Suikoden II is easily one of the greatest RPGs of all times. If you want to play an English-language J-RPG, that has anime style characters, incredible visuals, music, and graphics (for the PS1 era), and one of the best storylines an RPG gamer could ask for, this game is it.I highly recommend anyone wanting to play the Suikoden series (6 games total so far), start off with Suikoden I, then Suikoden II, and then you can decide if you want to play V or III next, since the two games with direct storylines are the I and II.Suikoden I and II are the Landstalker of the PS1 (in terms of game innovations), the Shining Force of its day (major battles), and the Dragon Force of its day (in terms of coolness).Highly recommended game if you like to have fun while playing an RPG with an outstanding storyline. I cannot recommend Suiko I and II games enough.(I have played Suikoden II probably 15 times over the last 10 years. It is that great of a game!)(Please see my post of my 'broken gate cheat' for Suikoden II). You will love this little glitch I found. Hehe) :)