For this month's "Maps Of The Month" featurette, I wish to draw your attention to mechaskrom's Suikoden II (PSX) maps.
Suikoden II takes place years after the first Suikoden game. Here, the kingdom of Highland is invading the City-States of Jowston. You play the adopted son of a hero from a previous war. Though you start off as a member of the youth brigade in the Highland Kingdom, you will soon end up leading the New Alliance Army and fight against Highland, and the evil prince that leads it.
This is a big JRPG with lots of variety. There are three different modes of combat, from one-on-one duels, group battles, and massive battles. There are crazy side-quests and mini-games. "Iron Chef"-style cook-offs? Whacking moles? Recruiting squirrels? Why not? It's all here in this huge game. Like the first game, there are 108 possible recruits (the "stars of destiny"), which is quite a large number of characters, considering that each of them have a part in this epic story! Also like the first game, you have a base of operations that grows during the course of the game, and mechaskrom has mapped out its various forms. It's a feat enough that mechaskrom has mapped all of this!
It's not the first time, either. Back in February 2013, mechaskrom was also recognized here on "Maps Of The Month" for mapping the first Suikoden game in its entirety. He's definitely a fan of this series!
So to recognize the effort put into mapping yet another entry in this underrated JRPG series, mechaskrom's Suikoden II (PSX) maps will be known as VGMaps.com's Maps Of The Month for August 2016.