What Suikoden 1 developed, 2 mastered. The protagonist feels more present, the antagonists are some if the best of the medium, and a lot of new and returning Stars of Destiny are compelling in ways that shouldn't be possible in 1998 and through rough translation.

But it's just so damn good.
The dice mini game can go fuck itself, and I hate the return of Neclord and forcing Viktor to essentially redo his arc, but I'm struggling to find faults outside of that. Maybe could use more strategy battles.