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A look into the elusive demo version of Suikoden II.

Unknown to some, Suikoden II had a demo version released, one that was even released in English.

In Japan this demo came with Metal Gear Solid, in Europe it came with Vandal Hearts 2. It does not appear to have been released in the U.S.

While the first part of the demo is a simple playthrough of the normal game up till you beat the Mist Monster, the second part is the new "Battle Mode".

In Battle Mode you traverse North Swallow Pass, now called Trial Road, with a couple of different characters from the game and different enemies and a different boss.

There is not much story to be had, but Luca Blight is in it.

Screenshots

Title Screen End Battle Boss Luca Blight

Characters

Name Levels Runes
LevelWeapon Level Left HandRight HandHead
Suikoden 141  Water 
Feather 14-   Shining Wind
Flik 147  Wind 
Genshu 1411  Swallow 
Jowy 141  Fire 
Killey 149    
Kinnison 142  Fire 
L.C.Chan 149  White Tiger 
Millie 141 Groundhog  
Nanami 142  Wind 
Rina 141  FireBlue Gate
Shiro 14-    
Sierra 1410   Blue Gate
Sigfried 14- White Saint  
Viktor 146    
Wakaba 148  White Tiger 

Enemies

Random Encounters
Flyer
Flyer
Salamander
Salamander
Shadow
Shadow
Zombieslug
Zombie Slug
Boss
DoubleHead
DoubleHead

Shops

Bearded Man
Oh, you're going forward?
Why don't you buy some supplies here?
NamePotch
Medicine100
Escape Talisman500
Bandana50
Leather Hat100
Robe100
Tunic200
Leather Coat700
Wooden Shoes100

Runemaster
Huh....what's this... Do you need something from me?
Usually I don't apply my craft in a place like this.
But you seem to be in need so I'll attach a crystal for you.
NamePotch
Fire6000
Water7000
Wind5000

Story

Spelling errors are courtesy of the game.

Beginning

Nanami
"Oh!! Finally it's my turn!!!"

Jowy
"My turn....."

Nanami
"Why, why don't I appear in Story Mode!!!"

Jowy
"Well, you see......"

Nanami
"Well, it's okay. You can let me have some fun here in exchance!"

Jowy
"Some fun...."

Nanami
"Didn't you know? In this mode, you can do all sorts of
magic that you hardly get to use in Story Moce. There
are also L-sized monster characters, so ask the party
change girl and you can try all sorts of characters"

Jowy
"Should we go soon."

Nanami
"A boss monster different than the one in Story Mode
is waiting at the end of this mountain road, so try
to make it that far!. Okay, Let's go!!!"
Ending
Luca"Ha! You did well to make it this far. But this is the end!!!
Hoo hoo hoo ha ha ha ha!!!!!!"
- Boss Fight -
Luca"Unf!!! You won this time!!!!
But I'll remember you.
Next time we meet, it'll be your head I take first.
Hoo hoo hoo ha ha ha ha!!!!!!"

Viktor
"Ha! We got 'em!!"

Flik
"Well that's war."

Rina
"That's all for now. See you in the completed version."


Trivia
  • While the Hero is called Suikoden in conversation, when Jowy is added or removed from the party he calls him KONAMI.
  • Though there is a block that prevents you from proceeding after defeating the Mist Monster, the disc does appear to contain the whole game in the files, though for some reason some of the files are in Spanish on the EU disc.