Suikoden was Konami testing the waters. It wasn't great, but it was good. The art sucked ass though, hated the style.
Suikoden II was (and still is) my favorite entry in the series for its numerous memorable characters and the plot twists and even though the main character doesn't talk, he has a LOT of characterization.
Suikoden III is a 'love it or hate it' game. I for the record, LOVED it. The partner system was a really great breath of fresh air, and NO character was superfluous. EVERY character was useful in some way, unlike the first two entries where there were some obvious suck ass characters.
Suikoden IV wasn't great, but it was still good. It starts off slow, but ends on a pretty good note. I liked the main character, but the story was kinda weird. It just didn't have quite the impact as the three previous installments.
Haven't played Suikoden Tactics yet.
I'll be getting the Limited Edition of Suikoden V.
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