After 29 years, i migliori JRPG segreti per PS1 tornano finalmente con i remaster Suikoden HD che cominciavano a sembrare vaporware

Move over, Piazza – certo, all those Final Fantasy games, Crono Croce, and Xenogears were great, but real ones know the actual best JRPGs on PS1 were the first two Suikoden games. After a substantial delay, the long-awaited HD remaster collection is finally set to prove the Suikoden fandom right.

Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars – as the absurdly wordy full title goes – is officially set to launch on March 6, 2025. The news was announced during today’s Nintendo Direct Vetrina dei partner, but the collection is coming to far more than just Switch, as it’ll also hit PS5, PS4, Xbox Serie X | S, Xbox Uno, e PC via Steam. Digital pre-orders are running at $49.99 Dollaro statunitense, and retailers are set to start taking pre-orders for a physical edition on August 28.

È passato molto tempo. This HD remaster collection was originally announced back in 2022 and scheduled to release in 2023, but we haven’t seen it since it was abruptly delayed back in August of that year. It features high-definition background and character art, additional animation effects, and improved sound to sell the whole HD thing. New quality-of-life features include a dialog log, auto-battling, and a double-speed battle option.

Suikoden, originally released by Konami in 1995 in Giappone, stood out thanks to its roster of over 100 membri del partito, many of whom have special unlock requirements. There’s a subtle base-building mechanic as your home slowly develops over the course of the game, and even some big army fights with a unique battle system. Despite the grand scope, it remains breezy with blazing fast battles – something that got increasingly rare as the PS1’s RPG library expanded. It never had the flashy visuals of, dire, Final Fantasy 7, but that’s part of why it’s aged so well. Here’s hoping the remaster can do it justice.

Hang on, gotta email my editors about why our list of the best PS1 games is missing Suikoden.