Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes:
“Nostalgia is a powerful thing. For some things, it can make even the most mediocre film or video game something we remember fondly, only to revisit it years later and see why it was never given a remaster or why the series has been put on ice. Then there are series that haven’t really been given much of a chance to shine, especially with how long they have been dormant and one such case happens to be with Konami’s Suikoden franchise. In the nearly two decades since the last main entry on the PlayStation 2, a few spin-offs were released and even then, one of these stayed in Japan, leaving fans with only a spiritual successor to the franchise last year. Now though, Konami has brought both Suikoden I and Suikoden II in the oddly named Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune & Dunan Unification Wars collection. Delivering a few quality of life improvements and a visual upgrade, are these JRPGs as good as we might remember?”