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Grandia II
Game Arts
August 2, 2000
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Role-playing (RPG)Developers
Game ArtsRelease Date
August 2, 2000 (24 years and 12 months ago)Publishers
Enix Corporation, Game Arts, Ubi Soft EntertainmentContent Rating
T Mild Language, Mild Animated Violence
Franchises
Grandia II
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Grandia 2 is a 3D RPG, viewed from a top-down perspective for most of the game and a 3rd person view during battle. Controlling Ryudo, the player will explore various locations, locating townspeople and objects within an area to interact with. Towns and dungeons are displayed in the same manner, though dungeons tend to be mazes filled with monsters and towns tend to be friendly areas filled instead with conversation and shops. Any monsters present in these areas will be shown walking around. Walking over to and touching the monster in any way will activate a battle. If the monster notices the player approaching it is considered a normal battle, if Ryudo is able to approach undetected the player's party will gain the initiative in battle, if any party member besides Ryudo is approached by the enemy then the party loses initiative.
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)Platforms
PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Dreamcast, PlayStation 2Developers
Game ArtsRelease Date
August 2, 2000 (24 years and 12 months ago)Publishers
Enix Corporation, Game Arts, Ubi Soft EntertainmentContent Rating
T Mild Language, Mild Animated Violence
Franchises
Grandia IIMore from Game Arts
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