Let's Play "Grandia" Part 01 - The Treasure Hunt Begins

[@Graystash]

A bunch of kids get magic powers and take down an empire. This is what was amazing about 90's RPGs.

[@lordBritish1]

it’s exactly like the Power Rangers

[@Japaninhimself]

Love this game. Truly a classic and the Best Grandia game!

[@OttoVonBisquick5556]

Well this is a rather adorable introduction sequence. Not enough games have kids actually acting like kids.

[@Dan-ko9hn]

this game has one of the greatest soundtracks I've ever heard.

[@aulddragon]

It's quite a lot better than I remember. Of course, that's because I was listening to other music so much when I first played it... :)

[@eternally.confused]

Faint-Hearted Pickles Ahem I beg to differ but Suikoden 2 tho

[@paulsmith9192]

@aulddragon will u ever do grandia 2?

[@NovaEX777]

Truly a masterpiece. Played this game many times and it's my favorite. It's great to have this game on the switch.

[@aulddragon]

Glad to hear it has gotten an accessible port. :)

[@liamkelly3333]

its also on steam which is Awesome

[@badassoverlordzetta]

Holy shit Grandia... In my mind still the greatest story of the spirit of adventure (actually, the whole series captures these themes perfectly). A game that had anime tier gorgeous scenes for the time it was created, a bold take on the ATB RPG style that has yet to be matched in its simplicity yet enjoyability. And the grand champion of CRINGE voice acting, not even Tidus' epic laugh holds a candle to the entirety of this game. I actually remember the entirety of this opening fetch quest despite having played this game so long ago... it was probably one of the least intrusive tutorial segments of a jrpg that ended up teaching a ton about exploring areas, utilizing the camera (one of the hardest challenges of many a good game) and effective npc dialogue. Grandia's world just feels so damn alive even seeing the game literally decades after its release. The nostalgia is too damn real, can't wait to hear all of the skill and spell voice clips in action again, easily the most hilarious thing in PSX Gen jrpgs.

[@Koich14]

I still remember with vivid details the climb over the End of the World, as well as the plot twist over the whole affair with the "superior races" being less relevant than Justin's sheer willpower. Also friendship. So much friendship... hahahaha I think I was 8 when I played this game. Great times.

[@TruEcho]

Do u think you ever gonna do a let's play of Grandia 2? ...And maybe Grandia 3? 👀🧡

[@aulddragon]

Grandia 2 for sure eventually. I don't know about 3.

[@Sircedan]

Just found your Play-through on my Nostalgia trip. I wished this jewel would be remastered. It was even announced for Switch.

[@aulddragon]

Hope you enjoy it! :)

[@Sircedan]

@@aulddragon btw how are you playing it?

[@aulddragon]

I used the ePSXe emulator, IIRC.

[@Sircedan]

@@aulddragon ok thanks a lot. Will play alongside you. ❤️

[@TelMegiddo]

I'd say the two best aspects of this game are its music and its battle system. This is my favorite nostalgic video game so it will be entertaining to watch you play it. Good luck and have fun!

[@leoryff979]

Something about this game always reminded me of Tenchi Muyo. Maybe it was the art style, or maybe it;s because the song "Pioneer" suits the game so well.

[@aulddragon]

The endearing goofiness is kind of similar.

[@paulsmith9192]

@aulddragon I'm sure I asked this already,but would u LP lunar 1 and 2 ps1?I'm guessing u need to emulate probably. if u love jrpgs, u love lunar series and the legend of dragoon

[@Omnimon152]

I've just found your channel by searching for a grandia let's play. I love this game so much, it's one of the best games on ps1.

[@aulddragon]

Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy it! :D

[@ArveEriksson]

Pippi... without tresses?!? *HERESYYYYY!* (You do NOT want to get your Pippi Longstockings wrong over in Scandinavia-way!)

[@ZappaSlave]

I recall two things about the game... something about the magic or the icons for them... and my friend groping about how he hated straight-cut bangs, as seen on green haired girl.

[@aulddragon]

I am amazed at how much I *don't* remember the game. Usually some things come back, but nothing about the battle system (except some of the funnier casting animations/comments) has come back at all.

[@Berserk0653]

What I remember is the really weird age of the main characters... Strongest children I've ever heard of.

[@gameswitholera6359]

I got a Grandia multipack for PS2. Greatly enjoyed most if not all of the Grandia games on that. Looking forward to the LP.

[@liamkelly3333]

still here rewatching

[@TheFartsandCrapsShow]

Thanks for the video, man! I actually never played this one, but I was thinking about picking it up. Liked and subbed!

[@aulddragon]

Thanks, glad you're enjoying it. :)

[@getter7seven]

Neat---I reckon this'll be the first LP I've stumbled across for this game in particular.

[@TheMouseMasterYT]

You going back and forth between this and ME1 is gonna be entertaining ;p 8:30 "A punch like that? Nothing to it!". A quick look at the picture saying this makes it appear he had his eyes punched out of alignment.

[@geoffcrandell1191]

I remember when this game came out. I played it and I don't remember much of it lol

[@Berserk0653]

I haven't been able to ever fully play this game through... As a completionist, I get burn out trying to max out magics and collect all the unique stuff from side quests. 99% of games I play never get beaten, but I always do the extra stuff.

[@NemesisNecrosis]

I've definitely played this, but I can't remember when or what it was about, exactly... I think I really liked it, though, so I can't wait to refresh my memories!

[@aulddragon]

Hah, pretty much like me! Hope you enjoy it! :)

[@NemesisNecrosis]

I have so far!

[@oceyocelot]

I finally decided to start watching this LP! I am really surprised there is voice acting in this game! It is really rare for a ps1 game to have voice acting at all. The only game that comes to mind is Metal Gear Solid and that had surprisingly good voice acting for its time. Anyway I've watched an LP of Grandia 2 so I am looking forward to this one.

[@aulddragon]

Yeah, it's rather unusual. A lot of others had small bits of it (like Xenogears), but few had even as much as this game does, at least among RPGs.

[@paulsmith9192]

@Ocey lunar had alot voice acting.

[@liamkelly3333]

im only 12 and i have nostalgia from when i was like, 8-9

[@fathergetdown]

The goggles...they do nothing!

[@kingmasterlord]

2:15 no that was back when they cared, and it shows. this is an artform that has been commercialized and hypermonetized into unrecognizability, and Grandia vs Raid Shadow Legends is the proof.

[@aulddragon]

You're comparing two completely different games in different genres and with different audiences.

[@AzureIV]

I don't think I have heard of this game. So I shall watch you play it as you do a pretty good job with most RPGs. You don't 100% everything, but that really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. Also, I like how you do voices during non-voiced lines.

[@geebeepman]

this was my final fantasy back in the days. the only ff I played back then was ff7 but I was more attached to grandia. only way later on I played ff tactics, ffx and x-2 when I became more of an ff fan but that's only because I never heard of another grandia(before the internet was popular).

[@nikodem123asdf]

Oh I have the saturn version of this, cant really play it without a guide tho since it's all japanese

[@tehdii]

I have started towacth this LP and realized whats the point because majority of the videos are not available. Is there some way to watch them? Edit Hmm it looks that the LP is still not finished but all the private videos on the playlist confused me. I was under impression that you had deleted most of this LP...

[@aulddragon]

It's a current LP. A new video goes live every morning. I record ahead and schedule the videos.

[@buddyweiz]

maybe Alundra as a LP later?

[@aulddragon]

Maybe, but I don't own it and have not played it before.

[@rainbowxion4318]

I second this idea

[@badassoverlordzetta]

It's a bit off the turn-based rpg trail, but it's probably the PSX's best match to the Legend of Zelda franchise's Action RPG adventure gameplay. The game boasts extremely tight controls, satisfying combat, a dark story, and if I'm remembering correctly, one of the most monstrous learning curves from the generation.

[@victalus]

What version is that? What console?

[@aulddragon]

Playstation 1, emulated.

[@victalus]

Did'nt remember it had so many voice overs. Cool!

[@thunderdragon8341]

its on psn now

[@sickflow_makes]

sweet can't wait for BoF haha

[@angel89legna]

Yeah, Breath of Fire 4 was cool. Looking at Grandia's graphics, it's surprising that this game is fully voiced.

[@aulddragon]

Well, not "fully" by any means. But it does have a lot more voice acting than a lot of other games of the era (I don't recall anything else I played at the time that had as much voiceacting).

[@angel89legna]

Yeah, well 'fully voiced' to me is mostly voiced cutscenes and small things like in battles/menus. Just 'voiced' is like Legend of Zelda, Okami or Monster Hunter with just grunts, sighs, screams/yells, etc. and BARELY understandable word utterances/gibberish.

[@AzureIV]

Not fully. Auld had to supply a lot of voices to this video alone.

[@badassoverlordzetta]

The Lunar series made a fair effort at voice acting in it's PSX remake (Silver Star Story Complete) in 1996, a year before Grandia actually. IMO, the voice acting dub team of Lunar actually did a better job with what they chose to voice than Grandia. That said, both game series are incredible even with their stylistic differences. Also, there's Legend of the Dragoon and Legend of Legaia that had some degree of in battle voice acting for special moves. Jade Cocoon was heavily dialogue driven and had some pretty good voice acting. It suffers from being a bit ghibli in terms of how ham-handed it's thematic messages were, and the gameplay was a nightmare when compared to other jrpgs at the time. Complete with Resident Evil tank controls and horrifying monster pokemon style battles.

[@liamkelly3333]

also who disliked this. they must not like awesome games

[@aulddragon]

Or they disliked my commentary. It happens. :)

[@liamkelly3333]

Your right aulddragon

[@MadMartin815]

Wait.... puff puff?

[@aulddragon]

Puuu Puuu!

[@liamkelly3333]

Hey Aulddragon i'm back

[@liamkelly3333]

got the hd version and I am pretty close to finishing the game. (I like scenery and story), so I took 3 days to get to this point.

[@liamkelly3333]

i beat it now

[@aulddragon]

Congrats! Hope you enjoyed it. :)

[@curtisberard7831]

Rpg game cliche -- Communist Chouce -- there is only one right answer to most questions that give a choice.

[@matthewguinn7977]

I beat this game 2 times in day.

[@aulddragon]

It's definitely a fun game!

[@matthewguinn7977]

@@aulddragon Yes it is, and yes I beat Grandia twice in one day before lunch even.

[@liamkelly3333]

@@matthewguinn7977 very hardcore gamer here. i think he's nice

[@matthewguinn7977]

@@liamkelly3333 I can beat Earthbound 8 times in one day.

[@liamkelly3333]

@@matthewguinn7977 oh

[@conor2797]

your lp could have been great if u can just not talk at the cut seen

[@aulddragon]

You probably won't like my other LPs then.

[@conor2797]

aulddragon i love your lp man especially your suikodon series just that the seens if u could let play without talking it would be perfect

[@aulddragon]

My current subscribers disagree.

[@conor2797]

aulddragon i see ,