Grandia HD Collection

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  • Summary: The classic RPGs have been updated to bring enhanced visuals, handheld support on Nintendo Switch, and gamepad and keyboard support on Steam. Players will be getting their hands on two games that changed the landscape of RPGs forever, for the first time in beautiful HD graphics.

    Key    The classic RPGs have been updated to bring enhanced visuals, handheld support on Nintendo Switch, and gamepad and keyboard support on Steam. Players will be getting their hands on two games that changed the landscape of RPGs forever, for the first time in beautiful HD graphics.

    Key Features:
    * Real-time, turn-based action - Experience and employ a unique action bar system for real-time fighting with distinct characters
    * Magic-based combat - Gather Mana Eggs to learn and use magic-based skills, ranging from elemental attacks to character-enhancing magic for defense and offense statistical boosts
    * Illustrious worlds to explore - The vibrant worlds in GRANDIA HD Collection include nostalgic starter cities such as Parm (GRANDIA) and Carbo Village (GRANDIA II) to iconic fields and areas such as The End of the World (GRANDIA) and Valmar's Moon (GRANDIA II)
    * Gather Skill Points and ATTACK! - Skill Points or Skill Coins can be used to earn incredibly intense moves that make for an extraordinary fighting experience
    * Eclectic Enemy Encounters - The worlds of GRANDIA and GRANDIA II bring forth a plethora of challenging and epic enemies in the wild, as well as main storyline bosses
    * Ear-Indulging, Melodious Compositions - Experience world exploration, momentous battles, and legendary in-game experiences in beautiful harmony with musical compositions from acclaimed Japanese composer Noriyuki Iwadare

    GRANDIA HD Collection, GRANDIA HD Remaster (PC), and GRANDIA II HD Remaster (PC) will feature a variety of new and improved features such as:

    GRANDIA features:
    * Enhanced details to UI, sprites, and texture art
    * Original cinematic videos receiving visual enhancements
    * Widescreen support and customizable resolutions (only for PC)
    * Steam cards and Achievements (only for PC)
    * Audio: Japanese and English
    * Language Support: Original English and Japanese plus French and German translation
    * Gamepad and keyboard support with remappable controls (only for PC)

    GRANDIA II features
    * Enhanced details to UI, sprites, and texture art
    * Original cinematic videos receiving visual enhancements
    * Widescreen support and customizable resolutions (only for PC)
    * Audio: Japanese and English
    * Language Support: Original English and Japanese plus New French and German translation    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. TheXboxHub
    Apr 29, 2024
    90
    Grandia HD Collection may not appeal to everyone, but those drawn to it will find this to be a great package.
  2. XboxEra
    Mar 26, 2024
    78
    Despite the lack of quality of life features, however, GRANDIA HD Collection serves as a great way for players to play a set of excellent RPGs on modern platforms. Either games can be played to your liking at anytime and are great fun thanks to a solid combat system and presentation.
  3. Generación Xbox
    Apr 22, 2024
    62
    If you did not have the opportunity to play any of these titles back in the day, nor have you been able to play them on PC or Switch in recent years, and you consider yourself a JRPG lover, this is your opportunity to enjoy two great references of the genre. If you are a fan of the saga and want to play it again on another platform, go ahead and go for it, I understand you because I do exactly the same thing. Now, if you do not fall into either of the two cases mentioned, Grandia HD Collection does not justify its price in any way, today you will find many ways to enjoy these games with better quality than what, unfortunately, it offers us.
  4. ZTGD
    Apr 12, 2024
    60
    I loved these games back in the day, but I got to say that time has not been kind here. At $40 this is a tough sell considering there wasn’t a lot of TLC shown here. There are some enhanced sprites, widescreen support and even a hard mode in Grandia II. But that’s really it, there is no quality-of-life features to speak of, and the game desperately needs the ability to speed up gameplay. Because while it was cool to see each character in your party climb down a ladder back then, doing it now just shows feels slow and monotonous. I mean there isn’t even save states here, which means players will only have access to the save points. Grandia HD Collection takes two classic JRPG’s and makes them more readily available but with little in the way of extras and a big price tag this one isn’t going to appeal to anyone but the most hardcore of fans.
  5. Gfinity
    Apr 17, 2024
    60
    Grandia HD combines two stunning timeless RPGs into a shoddy package that still suffers from framerate problems, graphical bugs, audio issues and glitches, but as some of the best PS1/Saturn RPGs, it’s worth figuring through these issues to experience something great.

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