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pallebrun




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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Feb 2006 19:50    Post subject: [PS2] Grandia III


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The Grandia series continues, with Gamearts developing and former rival Square Enix publishing. Grandia III takes the adventure to the skies, putting you in the role of Yuuki, a young man with dreams of flying his own plane. Early on in the game, he does just that and, with his youthful mother Miranda at his side, he comes into contact with a girl called Alpheena. The pseudo real-time Ultimate Action Battle system returns, complete with new aerial finishing moves.


Review:
http://ps2.ign.com/articles/687/687732p1.html

This is THE rpg on the ps2. It "only" got a 7.6 from ign, which is still a good score, but any fan of grandia will love it 'till death and will easily give it a 9.5-10. I played the jap version some and I could almost not stop myself, it was just tooooooo good. It's exactly like before so fans will not get dissapointed. Smile
Many would problary say that it's rather short, it's around 25-30h. But 25-30h is more than enough for me as long as it's 25-30h of enjoyment and I know this will be.

People might have seen my raving about slow battle systems in various rpg threads, play this game and you will understand what I mean by lightning fast battle system. Smile
This battle system crushers every other system easily, it's a joke how much better this system is compared to every other rpg, and the rest are not even bad, it's just that this is so unbelievable awesome.
And lastly, to all the haters of random encounters, this game have fully visible enemies. Smile

As you might have noticed, I'm REALLY looking forward to this game. Only 3 more days!! Very Happy
Here are some screens for the lazy. Razz

Great scenery!


The awesome battle system!


YAY for a REAL Worldmap!!! (Die FF with it's menu based worldmap!!)
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Elazul




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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Feb 2006 20:22    Post subject:
This game looks amazing, all people downloading this should burn in hell, i´m buying this one, preordered since two months back Smile Probably the last good game released on the Ps2.

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D_A_Kuja
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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Feb 2006 21:18    Post subject:
although this is a great game, its still not the last good game on ps2, there are more coming up such as black, shadow hearts 3, mgs3 subsistence, suikoden 5 (?), okami, ff12 (?), and of course the great rogue galaxy.



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Elazul




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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Feb 2006 21:28    Post subject:
D_A_Kuja wrote:
although this is a great game, its still not the last good game on ps2, there are more coming up such as black, shadow hearts 3, mgs3 subsistence, suikoden 5 (?), okami, ff12 (?), and of course the great rogue squadron.



Yeah, but i doubt any of them will be as good as this.

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D_A_Kuja
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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Feb 2006 21:44    Post subject:
well, regarding rpgs, rogue galaxy is extremely good, i played the jap version of it and cant wait for the us.
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pallebrun




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 02:47    Post subject:
Yeah Kuja, plenty of great games to come. And dont forget Eternal Mana 2. Smile
But when it comes to rpg, nothing can touch Grandia, it's just not possible. Smile
And this I know before I have even played the english version. I guess I know what to expect from gamearts, I like their style. Developers most often have a personal style, just like movie directors, so you most often know what to expect from a developer (unless they screw up).
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Drake008@




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 02:52    Post subject:
I hate to read that there is another Grandia that is not on the Dreamcast or at least at the XBOX.

Is there a sign that it will be converted to XBOX or maybe GameCube?
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pallebrun




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 02:58    Post subject:
No. The cube lacks enough rpg support among it's consumers to make it a good profit.
Tales of symphonia was released on the cube but it sold really bad even thought it's a fricking awesome game. :/
And xbox? You're joking right? Companies want to EARN money, not LOOSE money. Razz

The ps2 is the console with every rpg, and every rpg player knows this and therefor they have a ps2. So it's just not profitable to release an rpg on a console that isn't the ps2.
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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 04:10    Post subject:
Ill be buying this tommorrow if its in the shop Very Happy
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manwithplanxyz




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 04:22    Post subject:
*starts to cry* its-its beutiful a FF killer this is proof that game develepors are not total dumbass's there mostly dumbass's one way or another i will come up with the 50$ to buy this

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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 04:45    Post subject:
FF killer? We'll see... lol
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FusionDexterity




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 06:46    Post subject:
I buy it when it gets released in the UK.
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Reg67




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 09:01    Post subject:
Elazul wrote:
This game looks amazing, all people downloading this should burn in hell, i´m buying this one, preordered since two months back Smile Probably the last good game released on the Ps2.


Very Happy I wouldnt go quite a far as that! but i see your point.. there is hardly any games actually worth buying but this looks to be one..

I will d/l it simply cos it will more than likely be rel in the U.S a good few months b4 Europe
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Elazul




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 09:41    Post subject:
I will probably download the game too but i´ve also preordered it. Game Arts deserves the support since they are not greedy bastards like EA, they deserve the money so they can make more games like this one, the Grandia games are by far my favourite series (Except Extreme, i´ve tried to forget about that one).

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Reg67




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 10:06    Post subject:
Slightly off topic but

Drakengard 2 (c) Square Enix

Has been Released -somethingto play till Grandia comes out Laughing

It has been more than 18 years since the world-shattering events of the
original game, and the Union has once again appeared, in the guise of a
group known as the Knights of the Seal. It appears that the world has
found peace, but it is a deceptive peace. Behind the scenes, thousands of
powerless people are trampled in the name of the Seal.

Our hero Nowe is a young man, raised by a dragon and taken in by the
Knights of the Seal. He has flown the skies on his dragon mount, his sword
drawn, all in the name of the Order. His unusual upbringing and skills as
a swordsman have earned him something of a reputation among his fellow
knights.

Nowe's destiny changes forever when he meets a certain young woman. Manah
has chosen to protect the world by making the world itself her enemy.
Together, Manah and Nowe join forces to take on the Knights of the Seal
and their legions of warriors in a quest for a true peace.
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Elazul




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 15:49    Post subject:
Damn, the Cover art for this game is really nice, i love it!


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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 16:47    Post subject:
Do we know the UK release date?
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pallebrun




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Feb 2006 17:32    Post subject:
No PAL version announced, yet. :/
But since both 1 and 2 were released in PAL territory, it's a big chance that this will be too. Smile
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twoism




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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Feb 2006 00:22    Post subject:
D_A_Kuja wrote:
well, regarding rpgs, rogue galaxy is extremely good, i played the jap version of it and cant wait for the us.


Yeah I played a little of the Japanese version too, I've been meaning to continue it but my Japanese skills are a little limited. I've managed to understand the general parts of the story though - anyhow the gameplay is really really well done and I'm already pretty sure it'll become one of the best RPGs of the year for me.

Still can't wait for Grandia 3 though.
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yooyoo




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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Feb 2006 02:45    Post subject:
If there is a bug at the end of the game which cos' it freezing, I'll fly the 2 DVD to dAmN the blood-sucker.
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pallebrun




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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Feb 2006 17:18    Post subject:
Umm, why would there be such a bug? Smile

Btw.
Only 1 day to go, and problary 2 for a release! Very Happy
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Reg67




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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Feb 2006 19:04    Post subject:
pallebrun wrote:
Umm, why would there be such a bug? Smile

Btw.
Only 1 day to go, and problary 2 for a release! Very Happy


Yeah I expected it about now actually.. usually a few days b4 shop date
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Elazul




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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Feb 2006 20:01    Post subject:
Probably released tomorrow around 22.00 (Swedish Time), shops usually open around that time in the US.

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yooyoo




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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Feb 2006 03:05    Post subject:
pallebrun wrote:
Umm, why would there be such a bug? Smile

Btw.
Only 1 day to go, and problary 2 for a release! Very Happy


Who know? 3 of my RPG got the Frozen bug at the end. I think is the damn suppliers problem because I tried different version/logo that would solve the problem, just bought another DVD. Ok, that's cheap, nothing should be worry too.
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Reg67




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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Feb 2006 10:38    Post subject:
yooyoo wrote:
pallebrun wrote:
Umm, why would there be such a bug? Smile

Btw.
Only 1 day to go, and problary 2 for a release! Very Happy


Who know? 3 of my RPG got the Frozen bug at the end. I think is the damn suppliers problem because I tried different version/logo that would solve the problem, just bought another DVD. Ok, that's cheap, nothing should be worry too.


Are you saying that 3 different RPG games you have on the PS2 all lock up at/near the end of the game?

If so it sounds like a problem with your console (overheating/bad chip?) or the blank media you are using..

too much of a coincidence for 3 different games to all lock up at roughly the same point

Anyway.. where the fook is Grandia Crying or Very sad
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Elazul




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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Feb 2006 10:39    Post subject:
LOL! I´m Botsearching for this game like every minute now, i have no life, i know Smile

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twoism




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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Feb 2006 15:07    Post subject:
Today is the day! I haven't even started playing last week's big RPG release either. What am I gonna do!
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Elazul




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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Feb 2006 17:28    Post subject:
twoism wrote:
Today is the day! I haven't even started playing last week's big RPG release either. What am I gonna do!


I´ve completed Legendia so i´m ready for G3, bring it on baby!

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AnnaDea




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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Feb 2006 19:35    Post subject:
Well, I´m too awaiting this game. To bad the story haven´t got any good reviews ;(

But if you play the game with an open mind, maybe the story can be great =)
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pallebrun




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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Feb 2006 19:47    Post subject:
Wether a story is great or not is very individual.
As far as I know after reading previews and reviews, it will be around the same as the previous grandia games, so it's really good in my opinion. Smile

The story didn't get any praise in grandia 2 either, yet I personally found it to be great.
So as I said, it's very individual.
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