Suikoden RANKED from WORST to BEST! 

Suikoden V is really goodt, I love the formation system (and the story of the bad-ass Georg Prime). But Suikoden 2 has certain charms that make it the best Suikoden game for me.

I have a sweet spot for 2D graphics and sprite-based games because they are timeless when done right so II is my personal number one. But V hasn't aged too bad at all.

Finally suikoden... Yeah suikoden 2 for me is the best and also the best rpg on ps1... 5 came 2nd... I mean the content on suikoden 2 is amazing... The cooking mini game are also amazing...

Suikoden 3 was nearly perfect. The problem was that you had to stick your chosen main char with the fire power. If you had separate options for both, it woulda been perfect

Konami killed this amazing series! I wish if Level-5 or Atlus buys the rights from Konami and revive the series 😔

mine from worst to best lll, lV, l, V, II Congrats btw. damn i miss Suikoden

I will always have the most nostalgia for the first. I remember seeing screenshots in a game magazine and thinking it was surely yet another beautiful Japanese RPGs we weren’t going to get here… even though the screenshots were in English! And one thing I will always appreciate about it is its brevity. It might only be 20 hours but a *lot* happens in those 20 hours. I miss that kind of pacing in jrpgs.

Congratulations on 20k subscribers!!! You deserve every single one of them (and more!) Looking forward to the next 20k!

Thanks for the video! Just picked up Suikoden IV today.

Best JPRG franchise IMO too. That last bgm in the video hits soooo deeeeply...oh nostalgia! Congratz on 20k subs, bro! We'll be here when reach 30k

Hell yeah man! I have the bright shield rune tattooed on my shoulder. Congrats on 20k!

Suikoden II all the way =)

Suikoden is also my favorite RPG franchise! Congrats on 20k subscribers! I played part 2 before part 1 actually when I was 15. I love Viktor & Flik but we all know Suikoden has so many good characters! I loved how in part 3 you can play the story through all the other mains. Geddoe was my favorite main in part 3. I wish Japan would have made an anime out of Suikoden 2 or any Suikoden! I hope we get a Suikoden 6 someday.

Check out Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. it's a spiritual successor to the Suikoden series by some of the original creators.

I'm happy to hear V is so good, it's the only mainline Suikoden I've yet to log serious hours into.

Congrats on 20k Erick! This is well deserved. Love your channel

congratulations on reaching this milestone Erick you deserve it and thank you for this video I recentley started Sikoden 2 and so far it's fantastic now I know which game to pick next

2 was best because it had my favorite villain in there "Luca Blight" was amazing vilain

So glad there niche channels like this out there, great job man been a long time fan

Woo hoo! Another Suikoden V admirer! It is my favorite of the five as well, although I love all of the games. That earns you a new subscriber. Every now and then I get the urge to play Suikoden and I usually find myself playing through all of them.

Followed you from the early early days of low sub's Erick ... pretty awesome to see you with almost 60K now. Grats. Suikoden is one of my all times as well!

Suikoden V is awesome. Guess I'll have to replay it now.

Love this series. Played the first two too many times to count growing up. They were so different than other jrpgs on the market.

5 is my favorite, too, followed by 1. I've played through 1 a few times, and I never found it to be that much shorter than the others. Congrats on 20k. Hope we have reason to see lots of Suikoden videos in the future!

First of all, congrats! U deserve way more so keep it up. Suikoden 1 was my first rpg for the ps1. Got it before I got a memory card so I had to play the game a zillion times cause my mom wouldn't let me keep the ps1 on when I slept. The thing that I like most about all suikodens is the music. It is so good. The soundtrack for suikoden 2 is streamable on Spotify. It's the same as the kickstarter soundtrack (which is kicked of course). Keep up the good work!

S2 is still the best in my opinion, with S5 coming in at close 2nd. S5 was amazing, but the wild encounter rate was absolutely ridiculous (a random enemy will pop out after like 3-5 seconds of walking) that it sometimes kills the momentum, especially when you're rushing back and forth through towns.

Congratulations for reaching 20k subscribers!!! Mine is in this order (with reason why i placed it on that spot) Top 5: suikoden 3 - the only suikoden game i did not finish cause i did not enjoy the tedious battle mechanics and the trinity sight system. Yes, it made the whole game to have a very unique concept but personally I thought the pacing became slower than what it should have been. Top 4: suikoden 4 - interestingly enough, i liked the ship war battles, but disappointed with the main battle gameplay but I got used to it eventually. Top 3: suikoden 1 - i played this right after i finished suikoden 2 so i guess im biased, comparing the graphics and the story. But it was still a good game. I cried on certain plot points. Top 2: suikoden 2 - played this game a bunch of times, with and without any guides (yeah sometimes i suck at recruiting the SODs). Has a very good straightforward storyline combined with witty comedies and heavy drama plot points, great battle mechanics (all three) and cute graphics. Again, i cried on certain plot points... :p Top 1: suikoden 5 - for me, this was actually ahead of Suikoden 2 plot- and battle mechanics-wise. I do admit that the first part was super slow and the first time i played this i got bored and played another game instead. But when i tried playing it the second time and got to a certain part of the story, things really began to pace themselves accordingly and really enjoyed the plot since. The time i invested in the first part was worth it. I did not really mind the sort-of isometric top view (it kinda reminds me of the suikoden 2, in fact), nor the bland environment, cause the rest of the game was amazing.

Been waiting for you to make this video

Congratulation for 20000 subscribers! Man... you are really underrated I like your channel a lot I hope you continue this great content!

Congrats Erick on 20,000. I been a subscriber way back when you had 4,000. It's great to see the best jrpg channel growing.

This video ranking the Suikoden main games from worst to best was a great way to celebrate your milestone. I appreciate your dedication to the series and your insightful analysis of each game. Keep up the fantastic work, and here's to many more subscribers in the future! 🎉👏

congrats on 20k!

Hey Erick, big congrats on reaching 20k subs! I completely agree with your ranking and wish you continued success!

Bold choice putting V above II. I would switch them, but I'm just happy to see someone covering this series. Great video!

Congrats on the 20K subs! Actually, it was yesterday that I found your channel and I just had to sub, too. Really nice videos! ^^

Make sure to support the kickstarter for Eiyuuden Chronicle, the suikoden creators are going back together to make a great spiritual sequels to the games we love so much

Suikoden 2 is the most well made suikoden in history of playstation music,the storyline ,and the ambience..

Congrats on 20k man 👍😊

Congrats to 20 000 subs!

Good job at getting 20000 subscribers. Also, good video. Even though I'm not a fan of the Suikoden series, it was a nice video.

Nice video! Almost same ranking but my number 1 is Suikoden II!! Grats on the 20k subs!

congrats for 20k subs... keep up with good video bro

Hello Eric nice video the first Suikoden 2 so I wanted to see and give other games in the franchise a try.

Amazing dude! Just figured know how to emulators 😂😂 played s1 and 2 only. Thinking about your review maybe I jump to s5. Kidding. i like the story at all, and the challenges of the game. Tks for the information 🤟

Congrats! Mine, from best to worst: 2, 1, 3, 5, 4. Especially love playing 1 carrying save into 2.

You deserve 20k subscribers and even more :)

Yo soy de tus nuevos subscriptores y voy a decirte que vi al menos 30 de tus vídeos en los últimos 3 días, me encanta tu contenido, si algún día juego algún Suikoden sera culpa tuya jajaja.

Me encanta tu canal Erick, felicidades por esos 20K :)

2 was the best for me... Absolute masterpiece... Can't wait to replay it in a few weeks time... I felt the 5th was overrated.. While a great game it felt to me like a copy of the 2nd.. Story was good but I never felt like I was ever going to lose.. Lucrecia the genius knowing everything.. Seemed a formality that you would win in the end... In 2 I felt genuinely under the cosh at all times and wondering how we would ever beat luca Was glad to see georg primes story though

Gratz for the 20k! (my favorite Suikoden is 5 btw haha)

Congrats on 20K may you get 20,000 more very soon!

Congratulations on this achievement, 20 000 subscribers, it's amazing! I think Suikoden 2 has the best soundtrack, don't you think?

You really need to get bigger. Ur lists are good and Kinda different. Love it. Keep it up!

Congrats, you deserve it. My favorite is Suiko III. Story was awesome, Caesar is the best tactcian ever and Yuber is really badass lol.

I'm finally playing Suikoden right now. I am LOVING it. Cant wait to finish it and play 2. Which I also have now!

I know this is an older video but I hope you've seen the remasters coming for 1 and 2! I'm so excited

This is my absolute faveroit video game series. So be nice, I have too much emotional attachment to this series.

Oh my goshh. I miss it. Good job!

Many years ago when the first Suikoden was first released. I spent two years wondering what the next second game would be called if it ever came out. As a child, the best title I came up with was 'The revenge of Suikoden', I did settle with Suikoden II though. Suikoden is more special than what people give it credit for...or is this just my nostalgia.

Congrats on the 20 k followers bro !!

I love suikoden I wish they would make next gen version!

Congratulations on 20K subs!

Congratz!!!!!! on your 20K!!!!! My list goes the same! keep up my bru!!

Great list. Was a lil surprised you put 2 over 3 as you speak fondly of 3. I honestly havent played suikoden yet but i see so many talk highly of it

LOL just watched the intro and you said 20k subs. Your at 39.9k now. congrats.

hey erick love your content keep it up, also i found eternal sonata for like 15 dollars cant wait to play it. Thank you for your hard work.

congrats for 20 k man:)

guy, i love what you did here today. i lovvvvve this fucking video!!! as a player of only suikoden 2 i found this VERY INFORMATIVE

Hello Erik!!! I never played any Suikoden and I want to ask you a question, do you have to play them in order to understand the story or can I play them in any order like in Final Fantasy?

SV was good, but SII is still my favorite game to this day. Can't wait for Eiyuden Chronicles.

Woohoo! Go 20k!

Thanks for another great video Erick and congratulations on 20k! 👍

CONGRATULATIONS ERICK! you totally deserve it!

My order would be 2, 1, 5, 3 and finally, 4. I really like the story in 4. Only issue was the random battles triggering every 3 seconds during sea travel lol. All of them are great but Suikoden 2 is one of the best jrpgs ever made.

Suikoden 2 all the time !! the Best Story and BGM

I LOVE the Suikoden series. Thanks for doing a video to keep the recognition for it alive. I 100% agree with Suikoden V being the top choice. I enjoyed every second of that game from the music to the characters and story. I found the political scheming in Falena to be really well done. I'd put Suikoden in second place though just because it was the first in the series and the first one I played that got me hooked. I wish we'd get a new installment. Konami either needs to sell the rights or hire out to another developer to make if they're not going to make it themselves.

Congrats Erick Landon FG to your 20k subs!!

Completely agree! Suikoden V is amazing, and for me was the best. your list is exactly like mine

"Two friends torn apart by war" I think it's more like "two friends torn apart by Jillia Blight" :P

No need to apologize. V is also my favorite with ll being my second favorite. Congratulations on 20k, brother!!! I joined you when you had about 5k and have been happy to see you get your gifts especially the PS4 and Switch. I was also PISSED when you were demonetized and damn near through a party when you got remonetized as you deserved it. Keep being the man, Erick, and I look forward to seeing you get bigger and reach 50k soon. Take care, brother.

The Grandia HD Collection just came out for Switch. Maybe one day we can have an HD collection for Suikoden. Congratulation on reaching 20,000 subscribers.

My favorite Suikoden games from least favorite to best. Suikoden 4- this one was just very mediocre and felt very basic compared to the rest of the games Suikoden 1- It's still a good game but it certainly has aged. However doesn't change the fact that it has a solid story, good gameplay, and great characters. Suikoden V- I really enjoy this one. They really stepped up after the 4th entry. It takes elements from 1&2 and improves upon the battle system. Everything else about it is just great! Suikoden 3- Three is a personal favorite because not only was this my first Suikoden game, but it introduced three main characters that have different perspectives and outlooks on things. Gameplay is certainly different from the others but it's still a fun battle system. Story is also fantastic and the opening for it is sooo good! Suikoden 2- This game is undeniably one of the best RPGs that I have ever played. The characters are very good, the story is just amazing, and gameplay is fun. It's a beautiful gem of a RPG. Overall, each game in their own right have something that everyone will find fun and amazing. It's one of my all-time favorite RPG series and I only hope they make a collection for newer consoles especially since it's quite difficult to get all of them besides from downloading 1-4 from PSN. I only hope that Konami can somehow get themselves together and bring the series back. :)

Finally our wishes come true brothers!!!

another awesome video erick. i never got into Suikoden, i gotta grabem and try them. start with Suikoden 2 on ps1

Very informative

Awesome channel

Suikoden II was the best, anyone would know it by now

20k subs to a whopping 100k sub to date, congrats my man!

My worst to best would be 4-3-1-5-2. I just like two the most for the J Comedy and the combo system used was fresh in that entry, Also Nanami, Jowy and Riou's interaction with each other really made for a compelling and emotional rollercoaster of a story. Suikoden is a simple RPG series, but the choices you made really felt impactful. I just heard Konami registered the IP for Goemon. I hope a Suikoden collections is next. I actually had the whole set, but I had to give up my collection to work abroad.

I miss the Suikoden series... I always enjoy your commentary and presentation style, can't believe I hadn't subbed yet.

@Erick CoNgRaTs on 20k subs that is enormous and terrific news for you do take some time to celebrate :) for my this was a treat very worthy of your milestone as Suikoden 1 and 2 and 3 are all very very beloved by me and will forever be in my top 75 if not 100 favorite games of all time so this was a lovely thing to see in my sub inbox :).

You wanna know a funny story? I played the IV, and spend hours trying to found the progress point, right after i get access to ship and random encounters. And around 1 hour are spent wandering to sea and bumping into invisible wall so much that i might have sunk an entire army

I finished suikoden 1 & 2 greatly! For suikoden 2,i got Pesmerga,Georg & Mazus at lvl99 in my team.

Congrats and suikoden is an amazing series!

I’ve been a fan of the series since its initial release and I watch this as I eagerly await both the Remaster AND Eiyuden Chronicles Hundred Heroes later this year. I applaud your courage to pick with your heart knowing the masses would be against you. lol I honestly agree. In terms of mechanics and graphics it was definitely the best. Also as a fan of the whole series, it is hard to not be invested in V as the final installment in a story and world I absolutely adore. By the point of playing V the player has learned all their is to know about the 27 True Runes, their effect on the ancient history of the world, the mystery of the Sindar civilization, the origins of Harmonia and its obsessive, despotic, magic clone exploiting its emperor, and everything else up until the point of its conclusion. I’m kind of hoping that the reactions to the Remaster and the spiritual sequel/half sibling stir up some interest in maybe continuing the series. 🤞🤞

Congratulations on your subscribers! NIN for life!

Congratulations Erick !!!

I haven't played 2 yet, but what's the name of that track that you had playing when you talked about it? I've noticed you used it a couple times in other videos, and I can't find it in the ost.

god please give this man more subscribers

you broke my heart .I love the Suikoden 4 as no other game and the Suikoden Tactics is me why to go for any tactic game. After this 2 I like the (5 -2-1)I haven't play 3 sorry :)