Oldie Video Games We Love

[Sylabus]

I'm more of a Rahal girl myself talk2hand ....Though you can't go bad with Ernst>.> srew cat girls! catboys ftw! whee

but yeah, I hear ya. If I and my father weren't so cheap, we'd bought Panzer Dragoon Saga when we saw it for 60 bucks when it came stateside! burning_eyes  

[MoshiTiako]

Ernst is pretty cool. I adore Killey. He casts magic so fast WITHOUT incantation training! biggrin  

[Endranse]

Cathari is her name I believe.....best girl in the game....period...and if you want a good guy character, Richard.....both fast and powerful with physical attacks...  

[MoshiTiako]

Richard is best to get late game... he comes in eight levels above the Prince, if memory serves. smile
Cathari's cool; gotta love the Howling Voice Guild talent combined with a Godspeed rune.  

[Kojin66]

Still.... Logg/Gale Rune makes for one amazing combo... even faster than Cathari! Boo Ya!  

[MoshiTiako]

razz That's 'cause Gale rune users automatically go first... making the SuiV Gale Rune the best version in the series. biggrin  

[MoshiTiako]

I dig rare video games, lol.  

[Misaki Haseo]

I just started playing Suikoden. =)  

[Sylabus]

I bought Suikoden V and Persona 3 FES over the summer....and have yet to beat them *ish lazy* part of the Suikoden V thing though is that I somehow managed to erase all my data when the power went out when I was saving game data and the power went out emo  

[MoshiTiako]

I bleed inside for you, I really do. Suikoden V is a long game, and to lose the data like that royally sucks.
Misaki, which one? I can give fairly useful advice for any of them.  

[Misaki Haseo]

I started with V, since you recommended it. .  

[MoshiTiako]

1. Check out a recruitment list online so you don't miss anyone to recruit. It is very hard game in terms of recruitment and I recommend you avoid the frustration. YOU WANT TO GET EVERY CHARACTER. I cannot emphasize this enough. You miss one person and it changes your ending for the worse. NOTE: Get the instructions for recruiting Oboro and Shigure in Rainwall. This is a lot easier, and less tedious, than the other method.
2. You need to train a LOT of people. Don't concentrate on a core six (this is for later on). The final dungeon requires 18 people at around level 60, and with the best armor and weapons.
3. Zerase, Killey, and Nelis are your friends. smile
4. Use your entourage and know people's entourage abilities. Many non-combatants can be useful in this regard.
5. Be on the ball during wars. It's real-time, and that first minute is absolutely crucial. IF SOMEONE DIES RESET THE GAME. Play with your war unit combinations. My favourite is Josephine and Killey. smile To activate some special abilities during war, you need to use the square button.
6. If you are asked to abandon your castle, abandon your castle. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
7. Train Lyon in Agility and Magic.
8. Never, NEVER sell rune pieces. NEVER.
9. Magic absorb pieces are monster drops in the Eresh dungeon in the Big Hole late on in the game. You want as many Magic Absorb runes as you can get your hands on. This is an extremely helpful rune for late game. You want them on Lyon, Zerase, Killey, Nelis and any other caster with a decent rune who can wear it. smile heart
10. Talk to everyone you can and explore like crazy. Sometimes you get extra scenes (Stormfist in particular).

Hope that helps! -S  

[Endranse]

...Two words: Bathing Scenes..... talk2hand  

[MoshiTiako]

Oh yes... Lelei, Eresh and Shun Min, oh my!