Grandia Sega Saturn
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DEX: Sega Saturn: Reviews: Grandia Grandia Publisher GameArts/ESP Disc(s) 2 Developer GameArts RAM Cart No Players 1 Origin Japan [Ed. There is a limited edition that comes with a cloth map and a 8cm audio CD] by R. Thornburg () Lowdown: For those of you who don't know yet, Grandia is a Japanese RPG for Saturn. It is probably the best RPG that will ever be made on that system. Well, I'm going to go about this by comparing Grandia to one of (nearly) everyone's favories: Final Fantasy VII. The author of the only (last time I checked) suggests that one shouldn't say one is better than the other.
I don't intend to suggest that, I will compare/contrast the two of them, as this provides a background on which to paint 'Grandia'. Oh yeah, and for those of you will be wondering when you read the rest; I can't read Japanese, any plot information comes from the and characters facial expressions. Overall Feel- The most important difference between Grandia and FF7 is that Grandia is much more light-hearted. FF7 is dark and serious, with only small amounts of comic relief. It is the Macbeth of RPGs. Grandia is a much happier game, while still having its serious moments. Grandia also has some nice comic relief.
A good example of Grandia's light-heartedness is Sue's healing skill. She pulls out a pair of pom-pom's and hops up and down and does a cheer (with the aid of the animal that spends most of its time on top of her head). For those of you who didn't like Chronotrigger (and few you are), you won't like Grandia. The similarities between the two are amazing (especially considering the plot is entirely different). Graphics- The most visible difference between Grandia and FF7 is the graphics.
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Full motion video in FF7 is untouchable, but Grandia's certainly isn't bad. Final Fantasy VII uses pre-drawn 2D backgrounds with rendered 3D characters. Grandia took the opposite approach. The characters are very Chronotrigger-like sprites (2D images), who run around through a beautifully rendered & textured 3D environment. In Final Fantasy Tactics, you get 4 degrees of rotation, 2 tilts, and zoom in-out. Many people feel this is not enough. In Grandia you get 16 degrees of rotation and zoom in-out.
That allows for nearly full rotion of visibility. If you hold down the R or L buttons (which rotate your view), the rotation is (usually) entirely smooth.
Monsters in Grandia are also sprites, including the bosses. I had kinda' hoped for rendered bosses, but even the final boss is a 2D graphic. Grandia's spells don't compare to FF7 summons, but some of them look pretty nice. Some spells are pre-drawn and some are rendered. Gameplay (Combat)- Grandia's combat system is rather different than most.
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First off, its encounter system is reminicent of Lufia 2. The mosters move around in real-time, usually unaware of your presence. If you run alot, or move near them, they will 'wake up' (they flash red at these times) and run towards you. Download lightroom 5 free. However, unlike Lufia you cannot use ranged effects on mosters outside of combat, and monsters are harder to avoid, since your group strings out behind you (like Chronotrigger or Phantasy Star IV). When you run into a monster, combat ensues.
If you run away during combat (you won't use that command often) the monster will still be on the map, if you beat them they won't be (obviously). When you exit combat, you get a 2D-platform game style temporary invulnrability (you even blink the same way). In combat itself, instead of standing on opposite ends of the screen, shooting-gallery style (like FF7), your characters and the monsters appear (somewhat randomly placed) on a 2D plane. Range and locations matter. Some spells have areas of effect (although they never hit both friend and foe, always one or the other), ranged weapons (like bows and throwing stars) can hit enemies that you otherwise couldn't reach (because there are other enemies in front of them), and if someone swings a weapon at a running character/monster they usually miss. Combat uses a time-bar very similar to FF7, but there are some differences as well.
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