Nintendo's Switch console is starting to be known for receiving a wide variety of ports of older video games. One of which is the recently announced Grandia series. Gung-Ho will be bringing the 90's classic JRPG franchise to the Nintendo Switch by releasing an HD remaster of the first two games in the series. They'll also be putting Grandia I HD on Steam, to go with the already released Grandia II HD. Grandia I released back in 1997, originally for the Sega Saturn, and made its way to the west in 1999 for the PlayStation 1. The collection will be available this winter.

 

[SonowRaevius]

Oh shit.

Well when and if I ever get a switch I know one thing I am getting ASAP.

 

[deinonychus71]

Too many ported of the older games to Switch.. Not good. Sighing. No wonder PS4 console is so powerful than Nintendo Switch.

Not good why exactly?
Like honestly, how people here have played these games?

 

[ReigningSemtex]

This is the best news I have heard in ages I love the original grandia so much

 

[RivenMain]

I already can play them on pc and my ps2. But it makes me happy to know others can still enjoy my childhood. "Final Fantasy Killer" It had a chance.

 

[godreborn]

I already can play them on pc and my ps2. But it makes me happy to know others can still enjoy my childhood. "Final Fantasy Killer" It had a chance.

the final fantasy killer(s) are shadow hearts and lost odyssey. far, far superior to newer final fantasies.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Never played Grandia 1. I will enjoy this.
Grandia 2 was great (the story was meh, but I loved the gameplay).

 

[spotanjo3]

Not good why exactly?
Like honestly, how people here have played these games?

I know but Nintendo Switch need the stronger 3rd party to make a brand new games . Now, I doubt.

 

[SonowRaevius]

I know but Nintendo Switch need the stronger 3rd party to make a brand new games . Now, I doubt.

I guess any new games from 3rd party devs are just ports of the ps4/Xb1/PC versions. /s

 

[leonmagnus99]

this is effn amazing, these are old school gems.
I'm happy for those who are going to be new to these.

seems like the switch is gonna be the king when it comes to playing rpgs on.

Buuuuuuut please, let there be dual audio. The english dub is just atrocious.

fingers crossed for this, i always prefer the jap dub.

 

[Captain_N]

I can see why the game is a cult classic rather than an out and out classic but it is a step I am curious to see the outcome of. I have not played it since the PS1 era and I wonder how well it will play out for the younger people -- will we see a Final Fantasy 3 situation or had things advanced enough to be fairly refined and more recognisable to modern audiences?

Next up I hope we can get Alundra.

the modern audiences need to realize there ware way more games out there then the modern ones.

 

[fatsquirrel]

WOW this is gonna be great!

 

[gameboy]

why not grandia 1 ,II and III and make it a trilogy?

Grandia3 was a two disc game.

Grandia1 is unplayable with too many load screens, hopefully its reconstructed for better hardware and not just a port

 

[Lazyboss]

why not grandia 1 ,II and III and make it a trilogy?

Because Grandia III sucks.

Next up I hope we can get Alundra.

You have my respect for remembering Alundra, such a great game.

There are tons of great JRPG on the PSX.
Just give us the emulator on the Switch and we will handle the rest.

 

[the_randomizer]

Wait what?? Huh, didn't expect that at all, but I wonder if Grandia 1 will be on PC too?

Just hope they apply the fixes they did on the PC side of things.

 

[Jayro]

And in a few months, we'll see "Grandia collection delayed".

 

[Flirkyn]

That's awesome! Grandia 1 is maybe one of my favorite RPG! The second less, but still a great game! I can only recommend them

 

[the_randomizer]

Definitely contains Noriyuki Iwadare's best soundtracks

 

[pedro702]

Grandia3 was a two disc game.

Grandia1 is unplayable with too many load screens, hopefully its reconstructed for better hardware and not just a port

doesnt matter match since each ps2 disc was at maximum 4.7 gb dvd on ps3 the ps2 classic grandia 3 was only 8.1gb download and the other games arent that big either grandia 1 and 2 even in hd chouldnt take even 8 gb together.

 

[AkitoUF]

Didn't this game age horribly tho? Or I'm just mistaking it with another RPG of that era?

 

[ReigningSemtex]

Wait what?? Huh, didn't expect that at all, but I wonder if Grandia 1 will be on PC too?

Just hope they apply the fixes they did on the PC side of things.

it's been confirmed grandia 1 hd is coming to pc too. Hopefully the version of grandia 2 hd is the patched up version I heard it was kinda rough around the edges when it first came to pc