[anp]

This resonates quite strongly with me, and I would recommend Suikoden 1/2 for the same reasons.

[haolez]

Suikoden 2 is a master piece. It manages to include 108 party characters (most aren’t allowed to participate in combat), and you feel that you know every single one of them and that all of them have an impact in the story.

Also, it has aged well :)