When the world was young and all things were new, at the dawn of industrial age, there lived a boy named Justin. Brimming with exuberance and a zeal to explore, Justin goes on an adventure to uncover the mystery of the nearby Sult Ruins, only to get himself and his childhood friend Sue caught up in a struggle for the future of civilization itself.
Grandia is one of the premier JRPG experiences of the 32-bit generation, featuring fully 3D environments, a stunning soundtrack, a complex battle and experience system, and a story that blends grandiose moments with the essence of a simpler life. Players of the day anticipated this Saturn title to go head to head with the PlayStation’s Final Fantasy as Grandia took full advantage of the Saturn’s unique architecture… and while there were initially intentions to bring the title to the West, those plans were dashed, only for the game to be ported — and localized — on the PlayStation.
Hope was rekindled in 2020, as TrekkiesUnite118 found his Spirit Stone and used it to inject the English script into the Saturn code. With a playthrough that can take up to 100 hours to fully see everything on offer, Grandia is a Saturn game like no other.
Discover more from SEGA SATURN, SHIRO!
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
I absolutely adore Grandia. Played through the Japanese version back in the day, and loved every second of it. It truly was amazing to finally play it in English 20+ years later. I’d still play the Saturn version over any other, what a phenomenal game!
Grandia is one of my top favorite experiences in videogames. It’s so beautifully made, captivating characters and story, awesome graphics and music, that you don’t care about it being a little linear and on the easy side. I play it every couple of years because I put the CD on, the opening screams “ADVENTURE!!” to me and I’m sold. Oh boy, guess I’ll be doing it again today.