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JackFrost2012 · Mar 30, 2005

thank god, there aren't nearly enough RPGs with optimistic spikey-haired anime protagonists, Grandia 3 will fill that important niche

Virgin Wii · Mar 30, 2005

Mama Smurf said:
Well...that's the last time I type Grandia into google's image search.

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MassiveAttack · Mar 30, 2005

JackFrost2012 said:
thank god, there aren't nearly enough RPGs with optimistic spikey-haired anime protagonists, Grandia 3 will fill that important niche

Not quite. I think a lot of people are going to be surprised when the scans go up.

Bebpo · Mar 30, 2005

MassiveAttack said:
Not quite. I think a lot of people are going to be surprised when the scans go up.

I like the sound of that!

2ch is saying there are air combos like XSep2/SH2 where you can launch the enemy up and combo them. They say the screenshot lists the enemy's current height level.

Jonnyram · Mar 30, 2005

Here's a random pic from Code Age Archives manga:

Also, I realise now that FF and DQ stuff never gets announced in Famitsu first - it's always Jump. Famitsu still hasn't featured Slime Mori Mori 2...

Shouta · Mar 30, 2005

I hope it's like Grandia 1 with a toss of Grandia Xtreme instead of Grandia 2.

Jonnyram · Mar 30, 2005

Hmm, Code Age...

Archives - manga
Brawls - anime?
Commanders - game

A, B, C... Square Enix really has a dumb fixation with the alphabet.

Kintaro · Mar 30, 2005

Bebpo said:
I love Grandia 1 (Xtreme was a fun side-trip) as much as the next person, but for some reason Grandia 3 isn't getting me very excited...

Right there with ya...

Soul4ger · Mar 30, 2005

OH MY GOD WHY ARE MY PANTS WET OH I KNOW I JUST EJACULATED

TheJollyCorner · Mar 30, 2005

Is Code Age the new game designed by Yusuke Naora (of FM1, FFVI-VIII, X, X-2, Unlimited SaGa fame)?

AniHawk · Mar 30, 2005

Cool. I loved Grandia II. Awesome battle system for both Grandia and its sequel.

Philia · Mar 30, 2005

Yeah, I always did enjoyed the real time/turn battle system in Grandia series. Reminds me of Evolution Worlds too.

Hope they kept that. Extreme was alright for a dungeon crawler but otherwise nah. I enjoyed the second a lot. I don't know what it was, maybe its that crisp graphics Dreamcast had. But then again, I'm a sore sucker for moody protagonists.

Bebpo · Mar 30, 2005

rumors:

--character designer is the Valkyrie Profile guy
--graphic style looks similar to Grandia 2
--director is Hidenobu Takahashi who directed Grandia 2 and co-directed(?) Grandia Xtreme

Also seems like the Japanese community doesn't really give a shit about the Grandia series and the real big SE event is Code Age. Grandia 3 is just a small side announcement.

Amir0x · Mar 30, 2005

Bebpo said:
rumors:

--character designer is the Valkyrie Profile guy
--graphic style looks similar to Grandia 2
--director is Hidenobu Takahashi who directed Grandia 2 and co-directed(?) Grandia Xtreme

Where are the scans!? *brain explodes*

Shouta · Mar 30, 2005

The VP character artist was two people, Kou and You Yoshinari (assuming they're the character designers and not just the illustrators).

MassiveAttack · Mar 30, 2005

Sounds like a partial collaboration with Tri-Ace.

Interest +1000

jiggle · Mar 30, 2005

I would've been happy with the guy who drew G2, or even G1, but Yoshinari(?) is even better!

Bebpo · Mar 30, 2005

Shouta said:
The VP character artist was two people, Kou and You Yoshinari (assuming they're the character designers and not just the illustrators).

Ah, it's You Yoshinari whose listed.

Shouta · Mar 30, 2005

Aha, that's where You has been. Kou Yoshinari is working for Gainax on Bushilord at the moment.

neo2046 · Mar 30, 2005

12 pages news express, hm.............
develop: game arts

Bizarro Sun Yat-sen · Mar 30, 2005

Yusuke Naora (of FM1, FFVI-VIII, X, X-2, Unlimited SaGa fame)?

Naora had nothing to do with FFX2 (except for his original work from FFX that was reused)

duckroll · Mar 30, 2005

Bebpo said:
rumors:

--character designer is the Valkyrie Profile guy

+1

--graphic style looks similar to Grandia 2
--director is Hidenobu Takahashi who directed Grandia 2 and co-directed(?) Grandia Xtreme

-100000

Also seems like the Japanese community doesn't really give a shit about the Grandia series and the real big SE event is Code Age. Grandia 3 is just a small side announcement.

Yes, we ALL lose. Game over.

JackFrost2012 · Mar 30, 2005

duckroll said:
Yes, we ALL lose. Game over.

It's funny, cause I mean, it's a Squenix manga and they're All About the polymorphic content. Making a game is somehow news?

john tv · Mar 30, 2005

Massive Attack -- so have I met you in person? Cause I know a lot of your former coworkers...

Meier · Mar 30, 2005

Considering how "average" the FMA games are by most accounts, I can't say I'm all that excited about this Code Age deal. We shall see though.

Jonnyram · Mar 30, 2005

According to more accurate posters, Grandia 3 looks like it has the most beautiful PS2 graphics so far! Can't wait to get the mag for myself.

john tv · Mar 30, 2005

Jonnyram said:
According to more accurate posters, Grandia 3 looks like it has the most beautiful PS2 graphics so far! Can't wait to get the mag for myself.

Basically it was pretty far into development and then the merger happened, and Squeenix came in and said "nuh-uh" on the visuals and did a lot of housecleaning. So it's possible it looks a lot different now than it did two years ago.

duckroll · Mar 30, 2005

john tv said:
Basically it was pretty far into development and then the merger happened, and Squeenix came in and said "nuh-uh" on the visuals and did a lot of housecleaning. So it's possible it looks a lot different now than it did two years ago.

Haha, can you share anymore details like that? Any idea how it played back then? Or if it even had the budget to be anything more than a footnote in Gameart's history?

speedpop · Mar 30, 2005

Culex said:
I loved Grandia II. Great voice acting.

Sorry this is old, but fucking christ, are you being serious here?!?

john tv · Mar 30, 2005

speedpop said:
Sorry this is old, but fucking christ, are you being serious here?!?

Did you have a problem with Grandia II's voices? They were pretty good.

JackFrost2012 · Mar 30, 2005

speedpop said:
Sorry this is old, but fucking christ, are you being serious here?!?

Grandia II actually has a really good localization, and the voices were the same producer (and a lot of the same staff) as Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2. I didn't have any issues, really.

Amir0x · Mar 30, 2005

Basically they were acceptable... for a videogame. Which means that by regular voice standards (movies, animated tv shows) it still pretty much sucks.

iapetus · Mar 30, 2005

DIrtyWeasel said:
I'd actually prefer it if Grandia were on PSP... it needs more RPG lovin'.

Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Lazy8s · Mar 30, 2005

The imaginative color and rich detail of Grandia's worlds can almost be tasted sweetly on the tongue. The fly-by cut-scenes over the towns were a treat.

john tv · Mar 30, 2005

Lazy8s said:
The imaginative color and rich detail of Grandia's worlds can almost be tasted sweetly on the tongue.

Did you run that through Babelfish, or...?

ecliptic · Mar 30, 2005

I knew a few guys from GameArts awhile ago. They had plans for an Xbox RPG a couple years back. I wonder whatever happened to it.

Gattsu25 · Mar 30, 2005

john tv said:
Did you run that through Babelfish, or...?

it's a DC game...his thought proccess goes to hell and he looses most of his senses when talking about them

that said...I agree that Grandia II's choice of colors were indeed the flavor of the game had great feeling

Zerodoppler · Mar 30, 2005

Holy crap! Best news I've heard all year! Who needs next gen when PS2 still pumps out one big game after another? I've got a lot of catching up to do.

neo2046 · Mar 30, 2005

FAMITSU SCAN (12 pages)
http://marmotfarm.com/cgi-bin/upload2/source/up62427.zip
http://marmotfarm.com/cgi-bin/upload2/source/up62428.zip

Doom_Bringer · Mar 30, 2005

neo2046 said:
FAMITSU SCAN (12 pages)
http://marmotfarm.com/cgi-bin/upload2/source/up62427.zip
http://marmotfarm.com/cgi-bin/upload2/source/up62428.zip

whooo! Thanks

edit: holy shit that looks awesome

AniHawk · Mar 30, 2005

neo2046 said:
FAMITSU SCAN (12 pages)
http://marmotfarm.com/cgi-bin/upload2/source/up62427.zip
http://marmotfarm.com/cgi-bin/upload2/source/up62428.zip

That looks gorgeous!

duckroll · Mar 30, 2005

HOLY SHIT!

I'm buying this. That fucking owned.

Lionheart · Mar 30, 2005

I wasn't too impressed with Grandia 2, but this looks very good. Thanks for the scans.

Zerodoppler · Mar 30, 2005

Thanks neo! My most wanted game right there! Looks friggin awesome!

JackFrost2012 · Mar 30, 2005

HOLY CRAP I just got owned!

Taking back all snarky comments I made this afternoon!

With FFXII MIA this may very well be my most anticipated JRPG, now. Who'da thunk.

Scott · Mar 30, 2005

Placed them in a gallery for easier viewing:

http://img207.exs.cx/gal.php?g=grandia00124jv.jpg

neo2046 · Mar 30, 2005

or here to see the scan
http://squarenet.gamigo.de/main.php?site=sn-news&id=1559

Doom_Bringer · Mar 30, 2005

looks amazing! Can't wait.

Blimblim · Mar 30, 2005

Beautiful ! Hopefully it will be translated quickly...

u_neek · Mar 30, 2005

My GOD!!! Fuck FFXII, now I want this!!!

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