This installation in the Suikoden series is in the top 3. I like it almost as much as the first Suikoden, if not the same. People say Suikoden III was great, but having three stories going on simultaneously was convoluted, confusing and became a headache. Suikoden IV had game time that was artificially increased by the sheer amount of time spent sailing becoming monotonous and boring. Suikoden V was the game that the fans needed to bury the bad memories of Suikoden III and IV.