Suikoden
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The Creator of Suikoden died on Feb 6 due to complications from an ongoing illness.
I am immeasurably bummed to hear this, and worse still that he passed with so little fanfare that I am only finding out now over 2 weeks later.
- shmuplations.com Suikoden II – 1999 Developer Interviews - shmuplations.com
The first of these two Suikoden II interviews appeared in Dengeki Playstation; the second comes from the Japanese Gensou Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide.
Thanks for the translation, shmuplations!
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Suikoden II's intro music continues to be one of the greats of video game music to this day.
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And it does such a magnificent, beautiful job of evoking and condensing the emotional roller coaster of the story down into just about 2 and a half minutes of music.
Starts out low, drawn out, tense. Quickly becomes heavy, evoking a sense of dread and conflict before dumping you off the edge into the uncertanty and panic of conflict and war, building up to a great horror before mellowing out to give you a moments rest..before a massive tonal shift that becomes hopeful, uplifting, an anthem of brighter days ahead. Then it gets more complex, more deep, adding new instruments that represent the new recruits and the growing of the liberation army, before finishing off in a beautiful and powerful crescendo as a triumph over the dark trials earlier in the music.
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Suikoden I and II HD Remaster release delayed
www.konami.com TOP | Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars Official Website | KONAMIA hero's destiny is written in the Stars— The legendary Konami JRPGs Suikoden I and Suikoden II have now been remastered in HD!