GRANDIA II HD Remaster

GRANDIA II HD Remaster

Steam Deck Unsupported

GAME ARTS Co., Ltd. · JRPG · Aug 24, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $9.99.

85%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 139 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 109 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is in today’s world a typical RPG story but is elevated by good writing.
139 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I used the Japanese voices most of the time since I forgot how cringey the English voice actors sound in the game (still good compared to the other JRPGs at the time though).
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
See, while giving us modern resolutions, they did not update textures properly.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay: Well, the gameplay is simple.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I want to start off by saying I played through the entire game on the steam deck so your experience may vary playing on PC.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters139 reviews
Audio53 reviews
Graphics52 reviews
Gameplay30 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat73 reviews
89%
Difficulty36 reviews
81%
Interface12 reviews
83%
Controls11 reviews
82%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes109 reviews
55%
Bugs24 reviews
83%
Performance19 reviews
74%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $9.99 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
36
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.