Been playing Suikoden Tierkreis again. ~12-13 hours in, and despite some things (like a lack of escape talismans or similar items when they expect me to backtrack through a big annoying maze-like dungeon from the very deepest part

) I think I kind of love it? Or I'm at least very fond of it, anyway. It's very... I dunno, "homey", in a way. It's in a whole new world with new rules and etc., but it's still a very Suikoden game. Me keeping up my tradition of naming my group "Heaven" and my castle "Kinnison" is probably helping with that part (or not, depending on how you view it), but... I dunno. I just like it. >:|
Also despite not using a walkthrough 'til I had to find my way back through aforementioned mazelike dungeon, I apparently haven't irrevocably missed anybody yet, and a lot of my favorites from looking through the artbook on Dokuganryu join by default anyway, so... yay! :D:D:D:D
Also the MC is an idiot hero who accepts and cares about cat people from other worlds and all sorts of others as soon as he meets them, so really this was probably an inevitability, haha. If I ever start a new playthrough (unlikely with only 2 save slots unless I buy a second cartridge, orz, but), I might have to name the company "
Hugs". :P
Also I just recruited the cutest big horned giant guy ever and I want to hug him and never let him gooooooooooo. :( The giants in this game are all really cool apparently, actually. yay! \o/
anyway.