This is what, the 4th time this game has been released? It's barely good enough to release once.
This is what, the 4th time this game has been released? It's barely good enough to release once.
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But it's HD man! Git with deh program!Originally Posted by Gypsy
I'm surprised there's so much negativity around this release here. I thought the general consensus was Grandia 1 & 2 = good, Grandia Xtreme & 3 = bad (but still have a great battle system). And they'd have to mess up pretty badly for this version to be worse than the PS2 & old PC releases.
Last edited by werezompire; 08-17-2015 at 08:34 PM.
I mean, I'm just wondering how it's so enhanced to make people want to pay $20 for the 4th release of the game. Grandia II isn't terrible but it's nothing special either.
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haha sorry if we come off as being negative :P Most of us just have/play the regular versions. I do wish this goes well but yeah it's not for everyone. I'm sure that a lot of people want to play this for the first time or just want to replay the classic after many years on a platform they have and I think that's great but it's not exactly the most appealing piece of software to collectors (90% of this forum) unless it's a tech junkie(meaning that in a positive way) and just wants to play everything on max res when possible.
Maybe because some people think it's actually a rather good game and not just mediocre? The combat & music are both amazing and the characters are amusing as well. A used copy of Grandia 2 is probably going to cost you around $30 or more, plus you'll need to buy a Dreamcast if you don't already have one. As far as improvements go, it's getting cleaned up graphics, a much needed hard difficulty, and dual language tracks.
The main reason I want it is the higher difficulty level. I remember the game being pretty easy in its original form which was a shame since the battle system is so good.I'm sure that a lot of people want to play this for the first time or just want to replay the classic after many years on a platform they have and I think that's great but it's not exactly the most appealing piece of software to collectors (90% of this forum) unless it's a tech junkie(meaning that in a positive way) and just wants to play everything on max res when possible.
But yeah, given that there are a lot of WD fans here, I figured there would be a lot of Grandia fans as well, seeing as how it's a successor to Lunar in a lot of ways.
I do know that I'm a bit of an oddball here in that I much prefer digital copies to physical. Gotta love having dozens of games ready to play at a moment's notice on my Vita & PC.
Last edited by werezompire; 08-17-2015 at 08:50 PM.
They would be thinking wrong. The script is completely throwaway. It's unfortunate because the rest of the game is in fact quite good.
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I don't remember the script being particularly bad (certainly nowhere near as bad as some of the localization monstrosities that were on the SNES & PS1), but even if it was, it's pretty easy to ignore and just focus on the great gameplay. If you want a great script, you can always play a visual novel.
Most of those suck actually.
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I actually really liked Grandia2 on the Dreamcast, but there's just not enough improved here to make it worth re-buying as a digital-only title as someone that still owns the original.
The story isn't particularly inspired, but it had its moments.
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