The battle nearly destroys the planet and ends with Valmar splitting into pieces, which are then scattered throughout the world. Thousands of years prior to the start of the game, a battle takes place between Granas, the god of light, and Valmar, the god of darkness. But neither sequel matches the second game’s balance of battle mechanics with its exploration, story, characters, and worldbuilding. It is the peak of excellence in narrative for the series, though not in the battle system, which, while still excellent, would later be honed to an incredibly fun and more engaging form in Xtreme and Grandia III. Grandia II is defined by an excellent balance of good features.
Though Grandia II maintains a level of silliness that Grandia games never stray too far from, with bright, lively colors, quirky characters and ridiculous situations, its emotional depth, mature thematic content, and somber narrative makes the sequel by far the more complex of the two.
(Screenshots taken from the 2015 Anniversary Edition unless otherwise indicated.)įrom the lightheartedness of Grandia, Game Arts decided to develop a sequel with a more serious tone.
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