Sickhead Games Helped Out With The Grandia HD Collection

I'm glad the collection is done by those Sickhead, now I may buy the collection knowing it'll at least be worth the download. Now if only Limited Run come and do their part and get physical release permission for this collection too.

Hope it end up good, frankly the footage at E3 (particularly the lack of some sound effects) left me worried.

Both games are incredible. If you're a JRPG fan and don't mind playing some classics, there's really no excuse not to pick this up. Can't wait to play through these on Switch!

I’m salty af that this isn’t on PS4. I have a Switch obviously but...I want trophies. WHY

They listened to fan feedback regarding the Saturn version. So originally they were going to straight use the inferior PlayStation version and not just the code. Good thing.

@retro_player_22 They could say something now, before it's too late for the people who download it day 1. Not my case, because I'll wait for a price drop anyway, but I'm sick of companies not wanting to release physical versions (and in this case GungHo is adamant) and people buying digital only to read a couple months later that some limited release company will do what original publishers won't.

The E3 footage very clearly showed the inferior PS1 version of the first game, so I'll wait for release and/or new footage to believe any of that...

I really hope it maintains the look of the Saturn version, due to its complicated makeup it had a unique and cool look for games which made full use of its dual VDP setup. Making for some really nice water effects in this and the likes of Panzer Dragoon Zwei

Grandia 2 = Best RPG of all time IMO

Never played this series before, so I'm looking forward to it.

On a side note(Not that it's important), why is this game being released first in the USA/Europe and Japan later?

Grandia post?
TIME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT NO PHYSICAL
WWREEEEEYYYY

Super looking forward to this. Loved grandia 2 and looking for an excuse to replay. Came to Grandia 1 a bit late and played it relatively recently.

Hopefully it does well and prompts everyone to find a way to re-release 3

It won’t look exactly like the Saturn version. Modern graphics can sort of emulate it, however your still underneath using real 3d triangles and shaders as opposed to two VDP chips.

But it shouldn’t be a problem.

@retro_player_22 i hear that, i have Grandia II's re-release on PC already from a few years ago, and will likely pick up 1 there too when it releases separately later this year. Don't want to double dip unless I'm getting a physical copy.

Can't freaking wait for this!!!

I'll need to see it with the final build. The ugly sprite smeared version of Grandia 1 they showed at E3 was not looking good, among the other bugs. Apparently they won't let you play with original sprites. Between that and no physical I may not grab it.

I'll believe it when I see it. Gung Ho is a terrible developer who can't even do PR properly.

@YoshiTails I can't quite say it's the best all time for me but it's damn close. Chrono Cross and FF7 are up there too for me. Grandia 2 is severely underrated though. Hope these sell extremely well and we get a good follow up.

I've actually never played the games but I've heard good things about it, I'm excited to play it

Day one, I'll even double dip if there's a physical release too. Two of my favorite RPGs of all time, still the best turn-based battle system, and Sue has the best healing spell ever.

Since there doesn't seem to be a physical release then it's almost no different than emulating it so I'll stick with that for now. Not to mention this "HD" makeover makes it look really ugly.

This is awesome. I am surprised Grandia 3 was excluded. It would have been nice to have the trilogy. Also, I hope this means Grandia 4 is on the way!

One can only imagine what a pain in the *** it was working with the Saturn Code/Version.

I hope they fix the missing sound effects in the first Grandia. Why do I say this? Well, in the E3 build, the Japanese audio was mixed with English, and the battle sounds were missing. I can only hope they are fixed by now.

Video: https://youtu.be/iifvt7V7bBM?t=178

How much is this collection? Also do the Grandia games require much grinding?

With everything else releasing in the next 60 days I will definitely wait for a sale on this. But I absolutely want it. I played Grandia on the psx and it was enjoyable.

Never played or even heard of te series. This collection definitely has me intrigued.

Considering how awful the port looks, it is absolutely NOT in good hands.

i wonder why they refuse to tell us the price .... maybe a bad sign? but because i have grandia 2 already remstatered on steam and the original - working - dreamcast version - i wouldn't pay more than 30 bucks for the collection. i have already played grandia 1 on saturn back in 1997, bought the ps-vita ps1 port ... so if it is more expensive than 30bucks for both games - no buy ...

but i believe, because they don't wanna talk about the price tag on twitter, i guess it will be way more expensive ...

I love how the switch is getting all the rpg`s I've always dreamed of owning! I can finally play the final fantasy`s, Grandia is coming, we got a great tales of port..it's amazing!

Too much coming out in the next couple of months and this not being physical, makes me wait. But I will get it eventually.

MEEEEEEEELLLLLFIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCEEEEE!!!!

I need to get this. I played Grandia II on Dreamcast, I believe.

@bert0503 I caught something about publishing rights for the third game being tied up with Square Enix, but that could just as well be hearsay and nothing more. It's hard to say where the future of the series is since Game Arts hasn't developed an original title since 2012 or so, and it's likely the studio in its current form isn't suited to meeting the modern demands for a triple-A JRPG.

@BongoBongo123 The first game requires a fair bit of grinding to get some optional things, while the second game requires no grinding whatsoever, but in both games you can get by naturally just by being a good student to the excellent battle system.

GungHo's rollout of this collection has been questionable, to say the least, to the point where if there's anything left of the old GameArts I would hope they're reconsidering their relationship with the publisher.

And boy-howdy did they botch the port on this game

Grandia HD has the following issues:

• Sound effects cut off/have no reverb
• Screen flickers black for a few frames after entering battle
• No way to adjust sound or music volume levels
• Boss theme doesn't loop properly, other tracks skip before repeat
• Etc

And the best part? Gungho America won't even acknowledge the reports being posted in email or their Twitter account. This is NOT how you handle a 20 year old game.

@mikegamer That's a shame, but thank you for the heads-up. Looks like the PSP/Vita is still the way to go to play Grandia 1 on the go, then.

@nintendoknife They posted on their Twitter that they're aware of the issues and will patch them. Should've patched them before launch.