History VideoGame / Grandia

* AppeaseTheVolcanoGod: AT one town, the party stumbles upon a party, that sends them to be sacrificed to a dragon living in a volcano.

* CaptainErsatz: Nana, Saki and Mio share similarities with [[MagicKnightRayearth Hikaru, Umi and Fuu]].

* DiscOneNuke: Dragon Cut ([[DubNameChange Ryuujinken/"Dragon Circle Sword" in the original japanese version]]). Gadwin obliterates damn near everything on the first disc (barring a few enemies immune to the Explosion element), and near the end of the disc, Justin gets to learn it as well. Thanks to his much higher SP, Justin can make even better use of it, and Dragon Cut remains a powerful move well into the second disc.

* DiscOneNuke: Dragon Cut. Gadwin obliterates damn near everything on the first disc (barring a few enemies immune to the Explosion element), and near the end of the disc, Justin gets to learn it as well. Thanks to his much higher SP, Justin can make even better use of it, and Dragon Cut remains a powerful move well into the second disc.

* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts
* AllInARow

* AppeaseTheVolcanoGod

* FlunkyBoss: Orc King.

* GhostShip / ShipLevel

* {{Hostage For McGuffin}}: Feena.

* InsurmountableWaistHeightFence

* RareCandy

* SpritePolygonMix

* StatGrinding

* UnwillingSuspension

* HotMom: Lilly.

It's the [[BoldExplorer Age of Exploration]], and aspiring adventurer (and local pest) Justin is itching to leave the coal town of Parm and pick up where his late father left off: Finding the ancient civilization of the Icarians. The story follows Justin and his stalwart, wise-beyond-her-years companion, Sue, as they perform enough favors around town to earn a seat on the steam liner, eventually sailing off into the great unknown.

Unfortunately for them, it happens to be the age of exploration [[SouvenirLand Brought to You by Disney]]. The adventurers' trade is heavily regulated, with every crook, shakedown artist, and bureaucrat in the western hemisphere barring access to the New World. Also standing in Justin's way are the Garlyle Forces, a private army established to make the frontier safe. These days, however, the Garlyle Forces are [[LowCultureHighTech far more technologically advanced than anybody else]], undoubtedly thanks to plundering Icarian relics. With tanks, radio, and gunships at their disposal, a quite handy security state has been put in place, just in case the top General decides to... oh, [[InsaneAdmiral lose his goddamn mind]].

Unfortunately for them, it happens to be [[SouvenirLand The Age of Exploration Brought to You by Disney]]. The adventurers' trade is now heavily policed, with every crook, shakedown artist, and bureaucrat on the western hemisphere barring access to the New World. Also standing in Justin's way are the Garlyle Forces, a private army established to make the frontier safe. These days, however, the Garlyle Forces are [[LowCultureHighTech far more technologically advanced than anybody else]], undoubtedly thanks to their pirating of Icarian relics. With tanks, radio, and gunships at their disposal, a quite handy security state has been put in place, just in case the top General decides to... oh, [[InsaneAdmiral lose his goddamn mind]].

** ...which is a ''little'' weird, considering [[{{FridgeLogic}} Sue's all the way over on the other side of the world and Gadwin had never gotten his boat back]], but whatever, it's heartwarming.
*** This troper got the indication that Guido left the party before Alent because he knew he would have to travel around and gather them all up.
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* MoneyForNothing: Only at the very end of the game. By the time you're heading to the TheVeryDefinitivelyFinalDungeon, you will be permanently cut off from all shops. Yet, the enemies still drop gold...

* MoneyForNothing: Only at the very end of the game. By the time you're heading to the VeryDefinitivelyFinalDungeon, you will be permanently cut off from all shops. Yet, the enemies still drop gold...

** Any place where the enemies come in groups of six is a very good place to train your magic levels. The Savannah [[spoiler: once all the enemies have been 'gaia-ifed']] in particular is a favorite place for players that want to grind for Time Gate.

* GuideDangIt: Mana Eggs were the only way to teach characters elementals and there were only '''just''' enough for every character to have all the magic in the game. Combine this with the fact they are sellable and that you cannot return to many places after particular plot points and the eggs themselves are often well hidden; suddenly this becomes quite frustrating.

* AncientAstronauts: [[spoiler:It turns out Icarians were a space-faring race, and Alent was sent into orbit to avoid being destroyed by Gaia]].

After making the first two ''{{Lunar}}'' games, Game Arts developed ''Franchise/{{Grandia}}''. Originally a SegaSaturn exclusive, it was later ported to the [[{{Playstation}} PSOne]] where it found the majority of its audience. It remains the best-selling entry in the series.

It's the [[BoldExplorer Age of Exploration]], and aspiring adventurer (and local pest) Justin is itching to leave the coal town of Parm and pick up where his late father left off: Finding the ancient civilization of the Icarians. The story follows Justin and his stalwart, wise-beyond-her-years companion, Sue, as they gradually perform enough favors around town to earn a seat on the steam liner, eventually sailing off into the great unknown.

Unfortunately for them, it happens to be [[SouvenirLand The Age of Exploration Brought to You by Disney]]. The adventurers' trade is now heavily policed, with every crook, shakedown artist, and bureaucrat on the western hemisphere barring access to the New World. Also standing in Justin's way are the Garlyle Forces, a private army established to make the frontier safe. These days, however, the Garlyle forces are [[LowCultureHighTech far more technologically advanced than anybody else]], undoubtedly thanks to their pirating of Icarian relics. With tanks, radio, and gunships at their disposal, a quite handy security state has been put in place, just in case the top Garlyle General decides to... oh, [[InsaneAdmiral lose his goddamn mind]].

''Grandia'' was originally released for the SegaSaturn in Japan in 1997, but the Saturn version was never released in Western countries due to the system's poor sales. The game was ported to the PlayStation two years later, and this version localized and released by SCEA in the US and by Creator/{{Ubisoft}} in Europe.

Now with [[Characters/{{Grandia}} Character Page]].

It's the [[BoldExplorer Age of Exploration]], and aspiring adventurer (and local pest) is itching to leave his blue collar hometown of Parm and pick up where his late father left off: Finding the ancient civilization of the Icarians. The story follows Justin and his stalwart, wise-beyond-her-years companion, Sue, as they gradually perform enough favors around town to earn a seat on the steam liner, eventually sailing off into the great unknown.

It's the [[BoldExplorer Age of Exploration]], and aspiring adventurer (and local pest) is itching to leave the blue collar hometown of Parm and pick up where his late father left off: Finding the ancient civilization of the Icarians. The story follows Justin and his stalwart, wise-beyond-her-years companion, Sue, as they gradually perform enough favors around town to earn a seat on the steam liner, eventually sailing off into the great unknown.

Unfortunately for them, it happens to be [[SouvenirLand The Age of Exploration Brought to You by Disney]]. The adventurers' trade is now heavily policed, with every crook, shakedown artist, and bureaucrat on the western hemisphere trying to restrict access to the New World. Also standing in Justin's way are the Garlyle Forces, a private army established to make the frontier lands. These days, however, the Garlyle forces are [[LowCultureHighTech far more technologically advanced than anybody else]], undoubtedly thanks to their pirating of Icarian relics. With tanks, radio, and gunships at their disposal, a quite handy security state has been put in place, just in case the top Garlyle General decides to... oh, [[InsaneAdmiral lose his goddamn mind]].

It's Age of Exploration, and aspiring adventurer (and local pest) is itching to leave the blue collar hometown of Parm and pick up where his late father left off: Finding the ancient civilization of the Icarians. The story follows Justin and his stalwart, wise-beyond-her-years companion, Sue, as they gradually perform enough favors around town to earn a seat on the steam liner, eventually sailing off into the great unknown.

Unfortunately for them, it happens to be [[SouvenirLand The Age of Exploration Brought to You by Disney]]. The adventurers' trade is now heavily policed, with every crook, shakedown artist, and bureaucrat on the western hemisphere trying to restrict access to the New World. Also standing in Justin's way are the Garlyle Forces, a private army established to make the frontier lands. These days, however, the Garlyle forces are [[LowCultureHighTech far more technologically advanced than anybody else]], undoubtedly thanks to their pirating of Icarian relics. With tanks, radio, and gunships at their disposal, a quite handy security state has been put in place, just in case the top Garlyle General decdes to... oh, [[InsaneAdmiral lose his goddamn mind]].

After making the first two ''{{Lunar}}'' games, Game Arts developed ''Franchise/{{Grandia}}''. Being primarily aimed at children, the plot makes no efforts to be ground-breaking. HotBlooded protagonist with red hair and blue clothes? Check. Ancient civilization? Check. The girl? Take a guess. TropesAreNotBad, of course. Some enjoy the plot, as it makes interesting use of the {{Motifs}} of the ''"End of the World"'' (no, not [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt that one]]) and adventurers, the protagonist is a great example of an aversion of TheChosenOne, and the whole cast of characters is a textbook example of good CharacterDevelopment in action. It also does an unusually good job of making the world seem like it's actually planet-sized, whereas most {{RPG}}s have a world that comes off as barely above BabyPlanet size.

* AnticlimaxBoss: Gaia's final form.

* HopelessBossFight: First fight against Gadwin.

* GoodLookingPrivates: Ladies of the Garlyle Forces.

It was released on the SegaSaturn, but only in Japan. The game was ported to the SonyPlaystation and localized to the US.

* NotSoHarmless: Klepp King, who turns into the four-headed Serpent when confronted.