Grandia HD Collection Receives First Gameplay, Screenshots, And More Details

During E3 2019, GungHo Entertainment finally revealed more details about Grandia HD Collection.

Namely, we get our first look at live gameplay and screenshots for the remasters of Grandia and Grandia II. Additionally, GungHo announced that the game would be a digital-only release, among other details.

Check them all out below, courtesy of Gematsu:

• Grandia HD Collection will be available “very soon,” but Minagawa would not provide a release date or more specific window.
• When asked if there are plans for a physical release, Minagawa said, “Not at all.” It will be a digital-only release.
• When asked if GungHo Online Entertainment would consider releasing a PlayStation 4 version, Minagawa said, “We’ll think about it, but we felt the Switch was the console platform best suited for JRPGs, and we are first focused on release for Nintendo Switch and PC.”
• The code for Grandia is based on the original PlayStation version.
• The ports are being handled by Sickhead Games.
• GungHo Online Entertainment touched up as many art assets as possible. Most of the user interface received a complete overhaul, aside from a few menu digits that could not be replaced. There is no option to use the original sprites.
• In the E3 2019 show floor demo of Grandia HD Collection, the battle ability voices were in English despite selecting Japanese voice-overs.
• The audio quality will remain the same as the original PlayStation version, and no additional elements are being added to Grandia.
• Asked about a potential Grandia III remaster, Minagawa said, “I cannot say. The history with Grandia III is so complicated—who distributed it, who published it, who actually has the rights. If you really want to ask that question, you’d have to go ask [original developer] Game Arts first.”