During Suikoden Live Broadcast, Konami announced Suikoden: The Anime, an anime adaptation of Suikoden II. Suikoden: The Anime will be the first anime series directly handled by Konami Animation.
Previously, Konami Animation released a Yu-Gi-Oh’s 25th anniversary short, titled “Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game The Chronicles.” When the studio was established, Konami explained that Konami Animation intends to invest in CG technology and know-how fostered from game development into animation. The studio will adapt Konami’s own intellectual properties and IPs from other companies.
Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars launches March 6 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Lastly, here’s an overview of the two titles, via Steam:
The Story of Suikoden I
A once renowned hero turns into a violent tyrant, and an empire falls into decline.
A Liberation Army is rising up in an act of rebellion against an oppressive rule.
One by one the 108 stars of Destiny gather to shape the course of history.
The Story of Suikoden II
Our story’s hero and his friend Jowy are members of the Unicorn Youth Brigade, which participated in a drawn-out border dispute between the Highland Kingdom and the City-States of Jowstown.
A few months earlier, a truce agreement was signed between the two forces, both of which were happy to see an end to the fighting. However, hidden under the momentary peace the fires of a new war continued to smolder…
Features
- All background illustrations have been upgraded to HD
- Updated effects breathe new life into the pixel art animation
- New environmental sounds effects to immerse yourself in this fantasy world
- Battle SFX are also now HD and add a new level of realism
- Newly added auto-save
- Battle Fast Forward
- Conversation Log