Suikoden – The Spinoff

Suikoden II is a cutesy, 16-bit Game of Thrones – and I love it

15 April 2019 by Sam Brooks

What’s the best way to look at the biggest show on television at the moment? Through a 20 year old video game, of course, writes Sam Brooks. This post contains spoilers for Suikoden II, which you absolutely don’t care about. This post contains no spoilers for Game of Thrones, which you absolutely do care about. The … Read more

Suikoden was Game of Thrones before Game of Thrones

10 April 2018 by Sam Brooks

Despite five numbered entries over eleven years, Suikoden remains a much loved but little known RPG series. Sam Brooks writes about one of his favourite video game series ever, and what makes it so special. If there’s a niche that I occupy that very few other people do, it’s that I love video games based on 14th-16th … Read more