Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster Has Been Delayed

Duh, how else will they ride Eiyuden's cooattails? This delay was all but official anyway.

Suikoden II is simply one of the best video games ever made. Very excited about this release and hope it means bright things for Suikoen’s future. It’s really a great time to be a Suikoden fan, with the original Suikoden creator Yoshitaka Murayama releasing its spiritual successor, Eiyuden Chronicle, early next year. And man, does that game look good.

Some of the best games ever.

But you know, the Konami board are such A-holes to like the 1000th degree. I just wonder, that if they are pushing back, or allowing the remake of the games to fall back, just to coincide with the Rabbit and Bear developers who are making the spiritual successor to Suikoden games. Because ,Konami would be glad to screw over their old creators, because they are just that petty.

...Developer Rabbit & Bear Studios announced today that it won't be launching this year, as the studio aims for a Q2 2024 window instead....

Because, if both land at the same time, it is more likely that Suikoden remasters 1&2 will bury any news of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Just to spite the old developers who long left Konami over their financial dealings with their game creators. I mean, Suikoden was kind of niche to begin with, (but beloved) and those who know that the 4 main head developers, who created all things Suikoden are now making Eiyuden Chronicle is even fewer. If both sets of games launch at around the same time, it will really hurt initial sales. But if the remasters come out, like about 4-6 months before EC comes out, that could actually help R&B's new game sales numbers. Konami became impossible to work with, and refused to allow Yoshi to even use the IP name in any way. (Yoshitaka Murayama, the director.) one of the greatest game developers to ever live.

I am just very happy to see a 25yr old property from the 5th gen, get new life breathed into it. Those were some of the best games ever made. I was especially fond of Sui 2, wow what a game. I even liked 3 and 5 and tactics! Oh, i just thought, if all of these games land when FF7R -part 2 hits... wow will they get buried. But next year is looking to be a great time for JRPGs lovers like me.

Sad, but not unexpected, that slapping together a simple remaster would be too much for a modern AAA publisher to handle on a budget and a schedule.

Ah,bugger :-(