Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Offers Nostalgic Charm with Mixed Modern Enhancements

The remastered collection retains the heart of the classic JRPGs but falls short of fully modernizing their systems and visuals.

Suikoden I & II HD Remaster updates the two classic PS1 JRPGs with redrawn backgrounds, HD portraits, and quality-of-life features like fast-forward and diagonal movement.
The games retain their core gameplay and narrative, focusing on recruiting 108 Stars of Destiny and exploring themes of war, duty, and revolution.
Critics praised the storytelling and character recruitment mechanics but noted the lack of significant updates to outdated inventory and save systems, particularly in Suikoden I.
Suikoden II is highlighted as the stronger of the two, with more refined combat, deeper mechanics, and a darker, more complex story.
While the remaster preserves the charm of the originals, some reviewers felt the graphical and gameplay enhancements were inconsistent and could have been more ambitious.