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One of the Greatest RPG's of all time!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Originally released on the Sega Saturn it became a major hit and I am glad it came out for Playstation and in many ways made it even better.
Sure its graphics are worse than they were on the Saturn but graphics don't make the game. It makes up for it by having one of the best storys of any RPG's to date, it is also one of the few storys that makes tears come to your eyes at certain parts for even the most cold-hearted, tough, person. One of the many great parts of the game is the excellent soundtrack and sound. Such as in some games one sound will be used over and over again to sound like several things. But each sound is used for only one thing in Grandia such as a empty pot smashing doesn't sound like a lamp smashing.
The best part of the game is the awsome, original battle system that, sadly is only used in Grandia and I think that should be used in other RPG's.
Grandia is a very rare find even in used game shops, I was lucky to even find one, but you would eventually find one if you don't want to pay for Amazon's price tag.
Grandia is a great game, buy this now, you will not be let down!!!!!

My Top 3 Favorite Game of All-Time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I read a review about this game being better than FF7, I thought they were nut. After all, FF7 is my favorite, and I thought anyone including Square couldn't do better. For good 3 years, I never gave second thought.
Summer of 2002, I saw brand new copy at FYE, and I decided to give a try. For [a low price], I told myself it cannot be waste of money.
When I started to play, I realized why Sega Saturn fans cherished this title. This is the one of two games that truly captured the ideal of Great RPG.
1. They feature likeable characters. All have style, and sense of existence. They are not just a filling, rather important part of story and the game itself.
I do not care about their age, or about drawing style. For me, it fits very well. After all, this is an adventure about Adventure itself.
2. Battle System!!... I can't stress importance about having good battle system. With no random encounter and isomatric, semi full-time battle, it is definitely more fun than conventional system set by FF for too long.
Generally battle is easy side if you took most battle. It eliminates the need of excessive dependence on Guardians.
3. Music. This is only title other than Chrono Cross that made me buy Soundtrack. The composer gave his best to capture the feeling of this game and raise the level.
4. Graphic. Other than character, and battle scene, they are completely 3-D. They did it without losing details. Much better than Xenogears (really!)
When you see this game, you may notice that so many could've gone wrong, instead, they perfectly excuted to create this amazing title. I just fell in love with it.
Oh, and FMV is done by LINKS, the specialist behind FF7, and Star Ocean 2.

this is a great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: June 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

it is a great game it's a fun and a long gameand if u think it's easy you think wrong i av completed the game three time and am not even bored and am doing it all over agen i wud by this games

Perfect!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Grandia is a very good voiced game, and the battles are different from most other games. Grandia has a very great story and there are alot of surprises on the entire game. I like how you not only raise levels with your people but you also raise levels with your weapons. I think it is very well made, great voices, great story, great people-making, and very great system of how to learn your moves. I give this game 5 stars and two thumbs up!

best game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is my favorite rpg of all time and I have played many.
The battle system is a lot better than final fantasy 7. the graphics are kind a cool. But the storyline is awesome!!!!!!
just buy it!!!!!!!!! you wont regret it.

also recomended:all the final fantasies,the Lunar series,chrono trigger(second best game get it on final fantasy chronicles with ff2!),The wild arms series,the suikoden series, and legend of legia!

Among the best RPGs

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I really liked this RPG and the way that you can gain levels in both general and weapons/magic. The magic spells are really cool and I like the near-real-time battle sequencing. Get this game...

A good game, but not great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well, after a couple of months, I have finally beaten Grandia. All in all, the action of the game was good, the growth system fantastic, although the combat-laden progression of the story got tedious at times. In general, I would have beaten such a game in a couple of weeks, and it would have received 4 (maybe 4 and a half) stars.
HOWEVER...
This game took me a couple of months because I could not STAND the glitches. Ever so often, the game would freeze up on me, which caused me endless frustration. Were it not for the fact that I could save so often (which in general makes a game very easy), I would have returned the game long ago. However, I stayed the course, and the game itself was pretty good. I have to drop a star off of its rating, however.

A Great RPG for the Beginner

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Overall I loved this game! Its easy to learn, and if you are new to RPG based games like I am then this is the game for you! The only downside to this game is the very lengthy conversations with people, and sometimes you need to talk to them 2 or 3 times before getting what you need from them.

What a start!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Wow, this game is great. I took off a star for some annoying voice-over and some annoying cloyingly emotional plot-lines that have simply been done to death. At times, the plot felt like it was written by an nine-year old who watches too many daytime soaps.

But the magic! The combat! The ideas! The world of Grandia is simply amazing to watch and participate in and the possibilities for a character's development are almost unlimited! I eagerly await the sequel.

Grandia has gotta be one of the best RPGs I've played....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Everything about it is good. The characters, storyline, gameplay, audio, sound FX, all of them are excellent!! The graphics are very good for a Saturn port. If you want to play a non-Square RPG, give this a shot.

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