Grandia II
| Grandia II | |||||
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| Original title | グ ラ ン デ ィ ア II | ||||
| transcription | Gurandia Tsu | ||||
| Studio | Game Arts | ||||
| Publisher |
 Enix (PS2) Sega (DC) Ubisoft GungHo Online Entertainment (15th Anniversary Edition / HD Remaster) |
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| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Dreamcast: August 3, 2000 December 6, 2000 February 21, 2001
  PlayStation 2: January 28, 2002 February 21, 2002 March 28, 2002
Windows: March 10, 2002 April 12, 2002
PlayStation Network: November 19, 2014
15th Anniversary Edition / HD Remaster Windows: August 24, 2015 (Steam) |
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| platform | Dreamcast , Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Network , Windows | ||||
| genre | role playing game | ||||
| Game mode | Single player | ||||
| medium | 2 CD-ROMs (PC) 1 DVD-ROM (PS2) 1 GD-ROM (DC) Digital Distribution ("15th Anniversary Edition" and Nintendo Switch) |
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| language |
Japanese , English Republication : Additionally German , French |
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| copy protection | CD checks; PC CD-ROM Safedisk 2.51 | ||||
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Grandia II ( Japanese グ ラ ン デ ィ ア II ; Gurandia Tsū) is a computer role-playing game produced by Game Arts for the Dreamcast , PlayStation 2 and the PC . Although the story of Grandia II does not tie in with the first part Grandia , it is the official second title in the series of the same name . The game was first released in August 2000, in Japan . It was then published in North America and Europe , but only in English.
action
The plot revolves around Ryudo, a geohound (a kind of mercenary ), and his talking bird, Skye. Together they accept an order from the church to accompany Elena - a singer from Granas - as bodyguards on her way to Garmia Tower. Once at Garmia Tower, the plot revolves and Ryudo and Skye have to travel around the world to save them.
Combat system
The battle system of Grandia II works similarly to that of the predecessor:
A time bar shows when the protagonists of the fight (party members and monsters) can give a command. Until this is then carried out, it takes some time. B. attacked or conjured up. The special thing about the Grandias combat system is the ability to interrupt (or cancel) attacks by opponents if they are in the time between the command and the execution. So it is possible to survive battles against boss opponents without having to accept a hit.
There are also various strategies to avoid damage during combat or to cause more damage, such as counterattacks (attacking an opponent shortly before their attack) or evasive maneuvers.
In Grandia II, spells are learned independently of the character via so-called Mana Eggs . These have the possibility of "learning" certain spells (each spell in five levels), and the character who is equipped with the egg can then cast them (if he has enough magic points)
Furthermore, each character has their own special skills that can be developed or learned in the course of the game (order and strength can be completely determined by the player).
As a support there are also skill books , which work like mana eggs on the principle, only they do not provide new spells, but increase, for example, the HP or the intelligence of a character permanently.
Voice actor
| character | Japanese voice | English voice |
|---|---|---|
| Ryudo | Showtaro Morikubo | Cam Clarke |
| Elena | Hiroko Konishi | Jennifer Hale |
| Millenia | May Hoshikawa | Jodi Benson |
| Mareg | Daisuke Gōri | Peter Lurie |
| Roan | Tomoko Ishimura | BJ Ward |
| Tio | Junko Iwao | Kim Mai Guest |
| Skye | Yukitoshi Hori | Paul Eiding |
| Melfice | Isshin Chiba | John Cygan |
| Zera | Osamu Saka | Richard Doyle |
| Selene | Misa Watanabe | Kim Mai Guest |
more details
Grandia II was originally developed for the Sega Dreamcast , but was ported to the PlayStation 2 and the PC in 2002. It offered outstanding graphics and music for its time. The PlayStation 2 version only had 20 minutes more cutscenes.
The Sega Dreamcast version was the 64th best-selling game in 2000, in Japan, with 198,354 units sold.
As part of the Game Arts Game Archives Festival , the computer game was published on the PlayStation 3 on November 19, 2014 under the PS2 Classics category , but only in Japan.
On August 24, 2015, a revised HD version called the 15th Anniversary Edition was released worldwide via Steam . What is new here is that the version is based on the Dreamcast version and, in addition to the better graphics, the choice between English and Japanese language synchronization is made available, and a new level of difficulty has been added. Finally, it was also possible to transfer your old saved games from the Dreamcast. One day after the release there was already the first patch with the title 1.02. There have been a number of improvements, the video sequences have been adapted to the 4K format, the option to set different tones with a volume and many other little things have been released and improved.
In August 2018 it was announced that the title would be released worldwide as " HD Remaster " together with Grandia in winter 2019 for Nintendo Switch . The title was playable for the first time at PAX 2018 in Seattle . The original release period was not adhered to, but in June 2019 GungHo announced further information that the game will also contain German and French texts that were not available in the original version.
Web links
- Grandia II at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ VGChartz Japan Yearly Chart In vgchartz.com (English), accessed on January 18, 2015
- ↑ Clasko Grandia II will land in the Japanese PlayStation Store next Wednesday In play3.de (German), accessed on December 12, 2014
- ↑ Steam Grandia® II Anniversary Edition In Steam , accessed August 26, 2015
- ↑ Kristofer Wouk Grandia II hits Steam today, and it can load your old Dreamcast saves In DIGITAL TRENDS , accessed on August 29, 2015
- ↑ Dennis Reisdorf Grandia 2 Anniversary Edition: Update brings 4k resolution and 60 FPS fights In PC Games (German), accessed on September 13, 2015
- ↑ Ollie Barder, August 21, 2018 at 6:33 am The First Two 'Grandia' Games Are Being Remastered For The Switch This Winter In Forbes , accessed August 22, 2018
- ↑ admin, on June 5, 2019 GRANDIA HD Collection for Nintendo Switch, GRANDIA HD Remaster and GRANDIA II HD Remaster for PC Coming Soon In GungHo Online , accessed on June 6, 2019