I'm actually not much of a fan of Suikoden II -- if you want the full game experience, you've got to track down all of these characters. That might not be so bad, except that only a handful of characters are really worth giving a damn about. And I mean that in terms of emotional attachment to the characters, appreciation for their role in the story and their combat abilities (or lack thereof).
I played Suikoden I and thought it was okay. Suikoden II, however, just seemed like one giant awful grind. (To be as far as possible, however, I only tried playing Suikoden II right after finishing the first one.) I still have them both, and a whole slew of other console RPGs. I wonder what they're all going for these days...
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