#GrandiaII

[fantasygamer93youtube]

Grandia II HD Remaster Hard Mode Eye of Valmar Aira's Space #6 https://youtu.be/08K2eA7mCOg #Grandia2 #GrandiaII #Grandia2HDRemaster #youtube #youtubegaming #youtubevideo #youtubegamingchannel #jrpg

[evillexieart]

It only took me like 7 years but I drew a boy!

[legiongamerrd]

#Gamefemerides Hace 22 años se lanzó GRANDIA II. Es un RPG desarrollado por Game Arts originalmente lanzado para el Dreamcast de @sega , como parte de la serie Grandia. En Occidente fue lanzado por @ubisoft . EL juego fue luego porteado al @playstation_la 2 de @sony , donde fue lanzado en todo el mundo. Un port mejorado basado en la versión de Dreamcast, titulado Grandia II Anniversary Edition, fue lanzado el 24 de agosto en Steam y Good Old Games. Una versión HD será lanzado junto al original para Nintendo Switch y Windows. #LegionGamerRD #ElGamingnosune #Videojuegos #Gaming #RetroGaming #RetroGamer #CulturaGaming #CulturaGamer #GamingHistory #HistoriaGaming #GamerDominicano #GamingPodcast #Podcast #GameArts #Ubisoft #Grandia #GrandiaII #SEGA #Dreamcast #SEGADreamcast #PlayStation #PS2 #PCGaming #Steam #GoG #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch #RPG #JRPG https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl05gfLMfFr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[blisscast]

[Grandia II] More at my blog blisscast.wordpress.com, link in bio. . One of my latest Cex pick-ups! I'm looking forward to playing it eventually (I'd say soon, but given my immense backlog... Lol). Plus, two The Midnight albums and the Narita Boy soundtrack! . I'm currently playing Phantasmagoria, and I should be done with it tonight, maybe. I had never played a point and click FMV adventure game before, and I'm really enjoying it so far. Will definitely look into more of these. Thanks to @magnum_cdi for recommending it to me! Really appreciated. It's your turn to play my beloved Narita Boy now XD. . I've downloaded this new Twitter replacement app called Mastodon, and it seems decent so far, apart from it being a bit slow. If you want to follow me on there, my username is @blisscast as usual. . Before I forget! A hint to the next journal page is in this pic! Good luck ( ˙꒳​˙ ). . #grandiaii #grandia #jrpg #rpg #playstation2 #ps2 #dualshock2 #playstation4 #playstation5 #gamergirl #gamergirls #retrogaming #retrogamer #playstationretro #themidnight #naritaboy #synthwave #retrowave #salvinsky #studiokoba https://www.instagram.com/p/CkrDE3oIJFw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[oldnintendonerd]

Pickup Post #11 - Slim Pickins

It is officially that time of year. Off season.

Ugh.

Locked in to nothing but thrifting to find anything. Not necessarily a bad thing, the browsing can be done in a nice heated store, you’re out of the weather. But it does come with it’s limitations, you are sure to never come away with any real amazing deals. The chances of finding that giant box of goodies that says “$10 - Whole box” on it is zero, because it’s a retail location. You find a stack of 10 games you want, you are paying $2.99 times 10 plus tax. Granted the odds of finding a stack that big at one time that you like is also pretty close to nil. But, you can still find some stuff at thrift stores if you happen in at the right time.

Let’s get to it.

The first thing I ran across since the end of the last pickup post was, incredibly, a Dreamcast game. Unfortunately it was not complete, I’ll get that out of the way right now. The manual was not inside. Also missing was the second disc, which, fortunately is only a bonus soundtrack disc, it is not part of the game. At least that means the only game disc is there and it can be played in its entirety.

Grandia II - Found 2017.12.28 at Goodwill

It wasn’t even with the video games, or even with the CDs, it was tossed on the shelf over with the misc electronics. Typically where you’d see a console, or controllers or something. Unfortunately no console or controllers, but this is not a bad find. After grabbing this, I went back to the CD section and combed through it more carefully, just in case there were more that actually did make it into the CD section, and I did find two more games. But they were crappy sports titles that weren’t even worth a few bucks. I can’t stand most sports titles, so I left them. I was buying some CDs that day and had this in a stack of music. She counted down the stack, saw this as a double disc CD and charged me $0.99. Not a bad deal since it wasn’t complete. A buck though? I’ll take it. Great start.

Moving on.

Sealed Wii Fit Plus - Found 2017.12.29 at Goodwill

Sealed games are ALMOST always a good bet, especially if you find them at a Goodwill. This one seemed to be no different. Paid $3.21, and Pricecharting has new priced in at $19.97. More than six times the value. I honestly almost didn’t even check it figuring it would have to be nearly worthless. I mean, it’s WII FIT. Wii Fit. I recently sold a complete in box Wii Fit, with the board (very clean) and a mint copy of the game for $2. The person even had to think about it for a second too. So it is insanely hard to get rid of these in this area. I mean look at the shelf of another Goodwill.

Just thrown around like they are old bathroom scales (hah!). Those have been there for weeks. At $3.99 they don’t move. Apparently the Plus version is a little more valuable though. I’ll take it, it’s hunting money fodder there. Nothing special.

I did run across this guy the same day.

You can even see the Wii Fit Plus box where I set it down to snap a pic of the doll. Did a quick search on my phone, didn’t turn up anything spectacular, there was one on eBay that wasn’t selling, priced at $35 that had the sword and shield. This one, no sword, no shield, and had some significant wear on it. I passed. I’m not one to have a lot of figurines in my collection either. I’m about the games.

Moving on once again.

The holidays came and went. On January 9th I went into the Goodwill that is usually the most lucrative.

From afar I saw a nice stack of Wii games that were not there the last time I was in. Like 18 games. I got excited and hurried over to the shelf.

I was immediately let down.

I posted this on Instagram that day too. Terrible titles. All schlock. I couldn’t believe it. Either they had come in early that day or the day before and had been plucked clean of all the AAA titles (AKA anything First party, Mario, Donkey Kong, etc), or AA titles (AKA third party quality from Sega or Square, that kind of thing), so all that was left was what is in that picture, or the parents just had little kids AND a budget. I mean come on, iCarly? Rudolph? Smurfs? On and on.  Cmon, buy ONE good title.

Tucked behind them all though...

Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec - Found 2018.01.09 at Goodwill

In very good shape, the reason I bought it was not just that, but it was also complete. I have a copy of this already but it is just the disc and the case, I did not have the manual. The most ideal situation here would have been if this case happened to be empty, they would have given me the case and manual for free. Honestly, I could have taken the disc out, left it in the store, and gotten a free case, but I’m not like that. If I were I could have a crap load of free games. Take the discs out and either pocket them, or put them into other cases and double up the discs. Pay for half the games you buy, walk out of the store with the other half “free cases” and then pop the games back in once outside. They don’t ever check the cases I am buying. But again, I’m not like that. It’s charity, and $3 for a game, especially when you can get them in very good shape like this, is really a good price. Had I bought this game on eBay, a quick search turns up a recently sold copy for $5.97, complete, tested, and shipped. They don’t show the disc so you don’t even know if it would be as nice as the one I got, you just know it should work. I’d rather the hunt, and ultimately, the better price.

Anyway, back to my copy of the game. My current, incomplete copy disc is maybe a B, and this disc is an A-, much better condition. The other copy can be bundled or traded at a later time. Some people don’t care about the manuals. Me, for some reason, I just love handling a copy of a game, and it having that weight of being complete.

Call me weird. Moving on.  

Went back a couple days later on the 11th. Found the stack of schlock Wii games drastically reduced in size. Someone else must have had some little kids that could be into those types of games. Who knows. Maybe three remained from the 18. There were a couple added Wii games, including this next one.

I’d actually already found this one at another Goodwill in very mint condition, so I didn’t need a copy, but figured since this one was sealed, I might as well snag it. Sealed usually fetches anywhere from double, on up to quintuple or more of the normal CIB price. 

Sealed Wii Play - Found 2018.01.11 at Goodwill

I was right, couldn’t pass up a sealed copy. Pricecharting has it at $5.25 CIB, and $15.99 sealed at time of writing. So about triple price of CIB, and almost exactly quintuple what I paid, of $3.21. Not as good as the payback on Wii Fit Plus, but I’ll take it.

On top of Wii Play, there were several PS2 games that were not there before. Which was exciting at first. But that was quickly dashed when I realized what I was looking at. Probably the tail end of a lot that was brought in the day before, and been picked over already. A lot of the games were even OK (i.e. not Madden games, or other sports schlock), but were left because they were scratched. I mean looks like someone used them for a hockey puck on a sand paper rink scratched. Horrible. There were two Dragonball Z games, and couple others I don’t remember (I will try to start snapping more pics while I’m hunting), but do recall thinking “damn, why do they have to be so scratched!?” Because I probably would have picked them up otherwise.

You really do have to hit these stores daily so as not to miss anything. I just don’t have the time to do that.

I managed to find a copy of Star Wars Battlefront among what was left that was not too scratched, and was fairly confident that my PS2 would be able to play it.

Star Wars Battlefront - Found 2018.01.11 at Goodwill

I’m not a huge fan of the Star Wars franchise in general, but these are pretty well known, and well liked games, for $3, and black label, I figured why not add it to the collection. Case and manual were at least in good shape, and the disc... I’d give it a C+. It does play in my fat SCPH 39001. Also installed to the HDD just fine. So... Winning.

I do have SWBF II in the collection as well, but it isn’t complete, so it is hovering in the void between “in the collection” and “available for bundles or trade”. As I mentioned before, I really only like to have complete games in my disc based games collection, hence why I decided to buy a whole other copy for GT3, just to complete it. Cart based is a little bit too tall of an order to want complete games. The budget just doesn’t allow for it. If I happen to stumble across a decent priced copy of Super Metroid, or Link to the Past complete, and its in nice shape, I’d get it to display. But I’m not seeking them out, its just too much.

Anyway, that’s it for this round. Nothing stellar, but not complete crap either. Which is honestly what I thought these months would bring.

Hopefully get some hunting money back in the bank once I list a couple of these items along with a couple others I have that need to be sold.

Official business. We had $96.09 after I sold the PS2 at the end of the last post. The first find was Grandia II, that was $1.06 after tax taking the total to $95.03. Then Wii Fit Plus takes us down another $3.21 totaling $91.82. After that I picked up GT3 for another $3.21, takes us to $88.61. The sealed Wii Play and Star Wars Battlefront purchase came to another $6.42, which puts the total at still a respectable $82.19.

$82.19 game hunting money remaining.

2018.02.06

[pixelvania-blog]

To celebrate the recent remaster of Grandia 1 & 2, I had to do a shadow box of art from this jrpg classic. Link to shop in bio.⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ #grandia #grandiaremaster #grandia2 #grandiaii #etsyseller #makersmovement #decor #handsandhustle #handmadeisbetter #creativelifehappylife #craftsposure #makersgonnamake #etsyshop #giftideas #giftshop #homedecor #retrocollective #retrocollectiveus #instagamer #instagaming #retrogaming #instagame #retrogamer #playstation #jrpg #rpg https://www.instagram.com/p/B2uW26AHgUK/?igshid=9yj7gak69x73

[gamesandames]

Underrated #grandia2 #grandiaii #ubisoft #classic #jrpg #gamearts #underrated #gamermeme #gamermemes #gamergirl #gamerguy #gamergirls #game #igrumpykitten #instagramgamers #instagamer #instagames #instagaming #gamingmeme #gaminglife #gaming #gamingmemes #memesdaily #meme #memes

[jrpgfr]

[JDX_22_049] Grandia II, Skye ! Over here !

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[lastbossmonster]

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust!" -Zera (Grandia II, 2000) #GrandiaII #Dreamcast #Sega #Granas #LightGod #Valmar #DarkGod #Ryudo #Elena #RPG #TurnBased #ManaEgg #SkillCoin #Geohound #ChurchOfGranas #Millenia #WingsOfValmar #Roan #Mareg #Melfice #Garlan #HolyKnights #PapalState #Granasaber #Zera #Innocentus #DayOfDarkness #PopeZera #Valmar #LastBossMonster #ZeraValmar (at Garlan's)

[ebaytohouse]

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[fantasygamer93youtube]

Grandia II HD Remaster Hard Mode Underground Plant Valmar's Claw Boss Fight Melfice Encounter #9 https://youtu.be/38D5oETBj0k #Grandia2 #GrandiaII #Grandia2HDRemaster #youtube #youtubegaming #youtubevideo #youtubegamingchannel #jrpg

[miketendo-64]

A Couple of Tidbits regarding Grandia and Grandia II HD

A Couple of Tidbits regarding #Grandia and #GrandiaII HD. #NintendoSwitch.

When the HD reveal of Grandia and Grandia II come to light, it come as a bit of s shock. The games are both a blast from the past and great RPGs in their own right, but now thanks to Switch, we’ll be able to go hands on with both of them next year.

Until then however, we must wait for news as and when it falls and thanks to Game Informer, a couple of tidbits have been shared for both games and…

[legiongamerrd]

#Gamefemerides

Hace 25 años se lanza en América el Sega Dreamcast. Una consola casera lanzada por SEGA. Fue la primera de la 6ta generación de consolas, precediendo al PlayStation 2 de Sony, el GameCube de Nintendo, y el Xbox de Microsoft. Fue la última consola de SEGA, marcando el final de la compañía en el mercado de consolas, después de 18 años.

En contraste al hardware costoso del Saturn, el Dreamcast fue diseñado para reducir costos de componentes, incluyendo un CPU Hitachi SH-4, y un GPU NEC PowerVR2.

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[frikigamersworld-blog]

#Grandia y #GrandiaII tendrán remasterización en #NintendoSwitch Grandia y Grandia II tendrán remasterización en Switch Los usuarios de PC también podrán disfrutar de la versión HD de ambos clásicos del rol.

[thegreattave]

Grandia II Anniversary Edition review.

I don’t do game reviews often, but after beating Grandia II on PC I wanted to type this and put my review up on GOG.com. Well, GOG.com has a max character limit of 2000 for game reviews. So I’ll post the whole thing here :)

Grandia II is JRPG that set the bar very high for battle systems back in the year 2000. It had a great, if a little cliche, cast of characters. A robust battle system with many ways to upgrade your skills and magic. And of course, an enjoyable story. But that was 15 years ago, how is it now?

Gameplay: Running around the world of Grandia II will seem a little weird at first, the camera will be above Ryudo and zoom out very little when you move. You'll have to spin the camera frequently to make sure you didn't run past an item or miss a secret room. The game has a very easy to use compass that will point you in the direction you want to go, which is great for navigating towns. The compass is simplified in dungeons with only two destinations: forward or back. But the real beauty in the gameplay is the battle system. You have an IP gauge at the bottom of the screen, your characters and enemies will move across the WAIT bar until they reach COM. Then you select your command and the character will move from COM to ACT. Here is the kicker: any attack with a CANCEL effect that hits anyone in between COM and ACT, will knock them back into the WAIT section of the IP gauge. Most boss fights will feature smaller enemies that fill the IP gauge up, making your every command very tactical... or you could just grind for hours like I did and just wreck the boss in a few hits because who needs tactics?

Graphics: 15 years later, this game has some graphics that hold up, and some that don't. The world is very colorful, even with its flat textures. The art direction is wonderful, and seeing the character portrait change during dialog does a great job of letting you see the expression on someone's face to further elaborate their mood or tone. But, one problem this game faces in graphics is this: all of the FMV sequences are still in the old 640x480 resolution. So when playing the game in beautiful 1920x1080 then selecting a move or magic attack that plays an FMV is just a total eyesore. Also sometimes scripted moments will feature FMVs and they just do not look as good as the game does now. Oh and one more thing, no true widescreen :(

Sound: Grandia II has a beautiful soundtrack. I used to have it on disc but I've lost it at some point. *sad face* The battle music is absolutely great, you'll never get tired of hearing it. There isn't a lot of voice acting, which is a shame seeing as how most of the voice acting really isn't bad at all. Sound effects are good, but sometimes hearing certain monsters roaming around can be annoying, I found myself just searching for every group of enemies to kill before exploring an area because I grew tired of hearing them. But then again, it could be because I love the battle system so much.

Plot: I won't say much here, because spoilers ;) but basically the story feels like it's going to play out just how you expect it, but later in the game, there will be some twist you probably will not see coming.

Game Time: It took me 38 hours to finish this game. I did some needless grinding, but I also didn't talk to hardly any NPCs, or look for mini games. So I'd say this is a 36-40 hour game, maybe more if played on Hard Mode.

Glitches: I've ran into some bug during this game that can be pretty annoying. Almost all of my game time was spent on the 1.07 patch, even on that patch I still experienced crashes. I did notice the game only crashed under 2 circumstances. Either right after a battle, or as soon as something scripted was about to happen. Now these crashes were not very frequent, I think I had 6 crashes in my playthrough, but still, they are there. Just remember to save consistently. You have 99 save slots, use them ;) I also was able to see through the ground a few times because of the camera angle during scripted sequences, nothing major though.

Overall, this is an incredible JRPG, and its battle system should be experienced by anyone who likes Role Playing Games. If you're on the fence about this one, I'd recommend you go ahead and get it, it's worth it.

9/10

TL;DR

Pros

+Fun, if cliche, characters

+Incredible battle system

+Soundtrack

+Colorful world

+Story twist late in the game

Cons

-A few crashes here and there

-FMVs are an eyesore with the rest of the game in beautiful HD

-No true widescreen

Thanks for reading!!

[chasethegirl]

GUYS I DONT THINK YOU UNDERSTAND #GRANDIAII