Recordkeeping: Grandia II COMPLETE

[xyzzysqrl]

God what a fantastic game.

I had other stuff I wanted to say. The localization being not QUITE Working Designs, but firmly in that spirit. The way the game is absolutely on-point, on-theme and on-message with every single character conveying their element of the overarching theme of the game. The light, charming Game Arts characters and plot suddenly taking an extreme dip into super-dark, and then back up and out the other side via the power of anime.

In the end though it boils down to: What a fantastic game. I don't know where I got the impression I was burned completely out on JRPGs. I needed this in my life.

Style Savvy posts will start shortly, I hope. Please look forward to it.

Comments

[glashund]

Oh, hooray, a fellow Grandia II liker! I hear more negative reactions to it than positive ones, and I've never understood why. I'm totally with you on this one.

[swordianmaster]

I think the hate towards Grandia 2 comes from two places. Namely, its heavy reliance on anime-styled tropes and trappings ("hey, let's kill god!", "that demure, delicate maiden has a hardass bombshell alter-ego", shit like that) and its success leading to Grandia X-Treme.

Also, the ports tend to be buggy.

[xyzzysqrl]

I can't wait to play Grandia Xtreme. I was sourcing prices for it on Amazon yesterday.

[read-alicia.livejournal.com]

Yaaaaay! Glad you enjoyed! ... Maybe I should check it out too after my current game...