Grand Kingdom

 PlayStation 4
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 101 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 101
  3. Negative: 20 out of 101
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  1. Drakxldp
    Jul 16, 2016
    0
    There is no balance to the game. The online system would be fun, if it was fair. Sadly, you go in with a party you have worked hours on to grind up to level 9 and fight AI parties of 15+, with A rankings in prime stats. And there is no 'surrender' option in a fight, so you WILL be killed, if you run away the AI WILL chase you down, and WILL keep killing you untill you abandon the missionThere is no balance to the game. The online system would be fun, if it was fair. Sadly, you go in with a party you have worked hours on to grind up to level 9 and fight AI parties of 15+, with A rankings in prime stats. And there is no 'surrender' option in a fight, so you WILL be killed, if you run away the AI WILL chase you down, and WILL keep killing you untill you abandon the mission or run out of moves, all while being forced to watch each attack and loading screen.

    The items that let you raise your attributes affinity (needing less bonus points to gain extra stats) are on the cash shop for real money, making this game a freemium game you have to BUY first. I want to love this game, but it lacks and sort of balance and exp gains are less battle related and more quest bonuses leading to those same high level units winning and you wasting time on a lost cause.    … Expand

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Games Master UK
    Aug 21, 2016
    80
    A solid and beautiful tactical RPG with neat 2D brawling and unique multiplayer. [Aug 2016, p.80]
  2. GameCritics
    Aug 2, 2016
    70
    I enjoyed Grand Kingdom quite a bit. On paper this game is everything I want in an SRPG, but it did leave me feeling a little underwhelmed. With a stronger narrative stitching everything together, I think it really would be the total package.
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  3. RPG Site
    Jul 22, 2016
    60
    I feel mixed on Grand Kingdom because I want to like it, but it just seems lackluster on its feedback loop of repetitive mission design; there is nothing that significantly caught my attention outside of the intricacies of battle from constantly building parties of different classes. Its story is severely lacking, and the War mode has a few neat quirks that overstayed its welcome rapidly. Grand Kingdom is an entertaining experience that presents neat, unconventional approaches to the genre, but there are so many aspects of its infrastructure that just seem haphazardly unrealized.
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