Does this game do Grandia 1 justice?

[emperorehryn]

That was one of my most favorite ever games in the history of ever. Does Grandia 2 live up?

[zshadez]

Grandia 1 and 2 were both amazing.... after that is when things started going south. If you loved G1 and haven't played this yet you very much should.

[PhaseJump]

Almost the same gameplay, better graphics, plot presentation isn't as good.

It shouldn't have to do Grandia 1 justice. It's not tied to the same world like the Lunars & Legend of Heroes games.

[Sustain]

I think it does but it is very different while Grandia is a very light hearted adventure, Grandia II is actually a lot darker in tone.
The gameplay is a lot improved and the game isn't as easy as the first game.
It's very unfortunate the series creator Takeshi Miyaji ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Miyaji ) died after Grandia II, the sequels Xtreme and Crandia III are not even close in quality of the writing to the first 2 games he made.

[Spiteful Crow]

I've always favored this one more, though that's likely because I played this first. They're both stellar though.

[zonzon le raton]

The combat system was excellent at the time and an improvement from the first game.
The story doesn't beat the first grandia obviously, but still is in the same vibe.
The music is also composed by Noriyuki Iwadare and is effing amazing.

So, yes, it does live up to Grandia 1, go play it please.

But note that Grandia 3 is crap. Don't ever talk about this one anymore.
Seriously, I bought a PS2 back when it came out, biggest mistake ever.

[emperorehryn]

Well I will give it a shot then. I loved Grandia 1's system though. Rewarded you for putting effort into training.

[MancSoulja]

It's good, but nowhere near the size of Grandia, I'd say it's around 40% the size of Grandia 1.

[emperorehryn]

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

It's good, but nowhere near the size of Grandia, I'd say it's around 40% the size of Grandia 1.

That's disappointing.

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by emperors.gaming:

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

It's good, but nowhere near the size of Grandia, I'd say it's around 40% the size of Grandia 1.

That's disappointing.

It's still a decent sized game, you'll get a good 50+ hours out of it.

[theRamenWithin]

Grandia II improves upon the combat system but is far inferior in all other regards. Grandia I was huge, less linear and had multiple secret dungeons that finish with challenging bosses.

[Viper]

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

It's good, but nowhere near the size of Grandia, I'd say it's around 40% the size of Grandia 1.

More like 60%. Looking at the How Long to Play DB. The times for Grandia where 44 - 75 hours. For Grandia 2 32-41 hours. Definetelly smaller though. Still 35 hours of enjoyment for $15 is a good deal.

[neonfatum]

I used to like Grandia I better but they're really about equal. II has a way darker tone and story overall, but I feel people underestimate how dark the first one was at times. Still, II goes way beyond that.
Both are masterpieces and legendary games.

[terry309]

Originally posted by emperors.gaming:

That was one of my most favorite ever games in the history of ever. Does Grandia 2 live up?

it's a a differrent kind of game story wise, it's really good but differrent, it's not really a big adventure with a bunch of kids, it's a more small scale adventure with a more mature setting covered in euphomisms to keep it lighthearted. The characters are also quite differrent. IMO Grandia 2 is better simply because the characters feel more varied.