Gungho Online Entertainment have announced that the Grandia HD Collection will launch on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on the 26th March 2024.
The collection, which comprises of Grandia and Grandia II originally appeared on Nintendo Switch and PC back in August 2019.
Grandia HD Collection boasts remastered widescreen graphics and improved UI, sprites and texture art for both titles. Grandia will include visual enhancements based on the original Sega Saturn release and Grandia II remasters the graphics from the version that launched on Dreamcast back in 2000.
Undisclosed visual enhancements will also update the original cinematic videos.
Series veterans will can also try out the new hard mode for Grandia II, which promises a tougher challenge during those turn-based battles.
Audiophiles are catered for too with new Japanese audio options in addition to multiple other language options.
Purveyors of boxed games, Limited Run Games, will once again bring physical copies to fans with pre-orders for PS4 and Xbox One versions going on sale this Friday, 15th March from the Limited Run Games website.
The physical editions from Limited Run Games will also ship with reversible cover art and a selection of three art cards.
Physical versions of Grandia HD Collection will remain available until the 14th of April 2024.
Two RPG Classics
The original Grandia sees young Justin inheriting a magic stone that leads to him discovering a forgotten civilisation. Released around the same time as the iconic Final Fantasy VII, Grandia resonated with fans of the JPRG genre.
Its sequel, Grandia II, also enamoured audiences and critics alike and even shuffled its way onto our list of the best JPRGs ever made.
PS+ Premium subscribers eager to play Grandia on PS4 and PS5 can also revisit the original Grandia since it joined the PS+ Premium tier back in November alongside Parappa The Rapper 2 and Jet Moto.
While not the HD version with all the bells and whistles detailed above, this version does offer the classic gameplay of Game Arts RPG with the ability to quick-save, rewind, and apply custom video filters.
