Brigandine: Grand Edition

In 2000, Hearty Robin released a remake of the game called Brigandine: Grand Edition, which included multiplayer support, along other new features.

– Multiplayer game mode: allowing up to 6 players, each controlling a nation.
– The Esgares Empire became a fully playable nation, and gained plot cut scenes.
– Changes on battle mode gameplay: Like on the Fire Emblem series, elements became based on the Rock, Paper, Scissors rule: red is effective against green, green is effective against blue, and blue is effective against red. White and black still oppose each other.
– If, after 13 turns of battle, the attacking side has a unit over the defending side’s castle, the attacking side now wins.
– Monsters became able to equip items.
– The player is redirected to a final boss, when the continent is successfully conquered.
– The original 3D opening was replaced by an anime opening.
– Many dialog-only cut scenes where replaced by anime cut scenes.
– 3D battle animations replaced by simpler and faster 2D animations.
– Major changes on soundtrack.
– New rune knights, character classes, items and monsters.
– Voice acting is present with Japanese Seiyu, including the voice talents of Soichiro Hoshi, Mitsuaki Madono and Yuri Shiratori to name a few.