Acclaimed Dreamcast RPG Grandia II Coming to Steam

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After collecting “enthusiastic feedback” from a survey launched in April, GungHo Online Entertainment America will bring classic role-playing game Grandia II to Steam for Windows PC, the company told GameSpot today.

Grandia II for Steam is being remastered using the game’s Dreamcast version, which was published in 2000. In addition to an HD visual upgrade, Grandia II on Steam will have both mouse and keyboard and gamepad support as well as Steam achievements and Trading Cards.

The survey GungHo shared last month focused on properties by Game Arts, the studio behind the much-beloved JRPG series Grandia and Lunar, with several questions specifically referencing interest in PC games. Responses indicating a desire for a remastered Grandia II were “overwhelming,” according to GungHo, so the company has chosen to move forward with the port.

“With the rise of digital downloads, it is especially important that classic games continue to remain available to play in some form,” said president of GungHo America Jun Iwasaki. “Grandia II was chosen for a PC re-release because it represents both a hallmark of the Grandia series and an example of how great JRPGs can be.”

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Maybe I’ll get that one day. I own it for both the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2.

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Yeah, this was the best news I heard all day yesterday. #1 favorite game of all time.

Super excited since I actually played the bad PC version and not the dreamcast one.

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I wish they port the other games in the series too. I haven’t played Grandia III or Grandia Extreme.

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Having played G3 on PS2, you’re really not missing much. Just… dont bother.

Have you played the original, though?

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Yep, it’s pretty good. I own the PS1 version.

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I haven’t played Grandia III. People have always told me it wasn’t a good game. Grandia Xtreme had the most refined battle system of the series, but the story and characters were garbage. If you’re going to play Xtreme, it’ll be for the battle system. Grandia II is the best, followed by Grandia I as a close second.