Contra and Suikoden III moved up to October 29th

**taloony** · 26 Sep 2002, 03:51 AM

Originally posted by Kinopio
Let me put it this way: Should i jump into the series at suikoden 3?

I would say no. I don't know who's returning, I've tried to stay away from that, but you're likely to miss all sorts of references and in jokes ala Suik.II-->Suik. I. If that's something you can deal with, then no big deal. You could easily jump into II without playing I and have no problem at all with the story.

As for Suik. III. Looks like I'll have to buckle and finally grab a PS2.

**Ragnarok the Red** · 26 Sep 2002, 04:15 AM

Originally posted by Chojin
Fuck yeah! House of the Dead 3 and Contra on the same day!

Oh, sweet Jebus, forgot about that one too.

So GTA: Vice City, Suikoden 3, Contra, Red Faction 2, and House of the Dead 3 in the same week.

Lock yourselves in your rooms and throw away the key!

**StriderKyo** · 26 Sep 2002, 04:26 AM

Originally posted by Kinopio
Let me put it this way: Should i jump into the series at suikoden 3?

No. Alot of the characters' stories are setup in the previous game. In the first, it's never exactly said who Clive's after, Why Pesmerga wants to kill Yuber, and what Lorelai's searching for. These stories are all follwed in the second game. Then there's the fact that there are certain characters who won't be alive in the second without a save from the first. And that many stories set off in the second are followed in the third (what exactly happened in Harmonia with Georg? Will McDohl take over the Toran Republic? What was the deal with the Sindar?). In Suikoden I think you have a series which would lose alot of it's charm if you don't care about certain characters after having followed their stories through the first two.

Neither one's extremely long, and both are excellent, so I'd recommend playing through them if you really want to enjoy part III. It'll still be there when you're done.