Grandia Xtreme

1. Mistoltean

   Jul 28, 2020

   10

   After Grandia 1 and 2, most expected Grandia Xtreme to be the same in line: the spirit of world exploration and full narratives. However, thisAfter Grandia 1 and 2, most expected Grandia Xtreme to be the same in line: the spirit of world exploration and full narratives. However, this game does not focus on narrative or story as much as battle and gameplay. This is a dungeon crawler game in disguise with a turn-based battle system and storytelling of RPG style.
   
   I can understand the mis-expectation from its processors caused this game to get more negative opinions than it deserved. People complained about what it lacks from their Grandia 1&2 and forgot about what it excels as its own game. To give this game justice, as rogue-like RPG, no game can surpass this even in 2020. Here are its pros.
   1. The best battle system in Grandia series and fast pace. No long animation like GD3 that mobs keep spamming skills. This makes grinding in itself never boring.
   2. The story is not the best and admittedly the worst out of GD series, but it is consistent and satisfactory, even very good for the rogue-like genre to keep you hooked.
   3. It did the right thing for rogue-like. The randomness and plethora of item drops are what make dungeon crawlers interesting and high replay value. This game is the best in this regard.
   4. As the game does not focus on storytelling but gameplay, there is almost no restriction whom you can bring in the party. This game offers a high level of customization and DIY. No bs of backtracking from town to town to interrupt you from exploring dungeons. You just have 1 (or 2) town.
   5. The level of character customization is astonishing and, believe me, they balanced it very well.
   
   In conclusion, if you seek one, if not the best, of rogue-like RPG, this game is a must-play. If you like RPG and do not mind a simplistic but coherent story and dungeon crawler, this game is great. If you look for GD1 and GD2 storytelling style or playing for the story, I would say avoid this game as it is RPG in 90' where gameplay overrides the story.… Expand

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2. F.C.

   Nov 16, 2002

   10

   what a great game!

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4. KevinW.

   Feb 25, 2003

   10

   This game combines the advantages of many other rpgs out there. It is awesome!

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5. DavidK.

   Dec 5, 2004

   6

   Game play is pretty good, replayability is very possible, graphics are fairly good, dungeon/town views COMPLETELY suck, battle system very Game play is pretty good, replayability is very possible, graphics are fairly good, dungeon/town views COMPLETELY suck, battle system very good but complicated. Voice acting - 3 year olds could of done better. Shoulda just left'em out altogether. IP guage - shoulda left it like Grandia II. Town/dungeon controls - shoulda left it like Grandia II. The whole egg/skill thing's a bit too complicated at first, should of made it a bit easier. Item carrying load maxes out too early. Overall, it's rather decent.… Expand

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6. Viors

   Nov 26, 2013

   6

   I love this game, but it suffers severely from (generally) poor voice acting and editing work, an uninspired story, and somewhat poor EnglishI love this game, but it suffers severely from (generally) poor voice acting and editing work, an uninspired story, and somewhat poor English script.
   
   This story of this game literally benefits from being a dungeon crawler due to the large amount of combat and exploration between story scenes. The combat system is exceptional. It focuses on a fairly standard gauge that characters will move across until they hit their turn. Once you make your choice of action, your character will charge it. Basic attacks and defending/moving will begin immediately, while magic and most specials will have to charge for a short time. What sets this game apart is that getting hit will slow or sometimes even push back an enemy's action. In addition there is an effect called "cancel" that you can trigger with some specials and criticals (one of your two types of basic attacks) that will push an enemy charging an action back to waiting for their turn.
   
   If you can ignore ten or twenty minutes of terrible plot for every two or so hours of exceptional exploration and classic but well aged gameplay I highly recommend this game. Otherwise stay very far away.… Expand

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7. ERB

   Jul 24, 2013

   6

   Cool but story bad!Cool but story bad! … Expand

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8. JonhS.

   Mar 2, 2003

   3

   THis game sucks a big one, i mean come on i wasted money and iam left totally unsatisfied this is an RPG that tried and failed, its okay for THis game sucks a big one, i mean come on i wasted money and iam left totally unsatisfied this is an RPG that tried and failed, its okay for begginers but I think if square and enix could team up they could create somthing that could rival the final fantasy saga.… Expand

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