Having failed to establish any connection between the poll options and the actual question, I hereby choose to answer the question:
My favorite game is the original Grandia. A cartoonish but immersive JRPG epic, Grandia takes a refreshing break from the tried and tired 'moody douchebag gets roped into saving the world' formula.
Instead, we get the story of young adventurer Justin, a happy and optimistic go-getter whose motivation for leaving his hometown and traveling the world is nothing more than a simple desire to explore new lands. (Of course, Justin does run afoul of a bunch of sinister military folks whose supreme commander may not have everybody's best interests at heart...)
Grandia may look simple, but it is incredibly well made. The combat system, in particular, is hailed to this day as one of the best ever developed. The graphics are... Primitive, but work well (and actually look better than those of contemporary Final Fantasy VII!) The story, while comical in tone, is more than capable of delivering serious drama and suspense when it needs to.
And the music is amazing.
Grandia originally came out for the Sega Genesis EDIT: Saturn and was later ported to the PS1. It is available now on PSN, and I highly recommend it!
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My favorite game is the original Grandia. A cartoonish but immersive JRPG epic, Grandia takes a refreshing break from the tried and tired 'moody douchebag gets roped into saving the world' formula.
Instead, we get the story of young adventurer Justin, a happy and optimistic go-getter whose motivation for leaving his hometown and traveling the world is nothing more than a simple desire to explore new lands. (Of course, Justin does run afoul of a bunch of sinister military folks whose supreme commander may not have everybody's best interests at heart...)
Grandia may look simple, but it is incredibly well made. The combat system, in particular, is hailed to this day as one of the best ever developed. The graphics are... Primitive, but work well (and actually look better than those of contemporary Final Fantasy VII!) The story, while comical in tone, is more than capable of delivering serious drama and suspense when it needs to.
And the music is amazing.
Grandia originally came out for the Sega Genesis EDIT: Saturn and was later ported to the PS1. It is available now on PSN, and I highly recommend it!
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Oh, and welcome to The Escapist!
[small]Don't feed the trolls.[/small]