Suikoden Slips Silently onto the European PlayStation Store Today

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by Sammy Barker Wed 4th Feb 2015

Those of you looking for a taste of old-school action will be able to satisfy your Japanese role-playing game cravings with Suikoden I and Suikoden II on the European PlayStation Store today. The hard-to-pronounce hits launched in North America last year, but are finally available to play on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation TV overseas today.

The two titles originally released in 1997 and 2000 on the PSone, and immediately garnered a cult following. Sony's third-party productions department worked closely with Konami to bring the titles overseas, which have been a source of fan demand for some years. The releases will cost you just £3.99 apiece – bargain, huh?

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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SteveButler2210
Wed 4th Feb 2015

Yes, yes, yes and more YES Suikoden I is one of the finest rpgs I have ever played, and I have been waiting for years to be able to finish the story off (Suikoden II being a direct sequel, where III onwards were not I don't think)! This week is not a good time for my backlog - both of these, plus all the brilliant games now on PS+, as well as some great savings in the latest deals as well (particularly looking at Alien and Velocity Ultra). Beating my backlog is increasingly becoming an impossible task, but I'm sure as hell enjoying trying!

Forget "greatness awaits", as far as I'm concerned this week "greatness" is definitely right here

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General_Spiller
Wed 4th Feb 2015

@SteveButler2210 Never played this. Definitely worth a go?

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SteveButler2210
Wed 4th Feb 2015

@General_Spiller If you're a fan of traditional RPGs then without a doubt it's worth a go, especially at that price! Some advice though would be that there's a lot to do in the game (there are 108 characters in total), and you will almost certainly miss some first time round, but don't resort to a walkthrough to avoid missing them - just play it for yourself first time for maximum enjoyment, and accept that you will probably miss stuff, as you can always do a second playthrough with a guide some time further down the line

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General_Spiller
Wed 4th Feb 2015

@SteveButler2210 Cheers. Planning a long stint overseas soon so I need a few games loaded up on the Vita. I love the older RPGs which is why this piqued my interest. Sold then...i'll give it a whirl, as you say, price is good. Cheers for the advice.

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finalstan
Wed 4th Feb 2015

So excited! Just a heads up for everyone that you can't download Suikoden II directly to your Vita. You can buy both on the web version of the psn (not Vita) but not actually download. Konami is saying this will change by the end of the day. We'll see, seems unlikely at this hour.

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belmont
Wed 4th Feb 2015

Somehow they managed to ruin it... I cannot download Suikoden 2 on my Vita. Seems like they won't fix it today. Yet they never fixed Vita compatibility with the two Silent Hill PSP games last year.