Announced last year, the Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars (which we’ll just call Suikoden 1 & 2 HD) has been delayed, and seemingly won’t be released this 2023.

This announcement was made over on Twitter, where the following statement was made:

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Notice Regarding Release Schedule for Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars

We would like to thank Suikoden fans everywhere for your ongoing passion and support for the Suikoden series.

Regarding the planned release of Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars, we have reached the conclusion that despite the very best efforts of our dedicated development staff to re- lease the Remasters in 2023, additional time is needed to ensure the quality performance and gameplay ex- perience our users deserve.

The entire Suikoden team is renewing our efforts to bring Suikoden I & II HD Remaster to release as soon as is possible.

We will share further release information as soon as it becomes available, on our official social media accounts and official homepage.
We appreciate your understanding and sincerely hope you will continue to lend Suikoden your support.

Thank you,
The Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars Team

For those not familiar with the Suikoden series, Suikoden 1 was released back in 1995 on the PS1, with the sequel seeing release in 1998. It was your traditional turn-based RPG but allowed players to collect literally dozens of party members that added a ton of variety.

Here’s what gamers can expect from this remaster (via Steam):

ABOUT THIS GAME

A hero’s destiny is written in the Stars
The legendary Konami JRPGs Suikoden I and Suikoden II have now been remastered in HD!

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 truth 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 of Suikoden I & Suikoden II HD
・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

Hopefully, we’ll get a new release window soon. Once we have an update regarding the game, we’ll let our readers know ASAP. If you’re in the mood for some traditional JRPG goodness, we suggest taking a look at Sea of Stars, which got an impressive 9/10 score from us.