Oh come on......youve got to be yanking someone's chain here. G3 was a good game!
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Grandia II - what's the consensus?
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Oh come on......youve got to be yanking someone's chain here. G3 was a good game!
SolVanderlyn
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XiaNaphryz
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It's a minority opinion on GAF.
Always feels like it's only me, Aeana, and Bebpo who bring up anything positive about 3. We mainly like it for being the best incarnation of the battle system.
Black Mantis
Member
Definitely one of the best RPG's I've played and 2nd only to Skies of Arcadia in terms of DC ones.
Augemitbutter
Member
not as good as 1, but still pretty damn amazing. top tier battle system, top tier soundtrack. sadly, it's way too easy. a flaw that many games share.
play on DC if you can.
play on DC if you can.
IrishNinja
Member
funny, i'm on disc 2 now of part 1 (wish we got the Saturn release...) and i'm really digging it, but the way you grind your magic leveling is kind ugh...that's what i get for not paying attention to it earlier i guess
aw man see i was hyped to play that one next but if the story's butt i'm kinda less excited
aw man see i was hyped to play that one next but if the story's butt i'm kinda less excited
timetokill
Banned
Fucking awesome game. The series has the best battle system in JRPGs, easy.
Absolutely loved the game.
Grandia 3 might have a technically improved battle system but the characters and story of that game makes it insufferable.
Absolutely loved the game.
Grandia 3 might have a technically improved battle system but the characters and story of that game makes it insufferable.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I also like G2's story, setting, and characters more than G1's, although that seems to be an unpopular opinion.
sechsterangriff
Member
Never played 1 and 3, but I thoroughly enjoyed Grandia 2. One of the RPGs I had most fun with.
lightchris
Member
Same here. It's a fine JRPG overall, not quite among my favorites, but still better than most the last generation had to offer.
Bassmastergeneral
Member
2 is such a great game! My favorite in the series for sure.
SliceSabre
Banned
Probably the Grandia game I like the least. Yes I enjoyed III more than II.
Note I'm not saying II is a bad game, its an average game.
Note I'm not saying II is a bad game, its an average game.
The Grandia series has one of the most exciting and fun battle system in my opinion. Each one has its own strengths and faults, but to me Grandia 2 is the most balanced one.
The story while cliché, is fun and has some nice twists. Graphically it was amazing for its time and I love the parts where it switch to anime cutscenes. And the battle system is just pure fun.
The story while cliché, is fun and has some nice twists. Graphically it was amazing for its time and I love the parts where it switch to anime cutscenes. And the battle system is just pure fun.
Great game. Story's a bit eh, but the characters are fun, it looks nice and chunky even today, and the battle system is God tier. Definitely play it.
Grandia 1 is probably the better game as a whole, but the Grandia team really knew what they were doing with battles. Grandia 3 was worse than 1 and 2 on all fronts except the battle system, which was even better. I played through most of 3 just because it was so fun.
Grandia has the best combat of any RPG series. Laying it down there.
Grandia 1 is probably the better game as a whole, but the Grandia team really knew what they were doing with battles. Grandia 3 was worse than 1 and 2 on all fronts except the battle system, which was even better. I played through most of 3 just because it was so fun.
Grandia has the best combat of any RPG series. Laying it down there.
Kresnik258
Member
I enjoyed it. Predictable story, but good combat and (mostly) enjoyable cast.
Shadow Ranger
Member
Didn't like it much aside from some lame dialogue (I sometimes like lame dialogue). I think I was in the "It isn't FF so it sucks" camp at the time, unfortunately.
Want to play the first one though!
Edit: Battle system was good, too.
Want to play the first one though!
Edit: Battle system was good, too.
toddhunter
Member
You should certainly play 1.
To be honest, I always felt 1, 2 and especially 3 were mediocre games (hold your horses on 1, I'll explain). 2 in particular? It was fine but it was just such a non-event.
Sure it was better than 1 in some ways, but the critical thing was Grandia 1 had heart. Not just a little bit of heart either, a whole big truck load of it and that makes all the difference. That turned it from what could have been a terrible game into something great. There was never much point having a good battle system if the rest was a mess, and with Grandia it sort of was, but it still worked anyway.
Mind you, this is talking about the golden age of JRPGs, so it is all relative. If Grandia 2 was released today it would probably be considered amazing.
Night Hunter
Banned
Love it. One of my favourite RPGs of all time, and one of the best OSTs I know.
Seconded, loved this game, it doesn't get brought up much.
Grandia 2 was a great game with a fun, fast-paced and tactical battle system, a decent story and some cool characters (loved Millenia and Mareg).
However, for me the first game is still one of my favourite RPGs of all-time. A lovable cast, a story with a truly grand sense of adventure (with the right music to match its scale), and a solid battle system (though later games would improve on it massively).
On a side note, the third game's story was very clichéd and uninspired, and most of the characters were forgettable (perhaps a sign of the times when it came out?), but I got through the game purely on its battle system, definitely the best iteration of it in the series.
Man, I yearn for another game in the series, or even one that takes the third game's battle system to the next level.
However, for me the first game is still one of my favourite RPGs of all-time. A lovable cast, a story with a truly grand sense of adventure (with the right music to match its scale), and a solid battle system (though later games would improve on it massively).
On a side note, the third game's story was very clichéd and uninspired, and most of the characters were forgettable (perhaps a sign of the times when it came out?), but I got through the game purely on its battle system, definitely the best iteration of it in the series.
Man, I yearn for another game in the series, or even one that takes the third game's battle system to the next level.
wastedyears
Member
I thought it was an excellent game, really enjoyed it.
akilshohen
Member
Wish there was a playable version released aside from the DC release. I'd play it again.
I liked the story, but then again it was my first JRPG aside from Pokemon
I liked the story, but then again it was my first JRPG aside from Pokemon
pixellated_man
Member
Played the dreamcast version a couple of years ago. Really enjoyed it up to a point and then - as I tend to do with many rpgs - stopped playing when the appeal of the battles started to wane, the dungeon design got worse and the story shifted to 'silly' territory. Hate it when jrpgs have to get all 'epic' towards the end - more often then not to the detriment of the story. I still managed to get far - about 27 hours or so, thanks in large to the decent cast, good music, good battle system and decent writing.
While not as good as the first - and I don't think it holds up as well today as the first does either - Grandia II is a lot of fun and it has the same excellent style of combat.
The main problem isn't the overarching story, which is fine enough, but rather the characters which aren't as interesting or memorable as those of Grandia I, which in turn makes you less interested in the outcome. However, the world building is still great and I would certainly place it relatively high on my list of favorite JRPG's (somewhere in the mid 10's).
The main problem isn't the overarching story, which is fine enough, but rather the characters which aren't as interesting or memorable as those of Grandia I, which in turn makes you less interested in the outcome. However, the world building is still great and I would certainly place it relatively high on my list of favorite JRPG's (somewhere in the mid 10's).
It's probably my favorite out of the Grandia titles. The story isn't great, but there was a kind of charm to a lot of the characters. The battle system was pretty good (although not as developed as Grandia III and X-Treme), and the music was pretty good too. It just sucks that outside of the DC version, no real good port of the game exists.
I like it a little bit more than Grandia I because of the gameplay improvements, the fact that I didn't like the characters nearly as much, and that horrendous voice acting. Grandia III was just all bad with the exception of the battle system.
I like it a little bit more than Grandia I because of the gameplay improvements, the fact that I didn't like the characters nearly as much, and that horrendous voice acting. Grandia III was just all bad with the exception of the battle system.
IronicSonic
Member
Was a little let down to see FMV spells when i expect to see fully polygonal magic like Final Fantasy stuff. But is a great game with less charm than his predecesor. Good characters, great battle system, cute graphics.
