all possible fighting team combinations and calculations when I was bored in Earth Science ahahah
53:53 its impressive that you managed to complete the Elza quest through this
I also did Clive's quest and Hai Yo's cook off while completing the game as a whole.. 😁😁
You deserve more subs man your content is well made and very entertaining.
Thank you sir! Many more to come!
Luca Blight is one of the most evil video game villains of all time, up there with Kefka from Final Fantasy VI. Even Satan would call Luca Blight evil.
Satan: I've lived longer, but than man, he has done more sin than I ever did
I think Luca Blight is far more evil than Kefka. Yes, Kefka poisoned an entire town but Luca likes his victims up close and personal. He doesn't want to watch the world burn...he wants to light the match and do it himself. ;)
Probably the most memorable for me was seeing many characters from suikoden 1 back. Also riou and Jowy fighting
Most memorable part: Luca's Battle.
Luca Blight is the best villain.
It was necessary: be betrayed, an army, 18 stars of destiny, arrows and more arrows, and a one-on-one battle to bring him down.
And if did not griding enough, you risk losing.
Nope, LB was just a textbook villian. Power hungry and motivated on revenge on the Estate and his father, the King. Jowy is the better villian. Good backstory. Has good intentions, but will do just about anything to achieve his goal. If the story revoled around him, Riou will be seen as a villain. Jowy is the best villain because he brings contrast to Riou's whole story...
Suikoden 1 & 2 are back as a remaster!
Yeah boy! I'm hyped!
This game has a special place in my heart.
I've finished tons of RPG's (FF series, Suikoden series, Tales series, DQ, Atelier, Octopath, and many more!). But this game will always be my favorite. I love everything about this game, especially the story. In my perspective, only a few has came close to a story like this in terms of depth, meaningfulness, etc. (FF Tactice and Suikoden 5).
I love everything about this game.
I've always said this was my favorite JRPG, and it's rare to find anyone else IRL who has played it. I hope they do the rerelease on Steam justice.
The fact that you skipped the cannonical recruiting of MukuMuku bothers me endlessly. It's the most important part of the story. He won the war.
I put this game on hold and this is a great way to get back on track without spoiling anything. Thanks alot!
What was the most memorable part of Suikoden II to you?
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When you go to Gregminster. Instant nostalgia.
Such a great video i still have my copy of suikoden 2 i might dust it off now and play it after this vid
The 3x6-man party against Prince Luca, Neclord final battle and the fight against
Gorudo (my god the music)
The siege of Rockaxe when a certain party member got shot with an arrow...
Then you fight...Then the music plays...heart wrenching stuff D:
1. Luca force a woman to act like a pig. And then slice her and yell "dead pig!!!"
2. Riou, nanami and pilika wait for jowy at muse gate after infiltrating highland army camp.
If you recap all the story into one package, its just young kids caught in a never ending war, and forced to survive and fight back. even shu realize it at the end and let them go away because sometimes it becomes unbearable and broke them mentally and physically
"Inside the ruins, the party runs into a two-headed hydra named Double Head."
Cracked me up. :p
This game thought me about camaraderie and that friendship can still push through even if both parties are divided by their beliefs. Nice video! Subsscriibed!!!!
Hands down my one of my favorite jrpg of all time. I get a nostalgia when I hear the soundtrack of it. I’ve replayed it multiple times and it still has the same feeling 20+ years later. I even enjoyed all of the little nuances of this game for example collecting recipes and the cook offs… 😂 it’s amazing. Every aspect of this game was amazing. There were so many little things that made this game iconic if you were willing to really immerse yourself into. It was a beautiful story and gameplay was as well. The story line alone is enough. There’s so much more.
Still haven't beaten the first one, I don't want any spoilers yet. Just came by to leave a like. Keep up the good work!
I have a near mint condition copy of Suikoden II worth about $650 based on what it's selling for on Amazon. But I have no plans to sell this platinum level game.
Going off topic from your question but I’m really glad I found this channel as I’m an original ps1 gamer and nvr picked up another console after that. Nvr had the chance to pick up this game and now more than 20 years just started playing this game on pc, and I’m enjoying it so far. So thank you for bringing this game to my attention. Will you take a break or is there another game on your list to review?
You did a fantastic job going over the main story. Nicely done! I think I'll look into other videos you have too. Tales of phantsia is next for me!
Thanks, glad you liked it!
I was so STOKED to see this in my recommended this is one of my all time favourite games so hearing the plot again made me nostalgic
Glad you enjoyed! It was fun to make this.
This game is a true masterpiece, that term gets overused a lot these days but the story, the emotions it invokes the music the characters that Luca blight fight everything about this game is just incredible.
man the part when Nanami was struck by the arrow I was devastated. I love d this game so much as a kid. Thanks for the recap
Finally, nice recap of the story
Best game ever. I played it a hundreds time. And still got water slowly jump from my eyes when nanami miss parrying arrow from gorudo army
Thank you so much for covering my most fav game of all time. You made my day, friend.
Glad to hear it, thanks for watching!
@@Xygor Just finished the video...splendid work like always. Keep it up mate. Your work is amazing.
You did a really good job with this video bro
Thanks, tell all your friends! :)
@@Xygor Of course! Are you excited about Eiyuden Chronicle?
@@yungenvy436 for sure, once it comes out, I plan to do a similar video on it
@@Xygor oh I definitely have to sub now!
No true Suikoden II player would *EVER* let Ridley die in the battle of Radat. How dare you! But seriously, it is possible to save him if you overpower a few units and play very aggressively with some of the special runes, that and a little luck and having Ridley get to your troops as soon as possible leads to a funny exchange between him and Viktor. It's not easy but it's fun to do
He will not die in Radat, regardless of your choices. And canonically speaking, its Chaco who rescued Ridley, not the ninjas.
Although he will really die if you tried to run away from Tinto during the Neclord arc and will be replaced by his son, Borris. I still prefer Ridley because he have the critical ability along with the more powerful skirmish unit.
@@suiken3149 I know, that's what I said "in the battle of Radat" specifically because you do get his death quote if his unit takes 2 hits of damage, I'm talking about the fact that you can save him IN THAT BATTLE.
And yes, I know about Boris 🙂
Can’t thank you enough for this video, truly look forward to your content. The first one is my favorite for sure but this is a great game. I got 2 questions for you sir, will you do a video on the breath of fire games? And what would be your choices if you only had 3 games to play?
Thanks Clifton for the praise, glad you liked it. I definitely want to do the Breath of Fire games - especially 1 and 2 - eventually. As far as my 3 favorite games, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VII, and Chrono Trigger would probably be my answer if I had to say.
Xygor Gaming forgive my ignorance but I just finished your video 10/10 for sure! I thought yubor was one of the 108 stars from the first game??? But he was fighting the good guys?? Also I didn’t recognize some of the 108 stars on the second game...were there new stars?
@@cliftonsargent1572 Yuber isn't a Star of Destiny until the 3rd game. The 108 Stars of Destiny are different every game with only a few holdovers between the games. I'm pretty sure that Jeane and Viki are the only two characters present in every one of the main games. Sometimes an enemy in one game will be a protagonist in the next game and, conversely, a hero in one game will be an antagonist in the next game. All of the games take place in a different country in the same world, meaning who the good guys and the bad guys are is oftentimes a matter of perspective.
asahinainu thanks!
@@cliftonsargent1572 You're welcome!
The music that starts at 4:45 hits me so hard in the feels I don't know what to do with myself lol
After beating it the first time, I believed it to be one of the best RPGs I’ve ever had the pleasure to play, and it will always be a game I hold very dear to my heart. It’s a masterpiece that deserves to be hanging on a wall in the Lourvre instead of the painting of the bored lady who is failing to smile.
Glad you love it so much!
Great storytelling! Thanks a lot.
Glad it helped!
This is my second favorite game of all time (behind Xenogears). While your video does explain the story perfectly, I think there's a few other things in here that really make it.... special. For example, there's multiple endings (not covered here). And to get this version you need to not only beat Suiko 1 and bring your memory card save over, but also collect all 108 stars. These games are also notorious for having stars that you can miss. So, it's quite a large reward to get the true ending. Also, the music and emotional impact of this game REALLY hits hard by time you get back to the rock from the intro. That's something you can't capture here. But, this game was a true joy playing as a kid. And now I'm glad I got a recap of this very large war story.
True, I tried to create the narrative under the assumption that one gets the hardest to get ending.
@@Xygor you're fine and it was amazingly told, some fans are just nitpicky af on minutae
One of the best games on PlayStation man, it was like Pokémon where you can fight and/or recruit tons of different characters. It had great characters, battle systems, story line, and a soundtrack.
Right on!
I still remember one of the dialogs of Luca Blight when he burned the village in 10:42 - Luca says "act like a pig" then proceeds to kill a villager. Lol.
Buenissimo Xygor! another classic! Makes me go back to the day, Nostalgic. Gracias! More power to your channel!
Thank you!
Thank u so much for the video my friend and keep up this great work I love these ones with all this detail cause it really brings back memories for all of us
Thank you for this video.Its too nostalgic for me I cant stop to cry❤😢
Glad you like it!
@@Xygor I love the way you narrate is.This masterpiece deserve this kind of review.I am planning to play the game again and do live streaming to introduce this to the new generation.
Thank you for doing this.
Will you ever make a Suikoden 3 Story Explained? Given how precise you make those it would be really amazing.
Suikoden II was the perfect sequel it took a great game and improved upon it in every way while still laying homage to the original story…Konami is finally releasing a remaster of both Suikoden I and II coming out next year in 2023 I can’t wait
Thank you for this
Thank you for this great video
When I got to the part when both of them meets again in Tenzan Pass, I still got teary
This story is just so good
Huh, looks like Lepant managed to kick his spray tan addiction between games. Good for him!
Still have this game I will die having owning this game
Mrs asked me why I hadn't sold it if it's worth so much and I have it on ps vita as well
I said " you just don't get it " 😂
@@dannyb9209 this the only thing that is not on Amazon go ahead and look
Damn! That opening music bring tears to my eyes!
Great video! Your complete storyline summary for Suikoden II was incredibly detailed and informative. I really enjoyed how you explained the characters, combat mechanics, and the overall narrative of the game. Keep up the fantastic work on your channel, Xygor Gaming! Subscribed and looking forward to more content from you.
Much appreciated!
You’re welcome! @@Xygor
This game highly deserves a remake. Best story, best gameplay, best music, best overall experience!
This has aged VERY well!!!!
So not only has this game an amazing main story line, it also has amazing side quests in the game.
First one you can do is the saving kent one, where you can recruit futch and Humphrey. Second i can think of is the Clive quest to find and kill Elza.
Even after this, the story can divert in multiple endings.
This has major ramifications for certain characters.
Not to mention you can take save data from suikoden 1 into suikoden 2 and give certain characters bonusses
It really does! So many great aspects.
This is one of the best JRPGs out there but I'm deeply saddened that this was overshadowed by the other more popular ones like Final Fantasy (no hate though, love the series too with FFVIII, IX, X, XII, and Tactics as my faves!). Man, I wish some people would consider playing this masterpiece as well as the other main titles!
I freaking love this series if you do all of these il listen like youd be reading a story about pirate dread roberts
You could say I enjoyed my childhood by playing this many times. One of the best underrated jrpg games ever made.
Totally!
thanks for this video! i loved this game!
Me too! Thanks for watching
Great video! Suikoden 2 is one of my all time favorites! BTW can you look up a game called Wizardry: Tale of The Forsaken Land? It's a hidden gem on the PS2, great game and story!
First game where I ever really felt the whole “my best friend is now against us trope”. In this game it worked, I really wanted Jowy, Riou and Nanami to be reunited. This was when jrpgs were great. Suikoden was a great series. This one was great and the third one had an amazing story. They all had good stories though. I wish we got such massive scale rpgs in today’s graphics. So many characters and personal backgrounds. And your party members could actually die, forever. Totally unheard of in that day. I now realize that Rina gave that guard head or something so you could pass lol.
Jowy *swears undying loyalty to the king in ceremony.*
Also Jowy *kills the king during the same ceremony*
Luca Blight *Now I’m king...wait* Also why can the rune of beginning be given up by its user to an object, as Han and Genkaku do, when everyone else with a true rune can’t? Don’t they have to give it to a person or otherwise they wouldn’t be stuck being immortal?
wow, so much nostalgia here. From friend to enemy.
I've read somewhere about a possible Suikoden Revamp, in my honest opinion, this series needs to be redone! Also, excellent video, brother!
I hope so! Hopefully Eiyuden Chronicle will carry us until then. Keep up the streamin'.
Interesting to see which side stories you decided to follow and which not.
Never will there ever be a better original and sequel game, beautiful
One of my all time favorite games. The whole series was good, but Suikoden 2 stands tall above the rest. I still have the game all these years later.
YES! Love you bro!
Suikoden 3,4,5 Story Explanation please!🙏
Patience is a virtue! :)
My first play-through I didn't meet the condition for the "best end" which result in Nanami really losing her life in Matilda's castle and Jowy not being healed by the rune, instead transferring the power of the black sword to Riou in order for the Rune of beginning to be whole again, after that Riou does lead the unified country of the alliance.
I do like this way to end the story better: it's really bitter, but because of it I find it much more emotionally powerful. I finally experienced the "best" ending (the one presented int his video) during a replay once internet was enough developed for me to find the requirement more easily and I felt it was like a happy ending forcefully put there, with both Jowy and Nanami's recovery felling like unearned Deus Ex Machina. I like the idea that Jowy meet the retribution and consequences for his choice and that the victory Riou finally attained came at the cost of great sacrifices, it felt much more in line with the theme of the rest of the story.
5:09 Rina is quite the performer
A good friend of mine is a code breaker,action replay, or a game shark or a home made code to have Solon jhee in your roster team as a player able character or any other villain I know you have two Jowys one with a highland sword and one with his staff you can have Valeria and Kasumi instead one of them you can also have spoiler alert Mcdohl as one in your sixth spot just wondering that's all!!!
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The legend
I have just replayed and finised this on a PC emulator last week, and i swear, i have not seen your video, but named my army ORANGE and my castle DUNAN 😮
My childhood. 💯
I loved that the hero from the first game was available, though I always had a hard time fully enjoying the game because I always felt compelled to race through most content to see Clive's secret ending.
That was almost sadder than Naomi dieing ;(
@@Chino-Kafu Yeah, especially how the gun of the lady Clive was dueling was even loaded.
The good thing about Nanomi is thst if you have all the characters before she dies, she actually lives
Would like to see Suikoden 5! My second favorite after this :)
I wonder if Xygor or the people here like Radiata Stories. Another game alongside the Suikoden series that's always been in my top 10 favourites
LOl my favorite part of this series is how accepting the people are of weird-ass conditions. Like imagine if Riou didn't go to Tinto and A millenia old vampire strolled into your town like "so...I think im gonna crash here and build up my own spot. If you stay youre becoming a vampire, but you could prolly leave in like the next few days if not. Good Morning by the way!"
Your vids are always nicely done. Does anyone by chance have a file of the script for this game?
I seem to remember some talk about this a while back. Between the suikoden 2 forums on GameFAQs, and over on Suikosource. I'm talking 2 decades ago, so who knows if anything came of it. And if anything did, it may not even be there now, if those places are even still active. But those would be the places I would start looking. There were a lot of gurus on those boards back in the day.
8:15 the guards and the dog got stuck lol
I can’t wait for hundred hero’s. This was my favorite game of all time. I also like ff7 and ffx or ten. But this by far.
i think the true story when fighting neclord at tinto. riou run away with nanami, leave anything behind, ridley's dead, meeting with georg, . than until he realize that this is so wrong after get slapped with shu.
My favorite best jrpg games i've ever played.
just a suggestion, but, could you make a complete Suikoverse Timeline/Lore? :D like, from S4 to S5 to S1 and so-on.
There aren't really a lot of flaws to point out in S2. There are some gameplay bugs with audio, recruiting Badeaux, the Matilda gate early in the game, some typos with the gamesave import from S1, and some other stuff. A small issue i had was how the Yuber character was used; it seems like he was just thrown in the mix as a repeat from the first game without any development at all. I wish they would have done something more with him. Also the ending. The good ending is considered the official ending, but is it realistic that they would simply run off together after going through all the events that took place.
The best ending is the canon ending. You can load your S2 savefile in Suikogaiden and see the fate of Riou and Jowy after the war through the perspective of Nash
I loved this game it got me through the army
Awesome! Please do 3 as well!