Description
'Grandia' is a Japanese-style console RPG, with big-eyed anime style characters, that was originally released on the Sega Saturn in 1997. It centers around the story of a young hero named Justin, who possesses a mysterious artifact known as a 'Spirit Sone'. The story takes Justin and friends (one of whom is a small white puff-ball with wings and eyes) across several worlds, over many hours of gameplay. 'Grandia' relies heavily on FMV cut-scenes to advance the story.
The characters are represented by 2D sprites which are moved around over hand drawn backgrounds. Combat is initiated by coming into contact with enemies on the screen, rather than through random battles. Combat itself occurs in pseudo-real-time, using an 'IP Gauge" to determine when a character takes action.
The characters in the game gradually advance in level as they gain experience points for killing monsters. As their level increases, they gain access to new spells and abilities. There are a large number of spells, weapons, and other items to use throughout the game.
Alternate Titles
- "格兰蒂亚" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
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Trivia
Due to a lazy translation there is actually a rude swear word if played by someone in the U.K. When Justin and Feena are shot into the volcano by the catapult and they land Feena says "I hit my fanny". In the U.S. this is a nice word for the bottom or ass but in the U.K. fanny is a fairly strong slang word for the female genitalia. What makes it even more funnier in the fact that she does land on it. I'm guessing they just did a straight copy and paste job from the U.S. translation for the European release and neglected to realise what fanny means in British English.
