History VideoGame / GrandKingdom

* Landerth, the kingdom of Knights, lead by the noble queen Gladius Ringland.
* Valkyr, the nation of warriors, lead by the mighty warrior-king Graham Berngarde.
* Fiel, the kingdom of refugees, lead by the gentile forest-queen Precia Teller.
* Magion, the kingdom of mages, lead by the industrious mage-king Julius Wiseman.

Caught in the middle of these never-ending conflicts, you play as a mercenary captain who has been invited to join The Guild, an organization dedicated to those who have no place to call home, who instead embrace the mercenary way of life. By building your own army of customizable PlayerMooks, you can accomplish missions for the Great Nations, wherein you send one of your squads to navigate a board-game like world map, occasionally engaging in turn-based battles with monsters and enemy mercenaries alike. You can also sign a contract with one of the nations, which allows you to fight other players' squads in epic [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] "Operations" for glory and prestige. In addition, there's also a single-player campaign that revolves around Uld, a mysterious fifth faction who claim to be the true heirs to the Uldein Empire.

Caught in the middle of these never-ending conflicts, you play as a mercenary captain who has been invited to join The Guild, an organization dedicated to those who have no place to call home, who instead embrace the mercenary way of life. By building your own army of customizable PlayerMooks, you can accomplish missions for the Great Nations, wherein you send one of your squads one of your squads to navigate a board-game like world map, occasionally engaging in turn-based battles with monsters and enemy mercenaries alike. You can also sign a contract with one of the nations, which allows you to fight other players' squads in epic [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] "Operations" for glory and prestige. In addition, there's also a single-player campaign that revolves around Uld, a mysterious fifth faction who claim to be the true heirs to the Uldein Empire.

* LastChanceHitPoint: Grit. In certain circumstances, the player can use two points of the assist gauge to have a character survive a lethal combo with 2HP (more than 1 because nothing says EpicFail like accidentally killing your near-dead teammate by throwing a healing potion in their face when it would otherwise just deal quickly-healed 1HP scratch damage). The tutorial for the flat-out warns you that there's every chance they'll just be [=KOed=] again with th next action, though, so when the chance happens you're given a few seconds to make up your mind.

* UncannyFamilyResemblance: The Medic sister, who are all identical to each other.
* WarForFunAndProfit: More understandable than usual, seeing as you're controlling a band of mercenaries; war is how they put food on the table.

* FiveRaces: Though all the factions are made up of humans, they fall into these archetypes.
** The Guild is the '''Mundane''' faction, being made up of down-to-earth folk who are more concerned with fighting for a paycheck than any sort of high ideals.
** Valkyr is the '''Stout''' faction, being primarily [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Guys]] with a barbarian aesthetic.
** Magion is the '''Fairy''' faction, endlessly proud of their advanced magical science, and eager to spread their "wisdom" to the unenlightened masses.
** Fiel is the '''Cute''' faction. Even putting aside their youthful leader, this group is spiritually in tune with nature, and fight on behalf of those displaced by the horrors of war.
** Landerth is the '''High Men''' faction, being made up of heroic knights headed by [[TheGoodKing The Good Queen]].

* FantasyAxisOfEvil:
** "Demons" aren't really a faction, but are instead a catch-all term for all the monsters that think you look delicious, making them a blend of '''Savage''' and '''Eldritch''', though occasionally they might have a human or two within their ranks.
** More often than not you'll be pitted against rival mercenaries, most of which are also members of The Guild, making The Guild itself a '''Humanoid''' faction.
** The people of Uld make up a '''Fallen''' faction in more ways than one. In addition to supposedly be descendants of a fallen kingdom, they have a reputation for stealth and ruthlessness, and are working towards some sort of sinister end goal...

* LastChanceHitPoint: Grit. In certain circumstances, the player can use two points of the assist gauge to have a character survive a lethal combo with 2HP (more than 1 because nothing says EpicFail like accidentally killing your near-dead teammate by throwing a healing potion in their face when it would otherwise just deal quickly-healed 1HP scratch damage). The tutorial for the flat-out warns you that there's every chance they'll just be KOed again with th next action, though, so when the chance happens you're given a few seconds to make up your mind.

Caught in the middle of these never-ending conflicts, you play as a mercenary captain who has been invited to join The Guild, an organization dedicated to those who have no place to call home, who instead embrace the mercenary way of life. By building your own army of customizable PlayerMooks, you can accomplish missions for the Great Nations, wherein you send one of your squads one of your squads to navigate a board-game like world map, occasionally engaging in turn-based battles with monsters and enemy mercenaries alike. You can also sign a contract with one of the nations, which allows you to fight other players' squads in epic PvP "Operations" for glory and prestige. In addition, there's also a single-player campaign that revolves around Uld, a mysterious fifth faction who claim to be the true heirs to the Uldein Empire.

* ForeverWar: Enforced; due to the PvP metagame, it's a foregone conclusion that the war is never going to end.

* TimedMission: Outside of exploration missions, every mission has a strict turn limit. PvP Operations are even more strict in this regard, since movement takes place in real time.

* ShoutOut: One of the many unlockable flags you can give your squad depicts [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa Monokuma]].

** Fighters are balanced melee combatants, good at both attack and defense.
** Lancers deal extra damage to mounted units and have a long reach, with high defense but lower movement.
** Nobles can perform long damaging combos, at the cost of defense.
** Paladins carry a shield and lance enduring attacks with high defense.
** Hammer wielding Blacksmiths excel at damaging fortifications and lowering enemy defense.
** Dark Knights dual wield swords dealing high damage, with some spell casting as well.
** Valkyries can learn a large number of special skills but must be used carefully to reach full effect.
** Rogues can cross the field to strike with their high movement and use traps, but have very low defense.

** Dragon Mages are adept at both melee and ranged magic attacks, however they take two slots on a team.
** Medics aid the party with valuable healing and support abilities.
** Challengers prepare the field by planting explosive barrels which can be detonated by other units for high damage.

* LastChanceHitPoint: Grit. In certain circumstances, the player can use two points of the assist gauge to have a character survive a lethal combo with 2HP. The tutorial for the flat-out warns you that there's every chance they'll just be KOed again with th next action, though, so when the chance happens you're given a few seconds to make up your mind.

''Grand Kingdom'' is an 2016 RPG for the PS4 and Playstation Vita, developed by Monochrome and published by Spike Chunsoft and NIS America, and is designed to be a SpiritualSuccessor to Vanillaware's ''VideoGame/GrandKnightsHistory''.

** Valkyries can learn a large number of support skills and become very versatile but take time to reach their potential.

* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Most the female classes.

** "Demons" arn't really a faction, but are instead a catch-all term for all the monsters that think you look delicious, making them a blend of '''Savage''' and '''Eldritch''', though occasionally they might have a human or two within their ranks.

* {{Expy}}: The Noble class appears to be based on Saber from VisualNovel/FateStayNight. The official art for the class even has a similar hairstyle.
** The Guild is a lot like [[VideoGame/MetalGear Outer Heaven]], being a NGOSuperpower that acts as a safe haven for soldiers without a country.
* PvP: The online component is an interesting example. While players are the agents in the territory-control style battles, individual players never fight head to head. Even if piece collide on the path, both players will find themselves facing an AI copy of the enemy squad.

* WarForFunAndProfit: More understandable than usual, seeing as the PlayerCharacter are mercenaries; war is how they put food on the table.
* WarHasNeverBeenSoMuchFun: The game has a bright, colorful aesthetic, and the horrors of war tend to be ignored, or at least severely downplayed.
* TakeYourTime: Subverted. Outside of exploration missions, every mission has a strict turn limit. PvP Operations are even more strict in this regard, since movement takes place in real time.