Suikoden Fans Rejoice With the Announcement of a Suikoden 2 Anime...and a Brand New Mobile Gacha Game

Earlier this week, Konami treated classical RPG fans to thing special: a unrecorded watercourse dedicated wholly to Suikoden. The franchise has lacked a marque caller introduction since a Japanese and PSP-only broadside communicative implicit a decennary ago, truthful expectations for what this would entail were each implicit the place. So it was with an antithetic premix of feelings that fans met the announcements of a Suikoden anime (yay!), and a marque caller Suikoden video crippled astatine last...for mobile (okay, sure!). With gacha mechanics (oh no!).

Let's commencement with the anime, which is simply titled Suikoden: The Anime. It's based connected the events of Suikoden 2, and volition beryllium the archetypal accumulation of Konami animation. We didn't truly get to overmuch of what it looks similar conscionable yet, nor did we larn immoderate details astir whether oregon not it volition beryllium casual to entree extracurricular of Japan. All we got was a little scenery clip:

Still, that's breathtaking quality for Suikoden die-hards, and tentatively a chill introduction constituent for Suikoden newcomers if the anime becomes wide available.

The 2nd large announcement has fans feeling a small much conflicted. A marque caller game, entitled Suikoden Star Leap, was announced, and it looks truly beautiful, with that Octopath Traveler-style of 2D sprites connected 3D backgrounds. It seemingly takes spot a fewer years earlier Suikoden 1 and a fewer years aft Suikoden 5, and includes the accepted 108 characters conscionable similar the different Suikodens.

However, it's getting released...on mobile. And for now, seemingly thing else. That unsocial whitethorn not deter die-hard Suikoden fans, but we besides learned that Star Leap volition person gacha mechanics and immoderate benignant of ongoing monetization. It's a alternatively disappointing inclusion for a crippled bid that has historically existed lone successful premium games released connected console and PC, but we'll person to hold and spot if the monetization decisions extremity up holding backmost players' quality to bask the crippled oregon cod each 108 characters.

In the meantime, Suikoden fans tin contented themselves with the re-releases of Suikoden 1 and 2 via Suikoden I&II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars. A caller trailer for this postulation was besides shown during the unrecorded event, and it's officially retired tomorrow, March 6.

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