PlayStation 2 User Reviews

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

The single biggest problem this game had was the overworld travel speed - and that wasn't as bad as people thought. Mostly the game didn't tell you that your ship could "run" on the world map, and no one who played the others had reason to presume you could. The fighting was good, the story was decent, though it could have been better... and overall it's an "okay" Suikoden game. The ship battles were fun!

Played on PlayStation 2. Gameplay: GOOD. Story: GREAT. Graphic: GREAT. Music/Sound: GOOD. Dialogue: GOOD.

When I said the 3d of III somewhat lost the charm of the first 2 titles then this game nailed the coffin. A disappoint sequel to a great franchise. Grading it as part of the series. As a stand alone it might have reviewed good for its one but alas having played the previous 3 iterations numerous times, this was a let down.

I don't think I could make it through this one (admittedly, the only Suikoden I played all the way through before being done with it was 3), there were just too many off-putting aspects within the first few hours. First the animations in combat looked like slapstick. With the story being somewhat serious, this did not mix well at all. Plus the battles and game overall just felt much easier than other RPGs, and even other games in the Suikoden series. A step backwards for the RPG genre can be found here.

It's not bad, but it's not good. I would say there is no doubt it is the worst game in the Suikoden series, but that doesn't mean it's a bad game. For some reason the developers thought it would be a good idea to make the protagonist's rune really **** and sometimes self destructive and the cast of characters are the worst of the series. If this game were a Steve Miller song it would be "Abracadabra"; not a bad song, but not what we want to remember him by either.

the thing i love the most in this game is the scenario i just LOVE the island nations and lazlo is my favorite suikoden main character the rune of punishment is soooo ba dass

Weakest game of the series, Suikoden fans should be sad with new weak battle system. Short game compared with others Suikoden games. But have memorable characters, and the continuity with Suikoden Tactics make this game have a importance.

It's not that Suikoden IV is a bad game it's just that it's very mediocre. When comparing it to Suikoden 2 or 3 you can see that it's worse than it's predecessors. The characters are less interesting than in previous games, the battles are pretty much the same and the way that you move around in the game (using the ship) is just annoying. All in all Suikoden IV is just a let down after playing Suikoden II and III. If you're a fan of the series I'd suggest buying it but if not get Suikoden II or III.