Grandia 'The greatest' 2. (Grandia 2 (DC))

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Product:	Grandia 2 (DC)
Date:	09/09/01 (45 review reads)
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Advantages: Sooo long, great graphics, amazing moves

Disadvantages: might be to complicated.

For the last couple of years, the gamer has been craving an Rpg title that oozes with more depth and stunning features that make the Final Fantasy series look like a dud. Well I am not sure if Grandia 2 has done that, but it has proven a lot to others about DC titles! Mainly because it has excellent characters, moves and it will last you more than a few weekends!

The plot is so original now that I think about it and there is a lot more to it rather than the whole end of the world scenario! Basically, Ryudo and his loyal friend (and bird) Skye roam the land for jobs. Yes they kill people for a living and most people think that they are total scum. But he doesn't care and just gets on with his life!

He just finishes a job and travels through the woods to a near village for some well earned grub and a rest! Skye then notices a note neatly tied to a tree and Ryudo steps forward to read it. Weirdly enough, some churchgoers wants him to help them out while they travel to do a sacred mission. When he arrives, the priest tells him that he shall escort a girl named Elena, as she is the key for a holy ritual to go ahead. When he and Skye arrive there and some other girls are waiting they are told to wait outside, and after hours of waiting and hearing a scream, Ryudo rushes in. To find Elena being possessed by evil (Valmar) and to see all the other girls dead. So he gets Elena and dashes out.
When they return to the priest he decides that Ryudo's job will carry on and that he must take Elena to a Cathedral and be her bodyguard.

And so the journey begins.

The main characters...

Ryudo- The main character is the game. He has some very nifty moves, especially to cut down those enemies! A good leader and never really shows much emotion.

Skye- A bird who is always willing to help out and he will perform a move with Ryudo too after a few hours.

Elena- Possessed by the evil Valmar she is helpless and even tho
ugh she is a sister of holiness she cant fight the evil. She is very caring and good to all.


The gameplay is very smooth and even when you have 3 other people following you it doesn't get annoying. The battles are very easy to get to grips with and even a rookie would kill the first few monsters with ease! The buttons are easy to function and you will understand easily how to upgrade things. You will love all the feels of this game so enjoy the ride! Sometimes you might get temporarily stuck but it is nothing to worry about!

The graphics are cracking and anyone can see the sheer amount of effort stuck into this game by Ubi soft. Everything, from Characters to buildings or any scenery are carefully done and look great! The battle scenes are superb and some of the more enhanced moves or magic looks stunning. Anything from mountains to little spiders that crawl around look awesome! There aren't any glitches and you can’t complain about the camera because you function it yourself.

What makes the game special? Well basically, all the normal RPG aspects that have been upgraded for this splendid title. One nice thing for lazier gamers is that you see the enemies’ running around and usually you can avoid them if you haven't go any hit points left. Also, you get powerups to use, which are lovely to watch! And then it is just like Final Fantasy.

Of course the sound is another great thing that makes this a hit game. The speech is very good and
All too easy to get caught up in if something exciting is goin' down! Then music in the battle screen is entertaining too but it just isn't the same as that retro stuff on FF. When characters are doing there moves or hitting a monster it sounds oh so realistic...

Over all this game is a Brilliant sequel to the Psx version and any action or RPG fan will lap this game up like a dog that just ran through a desert. The sound, gameplay and graphics all fit t
ogether nicely to make this a smash hit!

So I say... Go get it! I give it 92%

Cheers



T_W

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