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[cartman414]

I've the updated the OP with the Press Release info.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Gamer79]

UP: GRANDIA HD Collection Launches March 26, 2024 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (Physical editions to be released via Limited Run Games) - Source



REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – March 12, 2024 – GungHo Online Entertainment America (GOEA) today announced that the GRANDIA HD Collection, the remaster of the classic role-playing series, will be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 26, 2024. Additionally, GOEA has partnered with Limited Run Games to release physical editions of the collection. Fans can preorder Limited Run Games’ physical edition of the GRANDIA HD Collection starting March 15, 2024.

The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of GRANDIA HD Collection will be compatible with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, respectively.

Check out the GRANDIA HD Collection trailer here.

The GRANDIA HD Collection features two genre-defining role-playing games: GRANDIA and GRANDIA II. These games send players on epic adventures with protagonists Justin and Ryudo, respectively, to explore the worlds of GRANDIA and protect them from the forces of evil.

• Two Nostalgic Stories: Fans can follow both iconic journeys in the world of GRANDIA with various upgrades once more. Discover what lies beyond the End of the World with the young adventurer Justin in GRANDIA and, eons later, protect the world from eternal darkness with mercenary Ryudo in GRANDIA II.
• Modernized Visuals: This version of GRANDIA and GRANDIA II includes enhanced UI, sprites, and texture art that brings the iconic look of the retro classics to contemporary standards, including widescreen support and visually enhanced original cinematics.
• Classic Old-School Combat: The GRANDIA series features classic RPG combat, with physical attacks and elemental spells in a battle system that combines real-time and turn-based mechanics. The addition of Hard Mode gives players a memorable challenge as they explore the world of GRANDIA II.
• Language Support: The GRANDIA HD Collection includes Japanese and English audio options, as well as language support for English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (simplified and traditional).

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The listing with the Grandia HD Collection went live on PSN just a short while ago:

GRANDIA HD Collection

Adventure awaits you in the world of GRANDIA

store.playstation.com

 

[KiteGr]

I'm still waiting for it to become deck compatible.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Man, again?

I'd be excited about it if they did a good job. But they didn't last time, and they won't this time.

 

[fatmarco]

Going and looking at the comparison between the Saturn and Playstation versions of Grandia 1, and man, they butchered a lot of the graphics on PS1.

Misalligned textures, missing shadows from buildings etc.



The mis-alligned textures should have been fixed for this remaster, there's no good excuse for that. Reminds of that FFVIII remaster where they didn't fix up the overworld texture allignment.

 

[Team Andromeda]

Shame its the poor PS 1 version used for Grandia

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Physical pre-orders are now open at LRG

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

It's out now (the digital version that is).