Finally! Grandia will be available for download on the North American PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3 and PSP this Thursday for $9.99!
Since the title launched on the Japanese PlayStation Network in April of 2009, we have received many inquiries about the North American launch. And it wasn’t so easy to keep our lips zipped under such circumstances, but the day has finally come!
*Character design and illustration by Takuhito Kusanagi
Well, let me tell you a bit about the game.
Grandia is an unforgettable journey with over 80 hours of gameplay, and it was released over 10 years ago for the PSOne and became one of the most critically acclaimed RPG games. The player assumes the role of Justin, a young boy obsessed with becoming a great adventurer, who inherits a magic stone that leads him on an epic journey to uncover the mystery of a long lost civilization. And, he meets other adventurers who join him on his quest and as he unravels the threads of the ancient legend, he draws the attention of the Garlyle Forces who devise diabolical schemes to stop him.
The fight for the truth takes place across the world, with over 200 weapons, enemies, and items to collect plus over 80 magic spells and techniques to master. The title was released with two ROMs a decade ago due to the volume of the game, but you can download the same game from PSN on your PS3 and PSP only for $9.99!
I believe Grandia is ideal for RPG fans who missed the original version and those gamers who want to recapture the magic of their gaming past, and it can be appreciated by players young and old, men and women, casual and hardcore because this is a timeless game.
*Illustration by Toshiaki Hontani
This is one of the first game development projects I was involved in after entering the company, and I was in charge of sound direction for the PSOne Grandia. Mr. Nobuyuki Iwadare has composed the soundtrack throughout the Grandia series, and the kind of work I carried out back then was explaining the atmosphere of the game to Mr. Iwadare. Then, he could compose the music suitable for the game and synchronizing the sound effects and his music with the game or the movie parts.
The performance of videogame hardware in those days wasn’t as good as it is today, and there were limitations to the methods of musical or sound representation back then; however, we continued to be particular about musical/ sound representation in laborious details and developed our first Grandia by trial and error.
So, I have a certain fondness for this title, and I was very thrilled when I learned that the PlayStation Network was willing to add our classic game to the lineup. And, all the staff including myself who were involved in the development of Grandia are very happy that the game can be played by both a new generation of gamers and those who played the game when it was first released. Thank you, Sony Computer Entertainment of America! :)
*Illustration by Toshiaki Hontani
Are you ready to enter (or re-enter) the world of Grandia, brave adventurer? Your quest awaits! Check it out this Thursday when it launches on PlayStation Store for only $9.99!
Awesome news! Thanks, SCEA!
I’d love for Intelligent Qube and Suikoden II to make it up soon. Chrono Cross, Silent Bomber Rival Schools, and One Piece Mansion would be nice surprises as well. Oh, and where’s Vagrant Story?
Also, if only the Lunars could be re-released on the PSN, but the PSP remake is probably going to mess things up there. Ha, I guess my want list is a bit much, but I’m glad you’ve not given up on backwards compatibility releases unlike a certain competitor has done, SCEA. Again, thanks!
I think this is great.
I hope this sells well so there can be a Grandia IV. Plus I want to see Lunar 3.
I would love to see both of those games. I think they would work really well as PSP games.
So GAME ARTS if it is not to much to ask. Please make Grandia IV & Lunar 3.
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo why why didnt u post this sooner i would have waited on starwars battlefront noooooo can i get a free code pretty plz
YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!! AGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Ummmmm…..YEEEEEESSSS!!!! AGGGHHHHHH!!!! Please keep the RPGs coming! Can’t believe you guys came through with Grandia!!! AAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!
consider it purchased.
please give us legend of dragoon next, sony!
SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCEA
i’ve never played any games in that series, but according 2 everyone commenting on this post it sounds AWSOME!!!! i’ll have 2 check it out
While the price feels high since it’s so old, and it isn’t one of the few titles I would say it’s worth buying a PSP/PS3 for, it’s definitely among the few titles I loved the time I got in to it and now eagerly look forward to this weeks PSN update so I can add it to my digital collection.
looks interesting, i should check it out.
There should be PSone demos! that would be sweet~
Oh man! This is one of the best games I’ve ever played that I don’t actually own.
THANK YOU!
B O U G H T.
Thank you SO much to everybody involved!! Grandia’s a true CLASSIC!! :D
Also:
Thank you for letting us know about the game’s release beforehand. This lets us manage our funds better and plan our purchases in advance. :)
Awesome, I love that game!
as an rpg gamer i’m pretty please that you guys are adding psone rpgs to the psn.
I love this game, I really do. My question to sony is if your going to charge 10 bucks for a PS1 Classic, could you add trophies to the damn thing to make it really worth while. Seriously. I love you sony but I am becoming frustrated. Its like…hmmmm Play White Knight Chronicles, dragon age origin, that has trophies and is current. Or play a ps1 classic that I paid 40 bucks for 15 years ago on ps1. You need a new direction and I love you sony but your seriously pissing me off.
I loved this game. In fact I think I played one of the later ones first and enjoyed it so much I went to gamestop and got all the old ones.
This game, I feel has really been overshadowed by Final Fantasy in North America. The PSX release was just 2 or 3 weeks before FF VIII all the way back in 1999. It slipped in under the radar, but I’m glad that people can finally play it now again on their PS3/PSP. If you’ve played any of the other Grandia games (II, Xtreme, III) and didn’t like them, then I suggest you play the first one. It’s so much better than the rest. I still have my PSX copy, but I’m sure as shoot going to buy it again on Thursday. Props to you, Sony and GameArts. Let’s keep the good titles rolling.
@ COMBATCSOLDIER:
Why would there need to automatically be trophies for PSX games? Why should there need to be at all? You’re going to say that $10 isn’t worth it for a game that lasts at the very least 60 hours? If that’s not worth it, I don’t know what is. Age has nothing to do with how good a game actually is.
I’ve been wanting this game for a while now. Thank you for releasing this on PSN.
Sorry to have kept you waiting. Hope you\’ll enjoy it!