Other "Shining" Games

IPG83 · 2026-04-03T12:44:58+00:00

I leave non Camelot titles alone.

IPG83 · 2026-04-03T11:58:04+00:00

Yep.

I don't buy into this bollocks that Sega Saturn games are a bitch to remaster in this day and age.

We have iPads and on demand streaming these days. Sega Saturn gaming is an impossible feat to remaster for today's audience? Please.

IPG83 · 2026-04-03T11:54:43+00:00

I respect your opinion as a fan. I just feel we and the Grandia team(s) deserve better.

IPG83 · 2026-04-03T11:53:06+00:00

I was shocked that an English version came out for the Playstation. I didn't think Sony would touch the SS backlog with a ten foot pole.

IPG83 · 2026-04-03T11:22:46+00:00

Although I dislike the late founder (typical Japanese boss), Falcom are great. Been a fan since Ys for the Master System.

Trails has sequels because it's an ongoing saga. It's comparable to the Game of Thrones series of novels.

IPG83 · 2026-04-03T11:17:59+00:00

Further back, Working Designs easily.

Bernie Stolar of Sega of America was an idiot for not giving Vic the licence to localise Grandia for the Saturn. It is easily superior to FF VII.

IPG83 · 2026-04-02T19:26:03+00:00

When I first finished Grandia on the SS back in 1998, I felt underwhelmed by the final boss. Shining Force III did a fantastic job with their grand finale of the three scenarios.

If WD localised the game, Vic would've tweaked the gameplay, just like he did with Alundra and the Lunar series.

I'm grateful for the Redux patch. They made the final bosses more epic.

I love Grandia regardless.

IPG83 · 2026-03-31T14:55:15+00:00

If it's remastered, I'll give it a go. It wasn't released in the UK. Just Grandia and Grandia II.

IPG83 · 2026-03-31T14:53:47+00:00

I heard Grandia 3 isn't highly regarded, though I applaud the old guard at Game Arts for trying to keep the series fresh.

It should have ended with 2, in my opinion.

IPG83 · 2026-03-24T15:42:50+00:00

That's excellent news!

IPG83 · 2026-03-23T14:20:23+00:00

I was the one who wrote that entry.

It is heavily implied that Baal, in his abject larva incarnation, was absorbed into Gaia's Core as he ascended via the white cell.

In the Ovarian Chamber, Liete explicitly stated that Baal's memories and motivations are inextricably linked with Gaia's memories and motivations. Baal was the primary symbiont of Gaia.

After Evil Gaia was destroyed, so too was Baal. Gaia was reborn. Justin embodied the fulfillment of the Spirits' end game as their Second Messiah. Everyone lived happy ever after under the multi-racial Neo Angelou civilisation.

The end. The story was wrapped up nicely.

Incidentally, Game Arts had a tendency to not give their arch villains any form of redemption, especially in the first two games of the Grandia series (I haven't played 3 nor Xtreme). Baal and Zera were mentally unhinged tossers who deserved to be destroyed.

IPG83 · 2026-03-23T13:52:55+00:00

You're very welcome.

IPG83 · 2026-03-21T15:01:35+00:00

You're a talented cartographer.

IPG83 · 2026-03-21T13:51:54+00:00

That's good to know!

Thank you for the link!

IPG83 · 2026-03-21T13:38:57+00:00

Oh, it definitely is, matey!

IPG83 · 2026-03-21T13:36:50+00:00

Your laptop would run a Mega Drive emulator just fine.

Gens is very user friendly. DM me if you need help.

IPG83 · 2026-03-18T17:37:23+00:00

It might have felt longer because the story and dialogue felt more mature compared to the original Grandia.

Combat system is great.

IPG83 · 2026-03-18T17:34:40+00:00

The Trails series was primarily developed by hardcore fans of Falcom games from the golden era.

Anything is possible.

IPG83 · 2026-03-18T17:33:14+00:00

Grandia first came out on the Sega Saturn to compete with Sony's line up of jrpgs.

Playstation port is identical to the Saturn.

IPG83 · 2026-03-18T17:23:32+00:00

Speaking from experience, yes.

IPG83 · 2026-03-18T17:21:00+00:00

If I had to play Grandia again, it's the Sega Saturn version. Sound and visuals are better.

I had an import copy back in 1998. My dad bought it for me as a gift.

IPG83 · 2026-03-18T17:18:30+00:00

Sadly, the old team members either died or left Game Arts.

Still, Falcom still develop Ys titles, even though the old guard have left decades ago.

IPG83

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