Product Description

Grandia, one of the most popular role-playing games (RPG) in recent history, is now available exclusively for the PlayStation game console. RPG fans will welcome Grandia's imaginative, vibrant and detailed gameplay, which is complemented by a strong character-driven story, set in a warm and inviting world. Developed by Game Arts, the producers of Alisa Dragoon and the Lunar series, Grandia is an RPG masterpiece, loaded with innovative gameplay features and scenarios that will captivate players, providing more than 70 hours of gameplay. Grandia is an extraordinary story that pits magic and technology against the feral guise of corruption. Long ago, before humans could claim their superiority upon this world, a benevolent race, with great knowledge and powers, lived in peace and harmony. As the world evolved, humans began to establish their roots in these lands and people began to believe that the existence of the magical city of Angelou was nothing but a myth. But the sinister General Baal knows otherwise and scours the world in hopes to find the ancient capital of Alent and unleash its secrets. Embark on an unforgettable journey as you assume the role of Justin, a precocious 15-year-old boy. As the adventure begins you uncover what happened to the ancient world and try to stop General Baal from awakening a deadly secret.

Key features: Up to four characters to occupy your party in exploration and battle, inviting and vibrant worlds each with their own architectural style, a field radar view provides an overhead perspective for easier exploration and item location, over 200 enemies to battle, real-time battles where you are challenged with strategically planning out attacks, distance, spells, placement and orders; all four characters can also attack simultaneously. Grandia has an impressive system of magic and character development that will captivate you for hours. Over 200 weapons, over 200 items to collect, and over 80 spells and attack techniques.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16522 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2000-03-31
• Platform: PlayStation
• Number of items: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
If you can put up with the cutesy graphics, Grandia is one of the longest, most compelling and most character-driven role-playing games you will ever spin in your PlayStation. By the time you finish this massive quest, you will really care about the game's characters.

The main story-line is standard role-playing fare. The powerful General Baal has plans to unleash something of a Pandora's box on the world, and you can guess whose job it is to stop him. Grandia provides a world packed with colourful characters who are fun to talk to, and the unconventional combat system lets players pick and choose their fights. The characters in your party grow, as do their magical skills and weapons, meaning there is always some new accomplishment just around the corner that keeps players adventuring long into the night. Role-playing fans should be overjoyed that this conversion from the Sega Saturn classic was made, as it provides weeks of solid adventuring that never becomes a chore. --T. Byrl Baker

Customer Reviews

A Life Stealer
Grandia is what is known as a life stealer - ie the world will go on without you and you'll miss world wars while you're immersed in it. Yes, it's cutesty Japanese anime type graphics and fairly simplistic by FFX standards but I guarantee you'll be hooked after 1/2 hour's play and you will quite happily spend 80+ hours doing nothing but Grandia!
I love me RPGs and have played most but I keep going back to Grandia time and time again.
For a game that's pretty OAP it features voice effects that PS2 games would be proud of. Can't recommend it enough. You are NOT an RPG fan if you haven't devoted your life to Justin and Feeeena! Hard to get hold of now, but buy it if you see it, at any price.

11pm...12am....1am.. I have school tomorrow... 2am...3am....
The title shows one of my logging times of playing Grandia. I was up till 3am playing this fantastic game once, in a ruins section, (not one of the most interesting either, in comparison to the others of course) when I had to be awake and ready for school for 7am - first day back too. Surely this gives you some insight into the addictiveness of this game? It goes back to traditional RPG routes, beginning by following the adventures of Justin and his companion Sue (yes, damnit, Sue is my real name too)across the world. Your journey takes you through almost every expanse you could imagine and all of the time you are wanting Justin & co. to go one bit further, and see the next wonderful thing on the horizon. And this is one area where Grandia excels the most, in its characterisation. It is such a character-driven RPG that by half way you begin to care about what happens to the characters, and you'll even be laughing along with them too ;)

An RPG wouldn't be a true RPG if it didn't have its battles. For most, this idea will probably conjure up ideas of annoying random battles from the FF series (Which I love, By the way). But this is not so in Grandia, firstly, you are able to avoid battles by simply running in the opposite direction from the enemy you see on screen. Secondly, the battles take place using an active time bar, with each character's (and enemy's) icon moving along. You are able to slow down the enemy's icon, or even push it back completely (thus increasing the time they have to execute their command) using critical moves of your own. Clever stuff.

All in all, whilst maybe not as quite an epic as Final Fantasy VII, VIII or IX, Grandia excels in all areas. It's one RPG you won't forget in a hurry and are able to go back to again and again, and is a worthy contender in the world of role-playing games. I for one can't wait for the sequel ;) (I have it pre-ordered from Amazon already )

BRILLIANT
i brought this game about 5 years ago but still i play it now as it is one of my most favourite RPG's EVER! and i have most of the final fantasy series! the gameplay is great the graphics arnt the best, but they are really cute imo! the battle system is really good and the storyline is really nice! the only bad thing about this game is that it tends to freeze occassionally which can get pretty annoying if you havent saved the game for a while but if you love role playing games THIS IS THE GAME FOR YOU!!