In many ways, Grandia III was the best of the series. It did a lot of things right. But, what it did wrong was so terrible that there hasn’t been a new Grandia game for over nine years (not including the MMO).
The list is as long as it would take you to grind through Dragon Quest VIII. Here are the best JRPGs on the PlayStation 2.
Good list, kudos for adding Shadow Hearts, Covenant is probably the best Jrpg most people have not played and what an improvement over the first one (plus ties with Koudelka which is an awesome game as well).
I own all 3 of those games with 2 copies of Koudelka on PS1 just in case one of the four discs crapped out on me . Same with Legend of Dragoon. That’s one thing I want Sony to get back into , JRPGs , action and turned based
Yep, they should have at least 1 Japanese studio with 2 teams in it specialize in JRPG.
The amount of time I bring up Covenant when referring to amazing RPGs is astounding.
I wish I had played the other Shadow Hearts games, didn't know there was so many until later in the PS3 generation, at that point they hard to get for a reasonable price. I only got to play Covenant sadly, hopefully they'll all get ported to modern systems at some point.
Take a look at the libraries of your favorite consoles. I guarantee you, other than a handful of fighting games better suited on the Dreamcast, PS2 still has the best, biggest, and most varied library. Literally something for everyone. JRPGs on PS1 and PS2 really were special.
Edit: the article basically just lists every single JRPG on PS2 lol
Many people have a love for the Jrpg genre. There are many games that show how brilliant it is, so here are 5 games you should revsit.
O how i miss old school jrpgs. They dont make them much anymore. Sea of stars is looking pretty good. And maybe a few others but not many
Yeah they definitely don't make them like they used too. Hopefully Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will reinvigorate that when it releases next year. The old school turn based style
Hopefully Dragon Quest III remake releases sometime next year. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 releases in 2 months so I'll have my rpg fix this year.
I hope that dq3 remake releases on all the systems. Id also like a physical copy to go with it
I agree. I still go back and play my ls2 couple times a month for my favorite series and games
HD remasters of Xenosaga, Xenogears and Vagrant Story would be ideal. Also, can't believe I almost forgot this, HD remaster of Arc Rise Fantasia. That game got a lot of shit for SOME subpar voice acting but it has one of the best turn based battle systems I've ever played. For the record I think most of the voice acting in the game is really good.
Yeah that would be great too. I love these style games and definitely wish we got more
Noisy Pixel talks with GungHo CEO Kazuki Morishita about remastering Grandia III or returning to the series for a proper Grandia IV.
I have been waiting for Grandia 4 for years. Grandia 3 was on the PS2, so long ago. It's time for a new Grandia
But Grandia III was published by Square Enix, wasnt it?? I dont think thats exactly GunGo´s decision...
But apart from that, I NEED GRANDIA ON PS4.
I have to disagree with the article. I thought Grandia 3 was amazing.
"Grandia III has easily the best battle mechanics in any of the Grandia games."
When I first played Grandia III, this was my exact thought. Loved the battle system.
Not releasing in Europe didn't help, had to import!
My first and only experience (so far, sadly) with this series was Grandia II on Dreamcast, and I really enjoyed my time with that game and always intended to go back and try other games in the franchise, based on the impression from the one that I have played (just haven't gotten around to it yet). Was this one really that terrible?
someone recommended Grandia to me a month or so ago, bought the first one and have been playing it/fell in love ever since.