A group of fans are on an impassioned quest to get Konami to release the Suikoden series on Steam.
The Suikoden Revival Movement, comprised of over 29 thousand fans on Facebook alone launched a twitter campaign today, targeting various Konami accounts, beseeching the North American release for PC, through the hashtag #SuikodenOnSteam.
The banner is raised; the call awaits. Bring us #SuikodenOnSteam! @Konami @KonamiUK @konamieu @SuikodenRevival pic.twitter.com/vnfiPfTXnY
— catteries @ 休み (@artcatteries) June 3, 2016
Let's bring Suikoden to Steam! #SuikodenOnSteam pic.twitter.com/5bJf38smG9
— Brad F (@suiko2fan2) June 4, 2016
The response to #SuikodenOnSteam has been absolutely phenomenal so far. Keep it going, campaigners! Don't let up!
— Suikoden Revival Movement #100heroesstrong (@SuikodenRevival) June 4, 2016
Prior to this, the movement has successfully campaigned the release of Suikoden I and II on PSN for PS3 and Vita, so it’s not too far-fetched to expect results this time around, either.
Konami, themselves, have even recognized the power of the people:
We love you @SuikodenRevival and are happy to see the #suikodenonsteam movement being noisy and fun with their passion! Thanks!
— Konami (@Konami) June 3, 2016
We disagree @destructoid It was the passion of the fans & @InstallBase that got it on PSN. It's not a battle, it's a movement.
— Konami (@Konami) June 3, 2016
It's true. Getting Suikoden 2 felt like a losing battle until it wasn't. We heard the fans & rallied with them.
— ?Yuichi (@InstallBase) June 3, 2016
#SuikodenOnSteam Guys Suikoden Europe answered me that just now ^^ @SuikodenRevival we can do it ! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/O4eO6hxH1x
— Lionel (@Freyin) June 3, 2016
Since both Suikoden I and II were released on PC in Japan, this is not the most unreasonable request fans have made of Konami. Now all we can do is watch and wait. Hopefully The Suikoden Revival Movement will get a response that isn’t in the form of a Pachinko machine.
Full disclosure – I’m a huge Genso Suikoden fan (I mean, it’s not really a secret – it’s in my bio).