Originally had planned to buy this day one, but knee deep in FE3H right now. Will buy it when it inevitably goes on sale, or one day when I am bored. Too many good games to play on Switch right now
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Grandia HD Collection (Switch/PC) |OT| Taking a grandiose adventure on the go!
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Depending on when I finish Fire Emblem depends on if I get this tbh. Was very excited for it but I'm still going through Fire Emblem and if I don't finish it soon Astran Chain and Oninaki are about to drop and I'm not the kind of person who keeps a backlog.
I bought this day one because I just have to support classic JRPGs, but I don't have time to play it. By the time I get around to it no doubt it'll have gone on sale. Really dumb of me, but I have to put my money where my mouth is and buy these classic game collections when they come out.
Playing the opening 20 minutes of Grandia looks decent enough in handheld mode, but it bothers me more on my 55 inch TV. I can't report on any bugs because I don't have the time to currently put into it. I wanted better for this port, but it's not a complete travesty like the Mega Man X collection.
Hopefully this sells well enough to see Lunar 1/2 come out on Switch.
Playing the opening 20 minutes of Grandia looks decent enough in handheld mode, but it bothers me more on my 55 inch TV. I can't report on any bugs because I don't have the time to currently put into it. I wanted better for this port, but it's not a complete travesty like the Mega Man X collection.
Hopefully this sells well enough to see Lunar 1/2 come out on Switch.
They should do a remaster of Grandia III where they just delete the last 2/3rds of the game and end the story right when Miranda leaves the party, with a cutscene from her perspective as her dumb kids go off to become world-savers. They could sell it as a Grandia short story.
Which strikes me as somewhat weird considering Grandia 2 got published by Enix in Japan as well (the Square Enix logo even gets displayed in the Collection's splash screen).
GameArts selfpublished the Dreamcast original through the ESP group though. I don't think SE has any rights over that game since it was just a port, while they produced and Enix dev staff helped on Xtreme and III.
I'm playing without upgrading weapons in the first one and I'm having a blast in some battles. It gives a nice peak of difficulty here and there.
Also I can't get enough of those npc dialogs. Feels like /Sora no KisekiTrails in the Sky.
I agree to that which is sad.
Also I can't get enough of those npc dialogs. Feels like /Sora no KisekiTrails in the Sky.
Lol.
I agree to that which is sad.
Exactly my thoughts. These releases are a huge deal for anyone into jrpg's. It's almost like very few people know these games. Or maybe it's because it never came out on a nintendo platform and very few nintendo fans know about these masterpieces
Definitely cheap 90's era voice acting, but the characterization is still holds up very well.
I'd usually play these games in Japan dub. But if you love Liquid Snake/Cam Clarke then you owe it to yourself to at least play the first hours of Grandia 2 in English. I have so much Nostalgia for him as Ryudo.
Just recently played Grandia II on Steam and would definitely recommend it to anybody into JRPG's. One of the best games I've played so far this year.
Really need to go back to the first game at some point soon.
Really need to go back to the first game at some point soon.
"So bad is good" is how I love to describe Grandia 1's dub, and I love that game to bits. Still very nostalgic for me, though I may try playing certain bits with Japanese VAs to compare.
The game has the hallmarks of 90s translation too (seriously, a "café" that only opens at night that serves "coffee" to adults only? Even my teenage self could figure that out :P) but it's charming when put together with the very earnest story and not really that offputting for modern standards.
Fräulein is nothing.
Apparently (don't have images) they translated "Game over" with "Spiel darüber"? So basically "(the) game over there".
And "health bar" with "Gesundheitsriegel" which means "nutrition bar". Can someone confirm this?
Wtf.
Apparently (don't have images) they translated "Game over" with "Spiel darüber"? So basically "(the) game over there".
And "health bar" with "Gesundheitsriegel" which means "nutrition bar". Can someone confirm this?
Wtf.
Lol this sounds hilarious especially as a native German speaker. As I started it, I tested the German text. The selection screen was translated weird as well. I think it was Spielen Grandia 1. The correct translation would be Grandia 1 starten or Grandia 1 spielen.
Yup, easily one of my favorite things about it, loved whenever one of the other characters (usually Skye) called him out on it lol
Not that you need it since Grandia 1 is generally on the easy side, but weapon skills that have an element attached to them tend to give a ton of skill XP. A lot of dungeons have a heal/save spot and enemy groups don't seem to regenerate unless you leave the dungeon so it's easy to spam those skills when you're near the restore point for the extra skill XP. Feena & Sue in particular can abuse this since they both get weapon+element skills early on (at least if you give Sue mana eggs).
Also, characters do leave permanently in Grandia 1, but when they leave you get skill books that will transfer over some of their weapon & spell LVs to another character so it's still worthwhile to build even temp characters up.
Also, characters do leave permanently in Grandia 1, but when they leave you get skill books that will transfer over some of their weapon & spell LVs to another character so it's still worthwhile to build even temp characters up.
Didn't Cam Clarke voice Ryudo in Grandia 2? So I think Grandia 1 looks ugly in those screenshots but Grandia 2 looks good. Was Grandia 2 based on the DC or PS2 version?
Oh how I'd love to see Skies of Arcadia be another Dreamcast classic ported across. Always wanted to play it. Shame SEGA will never do it.
Oh how I'd love to see Skies of Arcadia be another Dreamcast classic ported across. Always wanted to play it. Shame SEGA will never do it.
Grandia 2 is based on the Dreamcast version. The Steam version is actually compatible with saves from it.
Great. Just what I wanted to hear. Shame my game time is so stacked with all of the upcoming releases...Fire Emblem is like crack for me right now and Astral Chain is just around the corner (and Bard's Tale 4 and Ninja Saviors and Control and AI: Somnium Files and Dragon Quest XI S and Man of Medan and Catherine: Full Body and LINK'S AWAKENING REMAKE, fuck so many games, so little time). Never played Grandia 2, really want to though. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll have time for it...lol
Cool. I'm sure there's others in there too haha. Was the same with Sword of the Berserk on Dreamcast, had loads of MGS series VA talent in it (same VA director, I believe). I've actually heard Cam Clarke in a lot of stuff outside of MGS as well though, he's great.
Cam Clarke is pretty ubiquitous. I'll always remember him as being whiny Leonardo from the original TMNT cartoon.
Yeah he was also Rocksteady as well. Another great role of his was in killer7 as Andrei Ulmeyda and also Dr. Mobius in New Vegas. Veering off topic now with all this Cam Clarke appreciation.
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And being a damn good (when he is) voice double as Simba.
Some random reviews are popping up on YT and they're pretty positive. One guy even gave it a 9.5/10.
I made it to the Leck Mines in G1 this morning and it's legit thus far. My only complaint is the same one I had years ago with the camera and how it feels a little off when it zooms in and out.
I made it to the Leck Mines in G1 this morning and it's legit thus far. My only complaint is the same one I had years ago with the camera and how it feels a little off when it zooms in and out.
They run well with no framerate drops as far as I can tell. It's actually much imrpoved from the originals that sometimes music doesn't go perfectly with the scenes lol. Don't know what the resolution are either but it's looking as sharp as it can be. There's only slight loading hiccup in grandia 2 when the battle starts which really doesn't bother af all. I think these ports are pretty good apart from small things like the slight hiccup when the music loops again. Something they will hopefully fix with a patch. Also a strange effect with elena's closed eyes in grandia 2. Looks a bit odd
Thanks! Will most likely buy it sometime this weekend. Loved Grandia when it came out but never played Grandia 2. Glad to hear it runs well. Thanks again!
I'm on the
There's something enchanting about this game. The aesthetic and writing are a huge part of it but also the flow is simply superb. Nothing outstays its welcome.
Also I'm astonished by the amount of different character sprites the developers created! The main characters have so many variations!
steamer to New Parm.
Also I'm astonished by the amount of different character sprites the developers created! The main characters have so many variations!
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I just
I've beaten this game before, a couple of times. But it's been so long since I've played it last. Probably almost 15 years.
lost Sue. About to get on the steamer. Thing is, I had an inventory full of things on her, including a Defense Seed, will I be able to pillage those items before I leave? I had several weapons on her, as well.
I've beaten this game before, a couple of times. But it's been so long since I've played it last. Probably almost 15 years.
when you say lost are you at this point ?
You'll gain control of her again briefly before she's gone for good
You'll gain control of her again briefly before she's gone for good
I mean Grandia 1 is a 10/10 game by itself. Depending on how annoying the bugs and issues are, it would make sense. I don't think 2 aged as well but I know a lot of people still love that too.
Performance is vastly superior in docked mode. It's absolutely shocking how the framerate tanks in handheld mode, within 30 seconds of starting the game no less.
Man, I'm so torn on this. Part of me really wants it and the other part tells me the ports aren't strong enough to warrant $40.
when you say lost are you at this point ?
You'll gain control of her again briefly before she's gone for good
Oh no, I'm nowhere near that far.
I'm still at the beginning of the game. I just finished
Leck Mine and got back to Parm and about to finally head across the sea with the Steamer Pass. I honestly couldn't remember when Sue left, I knew she did at some point. But couldn't recall how long she left right now. But the more I think about it, I believe she stashes away on the boat. lol Although I kind of wanted to clean her inventory out.
One thing I forgot about this game is how quickly your inventory fills up.
Nope.
Switch - eShop only w/ I and II packaged together
PC - Releasing at a later date but ppl are saying that you'll be able to purchase the games separately
Ryudo is one of the best JRPG protagonists ever imo. Lots of personality and character growth.