Suikoden III

Finally got to play Suikoden III and finished the game in about two weeks. I like it; it really exceeded my initial expectation of the game. Several months ago, I tried playing the game but immediately lost my appetite to play the game when I saw the first cut scene where Chris parades around with her knights. Because of the boxy figures, and because I have Persona 4 and haven't played it yet at that time, I opted to forgo Suikoden III. Recently, having nothing else to play after Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes, I finally tried Suikoden III again and I'm so glad now that I decided to really try playing the game.

This time around I started with Hugo's chapter instead of Chris'. For the first chapter, I think Hugo's is the most exciting and I think starting with Hugo's first chapter would build up more suspense before playing Chris and Geddoe's chapter 1. Ironically, Hugo's my least favorite among the three main characters, and I think his 2nd and 3rd chapters are the most boring compared to Chris and Geddoe's. My favorite among the three is Geddoe; although he probably speaks the least among the three, his chapters are really good because of the interaction among his crew (esp Ace-Joker banters and Jacques' quirks) and Geddoe's mysterious aura.

Really though, my most fav character in this game has got to be Yuber. Actually, in this game, Geddoe's totally cooler than Yuber, but the real initial motivator of me playing this game was the prospect of recruiting Yuber. At first I thought he was recruitable because he's listed in a lot of sites as one of the 108 stars. Tough luck though, he's not recruitable in the "main" game (he'll be available in Luc's chapter which only takes an hour or so to finish...).  Errr.., I like Yuber because he is EVIL :), but mostly because he looks mysterious yet charming with his black outfit, black hat, and long blonde braided hair. I love how he gets mad all the time when you beat him and he always refer to the good guys as "worms" or "maggots" and the like. I love his mismatched colored eyes as well, his crimson red and cerulean blue eyes definitely go well with his evil smirk!

Annnnyway..., I think the best thing about Suikoden III is the trinity sight system, the roaster of likable characters, the suspense and mysteries in the game's plot, the runes and skill leveling up system, the "sympathizable" main villain, and Yuber :). Ah, and the music's good too (fav is the Iksay village theme)! I'm currently playing Suikoden V and I think the music sucks so bad I had to adjust the BGM to the lowest level. I'm currently playing Suikoden I along with V, and so far I can say that V is the least exciting and least captivating, and therefore is my least fav among the Suiko that I've played (II, III, Tierkreis) and am playing (I and V), while Suiko III is definitely among my top three fav Suikoden game.

Final Suiko III team: Geddoe, Queen, Roland, Sasarai, Nash, Salome