Grandia III heading to the US Related content
-
Latest Grandia III screenshots
- Review Grandia III [33]
- News Grandia goes online [7]
Grandia III heading to the US News
PlayStation 2 News by Ellie Gibson
It looks like the latest instalment in Square-Enix's Grandia series is heading to US PS2s - but there are no plans for a European release at present.
Rumours of a US version emerged after videogames rating board the ESRB confirmed that it had awarded the game a "Teen" rating. The ESRB only rates games once they have been submitted by the publisher - but Square-Enix has yet to make an official announcement.
IGN contacted the publisher's US office and was told: "Though we can't confirm anything at the moment, an announcement regarding the status of Grandia III in North America will be coming soon."
Sounds like the Yankees will indeed be getting the game then - but us Europeans might not be so lucky.
Speaking to Eurogamer this morning, a spokesperson told us: "At the moment there are no plans to bring Grandia III to Europe."
That doesn't mean it'll never happen, of course... After all, the first two Grandia titles were released over here, so it's certainly possible. We liked the look of the screenshots released earlier this year, so fingers crossed...
Are you excited about Grandia III on PlayStation 2?
View Eurogamer readers most anticipated games
Related Games
Grandia III
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
Comments: 1-16 of 16 in total
|
0
If Squenix doesn't publish this, can't some other company (UBI) pick up the rights for PAL territories?
When i last played Grandia, it was G2 on the DC, and appart from developer Game Arts i can't remember if another company was associated with the game's development. AFAIK neither Square or Enix were involved at the time. Have they had a hand in developing/co-developing the game this time around? |
|
0
sony really should be trying to stop this...
I mean, how many European users can now run backup because they've needed to faff around to get access to the great games that don't make it here. Once they've gone to the cost and hassle of sorting this out I'm sure most people will at least want to get their money back via piracy? |
|
0
I really don't understand what Square is thinking. They do bring crap like Unlimited Saga and that shitty racing game Driving Emotion Type-S, but no. When it comes to the true masterpieces like Seiken Densetsu 3, Chrono Trigger & Cross and Grandia III they won't bring them to Europe. Even that f*cking Chocobo Racing got released over here. You know what would be great? Cancel Kingdom Hearts 2. Then I'll be sure to send a few nuclear bombs to say hi to Squenix's HQ.
EDIT: Oh, and I WILL download this if they won't release it in Europe. I don't care anymore. I don't want to give money to companies that don't give a shit even if Europe doesn't get the game.
Edited 1 times,
most recently on 14/11/05 @ 12:07
|
|
0
I thought they were working on one - Must have disapeared into thin air...
But then again look at Sega's record with their other big RPGs, Shining Force and Phantasy Star. They never did 'proper' sequels to those, either. On the subject of Grandia III I'd be pretty suprised if it didn't come out over here, though the reports I've heard don't make the game sound particularly impressive. Personally I think it's a real shame they haven't released Radiata Stories in europe as I really like that:-)
Edited 1 times,
most recently on 14/11/05 @ 18:01
|
|
yagisencho
14/11/05 @ 18:59
0
First off, Grandia (I) is on my top five all-time RPG favorites. Secondly, Grandia II was just alright. Grandia Xtreme? Let's not go there. Finally, Grandia III was universally panned by the Japanese gaming press and buying public. A shame, but not worth the angst over whether or not it's released in Europe.
Me, I want a remake of the original. Its low-res first-generation 3D graphics and textures are hard on the eyes. |
|
0
First off, Grandia 1 was a good RPG, not the best RPG ever, just playable. Grandia 2 is one of my all time favorites. Grandia Xtreme isn't even a "proper" Grandia, just a side thingy. And Grandia 3 has been getting good reviews in Japan:
Famitsu Score: PS2 Grandia III (Square Enix): 8 / 9 / 9 / 9 - (35/40) The average from media: 8.4 That's a really good average because you can't please everyone. |
|
yagisencho
14/11/05 @ 20:34
0
That's a promising score from Famitsu, to be sure. And while you'd be a poor man if you put much stock into their reviews, amazon.co.jp customers have rated it at 2.5 stars out of 5.0 (203 reviews). Sample comments from different players:
"The story is the worst." "This is the first game in the series that I played, but it's pretty bad. I can understand why other users are upset." "If you expect too much from this game, you'll get stressed out." "This is called Grandia? I doubt I'm the only one who found himself yelling 'You've gotta be kidding me!' I can't understand why this is called Grandia. Unforgivable." With glowing customer reviews like this (most from fans of the series mind you), I think I'll pass. |
|
0
The only comment worth noticing is that "the story is worst". I laughed when I read that. Grandias have never had a good story. It's always been like "the evil god has awakened from his long sleep and now the world is going to be destroyed". It's the gameplay that has always been great in Grandias, and I have read that the gameplay is great.
Those will surely be disappointed, who wait for an impressive storyline and stuff like that. Those who want a fun-to-play RPG (there's really not that much fun RPG's, just great stories but as I mentioned in many games the playing can get annoying or boring at some point, that has never been the case with Grandias). |
Comments: 1-16 of 16 in total
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
