Grandia III for PC

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Is it possible for GungHo to bring Grandia III to steam and GOG with 60 fps and 4k support like Grandia II and possiblly other enhancements like skipping battle animations and speeding up dialogue? I would also love a skies of arcadia enhanced port but I am not sure which publisher can do it.

[terry309]

Grandia 3 would be awesome... but doesn't Square-Enix own that version? Nevertheless it would be nice to actually get a chance to play it sicne we europeans didn't get a chance.

[heatgold]

I am glad that I found someone who like it. Admittedly, the story is not as good as grandia II but the gameplay is so addictive and the graphics were very good at the time. If square has it, then what are they waiting for? Don't they have confidence in the IP?

[Yuki Almasy]

I did liike Grandia III, I just got lazy and never beat it >.<

[coldreactive]

Escrito originalmente por terry309:

Grandia 3 would be awesome... but doesn't Square-Enix own that version? Nevertheless it would be nice to actually get a chance to play it sicne we europeans didn't get a chance.

Yes, Square Enix holds publishing rights to Grandia III, as does Ubisoft with the original PC release in the USA. (The original PC release wasn't based on the dreamcast version, so it could be considered a different game.) Grandia III was also produced mostly by Production I.G. and some of Game.Arts, while Game.Arts went on to make more mobile and Japanese-Only games.

Grandia III on PC would be nice, but unless Square says so, it likely won't happen, due to how bad Grandia Xtreme was for them. But because of the amazing ports to PC of both Final Fantasy 13 anf 13-2, with amazing keyboard controls and resolution / FPS support... you never know.

[Jargous]

As mentioned in another topic, Square-Enix holds the fate of Grandia 3. And Grandia 1 (in my opinion) should come first so that people see first hand why Grandia was considered to be a great series.

[coldreactive]

Escrito originalmente por Jargous:

As mentioned in another topic, Square-Enix holds the fate of Grandia 3. And Grandia 1 (in my opinion) should come first so that people see first hand why Grandia was considered to be a great series.

Indeed. Grandia was a very great game, a little risque and awkward at some points, but really good. While Grandia Xtreme was absolutely terrible, it had one amazing mechanic that Grandia II and Grandia III don't have, and that's cross-character skills/spells. Sure, Grandia III has cross-character aerial attacks, but it doesn't compare to what effectively is used in Tales of Xillia / 2 currently.

[TheMysterD]

Escrito originalmente por Jargous:

As mentioned in another topic, Square-Enix holds the fate of Grandia 3. And Grandia 1 (in my opinion) should come first so that people see first hand why Grandia was considered to be a great series.

Who holds the rights to Grandia 1? Any idea?

[Jargous]

Escrito originalmente por MysterD "The Gaming Toaster":

Escrito originalmente por Jargous:

As mentioned in another topic, Square-Enix holds the fate of Grandia 3. And Grandia 1 (in my opinion) should come first so that people see first hand why Grandia was considered to be a great series.

Who holds the rights to Grandia 1? Any idea?

Entertainment Software Publishing for the Saturn version
Sony for the PS1 version

Don't really see it being a problem.

[Kawaii Dude]

Would rather Grandia 1 honestly. I own it on Playstation but would love to play it with my Xbox controller

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Escrito originalmente por Doctor Stiffy:

Would rather Grandia 1 honestly. I own it on Playstation but would love to play it with my Xbox controller

I also played Grandia 1 on psn and liked but that game did not age well unlike Grandia III

[Kawaii Dude]

Escrito originalmente por wua88e9r:

Escrito originalmente por Doctor Stiffy:

Would rather Grandia 1 honestly. I own it on Playstation but would love to play it with my Xbox controller

I also played Grandia 1 on psn and liked but that game did not age well unlike Grandia III

I thought G3 aged the worst out of the 3. Generic Character designs didn't work well with the art design and that clumped up hud does not work when the camera zooms in too close while in waiting phase. It worked before because you got a full view of the battlefield when you were waiting.

[heatgold]

I disagree; the character models and environments in Grandia III look much better than Grandia II (most characters in Grandia II don't even have mouths in th 3d models lol). I wasn't talking about story and characterisation; just graphics and gameplay.

[Jargous]

Escrito originalmente por wua88e9r:

I disagree; the character models and environments in Grandia III look much better than Grandia II (most characters in Grandia II don't even have mouths in th 3d models lol). I wasn't talking about story and characterisation; just graphics and gameplay.

You might as well wait for Tales of Zestiria to come out if you're looking for graphics and gameplay. Reviews seem mixed, but since the possible bonus could be a free Tales of Symphonia when it's released 2016, doesn't hurt to have :)

[heatgold]

Escrito originalmente por Jargous:

Escrito originalmente por wua88e9r:

I disagree; the character models and environments in Grandia III look much better than Grandia II (most characters in Grandia II don't even have mouths in th 3d models lol). I wasn't talking about story and characterisation; just graphics and gameplay.

You might as well wait for Tales of Zestiria to come out if you're looking for graphics and gameplay. Reviews seem mixed, but since the possible bonus could be a free Tales of Symphonia when it's released 2016, doesn't hurt to have :)

I am done with the Tales series budy; I don't like their gameplay although it is not the only reason. I tried so hard get into that series and played four or five of them but eventually I gave up.

[Jargous]

Escrito originalmente por wua88e9r:

Escrito originalmente por Jargous:

You might as well wait for Tales of Zestiria to come out if you're looking for graphics and gameplay. Reviews seem mixed, but since the possible bonus could be a free Tales of Symphonia when it's released 2016, doesn't hurt to have :)

I am done with the Tales series budy; I don't like their gameplay although it is not the only reason. I tried so hard get into that series and played four or five of them but eventually I gave up.

It seems that the next RPG on your list would have to be on consoles. Star Ocean seems to have the most momentum right now (other than Persona 5). I don't have a PS4, but those games may give me a reason to want one.