#50
YoY: -9
Platform: PC My Rating: 8.8/10
Easily one of the more obscure titles on my list, Grandia II was originally a Dreamcast JRPG and a sequel to a Sega Saturn game, though the two only share some thematic and gameplay elements. I played the game some years back on PC, and as a fan of the original already, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the sequel. Obviously, being over 20 years old now, some aspects of the game haven't aged all that well, the graphics and voice acting most notably. However, the rest of the game is still a lot of fun to play and experience.
The soundtrack by Noriyuki Iwadare is genuinely great, and the battle system is one I would love to see other games in the genre make us of. The story is admittedly not breaking any new ground, but it's a engaging tale nonetheless, and the characters work very well together to create a genuinely memorable main cast. As a side note, the game also features quite a few very famous voice actors in leading roles, including Jennifer Hale, Cam Clarke, and Jodi Benson, who you might know as the voice of Disney's Ariel.
Last edited by Darashiva - on 18 November 2022
