Man, I'm trying to enjoy this game but it's treating me like I'm a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ at every turn.
Dungeons so far suck..they're just walking simulators with long hallways with absolutely nothing in them except maybe a treasure chest with mid look or running into a random fight.
puzzles are boring and bland...push this cart here so it's not blocking mentioned long hallway. Push the carts into the pressure plate there...now put a rock in the cart and push it full speed into this boulder so you can destroy the boulder somehow... but let's not be able to clearly climb this small bit of debris that's blocking our way here... definitely can't jump over these 3-foot-tall obstacles. nope.
The menus suck as well. They don't navigate smoothly and there's a lot of tab-switching beteen then where you have to press rb/lb or whatever other keys they're assigned to for you to 'rotate' between them, which takes time. You can't smoothly just navigate through them, no, you have to give the stupid animation a whole ass second before you can move to the next tab over. Menus in battle also suffer this slow ass issue where you can't just move through it quickly because you already know what you want to do... also the auto battle thing, which the game seems to want to promote you to do, sucks.
As others mentioned, the dialogue sucks, it points out stupidly obvious things and tries to handhold you sometimes.
I ♥♥♥♥ you not even games like Golden Sun 1 did this ♥♥♥♥ 100% better, yes, the FIRST golden sun, on a gameboy advance. Better puzzles, cooler fights, more responsive menus, better dungeon layouts, actual plot from the very beginning where you set out on a journey to save the world from an alchemy/psynergy based doom and even dilemas between who is right and who is wrong.

this pile of crap here isn't even worth half of its base price. This is a joke. Sadly I can't really refund this because I got it from Humble monthly, but man I really wish I could take this to a gamestop and trade it in for something else.

legend has it the kickstarter backer credits are still scrolling to this day...

Even with it's many shortcomings I still enjoyed the journey. Looking forward to playing the Suikoden remasters on steam.

Overall, a very pleasant surprise. The game brings a lot of good ideas to the table, with a very large cast (around 110 unlockable characters, which is quite impressive). The story isn’t the most original out there, but it’s well-executed and effective.

What really stood out to me was the presentation and production value: for a 2D/3D game, key moments and boss fights are really well handled, with great atmosphere and a solid sense of pacing. I was especially impressed and delighted by the duel system that kicks in during some key story moments. I’ve never played Suikoden, so I don’t know if it draws from that, but it’s a fantastic mechanic that more JRPGs should use for major confrontations.

In terms of quality of life, there’s still room for improvement. Some menus lack clarity or feel a bit sluggish. Recruitment missions are hit or miss—some are well-designed and original, while others are confusing or boil down to fetch quests that are hard to manage without a guide. Personally, I played part of the game, especially the recruitment phases, with IGN open on the side.

As for playtime, I finished it in about 50 hours—not rushing, but not going for 100% either—which I find very reasonable. I can see the game offering even more content (recruitment, town building, minigames, boss rush, etc.), but that’s not really what I look for in this kind of game.

Despite a few flaws, the overall experience is very positive. I definitely recommend it to fans of the genre.