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Surprised you didn’t talk about the character artist, the insect motifs and how he was working some non artistic job before he won a contest

I think still to this day my order for grandia games is 2,1,3. 2 is very very cheesy but it's genuine. I love every character by the end and even though I found all the characters kinda annoying in a way at the beginning (except mareg) I loved them all by the end, kinda like FF13. It's dark but it's memorable. 1 is just a blast, a genuine blast. 3 dropped in the story department since the OG directors and writers was gone, different company. It also has the best combat for sure but also is the most grindy since square was involved. It's not terrible but definitely no where near the same level is 1 or 2. It does have the best combat tho. You are in combat more but it's more fun with air combos, chains, learning or upgrading moves mid battle in a cool quick cutscene. It's nice but the story just feels tooo basic whereas 1 and 2 was basic but endearing and used it to deliver complex themes. Overall great video. Love the grandia series. Some things I will say, yes the remaster did kinda mess up the audio balancing I don't remember it being a problem when I played it as a kid. And yes, millennia is best girl, first video game crush.

I want to tell you how much I appreciate your insightful closing comment about making the best of our choices during this age of overwhelming abundance. First world problem, but it can be exhausting to pick what game (or book or show or movie) to engage with, and as we get older the burden of limited time is hard to escape. Anyway cool list and I will certainly grab a few of these.

One interesting note, songs like "Canção do Povo" and "A Deus" have lyrics in Portuguese. While the lyrics is correct and even use more complicated structure as you would see in religious songs instead of everyday language it still have a heavy Japanese accent. Due to the combination of Portuguese and Japanese accents I never realized the song was actually in Portuguese until I saw the lyrics.

As much as it has interesting features, the annoying grinding and endless backtracking just ruined my whole experience.

Funny how you made a joke about possibly mispronouncing Nidr's name and causing pain while constantly mispronouncing Setsuna. Not a dig, I just found it funny. And yes, it hurts a bit every time 😅 You're not a Japanese speaker (I presume) so the error is fine.

Best explanation of the crafting and leveling system for this game ever. lol

Just bought it because of your video, the look and feel reminds me a lot of Final Fantasy XI which I loved. I'm excited to play it on my Steam Deck, thank you.

"Protagonists less than likeable dialogue" When he speaks facts "excuses and women are equally tiring" What are you some kind of simp? I bet if a woman said men are tiring you'd find it quirky or a likeable character trait. Fucking tool

Walkthrough.

Fantastic work man.

Also i say It can be viewd as Canon to ff 1 as it is with so manny years between these events but also serves as a Alternative way to experience that story in a way as it is ultimatly just kill. Chaos . And we get that final battle against the WoL in the end

I say Nomura was the right personnforvtgis. Without him itcwouldnt turn around in a goodcway. He wasxable to hold künojima back when needed

Love this game, one of my favorite RPGs from Falcom

Took me ages to actually get to watching this, but wanted to because Radiant Historia is my favorite game of all time. I acknowledge it's far from perfect with some notable issues, but it just really spoke to me with its puzzle-like combat, general story tone, and lack of missables thanks to the time travel. I honestly prefer how the original ended over the remaster, as I felt like the game had a good tone of just doing what you can in one lifetime, even if it doesn't magically fix everything, especially with certain sidequests that have endings that show there's hope to fix the desertification. The remaster I'd really consider a sidegrade, as it improved on certain aspects like having your back party be able to do things in battle as well as the extra facial expressions, even if I prefer the original art (and I love the bedroom eyes Sonja gets when she's ready to upgrade Rosch's Gauntlet). That said, the story pacing I feel suffered a bit in the end even in perfect mode, with finishing the original final boss just going into Teo telling you "Hey, could you do better to fix the problem?" It's also the first time I can ever say that a piece of fanservice DLC broke the balance of the game in various respects. The use of Mana Crystals to restore your health/SP at save points was completely broken by just going to dip in the springs fully healing you INCLUDING the Mana Gauge, so it was not really a matter of conserving resources as you were going through dungeons/field sections, as every save point was a free full heal. That said, I think it's my favorite iteration of a fanservice DLC I've ever seen, since Stocke is just THE BEST RPG PROTAG OF ALL TIME and the DLC plays it super well for him, staying professional. Not only does it give you some extra dialogue between Stocke and every character, it doesn't follow basically any anime tropes for hot springs scenes: No girls yelling at him for peeping and slapping him, no embarrassment and stumbling over words, NONE OF IT. It's just Stocke being super chill with whomever he's bathing with and having a nice conversation. Radiant Historia might not be a perfect game, but it still stands as my favorite game that I'm always happy to return to. I may prefer the overall tone of the original, but the remaster adds some nice extra worldbuilding and character interactions (even if some of it is sadly locked behind the extinct eShop). I have not yet seen an RPG protagonist that appeals to me like Stocke does; he and Aht are the best characters in the game. Radiant Historia is a recommendation I'd give to anyone, regardless of which version they'd play.

17:45 Holy sh1t, the amount of details they put back in the day was impressive. Then it gets impressive again, how they realized the song when the limitation of technology is removed.

22:15 Me: What? It's on his butt or something crazy like that? Cody: Not on his butt Me: Dammit!

Isn’t there a song with this name Xanadu

lunacid is 10/10 so easy to get immersed

I recommend checking out Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2 if you haven't already, I think they're pretty underrated and don't get enough attention. If you like Baldur's Gate you'll probably like these games

Interesting game, I added it to my wishlist.

FAUXANADU was and is still the best.

First time viewer. I have had this game in my sights every time a steam sale goes up as it always is dirt cheap, but I always manage to find something else. I like old Falcom stuff that I see on channels like basement brothers. This video made me decide to pull the trigger with the next opportunity, cool video!

This game saved my childhood along with star ocean 2 and 3

45:51 Yup. But i find it weird for people getting mad at other people when they choose to play their game in English dub like a normal non-Japanese speaking person would do.

I think my favourite thing about this game is that all the felpoolians are cat people with different ranges of catness. Apparently they're discriminatory towards people who are more catlike than others??? But i just think it's neat to not have the "humans" be 1-1

Always love a good use of Claire de Lune. Another great video!

About the ear dagger part...bro...valmar's flying eyeballs......

Nothing to say aside from thanks for the great video channel/ commenting to try help with the algorithm.

ys and trails series are trash though

around 4:48 is where i nearly choked to death. only a cool guy could get me this good. 11/10.

I played Grandia 2 on PC circa 2004, and as I was watching this review I realized how little I remember from it... I basically only recall that I loved this game, and, more importantly, that Millenia was best girl. Glad to see this haven't changed (1:03:02) ;)

well made

i absolutely loved the game. i loved jack so much i wish he would appear in some games like tekken as guest character and skip the enemies intros! combat great, dlcs great. build options great. i just adored it with all my heart and wish to have more of it and Jack.

This is great content, why don't you have more subscribers?!?!

How the hell do you get this game to load the save

For some reason the speech boxes and weapon leveling system reminds me of Dark Cloud, another simple but enjoyable dungeon crawler. I'm glad gems like this are being preserved on steam.

This game is pretty amazing but the number one major flaw that keeps it from being an all time classic is that damn key system.

I got a stupid big collection of gunpla, particularly Pg gunplas.

Wonderful game. Only the last dungeon becomes too grindy and tiresome

Just discovered your channel and I absolutely love your voice, delivery and writing. Big fan of the, like, cozy vibes.

This game is one of my favorite of all time. I will say though I think the bad jokes and adult jokes falling flat is on purpose as a play at typical japanese tropes. Your character reacts the same way as you do pretty much. they don't care about them, they don't find them funny, and their lack of reaction kind of makes it awkward for those making the jokes too. Even in the thick of tropes your character doesn't really care about them, which is pretty refreshing to be honest. Even the raunchy chapter has a reason for existing that isn't there to be fan service, but something more sinister all along instead. It feels like those jokes are set up just to tear down and make fun of.

I recently saw an unopened ps1 copy at a retro/used game store for 280$ canadian.

good paid advertisement here

I cant stop thinking of that ridiculous movie 😂

Xanadu Next is such a great game.I bought the CD version around 2007 when I was in middle school.And I played it again and again for every 3~5 years lol.I also got a steam copy btw.

Awesome video. I'm doing some research before tackling a playthrough video essay. I like your format. Great work.

I love Ys.. and my god I have slept on Xanadu aswell it seems!

Well considering that many non 3A games today looks like they are from SNES area, Xanadu might fare better today. Just give it some spit and shine :)