Prices are set by the dev., not by Sony (who only make suggestions for standard pricing), so any price hike would be Konami’s doing.

NONE of these words have any business being on a site like this, Ethos! You’re fired!

I’m not! It was an educated guess, but I should have noted that it was an assumption, not a fact.

Are you sure it was Sony’s doing, Ethos?

@Lusi: Is the good ending worth getting all 108 stars for? Because I’d much rather play the game without constant reference to a character collection FAQ.

Suikoden II holds up well. It was fantastic when it was released, and it is fantastic today.

But, the script falls apart near the end (much like Suikoden I)–a sign that the translators did a less-than stellar job, and ran out of time.

As for ROB, he’s a big pain now that it’s much easier to juggle characters. Down-throw to up-air is often unavoidable and can be very deadly. Coupled with his persistent ranged provocation options, and that DAMN spin attack that lasts forever, means playing against a consistent ROB will demand a cool head. It’s almost as frustrating as playing a good Zero Suit Samus with her stun-grab-upB combo I’m convinced some characters can’t DI out of until lethal percents.

I tend to favor characters with no ranged options, or limited options. I no longer use Falco and I only just picked up Link but am easily shut down with him at this point. My main rotation is mostly heavies like DK, Ganondorf, Charizard, Bowser and I still enjoy Zelda but can’t seem to keep up pressure with her enough if the opponent knows basic tells and traps (like rolling away and charging a down-smash. It’s cheap, but it catches a lot of people). And so I’ve had to get good a making approaches through the ranged nonsense of characters like ROB and Robin.