Side tracking a bit here, with Suikoden Tierkreis. I’m still playing Tales of Destiny 2, don’t worry! I’ll have an entry and some screens for that soon! 
Anyways, I been playing my DS a bit. I was originally playing Feel the Magic XX/XY, but I got annoyed at it, so I looked at my list of games, and I had Suikoden Tierkreis. I haven’t heard much talk of this Suikoden, so probably not a classic. I’ll probably keep playing on the days I don’t play Tales or find myself really bored…
I’ve only played maybe 2 hours? Seems interesting, though I’m disappointed it doesn’t take place in the same world as the other Suikoden games. However, it has the similar battle system as the other games, with some new additions and I was glad to hear the traditional Suikoden music when I named the hero. 
Also a bit disappointed that I don’t get to fully explore the towns and there is no full overworld map. The way towns work is similar to Etrian Odessey(which is the other DS game I play here and there), where you chose which location in town you want to visit from a menu, while you can explore the area you chose, there is no seamless town. Have to use the menu to navigate.
Characters seem alright so far. The voice acting has not annoyed me yet. Though the hero SEEMSTOBEREALLYEXCITEDALLTHETIMEANDTALKSLIKETHIS. I heard he starts to speak a bit slower later in the game, maybe take some breathes here and there…
Yep, so far everything looks mostly alright. Probably will continue playing when my DS is charged again. lol