Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars Reviews
Some of the warts from the originals remain, but they don't detract significantly from the overall experience. If you're even the slightest bit serious about 90s-era role-playing games, you need to add this package to your collection.
A solid remaster of one of the best JRPGs ever made... and its prequel too.
Suikoden I - II HD Remaster is a good enough compilation to discover (or re-discover) two of the most influential JRPG of all time, both treated with respect and both still very enjoyable today. The budget Konami allocated for this project was probably minimal, but the effort put in recreating these two classics is commendable nonetheless.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The Suikoden games often go out of their way to do these things, and that’s the kind of grit I miss from the genre. This is a fantastic remaster for Suikoden I and II, which are two of the greatest JRPGs ever made. The stars shine bright in this franchise, and I hope to see Suikoden III make a return now after this incredible change of events.
With improved performance and sharper visuals than the original Switch version, Switch 2 might just be the best format on which to enjoy Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars. Enjoy it handheld on the go, or play docked and get engrossed playing it on a big screen. It's just a shame there's no upgrade path for those who have already picked it up on Switch.
Konami, wanting to revive the series, has successfully remastered these underrated legendary games, making them much more enjoyable to play on modern systems. If you haven't played Suikoden 2, this is a must-have collection that represents the peak of classic J-RPGs.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Two classics exhumed with enough care to feel fresh again. While the first game is still great, it's the sequel that reconfirms its status as one of the finest RPGs ever with an enthralling and touching story. A classic that also holds its own against modern games.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars is a treat for all turn-based RPG fans, but backgrounds can look a little too smooth and clean.
We should just appreciate that Suikoden and Suikoden 2 are remarkable achievements, both as literary adaptations and entertaining video games to play, and that quality and worth has not diluted one bit in the years since. Play these, love them, and then do yourself a favour and go and read Water Margin too.
If you've never played Suikoden II and consider yourself a lover of Japanese-made RPGs, you should already have this game pre-ordered. This is a game that belongs on the podium near the '90s classics from Square Enix. I'm not nearly as hot on Suikoden I, but the first game is more like the NES Final Fantasy entries to Suikoden II's SNES Final Fantasy entries. It's cool to see the evolution, but we all know what game has ascended to all-timer status.
Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars is an exceptional collection of two important JRPGs, including one of the greatest masterpieces of the genre. The gameplay system works well, but the real highlight is the two great narratives that deserve to be played by any fan of the genre.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune & Dunan Unification Wars is an excellent updated port of two great games. Almost all of the changes are for the better, the translation is massively improved, and it still maintains all of the charm and flavor of the original games. Whether you're a longtime fan or a newcomer to the franchise, there's genuinely no better place to start than the Suikoden I & II HD Remaster. Even if you're just a fan of RPGs, it's well worth a try, if only to see what all the hype is about.
Suikoden 1 and 2 are two more than solid JRPGs, which are a living example of the golden age of the genre, and which receive with this collection their best exponent to date. They are not perfect, and they drag certain rough edges from their original release, but they are two must-haves for any fan of the genre.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
It's impossible not to love the first two chapters of Suikoden, which this HD collection brings back with extreme graphical care and some quality-of-life improvements.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster is a great excuse to play 2 classics, especially Suikoden II which is one of the best RPGs ever made. Recruiting characters is still extremely enjoyable and it sets it apart from other RPGs so here's hoping for much more Suikoden in the future. ⚔️
Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars is an operation that succeeds in bringing two legendary games back to modern platforms with a modernized twist, without affecting their essence. The story is still engaging, the gameplay retains its charm, and small improvements make the experience more accessible to those new to the series.
Review in Italian | Read full review
A heavyweight collection featuring two absolute classics of the genre that will delight any fan — and, unfortunately, confirmed that I’m not a huge fan of Suikoden.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
There’s definitely a substantive quality gap between both games in this collection, but ultimately, this is a worthy collection to keep on your shelf if you’re fond of original PlayStation RPGs. I’d spent so long wanting the PSP collection to make it west, and it’s great to have that finally with a few extra bells and whistles. I wish there could have been some kind of extra graphics options here to preserve the original pixel aesthetics for the backgrounds, but serious praise needs to be brought to the work the team put into Suikoden II’s remaster. That alone feels worth the cost of admission.
After many years of oblivion, Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune & Dunan Unification Wars make the leap into the modern era and remind us why they were prominent in the "golden age" of JRPGs.
Review in Greek | Read full review
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster strikes the perfect balance between nostalgia and modern improvements, preserving the core gameplay while introducing subtle quality-of-life upgrades.